Mike Vail extended his hitting streak to 23 games, tying the modern N. L. record for a rookie, driving home two runs as the Mets nipped the Expos, 3-2. Vail accounted for the deciding tally with an eighth-inning single which scored pinch-runner Gene Clines to snap a 2-2 tie.

The Expos scored both their runs in the second. Vail singled home the first New York run in the sixth and the Mets tied the score in the seventh on throwing errors by Larry Parrish and Mike Jorgensen, plus a wild pitch. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Monday, September 15, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Expos        0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  2
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  1    1  1  x  -   3  6  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bailey lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Unser cf              2   1   0   0     1   1   .295
  Jorgensen 1b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Millan 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Mackanin 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Vail lf               4   0   2   2     0   0   .352
Morales 1b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .307      Staub rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .274
  Scott pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Kingman 3b            4   1   0   0     0   1   .237
  Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .275        Staiger 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Parrish 3b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .278      Kranepool 1b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .336
Carter c              4   1   0   0     0   1   .273      Grote c               2   0   0   0     1   1   .293
Mangual rf            4   1   1   0     0   3   .248      Phillips ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
White cf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .319      Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Frias ss              3   0   0   1     0   1   .133        Garrett ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Rogers p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .191        Clines pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .233
                                                            Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               32   2   7   2     1   7             Totals               28   3   6   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  7,259
Left on Base: Expos 4, Mets 5
DP: Expos 2, Mets 1
Errors: Jorgensen, Parrish
Stolen Bases: Mangual (30), White (2), Unser (4)
Caught Stealing: Morales (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Unser (7)
GIDP: Kranepool (11), Phillips (8)
Hit by Pitch: Millan (11,by Rogers)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(10-12)         8     6   3   2   2   4   0  32   3.30
Totals                  8     6   3   2   2   4   0  32

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(13-13)        8     6   2   2   1   4   0  29   3.47
Lockwood SV(1)          1     1   0   0   0   3   0   4   1.54
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   7   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Rogers (4)
Wild Pitches: Rogers (13), Lockwood (5)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge


EXPOS 1ST: Bailey flied out to left; Mackanin made an out to
second; Morales singled to right; Morales was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Unser grounded out (second to first); Millan grounded
out (second to first); Vail grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish walked; Carter forced Parrish (pitcher to
shortstop); Mangual singled to right [Carter to third]; White
singled to center [Carter scored, Mangual to second]; Mangual
stole third and White stole second; Frias grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Mangual scored, White to third]; Rogers
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2,
Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Staub singled to center; Kingman struck out; Kranepool
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Bailey singled to left; Mackanin lined into a double
play (second to first) [Bailey out at first]; Morales lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Grote walked; Phillips grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Grote out at second]; Koosman
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish grounded out (second to first); Carter
grounded out (third to first); Mangual struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Unser struck out (catcher to first); Millan grounded
out (second to first); Vail lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

EXPOS 5TH: White made an out to first; Frias struck out; Rogers
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Staub singled to left; Kingman made an out to second;
Kranepool singled to first [Staub to second]; Grote was called
out on strikes; Phillips grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Bailey grounded out (second to first); Mackanin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales singled to center;
SCOTT RAN FOR MORALES; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Expos 2, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); JORGENSEN REPLACED
BAILEY (PLAYING 1B); Koosman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Unser walked; Unser stole second; Millan struck out; Vail
singled to center [Unser scored]; Staub grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Carter flied out to right; Mangual was called out on
strikes; White flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
2, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Kingman reached on an error by Parrish [Kingman to
third (error by Jorgensen)]; Rogers threw a wild pitch [Kingman
scored (unearned)]; Kranepool flied out to right; Grote grounded
out (third to first); Phillips grounded out (second to first); 1
R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Frias flied out to center; Rogers flied out to right;
Jorgensen singled to second; Mackanin flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: GARRETT BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Garrett singled to
shortstop; CLINES RAN FOR GARRETT; Unser out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Clines to second]; Millan was hit by a
pitch; Vail singled to left [Clines scored, Millan to second];
Staub forced Vail (second to shortstop) [Millan to third];
Kingman forced Staub (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 2, Mets 3.

EXPOS 9TH: STAIGER REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 3B); LOCKWOOD
REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); DWYER BATTED FOR SCOTT; Dwyer was
called out on strikes; Parrish singled to right; Lockwood threw
a wild pitch [Parrish to second]; Carter struck out; Mangual
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 3.