Four pitchers for the Expos issued a total of 14 passes, making it easy for the Mets to walk their way to a 10-4 victory. Loser Clay Kirby, who passed six in 3 1/3 innings, issued four straight walks to force in the Mets' initial run in the opening frame. John Milner drove in three runs for the Mets with a grounder in the fourth and double in the fifth. Pepe Mangual walked with the bases loaded in the fifth and added two RBIs with a double in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 10, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Saturday, July      24, 1976 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Mets         1  0  0    2  5  0    0  2  0  -  10  8  2
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  2    2  0  0  -   4  7  4


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mangual cf            5   2   3   3     1   0   .266      Valentine cf          3   1   1   1     0   1   .263
Phillips ss           5   0   2   1     0   0   .263      Rivera lf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .274
Milner lf             5   1   1   3     1   0   .269        Unser ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Kranepool rf          2   0   0   0     2   0   .288      Parrish 3b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .212
  Boisclair rf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .292      xThornton 1b          1   0   0   1     1   0   .000
Torre 1b              5   0   0   0     1   0   .283      Foote c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Hodges c              2   1   1   1     3   0   .296      Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Staiger 3b            4   2   1   0     1   2   .204      Carter rf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .229
Millan 2b             2   2   0   0     3   0   .250      Mackanin 2b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Lolich p              2   2   0   1     2   2   .147      x  Garrett ph,2b      1   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Apodaca p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Kirby p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .063
                                                            Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Warthen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            White ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .243
                                                            Lang p              1   0   1   1     0   0   .500

Totals               35  10   8   9    14   4             Totals               29   4   7   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 14,198
Left on Base: Mets 13, Expos 4
DP: Mets 3, Expos 3
Errors: Hodges 2, Thornton, Foli 3
Doubles: Milner (15), Mangual (10), Rivera (5), White (9), Parrish (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Phillips (4), Thornton (4), Valentine (1)
GIDP: Torre 2 (13), Apodaca (2), Foli (6), Carter (4), Foote (5)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(6-10)          6     5   2   2   1   3   0  23   2.71
Apodaca SV(3)           3     2   2   0   1   0   0  12   2.36
Totals                  9     7   4   2   2   3   0  35

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby L(1-8)            3.1   3   3   2   6   2   0  21   5.00
Kerrigan                0.2   0   4   4   5   0   0   6   8.10
Warthen                 2     1   1   1   2   2   0   9   6.26
Lang                    3     4   2   2   1   0   0  14   4.67
Totals                  9     8  10   9  14   4   0  50

Passed Balls: Foote (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jim Quick


METS 1ST: Mangual flied out to right; Phillips grounded out
(second to first); Milner walked; Kranepool walked [Milner to
second]; Torre walked [Milner to third, Kranepool to second];
Hodges walked [Milner scored, Kranepool to third, Torre to
second]; Staiger struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 1,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Valentine struck out; Rivera grounded out (second to
first); Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Millan grounded out (third to first); Lolich struck
out; Mangual reached on an error by Foli; Phillips singled to
left [Mangual to second]; Milner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Thornton reached on catcher's interference by Hodges;
Foote forced Thornton (second to shortstop); Foli grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Foote out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

METS 3RD: Kranepool flied out to left; Torre grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hodges walked; Staiger forced Hodges
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Carter flied out to center; Mackanin grounded out
(third to first); Kirby flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

METS 4TH: Millan flied out to center; Lolich walked; Mangual
singled to center [Lolich to second]; Phillips singled to right
[Mangual to second, Lolich to third]; Milner reached on an error
by Thornton [Lolich scored, Mangual scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Phillips to third, Milner to second]; KERRIGAN REPLACED KIRBY
(PITCHING); Kranepool was walked intentionally; Torre grounded
into a double play (shortstop to shortstop to first) [Kranepool
out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Valentine flied out to center; Rivera doubled to
left; Parrish grounded out (third to first); Thornton walked;
Foote forced Thornton (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 3, Expos 0.

METS 5TH: Hodges walked; Staiger walked [Hodges to second];
Millan walked [Hodges to third, Staiger to second]; Lolich
walked [Hodges scored, Staiger to third, Millan to second];
WARTHEN REPLACED KERRIGAN (PITCHING); Mangual walked [Staiger
scored, Millan to third, Lolich to second]; Phillips hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Millan scored, Lolich to third]; Milner
doubled to right [Lolich scored, Mangual scored]; Kranepool
grounded out (first unassisted); Torre lined to third; 5 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: BOISCLAIR REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PLAYING RF); Foli
singled to left; Carter grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Foli out at second]; Mackanin struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8, Expos 0.

METS 6TH: Hodges flied out to left; Staiger was called out on
strikes; Millan walked; Lolich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 8, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: WHITE BATTED FOR WARTHEN; White doubled to right;
Valentine singled to left [White to third]; Rivera struck out;
Parrish doubled to center [White scored, Valentine to third];
Thornton hit a sacrifice fly to left [Valentine scored]; Foote
flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Expos 2.

METS 7TH: LANG REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Mangual singled to
center; Foote allowed a passed ball [Mangual to second];
Phillips reached on an error by Foli [Mangual to third]; Milner
forced Phillips (first to shortstop); Boisclair flied out to
left; Torre forced Milner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 8, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: APODACA REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Foli flied out to
left; Carter walked; GARRETT BATTED FOR MACKANIN; Garrett
reached on catcher's interference by Hodges [Carter to second];
Lang singled to right [Carter scored (unearned), Garrett to
third]; Valentine hit a sacrifice fly to center [Garrett scored
(unearned)]; UNSER BATTED FOR RIVERA; Unser forced Lang
(shortstop unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8,
Expos 4.

METS 8TH: UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GARRETT STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Hodges singled to left; Staiger singled to
left [Hodges to second]; Millan walked [Hodges to third, Staiger
to second]; Apodaca grounded into a double play (third to
catcher to first) [Staiger to third, Millan to second, Hodges
out at home]; Mangual doubled to left [Staiger scored, Millan
scored]; Phillips grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 10, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Parrish singled to left; Thornton flied out to
center; Foote grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Parrish out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 10,
Expos 4.

METS 9TH: Milner reached on an error by Foli; Boisclair flied
out to center; Torre grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Milner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 10, Expos 4.

EXPOS 9TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter popped
to second; Garrett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 10, Expos 4.