Ed Kranepool hit a homer in the eighth inning to tie the score and then drove in the winning run with a single in the ninth to give the Mets a 5-4 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, but the Expos came back to win the second game, 4-2. Ellis Valentine drove in three Expos' runs in the lidlifter and followed with two more RBIs in the nightcap.

Larry Parrish homered for the Expos in the second inning before Valentine accounted for the decisive runs with a single in the third after Del Unser singled and Pepe Mangual dropped a fly by Andre Dawson for a two-base error. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Montreal Expos 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, September 28, 1976 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Expos        0  0  2    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4 10  1
Mets         0  0  0    3  0  0    0  1  1  -   5 10  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser lf              4   1   0   0     1   1   .229      Boisclair cf          3   2   1   0     2   1   .285
Foli ss               4   1   1   1     0   0   .263      Millan 2b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .288
Dawson cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .277        Dwyer ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .181
Valentine rf          4   0   3   3     0   0   .277      Milner lf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .273
Williams 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Kranepool 1b          5   1   3   2     0   0   .292
Parrish 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .230      Kingman rf            2   0   0   0     2   0   .239
Foote c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .233      Staiger 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .224
Frias 2b              3   1   1   0     0   2   .200      Phillips ss           4   0   2   0     0   1   .255
Keener p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Hodges c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .226
  Kirby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .056      Espinosa p            2   1   0   0     1   0   .000
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .230        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Dunning p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .133        B. Baldwin ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Jorgensen ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .256
  Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4  10   4     2   7             Totals               33   5  10   3     6   3

Time of Game: 2:25
Left on Base: Expos 7, Mets 9
DP: Expos 2, Mets 0
Errors: Foote, Staiger
Doubles: Parrish (26), Dawson (3)
Home Runs: Kranepool (10)
Stolen Bases: Valentine (14), Jorgensen (7)
Caught Stealing: Frias (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Keener (1), Frias (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Foli (7)
GIDP: Kingman (11)
Hit by Pitch: Millan (7,by Keener)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keener                  4     4   3   1   5   1   0  21  10.38
Kirby                   2     2   0   0   0   0   0   6   5.72
Dunning                 2     1   1   1   0   2   1   7   4.34
Kerrigan L(2-6)         0.2   3   1   1   1   0   0   6   3.88
Totals                  8.2  10   5   3   6   3   1  40

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa                7     9   4   2   1   4   0  30   3.89
Lockwood W(10-7)        2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   2.70
Totals                  9    10   4   2   2   7   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Keener (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Jerry Crawford


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

METS 1ST: Boisclair grounded out (first unassisted); Millan
flied to center; Milner singled to right [Milner out at second
(right to second to first)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Mets 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine singled to right; Williams grounded out
(third to first) [Valentine to second]; Parrish grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Valentine to third]; Foote flied to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool popped to third in foul territory; Kingman
walked; Staiger singled to left [Kingman to second]; Phillips
singled to right [Kingman to third, Staiger to second]; Hodges
struck out; Espinosa forced Phillips (third to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Frias singled to left; Keener out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Frias to second]; Unser walked; Frias was
caught stealing third but was safe at third (error by Staiger;
assist by Hodges) [Unser to second]; Foli hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Frias scored (unearned)]; Dawson singled to shortstop
[Unser stayed at second]; Valentine singled to right [Unser
scored (unearned), Dawson to third]; Valentine stole second;
Williams struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets
0.

METS 3RD: Boisclair walked; Millan was hit by a pitch [Boisclair
to second]; Milner flied to center; Kranepool popped to third in
foul territory; Kingman walked [Boisclair to third, Millan to
second]; Staiger forced Kingman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish doubled to right; Foote popped to shortstop;
Frias struck out; Keener was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Phillips grounded out (second to first); Hodges popped
to shortstop; Espinosa walked; Boisclair walked [Espinosa to
second]; Millan singled to center [Espinosa scored, Boisclair
scored (error by Foote) (unearned) (no RBI), Millan scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Milner grounded out (second to first); 3 R
(1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Unser flied to right; Foli grounded out (shortstop to
first); Dawson flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Mets 3.

METS 5TH: KIRBY REPLACED KEENER (PITCHING); Kranepool singled to
right; Kingman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Kranepool out at second]; Staiger grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Valentine flied to right; Williams flied to center;
Parrish singled to right [Parrish out at second (right to
second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Phillips singled to right; Hodges lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [Phillips out at first]; Espinosa flied
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Foote singled to left; Frias out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Foote to second]; GARRETT BATTED FOR KIRBY;
Garrett flied to right; Unser grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: DUNNING REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Boisclair struck
out; Millan flied to center; Milner grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Foli singled to center; Dawson doubled to left [Foli
to third]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING); Valentine
singled to center [Foli scored, Dawson scored, Valentine to
second (on throw to home)]; Williams flied to left; Parrish
reached on a fielder's choice [Valentine out at third (third
unassisted)]; Foote struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4,
Mets 3.

METS 8TH: Kranepool homered; Kingman grounded out (shortstop to
first); Staiger flied to center; Phillips was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 4.

EXPOS 9TH: Frias struck out; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR DUNNING;
Jorgensen walked; Jorgensen stole second; Unser struck out; Foli
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 4.

METS 9TH: KERRIGAN REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Hodges flied
to left; B. BALDWIN BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; B. Baldwin flied to
right; Boisclair singled to right; DWYER BATTED FOR MILLAN;
Dwyer singled to right [Boisclair to third]; Milner walked
[Dwyer to second]; Kranepool singled to right [Boisclair scored,
Dwyer to third, Milner to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos
4, Mets 5.