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Getting all their runs in the first three innings, the Mets breezed to a 9-4 decision over the Expos. Five of the Mets' runs came in the second. Joel Youngblood homered and after a single by Elliott Maddox and walk to Steve Henderson, Willie Montanez also hit for the circuit. [The Sporting News] New York Mets 9, Montreal Expos 4Game Played on Thursday, September 7, 1978 (Night game) at Stade OlympiqueMets 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 9 8 0
Expos 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 - 4 9 0
Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Mazzilli cf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .267 Cash 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250
Maddox 3b 3 2 1 0 2 0 .265 Dawson cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .253
S. Henderson lf 3 1 0 0 2 1 .276 Valentine rf 2 1 2 1 1 0 .290
Montanez 1b 5 1 2 4 0 1 .256 Perez 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .283
Stearns c 3 0 0 1 1 1 .265 Atkinson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Boisclair rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .228 Herrmann ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .137
Norman ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Mejias p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
Youngblood 2b 4 2 1 1 1 0 .243 Cromartie lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296
Flynn ss 3 1 2 2 1 0 .236 Carter c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Espinosa p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .220 Fry c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Parrish 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271
Speier ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .256
James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pirtle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Unser ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .195
May p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Hutton ph,1b 2 2 2 1 0 0 .248
Totals 33 9 8 9 8 6 Totals 32 4 9 4 1 2
Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 10,161
Left on Base: Mets 7, Expos 3
DP: Mets 3, Expos 0
Doubles: Mazzilli (23), Valentine (32), Hutton 2 (2), Speier (16)
Triples: Flynn (6), Valentine (2)
Home Runs: Youngblood (6), Montanez (17)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (15), Stearns (24)
Sacrifice Hits: Espinosa (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Valentine (4)
GIDP: Cromartie (12), Speier (13), Dawson (6)
Hit by Pitch: Stearns (8,by Mejias)
Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Espinosa W(10-13) 9 9 4 4 1 2 0 34 4.65
Totals 9 9 4 4 1 2 0 34
Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
James L(0-1) 1 2 4 4 3 1 1 8 36.00
Pirtle 1.2 5 5 5 4 1 1 13 5.96
Miller 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.00
May 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 4.24
Atkinson 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 4.20
Mejias 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00
Totals 9 8 9 9 8 6 2 43
Hit by Pitch: Mejias (1)
Wild Pitches: Mejias 2 (2)
Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry
METS 1ST: Mazzilli walked; Debut game for Bob James;
Mazzilli stole second; Maddox walked; S. Henderson flied out to
center [Mazzilli to third]; Montanez singled to right [Mazzilli
scored, Maddox to third]; Stearns forced Montanez (third to
second) [Maddox scored]; Stearns stole second; Boisclair was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 0.
EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson struck
out; Valentine tripled to right; Perez grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 0.
METS 2ND: Youngblood homered; Flynn walked; PIRTLE REPLACED
JAMES (PITCHING); Espinosa out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Flynn to second]; Mazzilli doubled to left [Flynn
scored]; Maddox singled to second [Mazzilli out at home (second
to third to catcher to shortstop to third to catcher)]; S.
Henderson walked [Maddox to second]; Montanez homered [Maddox
scored, S. Henderson scored]; Stearns was called out on strikes;
5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Expos 0.
EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie flied out to center; Carter grounded out
(shortstop to first); Parrish flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Mets 7, Expos 0.
METS 3RD: Boisclair singled to first; Youngblood walked
[Boisclair to second]; Flynn tripled to right [Boisclair scored,
Youngblood scored]; Espinosa grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mazzilli reached on a fielder's choice [Flynn out at home (first
to catcher)]; Maddox walked [Mazzilli to second]; S. Henderson
walked [Mazzilli to third, Maddox to second]; MILLER REPLACED
PIRTLE (PITCHING); Montanez struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Mets 9, Expos 0.
EXPOS 3RD: Speier flied out to center; UNSER BATTED FOR MILLER;
Unser popped to third; Cash flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Mets 9, Expos 0.
METS 4TH: MAY REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Stearns flied out to
left; Boisclair grounded out (second to first); Youngblood lined
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Expos 0.
EXPOS 4TH: Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine
doubled to right; Perez singled to right [Valentine scored];
Cromartie grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Perez out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 9,
Expos 1.
METS 5TH: Flynn singled to left; On a bunt Espinosa struck out;
Mazzilli flied out to left; Maddox popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Expos 1.
EXPOS 5TH: Carter flied out to left; Parrish singled to
shortstop; Speier grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Parrish out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 9,
Expos 1.
METS 6TH: S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); Montanez
made an out to second; Stearns walked; NORMAN BATTED FOR
BOISCLAIR; Norman forced Stearns (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Expos 1.
EXPOS 6TH: NORMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HUTTON BATTED FOR
MAY; Hutton doubled to right; Cash was called out on strikes;
Dawson singled to left [Hutton to third]; Valentine hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Hutton scored]; Perez grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Expos 2.
METS 7TH: HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ATKINSON REPLACED
PEREZ (PITCHING); Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first);
Flynn grounded out (third to first); Espinosa struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Expos 2.
EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); Carter
flied out to left; Parrish lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Mets 9, Expos 2.
METS 8TH: FRY REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING C ); Mazzilli flied out
to center; Maddox flied out to right; S. Henderson struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Expos 2.
EXPOS 8TH: Speier doubled to right; Hutton doubled to right
[Speier scored]; Cash singled to center [Hutton scored]; Dawson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cash
out at second]; Valentine walked; HERRMANN BATTED FOR ATKINSON;
Herrmann flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Expos
4.
METS 9TH: MEJIAS REPLACED HERRMANN (PITCHING); Montanez grounded
out (first unassisted); Sam Mejias' only ML pitching
appearance; Stearns was hit by a pitch; Mejias threw a wild
pitch [Stearns to second]; Mejias threw a wild pitch [Stearns to
third]; Norman reached on a fielder's choice [Stearns out at
home (shortstop to catcher)]; Youngblood flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Expos 4.
EXPOS 9TH: Cromartie flied out to right; Fry grounded out
(shortstop to first); Parrish out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Expos 4.
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