Ken Singleton, one of three players obtained from the Mets in the Rusty Staub deal, drove in three runs against his former teammates to lead the Expos to a 7-2 victory before an opening-day crowd of 29,102. Staub, making his first Jarry Park appearance in a New York uniform, singled to set up a run for the Mets in the first inning.

However, in the Expos' half, Clyde Mashore walked, Bob Bailey doubled and Singleton drove them across with a triple. In the eighth, after another pass to Mashore and single by Bailey, Singleton singled for his third RBI. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 7, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Tuesday, April 18, 1972 (Day game) at Parc Jarry

Mets         1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Expos        2  0  1    0  1  0    0  3  x  -   7  9  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     1   1   .091      Hunt 2b               3   2   1   0     2   1   .400
Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     1   1   .083      Woods cf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .000
Agee cf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .200        Day cf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Staub rf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .182      Mashore rf            1   2   1   1     3   0  1.000
Jones lf              3   0   2   1     1   0   .500      Bailey 3b             4   2   3   1     0   0   .273
Fregosi 3b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .200      Singleton lf          4   1   2   3     0   1   .300
Kranepool 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Boccabella c          4   0   1   1     0   1   .143
Grote c               1   0   1   0     3   0   .143      Jorgensen 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Foli ss               3   0   1   1     0   0   .125
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Renko p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Strohmayer p        2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Capra p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               30   2   7   1     8   5             Totals               30   7   9   7     7   6

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 29,102
Left on Base: Mets 11, Expos 7
DP: Mets 1, Expos 2
Doubles: Jones (1), Agee (1), Bailey (1), Hunt (2), Foli (1)
Triples: Singleton (1)
Stolen Bases: Hunt (1)
Caught Stealing: Woods (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Koosman 2 (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Foli (1)
GIDP: Agee (2), Marshall (1), Singleton (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(0-1)          4.2   5   4   4   4   2   0  21   7.71
Taylor                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Capra                   2     1   0   0   0   4   0   7   0.00
Sadecki                 0     3   3   3   2   0   0   5   0.00
McGraw                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8     9   7   7   7   6   0  38

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(1-0)            5.2   4   2   2   8   3   0  28   3.18
Strohmayer SV(2)        3.1   3   0   0   0   2   0  12   0.00
Totals                  9     7   2   2   8   5   0  40

Wild Pitches: Capra (1), Renko (1)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams


METS 1ST: Harrelson flied to right; Boswell grounded out (second
to first); Agee walked; Staub singled to right [Agee to third];
Jones singled to center [Agee scored, Staub to third]; Fregosi
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt flied to center; Woods walked; Woods was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Mashore walked; Bailey
doubled to right [Mashore to third]; Singleton tripled to center
[Mashore scored, Bailey scored]; Boccabella grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 2.

METS 2ND: Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher); Grote
walked; Koosman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Grote to second]; Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Jorgensen flied to center; Foli flied to center;
Renko struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 2.

METS 3RD: Boswell walked; Agee grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Boswell out at second]; Staub
walked; Jones walked [Staub to second]; Fregosi grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Hunt doubled to left; Hunt stole third; Woods struck
out; Mashore walked; Bailey singled to right [Hunt scored,
Mashore to second]; Singleton grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bailey out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 3.

METS 4TH: Kranepool struck out; Grote walked; Koosman out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Grote to second]; Harrelson
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Expos 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Boccabella flied to right in foul territory;
Jorgensen popped to catcher; Foli grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 3.

METS 5TH: Boswell grounded out (second to first); Agee popped to
second; Staub struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Renko popped to second; Hunt walked; Woods grounded
out (third to first) [Hunt to second]; Mashore singled to center
[Hunt scored]; TAYLOR REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Bailey flied
to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 4.

METS 6TH: Jones grounded out (third to first); Fregosi singled
to left; Kranepool singled to center [Fregosi to third]; Grote
walked [Kranepool to second]; MILNER BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Renko
threw a wild pitch [Fregosi scored, Kranepool to third, Grote to
second]; Milner grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrelson
walked; STROHMAYER REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Boswell grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

EXPOS 6TH: CAPRA REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Singleton struck
out; Boccabella struck out; Jorgensen flied to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

METS 7TH: DAY REPLACED WOODS (PLAYING CF); Agee grounded out
(third to first); Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones
doubled to right; Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Foli doubled to center; Strohmayer struck out; Capra
threw a wild pitch [Foli to third]; Hunt was called out on
strikes; Day grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

METS 8TH: Kranepool flied to center; Grote singled to left;
MARSHALL BATTED FOR CAPRA; Marshall grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Grote out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: SADECKI REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Mashore walked;
Bailey singled to left [Mashore to third]; Singleton singled to
left [Mashore scored, Bailey to second]; Boccabella singled to
center [Bailey scored, Singleton to third]; Jorgensen walked
[Boccabella to second]; MCGRAW REPLACED SADECKI (PITCHING); Foli
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Singleton scored, Boccabella to
third, Jorgensen to second]; Strohmayer popped to third in foul
territory; Hunt was walked intentionally; Day grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 7.

METS 9TH: Harrelson struck out; Boswell struck out; Agee doubled
to center; Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 7.

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