Winning his own game, Tom Seaver smashed a homer in the eighth inning and pitched the Mets to a 2-1 victory over the Expos. Seaver, who allowed five hits, gave up the Expos' run in the second on a double by Bob Bailey and single by John Bateman.

The Mets caught up in the fourth when Mike Jorgensen singled, stole second and scored on a single by Ed Kranepool. Seaver's homer, deciding his duel with Bill Stoneman, was only the second of the Met pitcher's major league career. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      24, 1971 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  0
Expos        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     0   2   .274      Day cf                4   0   1   0     0   1   .248
Jorgensen cf,rf       4   1   1   0     0   2   .276      Swanson lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .306      Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .322
Kranepool 1b          3   0   1   1     1   0   .304      Fairly 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Singleton rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Bailey 3b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .256
  Shamsky rf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Bateman c             3   0   1   1     0   1   .255
  Hahn cf             1   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Hunt 2b               3   0   0   0     0   2   .254
Boswell 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .256      Sutherland ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Stoneman p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .146
Foli 3b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .229        Fairey ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Seaver p              3   1   1   1     0   2   .238        Mashore pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     1  10             Totals               31   1   5   1     0   9

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 21,618
Left on Base: Mets 4, Expos 3
DP: Mets 0, Expos 0
Doubles: Boswell (11), Bailey (9)
Home Runs: Seaver (1)
Stolen Bases: Jorgensen (1), Jones (5)
Caught Stealing: Swanson (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(9-3)           9     5   1   1   0   9   0  31   2.17
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0   9   0  31

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman L(9-6)         8     5   2   2   0   8   1  28   2.87
Marshall                1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5   6.23
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1  10   1  33

Wild Pitches: Marshall (3)

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Jerry Dale


METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (first to pitcher); Jorgensen
grounded out (first unassisted); Jones popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Day singled to right; Swanson struck out; Staub
grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Day to second]; Fairly flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Boswell singled to left;
Grote forced Boswell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey doubled to left; Bateman singled to right
[Bailey scored]; Hunt struck out; Sutherland forced Bateman
(shortstop to second); Stoneman was called out on strikes; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 1.

METS 3RD: Foli was called out on strikes; Seaver was called out
on strikes; Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: SHAMSKY REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Day grounded
out (second to first); Swanson flied out to left; Staub popped
to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 1.

METS 4TH: Jorgensen singled to right; Jorgensen stole second;
Jones struck out; Kranepool singled to right [Jorgensen scored,
Kranepool out at second (right to first to shortstop)]; Shamsky
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); Bailey flied
out to center; Bateman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Expos 1.

METS 5TH: Boswell doubled to left; Grote grounded out (pitcher
to first); Foli reached on a fielder's choice [Boswell out at
third (shortstop to third)]; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Hunt grounded out (third to first); Sutherland struck
out; Stoneman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Expos 1.

METS 6TH: Harrelson struck out; Jorgensen struck out; Jones
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Day grounded out (first unassisted); Swanson singled
to left; Swanson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Expos 1.

METS 7TH: Kranepool popped to second; Shamsky popped to catcher
in foul territory; Boswell popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Fairly was called out on strikes; Bailey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bateman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 1.

METS 8TH: Grote was called out on strikes; Foli flied out to
center; Seaver homered; Harrelson was called out on strikes; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: HAHN REPLACED SHAMSKY (PLAYING CF); JORGENSEN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Hunt struck out; Sutherland lined to
left; FAIREY BATTED FOR STONEMAN; Fairey singled to center;
MASHORE RAN FOR FAIREY; Day struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 2, Expos 1.

METS 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED MASHORE (PITCHING); Jorgensen struck
out; Jones singled to center; Jones stole second; Kranepool was
walked intentionally; Marshall threw a wild pitch [Kranepool to
second, Jones to third]; Hahn struck out; Boswell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Swanson grounded out (third to first); Staub popped
to shortstop; Fairly flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Expos 1.