With relief help from Tug McGraw, Harry Parker gained his fourth straight victory when the Mets defeated the Expos, 8-3. Parker was lifted with two men on base in the eighth inning and the Expos then pulled within 4-3 on an error by Ed Kranepool, but the Mets iced the game with four runs in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 8, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       16, 1973 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Mets         0  0  2    2  0  0    0  0  4  -   8 13  1
Expos        0  0  0    1  0  0    1  1  0  -   3  7  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 2b,3b         5   1   3   1     0   0   .253      Hunt 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .303
Boswell 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .250      Woods cf              4   0   3   0     0   0   .328
  Martinez 2b         0   1   0   0     1   0   .218      Fairly lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .342
Theodore lf           4   1   1   2     1   1   .270      Singleton rf          3   1   0   0     1   1   .265
Staub rf              5   1   1   2     0   0   .208      Jorgensen 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .180
Kranepool 1b          5   0   1   0     0   1   .303      Boccabella c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Gosger cf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .250      Bailey 3b             1   0   0   1     0   1   .214
Dyer c                5   1   0   0     0   1   .111        Strohmayer p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Harrelson ss          4   2   3   0     0   1   .240        Breeden ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .344
Parker p              2   0   0   1     0   1   .154        Foli ss             1   0   0   0     0   0   .204
  McGraw p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Frias ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .204
                                                            Day ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .375
                                                            Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mashore ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Torrez p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
                                                            Laboy 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .121

Totals               40   8  13   7     2   5             Totals               34   3   7   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 10,023
Left on Base: Mets 8, Expos 6
DP: Mets 0, Expos 1
Errors: Kranepool, Woods, Laboy
Doubles: Boswell (1), Garrett (5)
Home Runs: Breeden (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Parker (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Bailey (1)
GIDP: Parker (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parker W(4-0)           7     7   3   2   1   3   1  29   2.36
McGraw SV(8)            2     0   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.50
Totals                  9     7   3   2   1   4   1  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(3-5)           4     8   4   4   1   2   0  22   4.44
Strohmayer              3     1   0   0   0   2   0   9   3.24
Walker                  2     4   4   0   1   1   0  12   2.14
Totals                  9    13   8   4   2   5   0  43

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Frank Pulli


METS 1ST: Garrett singled to left; Boswell grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Garrett to second]; Theodore grounded out
(second to first) [Garrett to third]; Staub popped to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods singled
to center; Fairly singled to left [Woods to second]; Singleton
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Jorgensen grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool struck out; Gosger grounded out (first
unassisted); Dyer popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Boccabella popped to shortstop; Bailey was called out
on strikes; Frias grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson singled to left; On a bunt Parker struck
out; Garrett flied to center; Boswell doubled to right
[Harrelson to third]; Theodore singled to center [Boswell
scored, Harrelson scored]; Staub reached on a fielder's choice
[Theodore to second]; Kranepool grounded out (second to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Torrez was called out on strikes; Hunt grounded out
(shortstop to first); Woods singled to left; Fairly grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 0.

METS 4TH: Gosger singled to right; Dyer forced Gosger (third to
second); Harrelson singled to center [Dyer to third, Harrelson
to second (error by Woods)]; Parker out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Harrelson to third, Dyer scored]; Garrett
doubled to right [Harrelson scored]; Boswell singled [Garrett to
third]; Theodore walked [Boswell to second]; Staub grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Singleton walked; Jorgensen singled to center
[Singleton to second]; Boccabella flied to center [Singleton to
third]; Bailey hit a sacrifice fly to right [Singleton scored];
Frias forced Jorgensen (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 4, Expos 1.

METS 5TH: STROHMAYER REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); LABOY REPLACED
TORREZ (PLAYING 3B); Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted);
Gosger popped to third in foul territory; Dyer was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Laboy grounded out (third to first); Hunt grounded
out (second to pitcher); Woods flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 1.

METS 6TH: Harrelson singled to center; On a bunt Parker grounded
into a double play (catcher to shortstop to second) [Harrelson
out at second]; Garrett flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Fairly flied to left; Singleton flied to center;
Jorgensen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 1.

METS 7TH: Boswell grounded out (second to first); Theodore was
called out on strikes; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Boccabella flied to right; BREEDEN BATTED FOR
STROHMAYER; Breeden homered; DAY BATTED FOR FRIAS; Day flied to
center; Laboy flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Expos 2.

METS 8TH: FOLI REPLACED BREEDEN (PLAYING SS); WALKER REPLACED
DAY (PITCHING); Kranepool lined to shortstop; Gosger flied to
center; Dyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING 2B); GARRETT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Hunt singled to right; Woods
singled to right [Hunt to third]; MCGRAW REPLACED PARKER
(PITCHING); Fairly flied to right [Woods to second]; Singleton
struck out; Jorgensen reached on an error by Kranepool [Woods to
third, Hunt scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Boccabella forced
Jorgensen (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 4, Expos 3.

METS 9TH: Harrelson struck out; McGraw grounded out (second to
first); Garrett singled to left; Martinez walked [Garrett to
second]; Theodore reached on an error by Laboy [Garrett scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Theodore to second, Martinez to third];
Staub singled to center [Theodore scored (unearned), Martinez
scored (unearned)]; Kranepool singled to center [Staub to
second]; Gosger singled to right [Kranepool to third, Staub
scored (unearned)]; Dyer forced Gosger (shortstop to second); 4
R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 8, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Foli grounded out (third to first); MASHORE BATTED
FOR WALKER; Mashore grounded out (second to first); Laboy
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
8, Expos 3.