John Stearns hit the first grand slam of his major league career to cap a five-run outburst in the fifth inning and power the Mets to a 6-4 victory over the Expos. Tom Seaver, with help from Skip Lockwood, gained his first victory since April 30, It was also was his first triumph in Montreal since October 3, 1972, after six previous tries that included three losses and three games without a decision.

Seaver walked to open the fifth and was forced by Lenny Randle. Felix Millan and Dave Kingman followed with singles, driving in Randle. Ed Kranepool then walked to load the bases, setting the stage for Stearns' jackpot wallop. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Wednesday, June      1, 1977 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Mets         0  0  1    0  5  0    0  0  0  -   6  6  0
Expos        0  0  1    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   4  7  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             5   2   2   0     0   0   .354      Cash 2b               4   1   1   2     1   0   .278
Millan 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .209      Speier ss             5   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Milner 1b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .286      Valentine rf          3   1   1   1     1   0   .329
Kingman lf            4   1   1   1     0   2   .215      Perez 1b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .269
Kranepool rf          2   1   0   0     2   0   .328      Cromartie lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .298
  Boisclair pr,rf     0   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Terpko p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stearns c             3   1   2   4     1   1   .272        McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mazzilli cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .207      Carter c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .309
Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .147      Unser cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .301
Seaver p              2   0   0   0     1   1   .154      Parrish 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
  Lockwood p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Brown p               1   0   0   0     1   1   .000
                                                            Mackanin ph,lf      2   1   1   0     0   1   .308

Totals               32   6   6   5     6   6             Totals               34   4   7   4     4   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 13,397
Left on Base: Mets 5, Expos 7
DP: Mets 0, Expos 2
Errors: Speier
Doubles: Randle (4), Parrish (5)
Triples: Cash (2)
Home Runs: Stearns (6), Valentine (8)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (8)
GIDP: Harrelson (2), Millan (3)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(5-3)           6.2   7   4   4   4   3   1  31   3.58
Lockwood SV(5)          2.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.81
Totals                  9     7   4   4   4   4   1  38

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brown L(1-4)            7     4   6   5   5   6   1  31   3.65
Terpko                  0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   5.75
McEnaney                2     1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.52
Totals                  9     6   6   5   6   6   1  38

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming


METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan flied
out to center; Milner walked; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash flied out to center; Speier grounded out (second
to first); Valentine walked; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns was
called out on strikes; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie flied out to left; Carter walked; Unser
singled to right [Carter to second]; Parrish forced Unser
(second to shortstop) [Carter to third]; Brown was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson flied out to left; Seaver was called out on
strikes; Randle doubled to right; Millan reached on an error by
Speier [Randle scored (unearned) (no RBI), Millan to second];
Milner walked; Kingman struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cash flied out to right; Speier popped to third in
foul territory; Valentine homered; Perez made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 1.

METS 4TH: Kranepool flied out to left; Stearns walked; Mazzilli
forced Stearns (first to shortstop); Mazzilli stole second;
Harrelson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie flied out to left; Carter singled to
shortstop; Unser was called out on strikes; Parrish doubled to
left [Carter to third]; Brown walked; Cash walked [Carter
scored, Parrish to third, Brown to second]; Speier flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 2.

METS 5TH: Seaver walked; Randle forced Seaver (second to
shortstop); Millan singled to left [Randle to third]; Milner
made an out to shortstop; Kingman singled to left [Randle
scored, Millan to third, Kingman to second (on throw to 3b)];
Kranepool was walked intentionally; Stearns homered [Millan
scored, Kingman scored, Kranepool scored]; Mazzilli flied out to
right; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Valentine flied out to center; Perez struck out;
Cromartie flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6,
Expos 2.

METS 6TH: Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); Seaver
popped to shortstop; Randle flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 6, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Carter flied out to left; Unser grounded out (second
to first); Parrish flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 6, Expos 2.

METS 7TH: Millan grounded out (third to first); Milner flied out
to center; Kingman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 6, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: MACKANIN BATTED FOR BROWN; Mackanin singled to right;
Cash tripled to right [Mackanin scored]; Speier grounded out
(pitcher to first); Valentine popped to second; Perez singled to
center [Cash scored]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING);
Cromartie forced Perez (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 6, Expos 4.

METS 8TH: TERPKO REPLACED CROMARTIE (PITCHING); MACKANIN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kranepool walked; BOISCLAIR RAN FOR
KRANEPOOL; Stearns singled to right [Boisclair to second];
MCENANEY REPLACED TERPKO (PITCHING); Mazzilli forced Boisclair
(pitcher to third) [Stearns to second]; Harrelson grounded into
a double play (third to first) [Stearns out at third]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Carter
grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser grounded out (first
unassisted); Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Expos 4.

METS 9TH: Lockwood popped to second; Randle singled to pitcher;
Millan grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Randle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Expos 4.

EXPOS 9TH: Mackanin struck out; Cash grounded out (shortstop to
first); Speier out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 6, Expos 4.