Sparked by Rusty Staub, the Mets defeated the Expos, 7-3, to end a four-game losing streak. The Expos scored their runs in the first inning, two on a homer by Bob Bailey, but all three were unearned as the result of an error by Wayne Garrett.

Staub started the Mets' comeback with a homer in the fourth. The Mets then erupted for five runs in the seventh. Staub singled with the bases loaded to drive in the tying pair. A single by George Theodore added another run and, after a wild pitch, Garrett knocked in two with a single. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Thursday, July      5, 1973 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    5  0  1  -   7 13  2
Expos        3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mays cf               4   0   1   0     1   1   .191      Hunt 2b               4   0   2   0     1   0   .305
Millan 2b             5   1   3   0     0   0   .289      Foli ss               5   1   1   0     0   0   .266
Milner 1b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .226      Woods cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Staub rf              5   2   2   3     0   1   .277      Breeden 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .280
Kranepool lf          2   0   0   0     1   0   .264      Bailey 3b             3   1   1   2     1   0   .296
  Theodore ph,lf      1   2   1   1     1   0   .270      Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     0   2   .286
Garrett ss            4   0   2   2     1   0   .231      Mashore lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .237
Boswell 3b            5   0   2   1     0   2   .222      Boccabella c          3   0   1   0     1   1   .252
Hodges c              1   0   0   0     1   0   .276      Stoneman p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .083
  Dyer ph,c           3   0   0   0     0   0   .167        M. Scott p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Matlack p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .103        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Beauchamp ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .290        Fairly ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .309
  McGraw p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               38   7  13   7     6   6             Totals               33   3   7   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 15,628
Left on Base: Mets 10, Expos 8
DP: Mets 2, Expos 2
Errors: Millan, Garrett
Doubles: Mays (7)
Home Runs: Staub (7), Bailey (16)
Stolen Bases: Foli (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Stoneman (1)
GIDP: Milner (8), Hodges (5), Bailey (8), Breeden (3)
Hit by Pitch: Singleton (2,by Matlack)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(6-10)         6     5   3   0   3   5   1  28   3.62
McGraw SV(11)           3     2   0   0   0   1   0  10   5.69
Totals                  9     7   3   0   3   6   1  38

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman                5     7   1   1   2   4   1  22   6.04
M. Scott L(1-2)         1.2   2   4   4   2   1   0   9   6.08
Marshall                2.1   4   2   2   2   1   0  13   2.90
Totals                  9    13   7   7   6   6   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Matlack (2)
Wild Pitches: Matlack (5), Marshall (6)

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


METS 1ST: Mays struck out; Millan singled to right; Milner flied
to left; Staub struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos
0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt singled to right; Foli forced Hunt (pitcher to
shortstop); Foli stole second; Woods flied to center [Foli to
third]; Breeden reached on an error by Garrett [Foli scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Bailey homered (unearned) [Breeden scored
(unearned)]; Singleton was hit by a pitch; Mashore flied to
center; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 3.

METS 2ND: Kranepool flied to center; Garrett singled to right;
Boswell popped to third; Hodges walked [Garrett to second];
Matlack was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 2ND: Boccabella singled to left; Stoneman out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Boccabella to second]; Hunt
walked; Foli flied to center; Woods reached on an error by
Millan [Hunt to second, Boccabella to third]; Breeden flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 3.

METS 3RD: Mays flied to right; Millan singled to left; Milner
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Millan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Bailey walked; Singleton was called out on strikes;
Mashore was called out on strikes; Boccabella flied to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 3.

METS 4TH: Staub homered; Kranepool walked; Garrett forced
Kranepool (right to shortstop); Boswell singled to right
[Garrett to second]; Hodges grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Boswell out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Stoneman struck out; Hunt grounded out (pitcher to
first); Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 3.

METS 5TH: Matlack was called out on strikes; Mays grounded out
(shortstop to first); Millan singled to center; Milner singled
to right [Millan to third]; Staub flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); Breeden
singled to left; Bailey grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Breeden out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 3.

METS 6TH: M. SCOTT REPLACED STONEMAN (PITCHING); Kranepool
grounded out (first unassisted); Garrett flied to left; Boswell
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Singleton struck out; Mashore singled to left;
Boccabella walked [Mashore to second]; Matlack threw a wild
pitch [Boccabella to second, Mashore to third]; On a bunt M.
Scott struck out; Hunt flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 1, Expos 3.

METS 7TH: DYER BATTED FOR HODGES; Dyer flied to left; BEAUCHAMP
BATTED FOR MATLACK; Beauchamp singled to left; Mays walked
[Beauchamp to second]; Millan forced Mays (second to shortstop)
[Beauchamp to third]; Milner walked [Millan to second]; Staub
singled to center [Milner to second, Millan scored, Beauchamp
scored]; THEODORE BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; MARSHALL REPLACED M.
SCOTT (PITCHING); Theodore singled to left [Staub to second,
Milner scored]; Marshall threw a wild pitch [Staub to third,
Theodore to second]; Garrett singled to right [Theodore scored,
Staub scored, Garrett to second (on throw)]; Boswell struck out;
5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: MCGRAW REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); THEODORE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Foli
singled to left; Woods forced Foli (third to second); Breeden
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Woods out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Expos 3.

METS 8TH: Dyer popped to second; McGraw flied to left; Mays
doubled to right; Millan flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 6, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Bailey grounded out (third to first); Singleton
grounded out (pitcher to first); Mashore grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Expos 3.

METS 9TH: Milner flied to left; Staub flied to left; Theodore
walked; Garrett walked [Theodore to second]; Boswell singled to
right [Garrett to third, Theodore scored, Boswell to second (on
throw)]; Dyer popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Boccabella was called out on strikes; FAIRLY BATTED
FOR MARSHALL; Fairly grounded out (shortstop to first); Hunt
singled to left; Foli grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Expos 3.