The batting of Ron Fairly and Rusty Staub, who drove in eight runs between them, paced the Expos to a 12-1 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, but the Mets came back to win the second game, 6-3. Fairly drove in five runs in the opener with two doubles and a single, while Staub accounted for three with a homer and sacrifice fly. John Strohmayer was announced as the Expos' starting pitcher but hurt his back warming up in the first inning before facing a batter and Bill Stoneman was rushed in as a replacement.

Staub drove in two more runs in the nightcap with a single and homer. Fairly picked up an RBI on a a grounder. The Mets had circuit clouts by Wayne Garrett and Ed Kranepool. Ted Martinez drove in two runs with a single and two other runs scored on an error by Terry Humphrey, a rookie catcher making his first major league start with the Expos. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 12, New York Mets 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, September 14, 1971 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Expos        3  3  0    2  4  0    0  0  0  -  12 14  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               1   2   0   0     1   0   .274      Harrelson ss          1   0   0   0     0   1   .257
  Laboy 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .247        Foli 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Day cf                5   3   2   0     0   0   .285      Garrett 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .242
Staub rf              3   2   2   3     1   0   .310      Marshall lf           3   1   1   0     1   2   .247
  Fairey lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Kranepool 1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Fairly 1b             4   1   3   5     0   1   .265        Clendenon 1b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .246
  Boccabella 1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Jorgensen cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Bailey 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Singleton rf          4   0   0   1     0   1   .248
  Wine ss             1   0   0   0     0   1   .204      Grote c               1   0   0   0     1   1   .271
Sutherland ss,2b      5   0   1   2     0   0   .275        Estrada c           2   0   1   0     0   0   .500
Swanson lf,rf         5   1   2   0     0   0   .234      Martinez 2b,ss        3   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Bateman c             4   2   3   0     1   0   .245      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .136
Strohmayer            0   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Taylor p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Stoneman p          5   1   1   2     0   1   .145        Shamsky ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
                                                            Williams p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .091

Totals               40  12  14  12     3   3             Totals               31   1   4   1     3   7

Time of Game: 2:34
Left on Base: Expos 7, Mets 6
DP: Expos 0, Mets 1
Errors: Martinez
Doubles: Fairly 2 (21), Day (9), Bateman (17), Martinez (3)
Home Runs: Staub (17)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (5)
GIDP: Boccabella (5)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt 2 (46,by Ryan,by Taylor)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman W(15-14)       9     4   1   1   3   7   0  34   3.20
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3   7   0  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(9-13)            1.2   4   6   6   3   1   0  13   3.88
Taylor                  3.1   8   6   6   0   1   1  19   3.71
Williams                4     2   0   0   0   1   0  14   4.98
Totals                  9    14  12  12   3   3   1  46

Passed Balls: Estrada (1)
Hit by Pitch: Ryan (14), Taylor (1)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John Kibler


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt walked; Day singled to left [Hunt to second];
Staub flied out to right; Fairly doubled to right [Hunt scored,
Day to third]; Bailey made an out to first; Sutherland singled
to center [Fairly scored, Day scored]; Swanson grounded out
(third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: STONEMAN REPLACED STROHMAYER (PITCHING); Harrelson was
called out on strikes; John Strohmayer hurt warming up;
Garrett flied out to center; Marshall walked; Kranepool made an
out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bateman walked; On a bunt Stoneman struck out; Hunt
was hit by a pitch [Bateman to second]; Day forced Hunt (second
to shortstop) [Bateman to third]; Staub walked [Day to second];
Fairly doubled to right [Staub scored, Day scored, Bateman
scored]; TAYLOR REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Bailey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Jorgensen made an out to first; Singleton grounded out
(first to pitcher); Grote walked; Martinez grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Mets 0.

EXPOS 3RD: FOLI REPLACED HARRELSON (PLAYING 2B); MARTINEZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Sutherland made an out to first;
Swanson singled to right; Bateman singled to right [Swanson to
third]; Stoneman reached on a fielder's choice [Swanson out at
home (first to catcher), Bateman to second]; Hunt popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 6, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Taylor struck out; Foli grounded out (third to first);
Garrett singled to first; Marshall was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Mets 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Day doubled to left; Staub homered [Day scored];
Fairly struck out; Bailey grounded out (second to first);
Sutherland grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 8, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Kranepool popped to catcher in foul territory;
Jorgensen flied out to right; Singleton flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 8, Mets 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Swanson singled to left; Bateman doubled to left
[Swanson to third]; Stoneman singled to center [Bateman scored,
Swanson scored]; Hunt was hit by a pitch [Stoneman to second];
Day grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hunt to second, Stoneman to
third]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hunt to third,
Stoneman scored]; Fairly singled to right [Hunt scored]; Bailey
forced Fairly (shortstop to second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 12, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: LABOY REPLACED HUNT (PLAYING 3B); BOCCABELLA REPLACED
FAIRLY (PLAYING 1B); WINE REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING SS);
SUTHERLAND CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Grote struck out;
Martinez doubled to left; SHAMSKY BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Shamsky
flied out to left; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 12, Mets 0.

EXPOS 6TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED SHAMSKY (PITCHING); ESTRADA
REPLACED GROTE (PLAYING C ); Sutherland flied out to right;
Debut game for Frank Estrada; Swanson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bateman singled to center; Stoneman
reached on an error by Martinez [Bateman to third]; Estrada
allowed a passed ball [Stoneman to second]; Laboy grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 12, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Garrett struck out; Marshall struck out; Kranepool
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 12,
Mets 0.

EXPOS 7TH: CLENDENON REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PLAYING 1B); Day flied
out to left; Staub singled to center; Boccabella grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Staub out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 12, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: FAIREY REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING LF); SWANSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Jorgensen flied out to right; Singleton
was called out on strikes; Estrada singled to left; Martinez
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
12, Mets 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Wine struck out; Sutherland flied out to center;
Swanson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 12, Mets
0.

METS 8TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 12, Mets 0.

EXPOS 9TH: Bateman grounded out (second to first); Stoneman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Laboy grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 12, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: Marshall singled to center; Clendenon walked [Marshall
to second]; Jorgensen grounded out (first to pitcher) [Clendenon
to second, Marshall to third]; Singleton grounded out (first
unassisted) [Marshall scored]; Estrada grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 12, Mets 1.