Jose Morales hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning -- his fourth homer and third as a pinch-hitter this season -- as the Expos frustrated the Mets, 5-4, before a Jacket Night crowd of 53,523. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, New York Mets 4
Game Played on Monday, August    2, 1976 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Expos        1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  3  -   5  7  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  2  0  -   4  9  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Valentine cf          3   1   2   1     2   0   .274      Mangual cf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Garrett 2b            4   0   0   0     1   0   .216        Kranepool ph,lf,1b  2   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Parrish 3b            5   0   1   0     0   2   .211      Millan 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .258
Williams c            5   0   1   0     0   0   .208      Milner lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Unser rf,lf,rf        4   0   0   0     0   3   .222        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .417
Foli ss               3   1   1   0     1   0   .268        Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jorgensen lf,1b       3   1   0   0     1   2   .248      Torre 1b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .284
Thornton 1b           2   0   0   0     1   2   .196        Brown pr,cf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .240
  White lf,rf,lf      1   1   1   0     0   0   .237      Vail rf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .279
Fryman p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .098      Grote c               2   1   0   0     2   0   .251
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Staiger 3b            4   1   2   3     0   0   .232
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harrelson ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .209
  Morales ph          1   1   1   3     0   0   .350      Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .093
  Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Boisclair ph,cf,lf  1   0   0   0     1   0   .274

Totals               33   5   7   4     6  10             Totals               34   4   9   4     3   3

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 53,523
Left on Base: Expos 8, Mets 7
DP: Expos 1, Mets 1
Errors: Milner
Doubles: Parrish (15), Valentine (7), Staiger (5)
Triples: Torre (2)
Home Runs: Morales (4), Staiger (1)
Stolen Bases: Valentine (4), Harrelson (5)
Caught Stealing: Foli (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Fryman (6), Lockwood (1)
GIDP: Staiger (2)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman                  6.2   6   2   2   1   3   1  26   3.78
Murray                  1     3   2   2   2   0   0   8   2.79
Taylor W(1-0)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Kerrigan SV(1)          1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.25
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   3   1  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  7     4   2   1   4   8   0  29   2.48
Lockwood L(6-7)         1.1   3   3   3   1   2   1   8   2.86
Sanders                 0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   1.47
Totals                  9     7   5   4   6  10   1  40

Wild Pitches: Murray (3), Seaver (10)
Balks: Sanders (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Paul Runge


EXPOS 1ST: Mets Manager Joe Frazier ejected by HP umpire Nick
Colosi sometime in game; Valentine singled to center;
Valentine stole second; Garrett reached on an error by Milner
[Valentine scored (unearned) (no RBI), Garrett to second];
Parrish struck out; Williams grounded out (catcher to first)
[Garrett to third]; Unser struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Mangual grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan flied
out to right; Milner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Mets 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Foli walked; Jorgensen struck out; Thornton struck
out while Foli was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Torre tripled to right; Vail grounded out (shortstop
to first); Grote walked; Staiger grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Grote out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Fryman grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine
grounded out (pitcher to first); Garrett flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson was called out on strikes; Seaver grounded
out (pitcher to first); Mangual struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish popped to catcher in foul territory; Williams
singled; Unser struck out; Foli flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Millan singled; Milner flied out to right; Torre
forced Millan (third to second); Vail singled to center [Torre
to second]; Grote forced Torre (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Jorgensen popped to shortstop; Thornton walked; On a
bunt Fryman struck out; Valentine walked [Thornton to second];
Garrett flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 1, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Staiger flied out to center; Harrelson popped to
third; Seaver was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Mets 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Parrish doubled to left; Williams flied out to
center; Unser struck out; Foli flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
flied out to center; Milner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Jorgensen walked; Thornton struck out; Fryman out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Jorgensen to second];
Valentine doubled [Jorgensen scored]; Seaver threw a wild pitch
[Valentine to third]; Garrett lined to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: JORGENSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); WHITE
REPLACED THORNTON (PLAYING LF); Torre grounded out (pitcher to
first); Vail singled to left; Grote forced Vail (shortstop to
second); Staiger homered [Grote scored]; Harrelson singled to
left; MURRAY REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR
SEAVER; UNSER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); WHITE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Harrelson stole second; Murray threw a
wild pitch [Harrelson to third]; Boisclair walked; KRANEPOOL
BATTED FOR MANGUAL; Kranepool flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 2.

EXPOS 8TH: KRANEPOOL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LOCKWOOD
REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
CF); Parrish struck out; Williams flied out to left; Unser lined
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Millan singled to left; Lockwood out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Millan to second]; Torre singled to
right [Millan scored]; BROWN RAN FOR TORRE; Vail flied out to
center; Grote walked [Brown to second]; Staiger doubled to left
[Brown scored, Grote to third]; TAYLOR REPLACED MURRAY
(PITCHING); Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 4.

EXPOS 9TH: KRANEPOOL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); BROWN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BOISCLAIR CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); Foli singled; Jorgensen was called out on strikes;
White singled to right [Foli to second]; MORALES BATTED FOR
TAYLOR; Morales homered [Foli scored, White scored]; Valentine
walked; SANDERS REPLACED LOCKWOOD (PITCHING); Sanders balked
[Valentine to second]; Garrett was walked intentionally; Parrish
forced Garrett (second to shortstop) [Valentine to third];
Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 5, Mets 4.

METS 9TH: KERRIGAN REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Boisclair
grounded out (second to first); Kranepool flied out to left;
UNSER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); WHITE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); Millan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Mets 4.