The smallest crowd in Shea Stadium history -- 2,052 -- watched the Mets edge the Cubs, 3-2, as Ray Burris got credit for his first N. L. victory since 1978. All New York runs came in the third inning. Steve Henderson led off with an infield single and after two outs, Joel Youngblood was safe on an infield hit. John Stearns followed with an RBI single and Jerry Morales then laced a two-run single. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     16, 1980 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Expos        1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  9  1
Mets         0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3 11  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore lf            4   0   0   0     1   2   .471      Henderson lf          4   1   3   0     0   0   .308
Scott 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .176      Taveras ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .304
Dawson cf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .190      Mazzilli 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Valentine rf          3   0   1   1     1   1   .238      Youngblood rf         4   1   1   0     0   0   .286
Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .222      Stearns c             4   1   2   1     0   1   .348
Carter c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .286      Morales cf            4   0   1   2     0   0   .400
Cromartie 1b          4   0   3   0     0   0   .400      Maddox 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Almon ss              3   0   0   1     0   2   .400      Flynn 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Lee p                 2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Burris p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Office ph           0   0   0   0     1   0  1.000        Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Allen p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               34   2   9   2     4   9             Totals               35   3  11   3     1   2

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  2,052
Left on Base: Expos 10, Mets 9
DP: Expos 1, Mets 1
Errors: Almon, Maddox, Burris
Doubles: Dawson 2 (2), Carter (1), Scott (1), Taveras (2)
Stolen Bases: Scott (2), LeFlore (2)
Caught Stealing: Cromartie (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Almon (1)
GIDP: Parrish (2)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(0-2)              5     7   3   3   1   1   0  24   7.00
Murray                  3     4   0   0   0   1   0  12   1.80
Totals                  8    11   3   3   1   2   0  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris W(1-1)           6     7   2   2   2   6   0  28   7.27
Reardon                 0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   7.71
Allen SV(3)             2.2   1   0   0   1   3   0   8   1.04
Totals                  9     9   2   2   4   9   0  39

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Paul Runge


EXPOS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Scott grounded out (second to
first); Dawson doubled to left; Valentine singled to left
[Dawson scored]; Parrish walked [Valentine to second]; Carter
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras
walked; Mazzilli lined to second; Youngblood grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie flied out to right; Almon flied out to
left; Lee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns was called out on strikes; Morales reached on
an error by Almon; Maddox singled to center [Morales to second];
Flynn flied out to right; Burris flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

EXPOS 3RD: LeFlore struck out; Scott flied out to center; Dawson
doubled to left; Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Henderson singled to second; Taveras flied out to
center; Mazzilli flied out to center; Youngblood singled to
shortstop [Henderson to second]; Stearns singled to right
[Henderson scored, Youngblood to third, Stearns to second (on
throw)]; Morales singled to left [Youngblood scored, Stearns
scored]; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish struck out; Carter singled to center;
Cromartie singled to center [Carter to second]; Almon was called
out on strikes; Lee grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Flynn flied out to right; Burris grounded out
(shortstop to first); Henderson singled to left; Taveras doubled
to left [Henderson to third]; Mazzilli grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 3.

EXPOS 5TH: LeFlore reached on an error by Maddox; LeFlore was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Burris [LeFlore to
second]; Scott grounded out (second to first) [LeFlore to
third]; Dawson grounded out (third to first); Valentine struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Youngblood lined to third; Stearns grounded out (third
to first); Morales made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Parrish flied out to left; Carter doubled to left;
Cromartie singled to right [Carter to third]; Almon hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Carter scored]; OFFICE BATTED FOR LEE;
Office walked [Cromartie to second]; LeFlore forced Office
(third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: MURRAY REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); Maddox singled to
left; Flynn popped to first in foul territory; JORGENSEN BATTED
FOR BURRIS; Jorgensen popped to third in foul territory;
Henderson singled to first [Maddox to second]; Taveras grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 3.

EXPOS 7TH: REARDON REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Scott doubled
to left; Scott stole third; Dawson popped to first in foul
territory; Valentine walked; ALLEN REPLACED REARDON (PITCHING);
Parrish grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Valentine out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
2, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: Mazzilli singled to second; Youngblood lined into a
double play (third to first) [Mazzilli out at first]; Stearns
singled to left; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Cromartie
singled to left; Almon struck out; Cromartie was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets
3.

METS 8TH: Maddox popped to second; Flynn flied out to center;
Allen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Mets 3.

EXPOS 9TH: HUTTON BATTED FOR MURRAY; Hutton was called out on
strikes; LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Scott flied out
to left; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets
3.