The Mets trundled up their heavy artillery, bombarding the Expos with 19 hits en route to a 10-3 victory. John Stearns broke a 3-3 tie in the seventh inning with a two-run homer. Willie Montanez clouted a three-run blast in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 10, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    9, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Mets         0  1  1    0  0  1    2  5  0  -  10 19  0
Expos        0  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox 3b,cf          6   1   4   2     0   0   .267      Cash 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .260
Foli ss               6   1   2   1     0   0   .263      Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
S. Henderson lf       4   2   2   1     1   2   .276        Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Stearns c             4   3   3   2     1   1   .272        Dues p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Montanez 1b           4   1   2   3     1   0   .267      Valentine rf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .299
Grieve rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .291
  Randle 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Cromartie lf          3   0   1   1     1   1   .294
Youngblood cf,rf      5   2   5   1     0   0   .287      Carter c              3   1   0   0     1   0   .249
Flynn 2b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .241      Papi 3b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .274
Swan p                2   0   1   0     0   1   .170      Speier ss             3   0   1   1     1   0   .249
  Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Fryman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .075
  Lockwood p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Unser ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .214
                                                            Twitchell p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .091
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Hutton ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .237

Totals               43  10  19  10     3   6             Totals               32   3   7   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 16,910
Left on Base: Mets 10, Expos 5
DP: Mets 1, Expos 1
Errors: Speier
Doubles: Youngblood 2 (9), Stearns (18), Foli (19)
Triples: Youngblood (5), Cromartie (5)
Home Runs: Stearns (13), Montanez (15)
Stolen Bases: Stearns (18), S. Henderson (8), Valentine (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Swan (6)
GIDP: Grieve (3), Dawson (5)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan W(5-5)             7     7   3   3   3   3   0  29   2.50
Lockwood                2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.49
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   4   0  35

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman                  2     5   1   1   2   2   0  12   3.65
Twitchell L(3-11)       4     7   4   4   1   3   1  19   5.81
Knowles                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.53
Bahnsen                 1     6   5   5   0   0   1   9   4.35
Dues                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.15
Totals                  9    19  10  10   3   6   2  47

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Ed Montague


METS 1ST: Maddox singled to center; Foli singled to right
[Maddox to third, Foli out at second (right to first to
second)]; S. Henderson struck out; Stearns walked; Stearns stole
second; Montanez walked; Grieve flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash singled to center; Dawson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Cash out at second];
Valentine grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Youngblood doubled to left; Flynn flied out to right;
Swan singled to center [Youngblood to third]; Maddox singled to
center [Youngblood scored, Swan to second]; Foli forced Maddox
(pitcher to shortstop) [Swan to third]; S. Henderson was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez flied out to center; Cromartie walked; Carter
walked [Cromartie to second]; Papi singled to left [Cromartie
out at home (left to second to third to shortstop), Carter to
third]; Speier singled to second [Carter scored, Papi to
second]; UNSER BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Unser singled to left [Papi
scored, Speier to second]; Cash forced Unser (second to
shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 2.

METS 3RD: TWITCHELL REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Stearns doubled
to left; Montanez grounded out (first unassisted) [Stearns to
third]; Grieve lined to second; Youngblood doubled to left
[Stearns scored]; Flynn was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Dawson flied out to right; Valentine singled to
right; Valentine stole second; Perez struck out; Cromartie
tripled to left [Valentine scored]; Carter grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 3.

METS 4TH: Swan struck out; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to
first); Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Papi struck out; Speier flied out to center;
Twitchell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Expos 3.

METS 5TH: S. Henderson singled to right; Stearns struck out;
Montanez singled to left [S. Henderson to third]; Grieve
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Montanez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Cash flied out to right; Dawson made an out to
shortstop; Valentine flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Expos 3.

METS 6TH: Youngblood singled to pitcher; Flynn flied out to
right; Swan out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Youngblood to second]; Maddox singled to center [Youngblood
scored]; Foli forced Maddox (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Cromartie flied
out to center; Carter flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 3, Expos 3.

METS 7TH: S. Henderson walked; S. Henderson stole second;
Stearns homered [S. Henderson scored]; KNOWLES REPLACED
TWITCHELL (PITCHING); Montanez grounded out (first unassisted);
Grieve grounded out (second to first); Youngblood tripled to
right; Flynn struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: RANDLE REPLACED GRIEVE (PLAYING 3B); MADDOX CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); Papi made an out to second; Speier walked; HUTTON BATTED
FOR KNOWLES; Hutton flied out to center; Cash singled to right
[Speier to second]; Dawson grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Expos 3.

METS 8TH: HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BAHNSEN REPLACED
DAWSON (PITCHING); BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR SWAN; Boisclair flied
out to right; Maddox singled to left; Foli doubled to left
[Maddox scored, Foli to third (error by Speier)]; S. Henderson
singled to right [Foli scored]; Stearns singled to center [S.
Henderson to second]; Montanez homered [S. Henderson scored,
Stearns scored]; Randle grounded out (second to first);
Youngblood singled to left; Flynn flied out to right; 5 R, 6 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 10, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Valentine
made an out to shortstop; Perez grounded out (third to first);
Cromartie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 10, Expos 3.

METS 9TH: DUES REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Lockwood grounded
out (shortstop to first); Maddox flied out to center; Foli
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
10, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Papi flied out
to center; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 10, Expos 3.