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.

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