John Milner hit two home runs, including a club record third grand slam in a five-run sixth inning, to power the Mets to a 10-3 triumph over the Expos in a game terminated by rain with the Expos batting in the eighth. Milner's first homer was a two-run blow in the third. The second game of the scheduled twi-night doubleheader was postponed because of the rain. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 10, Montreal Expos 3

Game Played on Monday, September 27, 1976 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Expos 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 - 3 7 2 Mets 0 0 3 2 0 5 0 x - 10 11 0 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivera lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .276 Mazzilli cf 3 2 0 0 1 2 .228 Foli ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .263 Millan 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .288 Dawson cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Milner lf 4 2 2 6 0 0 .274 Valentine rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .270 Kranepool 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .289 Williams 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .231 Kingman rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .240 Parrish 3b 3 1 0 0 0 1 .228 Grote c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .277 Mackanin 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Harrelson ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 .233 Foote c 3 0 2 1 0 0 .233 Staiger 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Landreth p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Matlack p 4 2 3 1 0 0 .200 Atkinson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thornton ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194 Lang p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Roenicke ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 3 7 3 1 1 Totals 34 10 11 9 2 5 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 2,929 Left on Base: Expos 5, Mets 7 DP: Expos 0, Mets 0 Errors: Williams, Mackanin Doubles: Foote (12), Foli (36), Kingman (13) Triples: Rivera (4) Home Runs: Milner 2 (15) Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (5) Sacrifice Flies: Millan (2) Hit by Pitch: Mazzilli (1,by Lang) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Landreth L(1-2) 3.1 6 5 2 0 3 1 18 4.09 Atkinson 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.00 Lang 2 4 5 4 1 1 1 13 4.30 Taylor 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 4.70 Totals 7 11 10 6 2 5 2 38 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack W(17-9) 7 7 3 3 1 1 0 29 2.83 Totals 7 7 3 3 1 1 0 29 Hit by Pitch: Lang (3) Wild Pitches: Atkinson (2), Matlack (12) Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Vargo EXPOS 1ST: Rivera grounded out (third to first); Foli popped to first; Dawson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Mazzilli struck out; Millan singled to right; Milner flied to left; Kranepool lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. EXPOS 2ND: Valentine flied to right; Williams flied to right; Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Kingman flied to center; Grote grounded out (second to first); Harrelson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. EXPOS 3RD: Mackanin grounded out (third to first); Foote doubled to left; Landreth grounded out (first to pitcher) [Foote to third]; Rivera popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Staiger grounded out (shortstop to first); Matlack singled to center; Mazzilli reached on an error by Williams [Matlack to third]; Mazzilli stole second; Millan hit a sacrifice fly to center [Matlack scored (unearned)]; Milner homered (unearned) [Mazzilli scored (unearned)]; Kranepool popped to third; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 3. EXPOS 4TH: Foli flied to center; Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 3. METS 4TH: Kingman struck out; Grote singled to center; Harrelson singled to second [Grote to second]; Staiger reached on a fielder's choice [Grote to third, Harrelson to second]; Matlack singled to right [Grote scored, Harrelson to third, Staiger to second]; ATKINSON REPLACED LANDRETH (PITCHING); Atkinson threw a wild pitch [Harrelson scored, Staiger to third, Matlack to second]; Mazzilli struck out; Millan popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 5. EXPOS 5TH: Williams singled to left; Parrish forced Williams (shortstop to second); Mackanin grounded out (first unassisted) [Parrish to second]; Foote singled to left [Parrish scored]; THORNTON BATTED FOR ATKINSON; Thornton walked [Foote to second]; Rivera forced Thornton (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 5. METS 5TH: LANG REPLACED THORNTON (PITCHING); Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Kranepool walked; Kingman struck out; Grote grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 5. EXPOS 6TH: Foli doubled to left; Dawson flied to center; Matlack threw a wild pitch [Foli to third]; Valentine singled to center [Foli scored]; Williams grounded out (third to first) [Valentine to second]; Parrish struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 5. METS 6TH: Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); Staiger flied to left; Matlack singled to center; Mazzilli was hit by a pitch [Matlack to second]; Millan singled to third [Matlack to third, Mazzilli to second]; Milner homered [Matlack scored, Mazzilli scored, Millan scored]; Kranepool reached on an error by Mackanin; Kingman doubled to left [Kranepool scored (unearned)]; Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 10. EXPOS 7TH: Mackanin flied to left; Foote popped to shortstop; ROENICKE BATTED FOR LANG; Roenicke flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 10. METS 7TH: TAYLOR REPLACED ROENICKE (PITCHING); Harrelson singled to pitcher; Staiger flied to center; Matlack flied to center; Mazzilli walked [Harrelson to second]; Millan popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Mets 10. EXPOS 8TH: Rivera tripled to center; Foli singled to left [Rivera scored]; Game stopped due to rain; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 10.

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