Allowing only three hits, Jerry Koosman pitched the Mets to a 2-1 victory over the Expos. The Mets posted their initial run in the sixth inning when Ken Boswell walked, took third on a single by Jerry Grote and scored as Tim Foli rolled into a double play. Tommie Agee singled in the seventh, stole second and completed the trip home on grounders by Cleon Jones and Ed Kranepool to add what proved to be the winning run. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Saturday, June      26, 1971 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  9  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  3  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf,rf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .280      Hunt 2b               3   0   2   0     0   0   .265
Harrelson ss          5   0   1   0     0   1   .272      Swanson lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .286
Jones lf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .305      Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .312
Kranepool 1b          4   0   0   1     0   1   .299      Bailey 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .244
Shamsky rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .198      Bateman c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Hahn cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Mashore cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Boswell 2b            3   1   2   0     1   1   .257      Fairly 1b             2   1   1   0     1   0   .270
Grote c               3   0   2   0     0   0   .292      Sutherland ss         2   0   0   1     0   0   .264
Foli 3b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .232      Renko p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Koosman p             3   0   0   0     1   2   .143        Laboy ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   9   1     3   8             Totals               27   1   3   1     3   0

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 21,289
Left on Base: Mets 10, Expos 4
DP: Mets 1, Expos 2
Errors: Hunt
Doubles: Fairly (12)
Stolen Bases: Agee (7)
Caught Stealing: Harrelson (3), Fairly (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Grote (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Sutherland (1)
GIDP: Foli (3), Staub (6)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt (20,by Koosman)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(4-5)          9     3   1   1   3   0   0  32   2.97
Totals                  9     3   1   1   3   0   0  32

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(7-7)            8     8   2   2   3   7   0  36   3.20
Marshall                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   6.00
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   8   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Koosman (1)
Wild Pitches: Koosman (3)

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


METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (second to first); Harrelson was
called out on strikes; Jones singled to center; Kranepool was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt was hit by a pitch; Swanson forced Hunt (third
to second); Staub grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Swanson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Shamsky flied out to center; Boswell struck out; Grote
singled to center; Foli singled to left [Grote to second];
Koosman walked [Grote to third, Foli to second]; Agee forced
Koosman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey grounded out (third to first); Bateman
grounded out (second to first); Mashore popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kranepool reached on an error
by Hunt; Shamsky struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Fairly grounded out (first to pitcher); Sutherland
grounded out (second to first); Renko grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 4TH: Boswell singled to left; Grote flied out to center;
Foli singled to left [Boswell to second]; Koosman was called out
on strikes; Agee forced Foli (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Hunt popped to catcher in foul territory; Swanson
walked; Staub popped to second; Bailey walked [Swanson to
second]; Bateman forced Bailey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 5TH: Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); Jones
walked; Kranepool forced Jones (second to shortstop); Shamsky
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Mashore flied out to right; Fairly walked; Fairly was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sutherland flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 6TH: Boswell walked; Grote singled to left [Boswell to
third]; Foli grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Boswell scored (no RBI), Grote out at second]; Koosman
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Renko grounded out (third to first); Hunt singled to
left; Swanson lined to right; Staub forced Hunt (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

METS 7TH: Agee singled to center; Agee stole second; Harrelson
lined to shortstop; Jones reached on a fielder's choice [Agee to
third]; Kranepool forced Jones (second unassisted) [Agee
scored]; Shamsky struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: HAHN REPLACED SHAMSKY (PLAYING CF); AGEE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Bailey grounded out (second to first);
Bateman grounded out (third to first); Mashore lined to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 0.

METS 8TH: Boswell singled to center; Grote out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Boswell to second]; Foli grounded out
(second to first) [Boswell to third]; Koosman flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Fairly doubled to right; Koosman threw a wild pitch
[Fairly to third]; Sutherland hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Fairly scored]; LABOY BATTED FOR RENKO; Laboy flied out to
left; Hunt singled to left; Swanson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 1.

METS 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED LABOY (PITCHING); Agee grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harrelson singled to left; Jones struck
out while Harrelson was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Bailey flied
out to center; Bateman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 1.