Jon Matlack received last-out help from Skip Lockwood and gained credit for his 16th victory, equalling his major league career high, when the Mets defeated the Expos, 4-2. The Mets decided the outcome with three runs in the second inning, one scoring on a single by Roy Staiger and two on a bases-loaded single by Felix Millan. John Stearns doubled to drive in the Mets' final marker in the fifth. Earl Williams and Ellis Valentine hit homers for the Expos' runs. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 22, 1976 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Mets         0  3  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 11  1
Expos        0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 10  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           4   0   3   0     1   0   .273      Rivera lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Millan 2b             5   0   1   2     0   1   .282      Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Milner 1b             2   1   0   0     3   0   .271      Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Kingman rf            5   0   3   0     0   1   .237      Valentine rf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .261
Boisclair lf          3   1   0   0     1   0   .283      Williams 1b           4   1   2   1     0   1   .226
Stearns c             4   1   2   1     1   0   .277      Parrish 3b            4   0   3   0     0   0   .234
Phillips ss           4   0   0   0     1   2   .256      Mackanin 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Staiger 3b            3   1   2   1     2   0   .229      Foote c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .223
Matlack p             4   0   0   0     1   2   .173      Landreth p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .353        Lang p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Dunning p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
                                                            Thornton ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .194
                                                            Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .327

Totals               34   4  11   4    10   6             Totals               36   2  10   2     0   3

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  3,229
Left on Base: Mets 14, Expos 7
DP: Mets 2, Expos 1
Errors: Millan
Doubles: Mazzilli (1), Stearns 2 (5), Foote (9)
Home Runs: Williams (16), Valentine (6)
Caught Stealing: Mazzilli (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Boisclair (5)
GIDP: Matlack (3), Foli (13)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(16-9)         8.2  10   2   2   0   3   2  35   2.81
Lockwood SV(18)         0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.83
Totals                  9    10   2   2   0   3   2  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Landreth L(1-1)         1.2   3   3   3   4   2   0  11   3.52
Lang                    2.2   4   1   1   2   1   0  13   3.81
Atkinson                0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   0.00
Dunning                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.43
Kerrigan                2     3   0   0   3   1   0  11   3.60
Totals                  9    11   4   4  10   6   0  45

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Tom Gorman


METS 1ST: On a bunt Mazzilli singled to first; Mazzilli was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Millan flied to
right; Milner walked; Kingman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Rivera flied to center; Foli lined to first; Dawson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Boisclair walked; Stearns walked [Boisclair to
second]; Phillips flied to center [Boisclair to third]; Staiger
singled to center [Boisclair scored, Stearns to third]; Matlack
struck out; Mazzilli walked [Staiger to second]; Millan singled
to left [Stearns scored, Staiger scored, Mazzilli to third];
LANG REPLACED LANDRETH (PITCHING); Milner grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine flied to left; Williams homered; Parrish
singled to right; Mackanin popped to first; Foote grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 1.

METS 3RD: Kingman singled to center [Kingman out at second
(center to second)]; Boisclair lined to second; Stearns grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Lang popped to second; Rivera reached on an error by
Millan; Foli singled to left [Rivera to second]; Dawson flied to
center [Rivera to third]; Valentine flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 1.

METS 4TH: Phillips grounded out (pitcher to first); Staiger
grounded out (second to first); Matlack walked; Mazzilli doubled
to right [Matlack to third]; Millan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Williams singled to left; Parrish flied to center;
Mackanin flied into a double play (center to center to first)
[Williams out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 1.

METS 5TH: Milner walked; Kingman singled to center [Milner to
second]; Boisclair flied to left; Stearns doubled to right
[Milner scored, Kingman to third]; ATKINSON REPLACED LANG
(PITCHING); Phillips struck out; Staiger was walked
intentionally; Matlack grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Foote doubled to center; FREED BATTED FOR ATKINSON;
Freed grounded out (third to first); Rivera singled to shortstop
[Foote to third]; Foli grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Rivera out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 4, Expos 1.

METS 6TH: DUNNING REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Mazzilli flied to
center; Millan grounded out (second to first); Milner grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson flied to center; Valentine homered; Williams
struck out; Parrish singled to left; Mackanin flied to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 2.

METS 7TH: Kingman singled to center; Boisclair out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Kingman to second]; Stearns
grounded out (shortstop to first); Phillips struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Foote flied to left; THORNTON BATTED FOR DUNNING;
Thornton struck out; Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 2.

METS 8TH: KERRIGAN REPLACED THORNTON (PITCHING); Staiger singled
to left; On a bunt Matlack struck out; Mazzilli singled to right
[Staiger to second]; Millan grounded out (third to first)
[Staiger to third, Mazzilli to second]; Milner walked; Kingman
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Foli grounded out (third to first); Dawson struck
out; Valentine flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Expos 2.

METS 9TH: Boisclair popped to second; Stearns doubled to left;
Phillips was walked intentionally; Staiger walked [Stearns to
third, Phillips to second]; Matlack grounded into a double play
(third to catcher to first) [Stearns out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Williams flied to center; Parrish singled to right;
Mackanin forced Parrish (second unassisted); Foote singled to
left [Mackanin to second]; MORALES BATTED FOR KERRIGAN; LOCKWOOD
REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Morales lined to second; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 2.