Harry Parker and Tug McGraw combined on a three-hitter as the Mets shut out the Expos, 5-0. Parker gave way to McGraw after pulling a muscle on the basepaths in the seventh inning. Parker and Balor Moore, who started for the Expos, engaged in a scoreless duel until the sixth when the Mets broke away with three runs. New York Mets 5, Montreal Expos 0Game Played on Saturday, April 21, 1973 (Day game) at Shea StadiumExpos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 x - 5 6 0 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Frias 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .308 Harrelson ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 .225 Foli ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .178 Millan 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .159 Jorgensen 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .250 Mays cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .059 Fairly lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .417 Chiles cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 Singleton rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .176 Staub rf 1 2 0 0 3 0 .128 Roque cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .200 Theodore lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .200 Laboy 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Milner 1b 4 1 2 3 0 1 .378 Humphrey c 3 0 1 0 0 2 .167 Fregosi 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .231 Moore p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Garrett 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Bailey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Grote c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .222 Gilbert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parker p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Martinez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 0 3 0 3 9 Totals 27 5 6 5 5 7 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 40,011 Left on Base: Expos 6, Mets 6 DP: Expos 1, Mets 0 Errors: Jorgensen Doubles: Humphrey (1), Jorgensen (2), Millan (2) Home Runs: Milner (5) Caught Stealing: Martinez (1) Sacrifice Hits: Millan (3), Harrelson (1), Theodore (1) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moore L(1-1) 7 5 3 3 4 6 0 30 3.76 Gilbert 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 5 5.40 Totals 8 6 5 5 5 7 1 35 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Parker W(2-0) 7 2 0 0 2 7 0 25 0.61 McGraw SV(3) 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 2.45 Totals 9 3 0 0 3 9 0 33 Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Art Williams EXPOS 1ST: Frias struck out; Foli grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Harrelson flied to right; Millan doubled to left; Mays grounded out (second to first) [Millan to third]; Staub walked; Theodore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. EXPOS 2ND: Fairly grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton struck out; Roque flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); Fregosi struck out; Grote popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. EXPOS 3RD: Laboy flied to left; Humphrey struck out; Moore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Parker lined to right; Harrelson lined to pitcher; Millan lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. EXPOS 4TH: Frias grounded out (third to first); Foli singled to center; Jorgensen flied to left; Fairly forced Foli (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Mays flied to center; Staub walked; Theodore flied to right; Milner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. EXPOS 5TH: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Roque grounded out (third to first); Laboy flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote grounded out (third to first); Parker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. EXPOS 6TH: Humphrey doubled to left; Moore grounded out (pitcher to first); Frias flied to left; Foli popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Harrelson walked; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Harrelson to second]; Mays walked; Staub forced Mays (first to shortstop) [Harrelson to third]; Theodore singled [Staub to second, Harrelson scored]; Milner singled to center [Staub scored, Theodore to third]; Fregosi singled to left [Milner to second, Theodore scored]; Grote struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 3. EXPOS 7TH: Jorgensen walked; Fairly walked [Jorgensen to second]; Singleton struck out; Roque struck out; Laboy popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 3. METS 7TH: Parker singled to center; MARTINEZ RAN FOR PARKER; Harrelson reached on an error by Jorgensen on a sacrifice bunt [Martinez to second]; Millan popped to pitcher; Mays struck out while Martinez was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 3. EXPOS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Humphrey struck out; BAILEY BATTED FOR MOORE; Bailey grounded out (pitcher to first); Frias lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 3. METS 8TH: GILBERT REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); Staub walked; Theodore out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Staub to second]; Milner homered [Staub scored]; Fregosi grounded out (pitcher to first); Grote struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 5. EXPOS 9TH: CHILES REPLACED MAYS (PLAYING CF); GARRETT REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 3B); Foli flied to center; Jorgensen doubled to left; Fairly walked; Singleton made an out to second [Fairly to second, Jorgensen to third]; Roque struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 5. |
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