Carl Morton drove in two runs with a single and homer and was the Expos' winning pitcher in a 12-7 victory over the Mets, who went down to their seventh loss in the last eight games. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 12, New York Mets 7
Game Played on Wednesday, July      7, 1971 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Expos        0  3  0    3  0  4    0  0  2  -  12 15  0
Mets         0  0  3    0  0  0    2  2  0  -   7 13  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               5   0   1   2     0   0   .283      Martinez 2b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .385
Fairly lf,1b          6   1   3   1     0   0   .268      Harrelson ss          4   3   2   0     1   0   .269
Staub rf              4   2   1   0     2   0   .305      Agee cf               5   2   2   3     0   1   .295
McDonald 1b           3   1   0   1     1   0   .111      Kranepool 1b          3   0   1   2     2   1   .288
  Woods lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .237        Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Day cf                4   2   2   1     1   1   .267      Jones lf              3   0   2   0     2   1   .311
Bailey 3b             3   2   1   1     2   1   .256      Singleton rf          5   1   0   0     0   2   .228
Bateman c             5   1   3   3     0   0   .253      Grote c               3   0   1   1     1   0   .299
Wine ss               5   1   1   0     0   1   .159        Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Morton p              4   1   2   2     0   0   .175      Foli 3b               5   0   3   1     0   0   .239
  Marshall p          1   1   1   0     0   0   .167      Williams p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .067
                                                            McAndrew p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
                                                            Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
                                                            Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .244
                                                            Clendenon 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .234

Totals               40  12  15  11     6   3             Totals               38   7  13   7     6   6

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 26,324
Left on Base: Expos 9, Mets 10
DP: Expos 1, Mets 0
Errors: Foli, McAndrew
Doubles: Day (5), Bateman (13), Agee (10), Foli (10), Kranepool (14)
Home Runs: Morton (1), Agee (8)
Stolen Bases: Day (1), Martinez (3), Jones (6)
Sacrifice Flies: McDonald (2)
GIDP: Jorgensen (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt (24,by Williams)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(8-10)          6.1   9   5   5   5   3   1  32   3.81
Marshall SV(10)         2.2   4   2   2   1   3   0  12   6.20
Totals                  9    13   7   7   6   6   1  44

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Williams L(3-3)         3.2   7   6   5   3   3   1  23   4.66
McAndrew                2.1   3   4   3   3   0   0  12   4.93
Taylor                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.47
Frisella                1     5   2   2   0   0   0   7   1.72
Totals                  9    15  12  10   6   3   1  48

Passed Balls: Grote (5)
Hit by Pitch: Williams (2)
Wild Pitches: McAndrew (2)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (third to first); Fairly grounded
out (second to first); Staub walked; McDonald grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Martinez singled to left; Martinez stole second;
Harrelson flied to right; Agee struck out; Kranepool walked;
Jones walked [Martinez to third, Kranepool to second]; Singleton
flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Day doubled to right; Grote allowed a passed ball
[Day to third]; Bailey walked; Bateman reached on an error by
Foli [Bailey to second, Day scored]; Wine struck out; Morton
singled to right [Bateman to second, Bailey scored]; Hunt was
hit by a pitch [Bateman to third, Morton to second]; Fairly
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hunt to second, Morton to
third, Bateman scored (unearned)]; Staub was walked
intentionally; McDonald grounded out (second to first); 3 R (2
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Grote walked; Foli grounded out (pitcher unassisted)
[Grote to second]; Williams flied to center; Martinez popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Day was called out on strikes; Bailey struck out;
Bateman doubled to center; Wine grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson singled to center; Agee doubled to right
[Harrelson scored]; Kranepool walked; Jones struck out;
Singleton forced Kranepool (first to shortstop) [Agee to third];
Grote singled to left [Agee scored, Singleton to third]; Foli
singled to left [Grote to second, Singleton scored]; Williams
grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3,
Mets 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Morton homered; Hunt flied to center; Fairly singled
to left; Staub singled to left [Fairly to third]; McDonald hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Fairly scored, Staub to second]; Day
singled to right [Staub scored]; MCANDREW REPLACED WILLIAMS
(PITCHING); Day stole second; Bailey walked; Bateman grounded
out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 6, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrelson
popped to shortstop; Agee flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 6, Mets 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Wine grounded out (shortstop to first); Morton flied
to left; Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 6, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Jones
walked; Singleton grounded out (catcher to first) [Jones to
second]; Grote grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 6, Mets 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Fairly singled to right; Staub forced Fairly (second
to shortstop); McDonald walked [Staub to second]; McAndrew threw
a wild pitch [McDonald to second, Staub to third]; Day was
walked intentionally; Bailey singled to pitcher [Staub scored,
McDonald scored (error by McAndrew), Day to third, Bailey to
second]; Bateman singled to center [Day scored, Bailey scored
(unearned), Bateman out at third (catcher to third)]; Wine
grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 10, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Foli singled to right; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR MCANDREW;
Jorgensen grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Foli out at second]; Martinez popped to first; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 10, Mets 3.

EXPOS 7TH: TAYLOR REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Morton grounded
out (pitcher to first); Hunt popped to shortstop; Fairly flied
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 10, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: Harrelson singled to right; Agee homered [Harrelson
scored]; Kranepool struck out; Jones singled to left; MARSHALL
REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Jones stole second; Singleton was
called out on strikes; Grote grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 10, Mets 5.

EXPOS 8TH: Staub flied to left; McDonald popped to third; Day
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
10, Mets 5.

METS 8TH: WOODS REPLACED MCDONALD (PLAYING LF); FAIRLY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Foli doubled to center; MARSHALL BATTED
FOR TAYLOR; Marshall struck out; Martinez singled [Foli to
third]; Harrelson walked [Martinez to second]; Agee forced Foli
(catcher unassisted) [Harrelson to second, Martinez to third];
Kranepool doubled to center [Harrelson scored, Martinez scored,
Agee out at home (catcher to first)]; Tommy Agee tagged out
trying to score after ball skipped by catcher; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 10, Mets 7.

EXPOS 9TH: FRISELLA REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); CLENDENON
REPLACED MARSHALL (PLAYING 1B); Bailey lined to shortstop;
Bateman singled to left; Wine singled to center [Bateman to
second]; Marshall singled to center [Bateman out at home (center
to catcher), Marshall to second (on throw), Wine to third (on
throw)]; Hunt singled to left [Marshall scored, Wine scored];
Fairly singled to right [Hunt to second]; Staub grounded out
(first to pitcher); 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 12, Mets 7.

METS 9TH: Jones singled to left; Singleton was called out on
strikes; BOSWELL BATTED FOR GROTE; Boswell popped to catcher in
foul territory; Foli popped to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 12, Mets 7.