After rallying for three runs in the eighth inning to win the first game, the Mets took early command of the second game with five runs in the second inning to beat the Expos in a doubleheader, 5-4 and 5-1. The Expos built up a 4-0 lead against Tom Seaver in the lidlifter before the Mets began their comeback with two runs in the seventh on a triple by Art Shamsky and singles by Donn Clendenon, Ken Boswell and Jerry Grote. Wayne Garrett walked in the eighth and Jones tied the score with a homer. Mike Marshall, in relief of Carl Morton, issued a pair of two-out passes and then was the loser when Grote singled to drive in the Mets' winning run. Danny Frisella gained the decision in relief.

The Mets' five-run outburst in the second inning of the nightcap started with a single by Grote and an infield hit by Jim McAndrew, but two were out when Tommie Agee came up and hit a homer. A walk to Bud Harrelson, single by Cleon Jones and double by Clendenon added the other runs before the frame ended. The Expos picked up their lone tally in the fifth on a double by Mack Jones and a single by Bob Bailey. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Montreal Expos 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 7, 1970 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Expos        0  2  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   4  7  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  3  x  -   5  8  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Staehle 2b            4   1   0   0     1   1   .222      Agee cf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .285
Fairey lf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .238      Garrett 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .247
Staub rf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .278      Jones lf              4   1   1   2     0   2   .273
Bailey 3b             3   2   1   1     2   1   .323      Shamsky rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .302
Gosger 1b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .265        Swoboda rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Day cf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .318      Clendenon 1b          2   2   1   1     2   0   .301
Bateman c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .229      Boswell 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .249
Wine ss               3   0   2   1     1   0   .227      Grote c               4   0   2   2     0   1   .255
Morton p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .160      Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .238
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .178
                                                            Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
                                                            Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .364

Totals               32   4   7   4     5   7             Totals               30   5   8   5     5   7

Time of Game: 2:27
Left on Base: Expos 9, Mets 6
DP: Expos 2, Mets 1
Errors: Seaver
Doubles: Staub (20), Agee (28)
Triples: Shamsky (2)
Home Runs: Jones (9)
Stolen Bases: Bailey (5), Clendenon (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Gosger (2), Morton 2 (10)
GIDP: Jones (15), Marshall (3)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton                  7.1   7   4   4   3   7   1  30   3.89
Marshall L(2-7)         0.2   1   1   1   2   0   0   5   4.96
Totals                  8     8   5   5   5   7   1  35

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  7     6   4   4   5   5   0  33   2.62
Frisella W(6-2)         2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.38
Totals                  9     7   4   4   5   7   0  40

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Ed Sudol


EXPOS 1ST: Staehle was called out on strikes; Fairey grounded
out (second to first); Staub struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee was called out on strikes; Garrett popped to
shortstop; Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey walked; Gosger reached on a fielder's choice
on a sacrifice bunt [Bailey to second]; Day flied to right
[Bailey to third]; Bateman singled to right [Gosger to third,
Bailey scored]; Wine singled to right [Bateman to third, Gosger
scored]; Morton out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Wine
to second]; Staehle grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Shamsky struck out; Clendenon popped to second;
Boswell flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Fairey grounded out (second to first); Staub walked;
Bailey flied to left; Gosger flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Grote flied to center; Harrelson flied to right;
Seaver flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Day flied to right; Bateman grounded out (third to
first); Wine walked; Morton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 2, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Agee flied to center; Garrett singled to right; Jones
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Garrett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Staehle walked; Fairey popped to third; Staub doubled
to right [Staehle to third]; Bailey singled to right [Staub to
third, Staehle scored]; Gosger flied into a double play (left to
catcher) [Staub out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3,
Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Shamsky flied to center; Clendenon walked; Boswell
flied to right; Grote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
3, Mets 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Day singled to right; Bateman reached on an error by
Seaver [Day to second]; Wine forced Day (first to third)
[Bateman to second]; On a bunt Morton struck out; Staehle flied
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Harrelson walked; Seaver struck out; Agee doubled to
left [Harrelson to third]; Garrett popped to first; Jones struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Fairey struck out; Staub popped to shortstop; Bailey
walked; Bailey stole second; Gosger singled to center [Bailey
scored]; Day flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4,
Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Shamsky tripled to right; Clendenon singled to left
[Shamsky scored]; Boswell singled to right [Clendenon to third];
Grote singled to left [Boswell to third, Clendenon scored];
Harrelson popped to first in foul territory; MARSHALL BATTED FOR
SEAVER; Marshall grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Grote out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Expos 4, Mets 2.

EXPOS 8TH: FRISELLA REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Bateman flied
to left; Wine singled to center; Morton out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Wine to second]; Staehle grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Agee struck out; Garrett walked; Jones homered
[Garrett scored]; MARSHALL REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Shamsky
grounded out (second to first); Clendenon walked; Clendenon
stole second; Boswell walked; Grote singled to left [Boswell to
second, Clendenon scored]; Harrelson flied to center; 3 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 5.

EXPOS 9TH: SWOBODA REPLACED SHAMSKY (PLAYING RF); Fairey struck
out; Staub popped to shortstop; Bailey was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 5.