The wildness of rookie Bob Rauch, who walked four batters to force a run home in the ninth inning, enabled the Expos to defeat the Mets, 4-3. Ron Fairly, who had three singles, batted in the first two Expo runs and scored the third before the Mets rallied to pull even in the ninth on a double by John Milner, error by Tim Foli, double by Wayne Garrett, sacrifice fly by Ken Boswell and pinch-single by Willie Mays.

In the Expos' half, Rauch walked Terry Humphrey to start his trouble, and Clyde Mashore sacrificed pinch-runner Carl Morton to second. After an intentional pass to Ron Hunt, Mike Jorgensen also walked to load the bases. Fairly then worked the count to 3-and-2 and drew the fourth pass of the inning to force in Morton. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Sunday, July      2, 1972 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  7  0
Expos        0  0  0    1  0  0    1  1  1  -   4  8  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          4   0   1   0     1   1   .206      Hunt 2b               3   2   2   0     1   0   .252
Martinez cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Jorgensen 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .234
Marshall rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .236      McCarver 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Milner lf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .295        Wine 3b             1   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Kranepool 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .211        Bailey pr,3b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .217
Garrett 3b            2   1   1   0     2   0   .189      Fairly rf             4   1   3   3     1   0   .258
Boswell 2b            3   0   0   1     0   0   .175      Day cf                2   0   1   0     1   0   .282
Grote c               3   0   1   0     1   2   .225      Fairey lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .255
McAndrew p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .048        Woods ph,lf         1   0   0   0     1   1   .217
  Beauchamp ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .233        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Foli ss               3   0   1   0     1   0   .230
  Mays ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .238      Humphrey c            2   0   0   1     2   0   .185
  Jones pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .266        Morton pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .192
  Rauch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stoneman p            3   0   0   0     0   2   .083
                                                            Mashore lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .238

Totals               32   3   7   2     4   7             Totals               28   4   8   4     8   5

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 21,389
Left on Base: Mets 7, Expos 10
DP: Mets 2, Expos 2
Errors: Jorgensen, Foli
Doubles: Marshall (3), Milner (6), Garrett (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Day (9), Jorgensen (5), Mashore (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Boswell (1)
GIDP: Martinez (3), Marshall (3), Humphrey (4), McCarver (4)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt (9,by McGraw)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAndrew                6     5   1   1   1   2   0  21   3.16
McGraw                  2     3   2   2   3   2   0  13   1.85
Rauch L(0-1)            0.2   0   1   1   4   1   0   6  10.80
Totals                  8.2   8   4   4   8   5   0  40

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman                8.2   7   3   1   4   7   0  36   2.73
Marshall W(5-2)         0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.38
Totals                  9     7   3   1   4   7   0  37

Hit by Pitch: McGraw (2)

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Bob Engel


METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Martinez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Marshall grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt flied out to center; Jorgensen popped to
shortstop; McCarver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Milner was called out on strikes; Kranepool singled to
right; Garrett walked [Kranepool to second]; Boswell forced
Garrett (second to shortstop) [Kranepool to third, Boswell to
first (error by Jorgensen; assist by Foli)]; Grote struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly grounded out (shortstop to first); Day
grounded out (second to first); Fairey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 3RD: McAndrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
walked; Martinez grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Harrelson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Foli singled to left; Humphrey grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Foli out at second]; Stoneman was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 4TH: Marshall doubled to right; Milner struck out;
Kranepool flied out to right [Marshall to third]; Garrett
walked; Boswell forced Garrett (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Hunt singled to left; Jorgensen struck out; McCarver
grounded out (third to first) [Hunt to second]; Fairly singled
to left [Hunt scored, Fairly out at second (left to third to
second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 1.

METS 5TH: Grote singled to center; McAndrew forced Grote
(catcher to shortstop); Harrelson struck out; Martinez popped to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Day singled to right; Fairey flied out to center;
Foli grounded out (shortstop to first) [Day to second]; Humphrey
was walked intentionally; Stoneman grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 1.

METS 6TH: Marshall flied out to left; Milner popped to
shortstop; Kranepool grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Hunt singled to left; Jorgensen flied out to center;
McCarver grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Hunt
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 1.

METS 7TH: WINE REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 3B); Garrett grounded
out (second to first); Boswell grounded out (first to pitcher);
Grote walked; BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR MCANDREW; Beauchamp was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: MCGRAW REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Fairly singled
to center; Day out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Fairly to second]; WOODS BATTED FOR FAIREY; Woods walked; Foli
walked [Fairly to third, Woods to second]; Humphrey grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Fairly scored, Woods to third, Foli to
second]; Stoneman struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 2.

METS 8TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Harrelson singled
to center; Martinez struck out; Marshall grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Harrelson out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Hunt was hit by a pitch; Jorgensen out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Hunt to second]; Wine singled to left
[Hunt to third]; BAILEY RAN FOR WINE; Fairly singled to right
[Hunt scored, Bailey to second]; Day walked [Bailey to third,
Fairly to second]; Woods struck out; Foli flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 3.

METS 9TH: BAILEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Milner doubled to
center; Kranepool reached on an error by Foli [Milner scored (no
RBI), Kranepool to second]; Garrett doubled to right [Kranepool
to third]; Boswell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Kranepool
scored (unearned)]; Grote struck out; MAYS BATTED FOR MCGRAW;
Mays singled to center [Garrett scored (unearned)]; JONES RAN
FOR MAYS; MARSHALL REPLACED WOODS (PITCHING); MASHORE REPLACED
STONEMAN (PLAYING LF); Harrelson popped to second; 3 R (1 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: RAUCH REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Humphrey walked;
MORTON RAN FOR HUMPHREY; Mashore out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Morton to second]; Hunt was walked
intentionally; Jorgensen walked [Morton to third, Hunt to
second]; Bailey struck out; Fairly walked [Morton scored, Hunt
to third, Jorgensen to second]; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3,
Expos 4.