Bill Stoneman pitched the second no-hitter of his major league career to give the Expos a 7-0 victory in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, but the Mets came back to win the nightcap, 2-1. Stoneman, whose previous gem was registered against the Phillies by an identical 7-0 score April 17, 1969, walked seven and allowed another batter to reach base on an error. The Expos backed their righthander with a homer by Ron Fairly, bases-loaded triple by Boots Day and two run-scoring singles by Ken Singleton.

In the second game, the Mets scored the winning run in the ninth inning on a triple by Ed Kranepool and single by Dave Schneck. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 7, New York Mets 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, October   2, 1972 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  0  1
Expos        2  0  4    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   7 10  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Barnes 2b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .254      Hunt 2b               4   3   2   0     0   0   .251
Fregosi 3b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .234      McCarver c            4   1   2   0     0   0   .247
Milner lf             2   0   0   0     2   1   .246      Singleton lf          4   1   2   2     0   2   .277
Kranepool 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Fairly 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .276
Sudakis c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .114      Fairey rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .237
Schneck cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .170      Day cf                4   0   1   3     0   0   .235
Hahn rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .100      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Martinez ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Laboy 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .245
McAndrew p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .047      Stoneman p            3   0   0   0     0   3   .080
  Strom p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Rauch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .225
  Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .154

Totals               27   0   0   0     7   9             Totals               33   7  10   6     2   6

Time of Game: 2:17
Left on Base: Mets 7, Expos 6
DP: Mets 1, Expos 1
Errors: Kranepool, Stoneman
Doubles: Hunt (18), Fairly (15)
Triples: Day (4)
Home Runs: Fairly (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Stoneman (13)
GIDP: Fregosi (6), Fairly (11)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt (25,by McAndrew)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAndrew L(11-8)        2.1   6   6   6   1   2   1  15   2.80
Strom                   1.2   3   1   1   0   1   0   7   6.82
Rauch                   3     1   0   0   0   3   0  11   5.00
Sadecki                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.09
Totals                  8    10   7   7   2   6   1  37

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman W(12-14)       9     0   0   0   7   9   0  34   2.99
Totals                  9     0   0   0   7   9   0  34

Hit by Pitch: McAndrew (5)
Wild Pitches: McAndrew (6)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Andy Olsen


METS 1ST: Barnes was called out on strikes; Fregosi struck out;
Milner walked; Kranepool struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt doubled to right; McCarver flied out to right
[Hunt to third]; McAndrew threw a wild pitch [Hunt scored];
Singleton struck out; Fairly homered; Fairey singled to center;
Day grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Expos 2.

METS 2ND: Sudakis popped to shortstop; Schneck lined to first;
Hahn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Laboy popped
to shortstop; Stoneman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Expos 2.

METS 3RD: Martinez flied out to right; McAndrew was called out
on strikes; Barnes grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Hunt was hit by a pitch; McCarver singled to center
[Hunt to third]; Singleton singled to center [Hunt scored,
McCarver to third, Singleton to second (on throw)]; Fairly
grounded out (first unassisted); Fairey was walked
intentionally; Day tripled to right [McCarver scored, Singleton
scored, Fairey scored]; STROM REPLACED MCANDREW (PITCHING); Foli
reached on a fielder's choice [Day out at home (third to
catcher)]; Laboy popped to third in foul territory; 4 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 6.

METS 4TH: Fregosi was called out on strikes; Milner popped to
shortstop; Kranepool grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 6.

EXPOS 4TH: Stoneman struck out; Hunt singled to left; McCarver
singled to right [Hunt to second]; Singleton singled to center
[Hunt scored, McCarver to second]; Fairly grounded into a double
play (third to shortstop to first) [Singleton out at second]; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 7.

METS 5TH: Sudakis walked; Schneck lined to second; Hahn reached
on an error by Stoneman [Sudakis to second]; Martinez forced
Hahn (first to shortstop) [Sudakis to third]; MARSHALL BATTED
FOR STROM; Marshall was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 7.

EXPOS 5TH: RAUCH REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Fairey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Day flied out to right; Foli flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 7.

METS 6TH: Barnes walked; Fregosi grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Barnes out at second]; Milner
walked; Kranepool flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Expos 7.

EXPOS 6TH: Laboy struck out; Stoneman struck out; Hunt grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 7.

METS 7TH: Sudakis struck out; Schneck grounded out (first
unassisted); Hahn walked; Martinez grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 7.

EXPOS 7TH: McCarver grounded out (second to first); Singleton
struck out; Fairly doubled to center; Fairey reached on an error
by Kranepool [Fairly to third]; Day grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 7.

METS 8TH: GARRETT BATTED FOR RAUCH; Garrett was called out on
strikes; Barnes flied out to center; Fregosi walked; Milner was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 7.

EXPOS 8TH: SADECKI REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Foli popped to
first; Laboy walked; Stoneman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Laboy to second]; Hunt popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 7.

METS 9TH: Kranepool flied out to center; Sudakis flied out to
left; Schneck walked; Hahn forced Schneck (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 7.