With Ray Sadecki pitching a three-hitter, the Mets broke their five-game losing streak by winning the nightcap of a doubleheader, 8-0, after the Expos accepted the gift of a 2-1 victory in the opener on two walks with the bases loaded. Nolan Ryan, who started the lidlifter for the Mets, allowed only two hits and walked one in the first seven innings before losing control with two out in the eighth. A walk to Ron Hunt, single by Rusty Staub and pass to Bob Bailey loaded the bases. Ryan then passed Ron Fairly to force in the first run and Ron Taylor, relieving, also passed Dave McDonald to let the second run score.

Cleon Jones drove in four runs for the Mets in the nightcap with a homer and single. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 2, New York Mets 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, July      5, 1971 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  3  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               2   1   0   0     1   0   .274      Harrelson ss          4   0   2   0     0   0   .269
Staub rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .308      Marshall rf           4   1   1   0     0   2   .246
Bailey 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .259      Agee cf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .290
Fairly lf,1b          3   0   0   1     1   1   .266      Kranepool 1b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .292
McDonald 1b           3   0   0   1     1   1   .133      Jones lf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .300
  Mashore lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .204      Boswell 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .249
Day cf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Aspromonte 3b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Bateman c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Grote c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Hacker ss             4   0   0   0     0   2   .118      Ryan p                1   0   0   0     1   1   .069
Strohmayer p          4   0   1   0     0   1   .333        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               30   2   3   2     5   7             Totals               28   1   5   1     2   5

Time of Game: 2:10
Left on Base: Expos 7, Mets 5
DP: Expos 2, Mets 0
Sacrifice Hits: Kranepool (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Jones (2)
GIDP: Marshall (4), Boswell (7)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt (23,by Ryan), Grote (1,by Strohmayer)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strohmayer W(2-1)       9     5   1   1   2   5   0  33   3.67
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   5   0  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(8-5)             7.2   3   2   2   4   5   0  31   2.07
Taylor                  0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.67
McGraw                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.97
Totals                  9     3   2   2   5   7   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Strohmayer (1), Ryan (7)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Jerry Dale


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt popped to second; Staub flied out to center;
Bailey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets
0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson singled to left; Marshall grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Harrelson out at second]; Agee
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets
0.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly grounded out (second to first); McDonald
grounded out (pitcher to first); Day singled to center; Bateman
forced Day (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool struck out; Jones grounded out (third to
first); Boswell singled to right; Aspromonte flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Hacker batted right handed; Hacker popped to
shortstop; Strohmayer grounded out (pitcher to first); Hunt
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Ryan walked;
Harrelson singled to right [Ryan to second]; Marshall struck
out; Agee flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0,
Mets 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Staub flied out to center; Bailey grounded out (third
to first); Fairly grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Kranepool flied out to right; Jones singled; Boswell
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Jones out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

EXPOS 5TH: McDonald popped to shortstop; Day popped to second;
Bateman lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Aspromonte grounded out (pitcher to first); Grote was
hit by a pitch; On a bunt Ryan struck out; Harrelson forced
Grote (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Mets 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Hacker batted right handed; Hacker was called out on
strikes; Strohmayer singled to center; Hunt was hit by a pitch
[Strohmayer to second]; Staub walked [Strohmayer to third, Hunt
to second]; Bailey was called out on strikes; Fairly was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Marshall was called out on strikes; Agee grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kranepool popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

EXPOS 7TH: McDonald struck out; Day flied out to left; Bateman
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Jones flied out to right; Boswell flied out to center;
Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Hacker batted right handed; Hacker popped to first in
foul territory; Strohmayer struck out; Hunt walked; Staub
singled to right [Hunt to third]; Bailey walked [Staub to
second]; Fairly walked [Hunt scored, Staub to third, Bailey to
second]; TAYLOR REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); McDonald walked [Staub
scored, Bailey to third, Fairly to second]; Day grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Grote grounded out (second to first); JORGENSEN BATTED
FOR TAYLOR; Jorgensen grounded out (third to first); Harrelson
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

EXPOS 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Bateman was
called out on strikes; Hacker was called out on strikes;
Strohmayer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 2, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: FAIRLY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MASHORE
REPLACED MCDONALD (PLAYING LF); Marshall singled to left; Agee
walked [Marshall to second]; Kranepool out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Marshall to third, Agee to second]; Jones hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Marshall scored, Agee to third];
Boswell popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2,
Mets 1.