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.