Playing before a record Montreal crowd of 31,004 on Victoria Day, a Canadian national holiday, the Expos gained a dramatic victory when pinch-hitter Bob Bailey smashed a grand-slam homer in the ninth inning to beat the Mets, 8-4.

The Mets took a 4-1 lead in the eighth when Dave Marshall, Joe Foy and Jerry Grote hit consecutive homers. The Expos picked up a pair in their half and then started a ninth-inning rally with a run on a single by Ron Brand, a forceout by Marv Staehle, walk to Adolfo Phillips and a double by Rusty Staub. After Ron Fairly was passed intentionally, Cal Koonce replaced Tug McGraw and was the victim of Bailey's jackpot wallop. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 8, New York Mets 4
Game Played on Monday, May       18, 1970 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  3  0  -   4  9  0
Expos        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  5  -   8 12  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               5   0   1   0     0   2   .219      Staehle 2b            5   1   1   1     0   1   .258
Harrelson ss          3   0   1   0     2   0   .294      Jones lf              3   0   1   0     0   2   .245
Jones lf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .176        Phillips ph         0   1   0   0     1   0   .232
Shamsky 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .305      Staub rf              4   2   2   1     1   0   .319
  Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .163      Fairly 1b             3   2   1   0     2   1   .274
Boswell 2b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .300      Fairey cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .246
Marshall rf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .310        Bailey ph           1   1   1   4     0   0   .146
  Swoboda rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Laboy 3b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .136
Foy 3b                3   1   2   1     1   0   .233      Bateman c             4   1   2   1     0   1   .207
Grote c               3   1   1   1     1   0   .200      Wine ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .212
Gentry p              4   0   0   0     0   4   .053        Day ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sutherland ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .177
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Stoneman p            3   0   1   0     0   1   .105
  Koonce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Raymond p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brand ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .260

Totals               34   4   9   4     5   9             Totals               36   8  12   8     4  10

Time of Game: 3:10   Attendance: 31,004
Left on Base: Mets 8, Expos 8
DP: Mets 1, Expos 0
Errors: Staehle
Doubles: Marshall (4), Jones (5), Staub (4)
Home Runs: Marshall (2), Foy (2), Grote (1), Bailey (1)
Stolen Bases: Foy (10)
Caught Stealing: Harrelson (3), Boswell (2)
GIDP: Fairey (2)
Hit by Pitch: Jones (5,by Gentry)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry                  7.1   8   3   3   2   9   0  32   1.95
Taylor                  0.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   4   3.00
McGraw L(0-2)           0.1   1   3   3   2   0   0   4   4.80
Koonce                  0     1   1   1   0   0   1   1   3.38
Totals                  8.1  12   8   8   4  10   1  41

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman                7.2   9   4   4   5   7   3  35   5.03
Raymond W(3-2)          1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.08
Totals                  9     9   4   4   5   9   3  39

Hit by Pitch: Gentry (4)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor


METS 1ST: Agee was called out on strikes; Harrelson walked;
Harrelson was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); Jones popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Staehle flied to center; Jones doubled to left; Staub
walked; Fairly walked [Jones to third, Staub to second]; Fairey
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Fairly out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Shamsky struck out; Boswell grounded out (second to
first); Marshall popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Laboy struck out; Bateman singled to left; Wine
singled to center [Bateman to second]; Stoneman struck out;
Staehle singled to right [Wine to third, Bateman scored, Staehle
to second (on throw)]; Jones was hit by a pitch; Staub popped to
third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 1.

METS 3RD: Foy grounded out (pitcher to first); Grote walked;
Gentry struck out; Agee singled to right [Grote to third];
Harrelson walked [Agee to second]; Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Fairly flied to center; Fairey lined to center; Laboy
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 1.

METS 4TH: Shamsky lined to center; Boswell singled to right;
Marshall doubled to center [Boswell scored, Marshall out at
third (center to shortstop to third)]; Foy walked; Foy stole
second; Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Bateman was called out on strikes; Wine grounded out
(second to first); On a bunt Stoneman singled; Staehle struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 1.

METS 5TH: Gentry struck out; Agee reached on an error by
Staehle; Harrelson singled to center [Agee to second]; Jones
forced Harrelson (second to shortstop) [Agee to third]; Shamsky
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Jones struck out; Staub flied to right; Fairly struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 1.

METS 6TH: Boswell singled to right; Marshall flied to left; Foy
singled to left [Boswell to second]; Grote flied to left; Gentry
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Fairey struck out; Laboy flied to left; Bateman
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Expos 1.

METS 7TH: Agee was called out on strikes; Harrelson grounded out
(first unassisted); Jones popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Wine grounded out (pitcher to first); Stoneman
grounded out (catcher to first); Staehle grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 1.

METS 8TH: Shamsky flied to center; Boswell walked; Boswell was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Marshall homered;
Foy homered; Grote homered; RAYMOND REPLACED STONEMAN
(PITCHING); Gentry struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED SHAMSKY (PLAYING 1B); SWOBODA
REPLACED MARSHALL (PLAYING RF); Jones was called out on strikes;
Staub singled to right; Fairly singled to right [Staub to
second]; Fairey singled to left [Fairly to second, Staub
scored]; TAYLOR REPLACED GENTRY (PITCHING); Laboy struck out;
Bateman singled to center [Fairey to third, Fairly scored]; DAY
BATTED FOR WINE; Day popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 3.

METS 9TH: SUTHERLAND REPLACED DAY (PLAYING SS); Agee popped to
first; Harrelson flied to left; Jones was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: BRAND BATTED FOR RAYMOND; Brand singled to center;
MCGRAW REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Staehle forced Brand (catcher
to shortstop); PHILLIPS BATTED FOR JONES; Phillips walked
[Staehle to second]; Staub doubled to center [Phillips to third,
Staehle scored]; Fairly was walked intentionally; BAILEY BATTED
FOR FAIREY; KOONCE REPLACED MCGRAW (PITCHING); Bailey homered
[Phillips scored, Staub scored, Fairly scored]; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 8.