Warren Cromartie drove in two runs with his first major league homer and Gary Carter accounted for two other tallies as the Expos defeated the Mets, 4-3. After the Mets took the lead with a two-run single by John Milner in the third, Tony Perez tripled for the Expos in the fourth and beat the throw home when Carter grounded to Bud Harrelson.

Carter was safe at first on the fielder's choice and trotted across the plate when Cromartie followed with his homer. Carter knocked in what proved to be the winning run with a single in the fifth that scored Chris Speier, offsetting a run by the Mets in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      2, 1977 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Mets         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  0
Expos        0  0  0    3  1  0    0  0  x  -   4 10  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .317      Cash 2b               5   0   2   0     0   0   .284
Harrelson ss          3   1   0   0     1   0   .182      Speier ss             3   1   2   0     2   1   .258
Vail rf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .325      Valentine rf          5   0   0   0     0   1   .318
Milner 1b             4   0   1   2     0   0   .269      Perez 1b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .261
Stearns c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .311      Carter c              4   1   1   2     0   0   .292
Kranepool lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Cromartie lf          4   1   2   2     0   0   .312
  Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Boisclair cf          3   0   1   0     0   2   .248        Mejias cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .178      Garrett 3b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .211
Millan 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .220      Alcala p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .053
  Youngblood pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .213        Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Espinosa p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .087        Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .148
  Baldwin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .267        McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mazzilli ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .230

Totals               36   3   8   3     1   4             Totals               35   4  10   4     4   5

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 16,296
Left on Base: Mets 7, Expos 11
DP: Mets 0, Expos 0
Errors: Cash
Doubles: Randle (10), Stearns (18), Garrett (2)
Triples: Perez (2)
Home Runs: Cromartie (1)
Stolen Bases: Cash (9)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa L(4-6)         5.1   8   4   4   3   3   1  28   3.93
Baldwin                 0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   3.05
Myrick                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.60
Totals                  8    10   4   4   4   5   1  39

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alcala W(3-6)           6     5   2   2   1   4   0  25   6.54
Kerrigan                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.50
Atkinson                1     1   1   1   0   0   0   4   3.48
McEnaney SV(1)          1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.51
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   4   0  37

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


METS 1ST: Randle singled to left; Harrelson walked [Randle to
second]; Vail was called out on strikes; Milner popped to
center; Stearns flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash lined to pitcher; Speier singled to right;
Valentine popped to first in foul territory; Perez forced Speier
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool lined to center; Boisclair struck out;
Millan reached on an error by Cash [Millan to first]; Espinosa
forced Millan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie
grounded out (pitcher to first); Dawson flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 3RD: Randle doubled to left; Harrelson reached on a
fielder's choice [Randle out at third (pitcher to third)]; Vail
singled to right [Harrelson to third, Vail to second (on throw
to 3b)]; Milner singled to right [Harrelson scored, Vail
scored]; Stearns flied out to right; Kranepool made an out to
shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Garrett made an out to second; Alcala was called out
on strikes; Cash singled to left; Cash stole second; Speier
walked; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2,
Expos 0.

METS 4TH: Boisclair struck out; Millan grounded out (pitcher to
catcher to first); Espinosa struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez tripled to right; Carter reached on a fielder's
choice [Perez scored]; Cromartie homered [Carter scored]; Dawson
grounded out (first to pitcher); Garrett doubled to right;
Alcala struck out; Cash popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 2, Expos 3.

METS 5TH: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
popped to first; Vail grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier singled to center; Valentine flied out to
center; Perez walked [Speier to second]; Carter singled to
center [Speier scored, Perez to second]; Cromartie popped to
third in foul territory; Dawson forced Carter (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

METS 6TH: Milner popped to catcher; Stearns popped to right;
Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Expos 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Garrett walked; Alcala popped to first in foul
territory; Cash singled to right [Garrett to third]; BALDWIN
REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING); Speier walked [Cash to second];
Valentine popped to right; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

METS 7TH: On a bunt Boisclair singled to third; KERRIGAN
REPLACED ALCALA (PITCHING); Millan flied out to left; HODGES
BATTED FOR BALDWIN; Hodges flied out to left; Randle flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

EXPOS 7TH: MYRICK REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Carter grounded
out (second to first); Cromartie singled to right; Dawson flied
out to center; Garrett singled to right [Cromartie to third];
MORALES BATTED FOR KERRIGAN; Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

METS 8TH: ATKINSON REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); MEJIAS REPLACED
DAWSON (PLAYING CF); Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted);
Vail grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Cash grounded out (second to first); Speier struck
out; Valentine flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Expos 4.

METS 9TH: Stearns doubled to left; MCENANEY REPLACED ATKINSON
(PITCHING); HENDERSON BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Henderson flied out
to right; VALENTINE BATTED FOR BOISCLAIR; Valentine popped to
catcher in foul territory; Millan singled to center [Stearns
scored]; YOUNGBLOOD RAN FOR MILLAN; MAZZILLI BATTED FOR MYRICK;
Mazzilli singled to left [Youngblood to second]; Randle forced
Mazzilli (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3,
Expos 4.