For the second straight night, Rusty Staub drove in four runs for the Expos to lead their hitting in a 10-2 victory over the Mets. Staub homered with two men on base in the third inning and batted in another run with a single in the fifth.

Carl Morton, who pitched seven innings before leaving the game with an injured knee, gained his first victory since August 18. Tug McGraw hit his first major league homer for the Mets in the sixth after replacing loser Ray Sadecki. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 10, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 8, 1971 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  5  2
Expos        0  1  3    0  2  0    0  4  x  -  10 10  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Hunt 3b               3   2   1   0     1   0   .280
  Martinez ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Woods cf,lf           2   1   1   0     1   0   .279
Garrett 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Fairly ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .262
Marshall lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .239        Swanson pr,lf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .225
Kranepool 1b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .280      Staub rf              3   1   1   4     2   0   .307
Shamsky rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .176      Bailey lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .254
Singleton cf          2   0   0   1     0   1   .236        Marshall p          1   0   1   1     0   0   .200
Grote c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Sutherland 2b         4   0   1   0     1   0   .276
Foli 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Bateman c             3   0   0   0     1   2   .234
Sadecki p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Boccabella 1b         3   1   0   1     0   0   .224
  McGraw p            1   1   1   1     0   0   .250      Wine ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .201
  Clendenon ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .243      Morton p              3   2   2   0     0   1   .192
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .273        Day cf              1   1   0   0     0   0   .289

Totals               29   2   5   2     2   5             Totals               32  10  10   8     6   3

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 16,639
Left on Base: Mets 3, Expos 7
DP: Mets 0, Expos 2
Errors: Harrelson, Foli, Staub
Doubles: Kranepool (20), Hunt (16), Fairly (19)
Home Runs: McGraw (1), Staub (16)
Stolen Bases: Bailey (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Woods (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Singleton (3), Boccabella (1)
GIDP: Marshall (6), Kranepool (7)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt (43,by McGraw)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sadecki L(6-6)          4.2   7   6   6   3   1   1  23   2.94
McGraw                  2.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   9   1.76
Frisella                1     3   4   0   2   0   0   9   2.12
Totals                  8    10  10   6   6   3   1  41

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(10-14)         7     4   2   1   2   3   1  25   4.45
Marshall SV(22)         2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.03
Totals                  9     5   2   1   2   5   1  32

Hit by Pitch: McGraw (3)
Wild Pitches: Frisella (4)

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


METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Garrett
singled to left; Marshall grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Garrett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt popped to first; Woods grounded out (third to
first); Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher); Shamsky
walked; Singleton was called out on strikes; Grote grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey singled to shortstop; Sutherland walked
[Bailey to second]; Sutherland was picked off first (catcher to
first); Bailey stole third; Bateman walked; Boccabella hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Bailey scored, Bateman to second]; Wine
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 1.

METS 3RD: Foli grounded out (second to first); Sadecki struck
out; Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Morton singled to left; Hunt popped to shortstop;
Woods singled to left [Morton to second]; Staub homered [Morton
scored, Woods scored]; Bailey grounded out (third to first);
Sutherland grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Expos 4.

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

EXPOS 4TH: Bateman struck out; Boccabella grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wine made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 4.

METS 5TH: Shamsky struck out; Singleton flied out to center;
Grote walked; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Morton singled to left; Hunt doubled to left [Morton
to third]; Woods walked; Staub forced Woods (second to
shortstop) [Morton scored, Hunt scored (error by Harrelson) (no
RBI)]; Bailey forced Staub (shortstop to second); Sutherland
singled to center [Bailey to second]; MCGRAW REPLACED SADECKI
(PITCHING); Bateman was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 6.

METS 6TH: McGraw homered; Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to
first); Garrett grounded out (third to first); Marshall grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 6.

EXPOS 6TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED HARRELSON (PLAYING SS); Boccabella
grounded out (third to first); Wine grounded out (pitcher to
first); Morton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos
6.

METS 7TH: Kranepool singled to right [Kranepool to second (error
by Staub)]; Shamsky grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Kranepool
to third]; Singleton hit a sacrifice fly to center [Kranepool
scored (unearned)]; Grote grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 6.

EXPOS 7TH: Hunt was hit by a pitch; Woods out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Hunt to second]; Staub walked; Bailey
flied out to center; Sutherland grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 6.

METS 8TH: DAY REPLACED MORTON (PLAYING CF); MARSHALL REPLACED
BAILEY (PITCHING); WOODS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Foli
grounded out (pitcher to first); CLENDENON BATTED FOR MCGRAW;
Clendenon struck out; Martinez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 6.

EXPOS 8TH: FRISELLA REPLACED CLENDENON (PITCHING); Bateman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Boccabella reached on an
error by Foli [Boccabella to first]; Wine singled to center
[Boccabella to second]; Day forced Wine (pitcher to shortstop)
[Boccabella to third]; Frisella threw a wild pitch [Boccabella
scored (unearned), Day to second]; Hunt walked; FAIRLY BATTED
FOR WOODS; Fairly doubled to right [Day scored (unearned), Hunt
scored (unearned)]; SWANSON RAN FOR FAIRLY; Staub was walked
intentionally; Marshall singled to center [Swanson scored
(unearned), Staub to second]; Sutherland flied out to left; 4 R
(0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 10.

METS 9TH: SWANSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Garrett grounded
out (catcher to first); Marshall grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kranepool doubled to left; Shamsky grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 10.