With principal batting support from catcher John Bateman, who drove in three runs, Steve Renko pitched the Expos to a 6-2 victory over the Mets. Bateman got his first RBI with an infield out in the first inning when the Expos scored three runs. Then, in the seventh, when the Expos added their three other runs, Bateman batted in a pair with a single. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 6, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Thursday, April     8, 1971 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Expos        3  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   6  9  0
Mets         1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Day cf                4   1   2   0     1   0   .571      Agee cf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Hunt 2b               3   2   1   0     2   0   .167      Harrelson ss          3   1   2   0     1   0   .400
Staub rf              5   2   2   1     0   2   .429      Jones lf              3   1   1   2     0   1   .167
Bailey 3b             2   1   1   0     3   0   .333      Shamsky rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Laboy 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clendenon 1b          4   0   3   0     0   1   .714
Fairly 1b             5   0   1   2     0   0   .286      Boswell 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .400
Jones lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Aspromonte 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Mashore lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Grote c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .500
Bateman c             5   0   2   3     0   0   .286      Gentry p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Wine ss               4   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Renko p               5   0   0   0     0   3   .000        Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6   9   6     8   7             Totals               35   2  10   2     1   6

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 13,033
Left on Base: Expos 12, Mets 8
DP: Expos 1, Mets 0
Errors: Agee, Aspromonte
Doubles: Boswell (1), Clendenon (2)
Triples: Harrelson (1)
Home Runs: Jones (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Jones (1)
GIDP: Agee (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(1-0)            9    10   2   2   1   6   1  37   2.00
Totals                  9    10   2   2   1   6   1  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry L(0-1)           6.2   7   6   3   6   4   0  34   4.05
Taylor                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
McGraw                  2     2   0   0   2   3   0  10   0.00
Totals                  9     9   6   3   8   7   0  45

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


EXPOS 1ST: Day singled to right; Hunt walked [Day to second];
Staub singled to left [Hunt to third, Day scored]; Bailey walked
[Staub to second]; Fairly singled to right [Bailey to second,
Staub to third, Hunt scored]; Jones was called out on strikes;
Bateman grounded out (third to first) [Fairly to second, Bailey
to third, Staub scored]; Wine was walked intentionally; Renko
struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee lined to left; Harrelson tripled to right; Jones
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Harrelson scored]; Shamsky popped
to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Day walked; Hunt forced Day (second to shortstop);
Staub was called out on strikes; Bailey singled to left [Hunt to
second]; Fairly popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Clendenon singled to right; Boswell flied out to
right; Aspromonte flied out to center; Grote flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Jones popped to catcher in foul territory; Bateman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wine grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Gentry struck out; Agee popped to second; Harrelson
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
3, Mets 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Renko grounded out (shortstop to first); Day popped
to second; Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Jones homered; Shamsky flied out to right; Clendenon
singled to left; Boswell singled to left [Clendenon to second];
Aspromonte singled [Boswell to second, Clendenon to third];
Grote struck out; Gentry was called out on strikes; 1 R, 4 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Staub was called out on strikes; Bailey walked;
Fairly forced Bailey (second to shortstop); Jones popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Agee struck out; Harrelson walked; Jones grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Harrelson to second]; Shamsky grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Bateman grounded out (shortstop to first); Wine
popped to shortstop; Renko grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Clendenon struck out; Boswell doubled to left;
Aspromonte popped to third in foul territory; Grote grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Day grounded out (second to first); Hunt singled to
left; Staub singled to center [Hunt to second]; Bailey reached
on an error by Aspromonte [Staub to second, Hunt to third];
Fairly grounded out (second to first) [Bailey to second, Staub
to third, Hunt scored (unearned)]; Jones was walked
intentionally; Bateman singled [Jones to third (error by Agee),
Bailey scored (unearned), Staub scored (unearned)]; TAYLOR
REPLACED GENTRY (PITCHING); Wine forced Bateman (shortstop
unassisted); 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 6, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: MASHORE REPLACED JONES (PLAYING LF); MARSHALL BATTED
FOR TAYLOR; Marshall grounded out (shortstop to first); Agee
grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrelson singled to center;
Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Mets 2.

EXPOS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Renko struck
out; Day singled to right; Hunt walked [Day to second]; Staub
flied out to left; Bailey walked [Day to third, Hunt to second];
Fairly flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 6, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: LABOY REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING 3B); Shamsky grounded
out (first unassisted); Clendenon doubled to right; Boswell
grounded out (second to first) [Clendenon to third]; Aspromonte
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Mets 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Mashore struck out (catcher to first); Bateman
singled; Wine grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bateman to
second]; Renko struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Mets
2.

METS 9TH: Grote singled to center; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR MCGRAW;
Kranepool flied out to right; Agee grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Grote out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Mets 2.