The slugging of Rusty Staub, who drove in four runs with a homer and triple, paced the Expos to a 9-3 victory over the Mets. Staub hit his homer after a pass to Ron Hunt in the first inning. John Bateman homered for the Expos in the second. 

Staub tripled for two more runs in the third and scored himself when Cleon Jones booted the ball. A double by Ron Fairly and single by Gary Sutherland added another run before the inning was over. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 9, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 7, 1971 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   3  7  1
Expos        2  1  5    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   9  9  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          3   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Hunt 2b               1   2   1   1     1   0   .280
  McAndrew p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .050        McDonald ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .063
  Dyer ph,c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Wine ss             1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Garrett 3b,2b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Day cf                3   1   0   0     2   0   .290
Jones lf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .324      Staub rf              5   2   3   4     0   0   .307
  Foli cf             2   1   1   0     0   0   .236      Fairly 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .260
Kranepool 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .278      Fairey lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Boswell 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Bailey 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .254
  Martinez 2b,ss      2   2   2   1     0   0   .279      Sutherland ss,2b      4   1   1   1     0   0   .277
Shamsky rf,lf         3   0   1   1     1   0   .180      Bateman c             3   2   2   1     1   0   .235
Singleton cf,rf       4   0   1   1     0   1   .238      Renko p               3   0   1   1     1   0   .193
Grote c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .270        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .095
  Clendenon ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Gentry p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .066
  Ryan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .136
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Aspromonte ph,3b    3   0   0   0     0   1   .227

Totals               34   3   7   3     2   4             Totals               32   9   9   8     6   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 13,254
Left on Base: Mets 6, Expos 6
DP: Mets 0, Expos 1
Errors: Jones, Sutherland, Bateman
Doubles: Grote (25), Fairly (18)
Triples: Martinez (1), Staub (6), Bateman (3)
Home Runs: Staub (15), Bateman (10)
Stolen Bases: Harrelson (23)
Caught Stealing: Bailey (6)
GIDP: Singleton (9)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt (42,by Ryan)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry L(11-10)         2     5   7   7   3   1   2  13   3.27
Ryan                    0.2   1   1   1   2   0   0   6   3.54
Taylor                  2.1   3   1   1   0   1   0  10   3.06
McAndrew                2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.50
Williams                1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   5.22
Totals                  8     9   9   9   6   3   2  39

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(14-13)          8.1   7   3   3   2   3   0  34   3.64
Marshall SV(21)         0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.11
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   4   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Ryan (13)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Stan Landes


METS 1ST: Harrelson singled to right; Harrelson stole second
[Harrelson to third (error by Bateman)]; Garrett was called out
on strikes; Jones reached on a fielder's choice [Harrelson out
at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Kranepool flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt walked; Day made an out to second; Staub homered
[Hunt scored]; Fairly struck out; Fairey flied out to center; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 2.

METS 2ND: Boswell reached on an error by Sutherland; Shamsky
flied out to left; Singleton grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Boswell out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey walked; Bailey was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bateman homered; Renko grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 3.

METS 3RD: Grote flied out to center; Gentry grounded out (third
to first); Harrelson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Hunt singled to left; Day walked [Hunt to second];
Staub tripled to left [Hunt scored, Day scored, Staub scored
(error by Jones)]; Fairly doubled to right; RYAN REPLACED GENTRY
(PITCHING); Fairey flied out to center [Fairly to third]; Bailey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutherland singled to center
[Fairly scored]; Bateman walked [Sutherland to second]; Renko
walked [Sutherland to third, Bateman to second]; Hunt was hit by
a pitch [Sutherland scored, Bateman to third, Renko to second];
TAYLOR REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Day flied out to center; 5 R, 4
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 8.

METS 4TH: Garrett grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kranepool walked; Boswell
forced Kranepool (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Expos 8.

EXPOS 4TH: FOLI REPLACED JONES (PLAYING CF); MARTINEZ REPLACED
BOSWELL (PLAYING 2B); SHAMSKY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
SINGLETON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Staub singled to
center; Fairly flied out to center; Fairey flied out to center;
Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Expos 8.

METS 5TH: Shamsky flied out to right; Singleton was called out
on strikes; Grote lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 8.

EXPOS 5TH: Sutherland grounded out (second to first); Bateman
tripled to right; Renko singled to right [Bateman scored];
MCDONALD BATTED FOR HUNT; McDonald struck out; Day grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 9.

METS 6TH: WINE REPLACED MCDONALD (PLAYING SS); SUTHERLAND
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); ASPROMONTE BATTED FOR TAYLOR;
Aspromonte made an out to second; Harrelson struck out; Garrett
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Expos 9.

EXPOS 6TH: MCANDREW REPLACED HARRELSON (PITCHING); GARRETT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MARTINEZ CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); ASPROMONTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Staub
flied out to center; Fairly grounded out (first unassisted);
Fairey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos
9.

METS 7TH: Foli grounded out (third to first); Kranepool popped
to first in foul territory; Martinez tripled; Shamsky singled to
right [Martinez scored]; Singleton grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 9.

EXPOS 7TH: Bailey popped to shortstop; Sutherland flied out to
center; Bateman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 9.

METS 8TH: Grote doubled; Aspromonte flied out to left; DYER
BATTED FOR MCANDREW; Dyer flied out to left; Garrett flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 9.

EXPOS 8TH: DYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); WILLIAMS REPLACED
GROTE (PITCHING); Renko grounded out (third to first); Wine
struck out; Day walked; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 9.

METS 9TH: Foli singled to center; Kranepool grounded out (second
to first) [Foli to second]; Martinez singled to center [Foli
scored]; Shamsky walked [Martinez to second]; Singleton singled
to center [Martinez scored, Shamsky to second]; MARSHALL
REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); CLENDENON BATTED FOR WILLIAMS;
Clendenon flied out to center; Aspromonte struck out; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 9.