The Mets erupted for six runs in the third inning and Gary Gentry, who pitched a four-hitter, had an easy time beating the Expos, 8-3. A pass to Ken Boswell and singles by Jerry Grote, Tommie Agee, Bud Harrelson and Ken Singleton produced the Mets' first three runs and Donn Clendenon accounted for three others with a homer. Singles by Singleton, Ron Swoboda, Joe Foy and Boswell added the Mets' final pair in the seventh. The Expos' runs counted on homers by John Bateman and Ron Fairly. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 8, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Saturday, June      27, 1970 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Mets         0  6  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   8 11  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   3  4  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               5   1   1   1     0   3   .276      Staehle 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Harrelson ss          5   1   1   1     0   2   .280      Jones lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .227
Singleton lf          5   2   3   1     0   1   .263      Staub rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .284
Clendenon 1b          4   1   1   3     0   0   .298      Fairly 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .271
Swoboda rf            5   1   1   0     0   4   .225      Gosger cf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .361
Foy 3b                5   0   2   1     0   2   .226      Bateman c             4   1   1   2     0   0   .221
Boswell 2b            2   1   1   1     2   0   .271      Laboy 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .189
Grote c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .189        Dillman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gentry p              4   0   0   0     0   3   .029      Wine ss               1   0   0   0     0   1   .197
                                                            Brand ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .238
                                                          McGinn p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Strohmayer p        2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Sutherland 3b       0   0   0   0     1   0   .187

Totals               39   8  11   8     2  15             Totals               29   3   4   3     4   2

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 21,398
Left on Base: Mets 7, Expos 3
DP: Mets 2, Expos 0
Errors: Staehle
Home Runs: Clendenon (8), Bateman (7), Fairly (6)
GIDP: Staub (2), Staehle (3)
Hit by Pitch: Clendenon (1,by McGinn)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry W(7-4)           9     4   3   3   4   2   2  33   3.42
Totals                  9     4   3   3   4   2   2  33

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGinn L(4-6)           2     7   6   6   2   5   1  16   5.73
Strohmayer              5     4   2   2   0   7   0  19   5.35
Dillman                 2     0   0   0   0   3   0   7   5.48
Totals                  9    11   8   8   2  15   1  42

Hit by Pitch: McGinn (3)
Balks: Strohmayer (1)

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Andy Olsen


METS 1ST: Agee struck out; Harrelson was called out on strikes;
Singleton singled to center; Clendenon was hit by a pitch
[Singleton to second]; Swoboda struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Staehle flied to left; Jones popped to third; Staub
walked; Fairly flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Foy grounded out (shortstop to first); Boswell walked;
Grote singled to right [Boswell to second]; On a bunt Gentry
struck out; Agee singled to right [Grote to second, Boswell
scored]; Harrelson singled to left [Agee to second, Grote
scored]; Singleton singled to left [Harrelson to second, Agee
scored]; Clendenon homered [Harrelson scored, Singleton scored];
Swoboda struck out; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Gosger grounded out (second to first); Bateman popped
to third; Laboy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 6, Expos 0.

METS 3RD: Foy singled to left; Boswell walked [Foy to second];
STROHMAYER REPLACED MCGINN (PITCHING); Grote grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Boswell to second, Foy to third]; Gentry struck
out; Agee struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 6, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Wine was called out on strikes; Strohmayer popped to
catcher in foul territory; Staehle grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Expos 0.

METS 4TH: Harrelson struck out; Singleton struck out; Clendenon
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Jones walked; Staub grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop) [Jones out at second]; Fairly flied to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Expos 0.

METS 5TH: BRAND REPLACED WINE (PLAYING SS); Swoboda was called
out on strikes; Foy was called out on strikes; Boswell grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Gosger singled to center; Bateman homered [Gosger
scored]; Laboy flied to left; Brand popped to first in foul
territory; Strohmayer popped to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 6, Expos 2.

METS 6TH: Grote grounded out (second to first); Gentry grounded
out (shortstop to first); Agee was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Staehle grounded out (second to first); Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub flied to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Expos 2.

METS 7TH: Harrelson flied to left; Singleton singled to center;
Clendenon flied to center; Swoboda singled to left [Singleton to
third]; Foy singled to right [Swoboda to third, Singleton
scored]; Boswell singled to left [Foy to second, Swoboda
scored]; Strohmayer balked [Boswell to second, Foy to third];
Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 8, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Fairly grounded out (second to first); Gosger walked;
Bateman popped to first in foul territory; Laboy flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Expos 2.

METS 8TH: DILLMAN REPLACED LABOY (PITCHING); SUTHERLAND REPLACED
STROHMAYER (PLAYING 3B); Gentry struck out; Agee grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harrelson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 8, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Brand flied to center; Sutherland walked; Staehle
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Sutherland out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8, Expos
2.

METS 9TH: Singleton reached on an error by Staehle; Clendenon
grounded out (second to first) [Singleton to second]; Swoboda
struck out; Foy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Expos
2.

EXPOS 9TH: Jones grounded out (third to first); Staub flied to
center; Fairly homered; Gosger singled to center; Bateman popped
to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Expos 3.