The Mets collected only five hits off Steve Renko, their former farmhand, and lost to the Expos, 4-2. Art Shamsky was the only Mets' batter with any real success against Renko, hitting two homers. Tom Seaver, continuing in a personal slump, suffered his seventh defeat in the last nine decisions.

The Expos scored three runs in third inning when John Bateman walked and Donn Clendenon threw wildly to first on a bunt by Bobby Wine. Singles by Marv Staehle and Jim Gosger each drove in one run and a third scored on a wild pitch. Singles by Bob Bailey and Bateman, around a sacrifice by Ron Fairly, added the Expos' final counter in the sixth. The Mets remained in a second-place tie with the Cubs, but dropped two games behind the Pirates. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 16, 1970 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  2
Expos        0  0  3    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   4  7  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Staehle 2b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .223
Garrett 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .255        Sutherland ph,2b    1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Jones lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Gosger lf             3   0   2   1     1   0   .267
Shamsky rf            3   2   2   2     0   0   .306      Staub rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .270
Clendenon 1b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Bailey 3b,1b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .311
Boswell 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Fairly 1b             2   0   1   0     1   0   .290
Grote c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .253        Phillips pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Harrelson ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .237        Laboy 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Marshall ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Day cf                3   0   0   0     0   1   .298
  Weis ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .210        Hahn ph,cf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .172      Bateman c             2   1   1   1     2   0   .235
  Singleton ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Wine ss               3   1   0   0     0   1   .225
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .364      Renko p               4   0   0   0     0   1   .164

Totals               30   2   5   2     0   2             Totals               30   4   7   3     5   6

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 12,152
Left on Base: Mets 1, Expos 9
DP: Mets 0, Expos 2
Errors: Clendenon, Grote
Doubles: Grote (12), Fairly (17), Hahn (8)
Home Runs: Shamsky 2 (11)
Stolen Bases: Fairly (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Wine (10), Fairly (5)
GIDP: Jones (19), Singleton (5)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(18-12)         7     5   4   3   4   4   0  31   2.69
McGraw                  1     2   0   0   1   2   0   6   3.54
Totals                  8     7   4   3   5   6   0  37

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(12-10)          9     5   2   2   0   2   2  30   4.27
Totals                  9     5   2   2   0   2   2  30

Wild Pitches: Seaver (6)

Umpires: HP - Frank Dezelan, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Bill Williams


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

EXPOS 1ST: Staehle popped to shortstop; Gosger popped to third;
Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Expos 0.

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

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey struck out; Fairly grounded out (second to
first); Day popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 0.

METS 3RD: Grote doubled to left; Harrelson popped to pitcher;
Seaver grounded out (second to first) [Grote to third]; Agee
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Bateman walked; Wine reached on an error by Clendenon
on a sacrifice bunt [Bateman to third, Wine to second]; Renko
popped to second; Staehle singled to left [Bateman scored, Wine
to third]; Gosger singled to right [Staehle to third, Wine
scored (unearned)]; Seaver threw a wild pitch [Staehle scored];
Staub struck out; Bailey flied to center; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 3.

METS 4TH: Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); Jones
grounded out (third to first); Shamsky homered; Clendenon
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Expos 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Fairly walked; Fairly stole second [Fairly to third
(error by Grote)]; Day was called out on strikes; Bateman flied
to left; Wine flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Expos 3.

METS 5TH: Boswell struck out; Grote grounded out (shortstop to
first); Harrelson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Renko grounded out (third to first); Staehle flied to
right; Gosger walked; Staub was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 3.

METS 6TH: Seaver grounded out (second to first); Agee grounded
out (third to first); Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Bailey singled to center; Fairly out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Bailey to second]; Day flied to left;
Bateman singled to center [Bailey scored]; Wine forced Bateman
(third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 4.

METS 7TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Shamsky
homered; Clendenon grounded out (third to first); Boswell
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Expos 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Renko grounded out (pitcher to first); Staehle flied
to center; Gosger singled to right; Staub walked [Gosger to
second]; Bailey flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2,
Expos 4.

METS 8TH: Grote grounded out (third to first); MARSHALL BATTED
FOR HARRELSON; Marshall singled to right; SINGLETON BATTED FOR
SEAVER; Singleton grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Marshall out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED SINGLETON (PITCHING); WEIS REPLACED
MARSHALL (PLAYING SS); Fairly doubled to center; PHILLIPS RAN
FOR FAIRLY; HAHN BATTED FOR DAY; Hahn doubled to right [Phillips
to third]; Bateman was walked intentionally; Wine struck out;
Renko was called out on strikes; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR STAEHLE;
Sutherland forced Hahn (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Mets 2, Expos 4.

METS 9TH: SUTHERLAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LABOY REPLACED
PHILLIPS (PLAYING 3B); BAILEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
HAHN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Agee grounded out (third to
first); Garrett popped to third; Jones flied to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.