Winning an opener at Shea Stadium for the first time in their history, the Mets defeated the Expos, 4-2, in a game called with two out in the home half of the fifth inning after the 40-mile wind turned a steady rain into sleet. The bad weather held the crowd to 26,062.

Tom Seaver, who outpitched Carl Morton, allowed only four hits, but two of his four walks led to Expos' runs on a single by Ron Fairly in the third inning. Donn Clendenon and Jerry Grote, who had two hits apiece, each drove in one run and scored one to make the Mets' victory possible. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     6, 1971 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Expos        0  0  2    0  0  -   2  4  1
Mets         1  2  0    1  0  -   4  7  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Day cf                3   1   2   0     0   0   .667      Agee cf               3   0   1   1     0   2   .333
Hunt 2b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Harrelson ss          2   1   0   0     1   0   .000
Staub rf              2   1   1   0     1   0   .500      Jones lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Bailey 3b             1   0   0   0     2   1   .000      Shamsky rf            2   0   1   0     1   0   .500
Fairly 1b             2   0   1   2     0   0   .500      Clendenon 1b          3   1   2   1     0   0   .667
Jones lf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Boswell 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bateman c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Aspromonte 3b         2   1   1   1     0   0   .500
Wine ss               1   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Grote c               2   1   2   1     0   0  1.000
Morton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Seaver p              1   0   0   0     1   1   .000

Totals               18   2   4   2     4   4             Totals               19   4   7   4     3   4

Time of Game: 1:36   Attendance: 26,062
Left on Base: Expos 5, Mets 5
DP: Expos 0, Mets 0
Errors: Wine
Doubles: Grote (1), Clendenon (1)
Stolen Bases: Harrelson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Boswell (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton L(0-1)           4.2   7   4   2   3   4   0  23   3.86
Totals                  4.2   7   4   2   3   4   0  23

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(1-0)           5     4   2   2   4   4   0  22   3.60
Totals                  5     4   2   2   4   4   0  22

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Bruce Froemming


EXPOS 1ST: Debut for umpire Bruce Froemming; Day singled
to left; Day was picked off first (pitcher to first); Hunt
struck out; Staub singled to center; Bailey walked [Staub to
second]; Fairly grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee was called out on strikes; Harrelson walked;
Harrelson stole second; Jones lined to first; Shamsky was walked
intentionally; Clendenon singled to center [Harrelson scored,
Shamsky to third, Clendenon out at second (center to
shortstop)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Jones flied out to left; Bateman flied out to center;
Wine was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Boswell flied out to left; Aspromonte reached on an
error by Wine; Grote doubled to left [Aspromonte scored
(unearned)]; Seaver struck out; Agee singled to center [Grote
scored (unearned), Agee out at second (center to shortstop)]; 2
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Morton was called out on strikes; Day singled; Hunt
flied out to center; Staub walked [Day to second]; Bailey walked
[Day to third, Staub to second]; Fairly singled to right [Bailey
to second, Staub scored, Day scored]; Jones flied out to right;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 3.

METS 3RD: Harrelson popped to shortstop in foul territory; Jones
was called out on strikes; Shamsky grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Bateman flied out to left; Wine walked; Morton popped
to second; Day flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
2, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Clendenon doubled to right; Boswell out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Clendenon to third]; Aspromonte singled
to center [Clendenon scored]; Grote singled to right [Aspromonte
to second]; Seaver walked [Aspromonte to third, Grote to
second]; Agee struck out; Harrelson lined to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub lined
to shortstop; Bailey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 4.

METS 5TH: Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); Shamsky singled
to left; Clendenon popped to second; game called for
rain/snow; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 4.