Dan Warthen, making his first start since returning from Denver (American Association), allowed only two hits and pitched the Expos to a 4-0 victory over the Mets. Lee Mazzilli accounted for both hits with singles in the fifth and eighth innings. Ellis Valentine and Earl Williams socked back-to-back homers in the sixth to beat Jerry Koosman. The Expos iced the verdict with a pair of unearned runs in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Tuesday, September 21, 1976 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  2
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  2    0  2  x  -   4  7  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           3   0   2   0     1   0   .225      Rivera lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .275
Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .283        Unser lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Torre 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .310      Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Kingman rf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .233      Dawson cf             4   1   0   0     0   1   .314
Stearns c             2   0   0   0     2   1   .266      Valentine rf          4   2   2   1     0   0   .261
Vail lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Williams 1b           3   1   1   1     1   1   .223
Staiger 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .224        Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Harrelson ss          2   0   0   0     1   0   .227      Parrish 3b            2   0   0   1     1   1   .230
Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Mackanin 2b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .230
                                                            Frias 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .180
                                                          Foote c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .220
                                                          Warthen p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               25   0   2   0     6   4             Totals               29   4   7   3     3   6

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance:  3,909
Left on Base: Mets 5, Expos 6
DP: Mets 0, Expos 3
Errors: Staiger, Harrelson, Foli
Home Runs: Valentine (5), Williams (15)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (4)
Caught Stealing: Stearns (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Koosman (13), Warthen (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Parrish (6)
GIDP: Vail (4), Millan (15), Stearns (3)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(20-9)         8     7   4   2   3   6   2  34   2.74
Totals                  8     7   4   2   3   6   2  34

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Warthen W(2-8)          9     2   0   0   6   4   0  32   5.54
Totals                  9     2   0   0   6   4   0  32

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Terry Tata


METS 1ST: Mazzilli walked; Mazzilli stole second; Millan flied
to right; Torre was called out on strikes; Kingman struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Rivera singled to shortstop; Foli singled to left
[Rivera to second]; Dawson popped to first in foul territory;
Valentine forced Foli (shortstop to second) [Rivera to third];
Williams struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns walked; Stearns was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Vail flied to center; Staiger popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish struck out; Mackanin was called out on
strikes; Foote popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Expos 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson walked; Koosman out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Harrelson to second]; Mazzilli flied to
center; Millan flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Warthen popped to second; Rivera walked; Foli popped
to second; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 0.

METS 4TH: Torre popped to third in foul territory; Kingman
walked; Stearns walked [Kingman to second]; Vail grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Stearns out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Valentine flied to center; Williams grounded out
(shortstop to first); Parrish lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 5TH: Staiger reached on an error by Foli; Harrelson popped
to catcher in foul territory; Koosman flied to center; Mazzilli
singled to center [Staiger to third]; Millan flied to left; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Mackanin singled to center; Foote was credited with a
single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Mackanin out at
second (second unassisted)]; Warthen out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Foote to second]; Rivera flied to right; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 6TH: Torre flied to center; Kingman grounded out (third to
first); Stearns struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos
0.

EXPOS 6TH: Foli flied to left; Dawson grounded out (third to
first); Valentine homered; Williams homered; Parrish walked;
Mackanin struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 2.

METS 7TH: Vail lined to third; Staiger flied to center;
Harrelson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Foote flied to left; Warthen struck out; Rivera
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 2.

METS 8TH: UNSER REPLACED RIVERA (PLAYING LF); Koosman flied to
center; Mazzilli singled to left; Millan grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Mazzilli out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Foli grounded out (third to first); Dawson reached on
an error by Harrelson; Valentine singled to third [Dawson scored
(error by Staiger) (unearned) (no RBI), Valentine to third];
Williams was walked intentionally; Parrish hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Valentine scored (unearned), Williams to second];
Mackanin flied to center; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 4.

METS 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING 1B); FRIAS
REPLACED MACKANIN (PLAYING 2B); Torre walked; Kingman struck
out; Stearns grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Torre out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 4.