Overcoming a 5-0 deficit, the Expos rallied for seven runs off Tom Seaver and Buzz Capra in the eighth inning to defeat the Mets, 7-5. Mets' runs scored on homers by George Theodore, Willie Mays and Duffy Dyer. Theodore's blow with two men on base was the first of his major league career.

In the eighth, a pass to Ron Hunt, single by Mike Jorgensen and error by Ted Martinez on a grounder by Ken Singleton produced the Expos' first run. A double by Boots Day added another tally. Bob Bailey singled to drive in two runs and kayo Seaver. After Capra relieved, Tim Foli singled. Ron Woods then came up as a pinch-hitter and won the game with a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 7, New York Mets 5

Game Played on Wednesday, July 4, 1973 (Night game) at Parc Jarry

Mets         3  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   5  7  1
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  7  x  -   7  9  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            2   1   0   0     3   0   .226      Hunt 2b               2   1   0   0     2   0   .303
Millan 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Jorgensen 1b          5   1   3   0     0   0   .235
Mays cf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .189      Fairly lf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .311
  Hahn cf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Staub rf              4   1   0   0     1   0   .275      Singleton rf          3   1   0   1     1   1   .290
Theodore lf           3   1   2   3     1   1   .264      Day cf,lf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .294
Milner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Bailey 3b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .295
Dyer c                3   1   2   1     1   0   .170      Foli ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .267
Martinez ss           4   0   1   0     0   2   .227      Boccabella c          4   0   1   0     0   1   .251
Seaver p              3   0   0   0     1   2   .163      Moore p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .063
  Capra p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jarvis p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Mashore ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
                                                            Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Breeden ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
                                                            Gilbert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Woods ph,cf         1   1   1   3     0   0   .244

Totals               33   5   7   5     7   6             Totals               34   7   9   7     4   5

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 15,801
Left on Base: Mets 8, Expos 8
DP: Mets 0, Expos 1
Errors: Martinez
Doubles: Day (6)
Home Runs: Theodore (1), Mays (3), Dyer (1), Woods (3)
GIDP: Milner (7)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt (19,by Capra)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  7.1   6   5   3   4   5   0  33   2.09
Capra L(0-4)            0.1   2   2   2   0   0   1   4   5.84
Sadecki                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.05
Totals                  8     9   7   3*  4   5   1  39

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore                   2.2   3   4   4   5   2   2  16   4.77
Jarvis                  2.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   8   4.11
Walker                  2     1   1   1   1   3   1   8   3.23
Gilbert W(1-1)          1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.09
Marshall SV(13)         1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.77
Totals                  9     7   5   5   7   6   3  40

Passed Balls: Dyer (3)
Hit by Pitch: Capra (1)
Wild Pitches: Moore (5), Jarvis (1)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


METS 1ST: Garrett walked; Millan flied to center; Mays flied to
right; Staub walked [Garrett to second]; Theodore homered
[Garrett scored, Staub scored]; Milner was called out on
strikes; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt flied to center; Jorgensen popped to third;
Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 3, Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Dyer grounded out (second to first); Martinez struck
out; Seaver walked; Moore threw a wild pitch [Seaver to second];
Garrett walked; Millan popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Singleton walked; Dyer allowed a passed ball
[Singleton to second]; Day struck out; Bailey flied to center;
Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 3, Expos 0.

METS 3RD: Mays homered; Staub flied to right; Theodore walked;
Milner flied to left; Dyer singled to left [Theodore to second];
JARVIS REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Martinez flied to right; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Boccabella flied to center; Jarvis was called out on
strikes; Hunt walked; Jorgensen popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 0.

METS 4TH: Seaver was called out on strikes; Garrett flied to
center; Millan flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Fairly walked; Singleton struck out; Day flied to
center; Bailey forced Fairly (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 0.

METS 5TH: Mays singled to center; Jarvis threw a wild pitch
[Mays to second]; Staub flied to center; Theodore singled [Mays
to third]; Milner grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Theodore out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Foli grounded out (second to first); Boccabella
struck out; MASHORE BATTED FOR JARVIS; Mashore grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 0.

METS 6TH: WALKER REPLACED MASHORE (PITCHING); Dyer homered;
Martinez struck out; Seaver struck out; Garrett walked; Millan
forced Garrett (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 5, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Hunt flied to right in foul territory; Jorgensen
singled to center; Fairly popped to second; Singleton forced
Jorgensen (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5,
Expos 0.

METS 7TH: Mays grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub grounded
out (second to first); Theodore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 5, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: HAHN REPLACED MAYS (PLAYING CF); Day grounded out
(second to first); Bailey was called out on strikes; Foli
singled to left; Boccabella singled to right [Foli to third];
BREEDEN BATTED FOR WALKER; Breeden flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 5, Expos 0.

METS 8TH: GILBERT REPLACED BREEDEN (PITCHING); Milner flied to
left; Dyer walked; Martinez singled to center [Dyer to second];
Seaver forced Dyer (pitcher to third) [Martinez to second];
Garrett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 5, Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Hunt walked; Jorgensen singled to right [Hunt to
second]; Fairly flied to right [Hunt to third]; Singleton
reached on an error by Martinez [Jorgensen to second, Hunt
scored (RBI)]; Day doubled to left [Singleton to third,
Jorgensen scored]; Bailey singled to center [Day scored,
Singleton scored (unearned)]; CAPRA REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING);
Foli singled to left [Bailey to second]; Boccabella flied to
left; WOODS BATTED FOR GILBERT; Woods homered (unearned, but
earned for the pitcher) [Bailey scored (unearned), Foli scored
(unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Hunt was hit by a
pitch; SADECKI REPLACED CAPRA (PITCHING); Jorgensen singled to
right [Hunt to second]; Fairly flied to center; 7 R (5 ER), 6 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Expos 7.

METS 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED FAIRLY (PITCHING); WOODS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); DAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Millan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hahn flied to right; Staub
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Expos 7.

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