John Bateman hit Montreal's first homer of the season as the Expos made a successful home debut before 21,996 by defeating the Mets, 4-1. Bob Bailey had a hand in the three other Expos' runs, driving in one, scoring another and setting up the final marker with a single. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Tuesday, April     13, 1971 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  8  3
Expos        1  1  1    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  5  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .238      Day cf                3   0   0   0     1   0   .316
Harrelson ss          3   1   1   0     1   0   .286      Hunt 2b               3   1   0   0     1   1   .313
Jones lf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .250      Staub rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .421
Shamsky rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Bailey 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .214
Clendenon 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .381        Laboy 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Fairly 1b             2   0   0   1     1   0   .267
Aspromonte 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Fairey lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Grote c               3   0   2   0     0   0   .375        Swoboda ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Gentry p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Bateman c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .300
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wine ss               2   0   0   0     1   0   .250
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Renko p               2   0   1   0     0   1   .143

Totals               33   1   8   1     1   3             Totals               28   4   5   3     4   2

Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance: 21,996
Left on Base: Mets 6, Expos 6
DP: Mets 0, Expos 2
Errors: Shamsky, Clendenon, Boswell
Doubles: Jones (1), Harrelson (1)
Triples: Jones (1)
Home Runs: Bateman (1)
Stolen Bases: Bailey (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Renko (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Fairly (1)
GIDP: Jones (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry L(0-2)           6     3   3   2   4   1   1  26   3.55
McGraw                  2     2   1   0   0   1   0   8   0.00
Totals                  8     5   4   2   4   2   1  34

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(2-0)            9     8   1   1   1   3   0  34   1.50
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   3   0  34

Passed Balls: Grote (1)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler


METS 1ST: Agee struck out; Harrelson grounded out (first to
pitcher); Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Day grounded out (shortstop to first); Hunt walked;
Staub singled to right [Hunt to third]; Bailey forced Staub
(shortstop to second) [Hunt scored]; Bailey stole second; Fairly
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Expos 1.

METS 2ND: Shamsky grounded out (second to first); Clendenon
popped to shortstop; Boswell lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairey grounded out (pitcher to first); Bateman
homered; Wine grounded out (third to first); Renko singled to
right; Grote allowed a passed ball [Renko to second]; Day
walked; Hunt flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 2.

METS 3RD: Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gentry singled to left; Agee
popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Staub popped to first; Bailey reached on an error by
Clendenon; Fairly walked [Bailey to second]; Fairey forced
Fairly (right to shortstop) [Bailey scored (error by Boswell)
(unearned)]; Bateman flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 3.

METS 4TH: Harrelson flied out to right; Jones doubled to left;
Shamsky popped to second; Clendenon popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Wine walked; Renko out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Wine to second]; Day grounded out (first to pitcher);
Hunt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 3.

METS 5TH: Boswell grounded out (second to first); Aspromonte
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote singled to left; Gentry
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Staub grounded out (third to first); Bailey grounded
out (third to first); Fairly grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 3.

METS 6TH: Agee singled to left; Harrelson walked [Agee to
second]; Jones grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Agee to third, Harrelson out at second]; Shamsky
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Fairey flied out to center; Bateman grounded out
(pitcher to first); Wine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 3.

METS 7TH: Clendenon struck out; Boswell struck out; Aspromonte
singled to left; Grote singled to left [Aspromonte to second];
MARSHALL BATTED FOR GENTRY; Marshall grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Renko struck
out; Day grounded out (second to first); Hunt popped to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 3.

METS 8TH: Agee flied out to center; Harrelson doubled to right;
Jones tripled to right [Harrelson scored]; Shamsky flied into a
double play (right to catcher) [Jones out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Staub singled to right [Staub to second (error by
Shamsky)]; Bailey singled to left [Staub to third]; Fairly hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Bailey to second, Staub scored
(unearned)]; SWOBODA BATTED FOR FAIREY; Swoboda grounded out
(first unassisted); Bateman grounded out (second to first); 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 4.

METS 9TH: SWOBODA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LABOY REPLACED
BAILEY (PLAYING 3B); Clendenon popped to first in foul
territory; Boswell flied out to right; Aspromonte grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 4.