Ellis Valentine hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning as the Expos overcame the Mets, 4-3 and dealt Jerry Koosman, a 21-game winner in 1976, his eighth straight defeat and 18th loss of the season. Tony Perez also hit a homer for the Expos in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Monday, September 5, 1977 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    2  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   3  7  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   0   2   0     0   1   .291      Randle 3b             4   1   2   0     1   1   .305
Cromartie lf          5   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Mazzilli cf           4   1   1   2     1   1   .239
Dawson cf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .278      Boisclair rf,1b       4   0   1   0     0   2   .297
Perez 1b              3   2   1   1     1   1   .287      Henderson lf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .312
Valentine rf          3   1   1   2     0   1   .308      Kranepool 1b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .285
  Mejias rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .242        Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Carter c              2   1   1   0     2   0   .278        Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Parrish 3b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .249        Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   2   .228        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Twitchell p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .162      Hodges c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .276
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Youngblood 2b,rf      4   1   0   0     0   0   .228
  Stanhouse p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .205      Flynn ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .218
                                                            Stearns ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
                                                          Koosman p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .118
                                                            Foster ph,2b        3   0   1   1     0   0   .217

Totals               35   4   8   4     4  10             Totals               34   3   7   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance:  6,583
Left on Base: Expos 8, Mets 8
DP: Expos 1, Mets 1
Errors: Cash, Youngblood
Doubles: Parrish (17), Henderson (13)
Home Runs: Perez (16), Valentine (21), Mazzilli (4)
Stolen Bases: Cash (17), Henderson (5)
Caught Stealing: Carter (3)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Twitchell W(4-10)       5.2   5   2   2   1   5   1  22   4.71
McEnaney                0.1   0   1   1   1   0   0   2   4.12
Stanhouse SV(6)         3     2   0   0   2   0   0  14   3.83
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   5   1  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(8-19)         6     6   4   4   2   7   2  26   3.51
Myrick                  2     1   0   0   2   1   0   9   3.82
Lockwood                1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.24
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4  10   2  39

Wild Pitches: Stanhouse (4)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Art Williams


EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie
singled to right; Dawson struck out; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli struck
out; Boisclair struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets
0.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine flied out to center; Carter grounded out
(shortstop to first); Parrish was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Henderson walked; Henderson stole second; Kranepool
flied out to left; Hodges flied out to center; Youngblood flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier lined to shortstop; Twitchell struck out; Cash
singled to left; Cromartie reached on an error by Youngblood
[Cash to third, Cromartie to second]; Dawson made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (second to first); Koosman grounded
out (shortstop to first); Randle was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez homered; Valentine struck out; Carter singled
to center; Parrish doubled to left [Carter scored]; Speier
grounded out (second to first) [Parrish to third]; Twitchell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
2, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Boisclair
struck out; Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Cash struck out; Cromartie grounded out (third to
first); Dawson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
2, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Kranepool singled to second; Hodges lined into a
double play (pitcher to first) [Kranepool out at first];
Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Perez walked; Valentine homered [Perez scored];
Carter walked; Parrish lined to shortstop; Speier was called out
on strikes while Carter was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: MEJIAS REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING RF); Flynn grounded
out (shortstop to first); FOSTER BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Foster
grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle singled to shortstop;
Mazzilli homered [Randle scored]; Boisclair singled to right;
Henderson doubled to right [Boisclair to third]; MCENANEY
REPLACED TWITCHELL (PITCHING); VAIL BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Vail
flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 2.

EXPOS 7TH: FOSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BOISCLAIR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); MYRICK REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); McEnaney walked; Cash
flied out to left; Cromartie forced McEnaney (shortstop to
second); Dawson singled to shortstop [Cromartie to second];
Perez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 4, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Hodges walked; STANHOUSE REPLACED MCENANEY (PITCHING);
Youngblood forced Hodges (third to second); Stanhouse threw a
wild pitch [Youngblood to second]; Flynn grounded out (first
unassisted) [Youngblood to third]; Foster singled to left
[Youngblood scored]; Randle walked [Foster to second]; Mazzilli
walked [Foster to third, Randle to second]; Boisclair grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Mejias grounded out (second to first); Carter walked;
Parrish popped to first in foul territory; Speier was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: Henderson lined to second; MILNER BATTED FOR MYRICK;
Milner flied out to left; Hodges lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 3.

EXPOS 9TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Stanhouse was
called out on strikes; Cash singled to right; Cash stole second;
Cromartie flied out to left; Dawson was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 3.

METS 9TH: Youngblood flied out to right; STEARNS BATTED FOR
FLYNN; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster reached
on an error by Cash [Foster to first]; Randle singled to center
[Foster to second]; Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Mets 3.