In a contest delayed 2½ hours by rain, the Mets ended Montreal's seven-game winning streak, edging the Expos, 2-1. The Mets took a 1-0 lead in the second on a triple by Dave Kingman and double by Rusty Staub, and added another marker in the seventh on a run-scoring double by Ellis Valentine. The Expos scored a run in the ninth and had the tying run on third with two out before Neil Allen, recording his 18th save, retired Jerry White on a popup. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 2, Montreal Expos 1

Game Played on Sunday, September 27, 1981 (Day game) at Stade Olympique

Mets 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 11 0 Expos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mazzilli cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .227 Cromartie 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .302 Trevino c 4 0 2 0 0 2 .266 Scott 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .207 Valentine rf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .213 Dawson cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .305 Kingman lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .219 Carter c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .244 Howard lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Parrish 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Staub 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .303 T. Johnson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 Wallach rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .245 Cubbage 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .208 Raines pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Phillips ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Flynn 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .225 Francona lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .284 Gardenhire ss,3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .235 Speier ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Scott p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .073 White ph,rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Giles ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rogers p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .137 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Milner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Reardon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 2 11 2 3 8 Totals 32 1 7 1 2 3 Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 52,089 Left on Base: Mets 10, Expos 7 DP: Mets 0, Expos 1 Doubles: Staub (5), Valentine (11), Wallach (8) Triples: Kingman (3), Francona (1) Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (17), Flynn (1) Sacrifice Hits: Trevino (1), Phillips (1) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Scott W(5-10) 6.1 4 0 0 2 2 0 24 3.93 Allen SV(18) 2.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 11 2.90 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 3 0 35 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rogers L(11-8) 6.1 10 2 2 3 5 0 31 3.62 Jackson 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3.16 Reardon 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 2.22 Totals 9 11 2 2 3 8 0 39 Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Bob Engel METS 1ST: Mazzilli singled to right; Mazzilli stole second; Trevino was called out on strikes; Valentine lined into a double play (shortstop to shortstop to second) [Mazzilli out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie walked; Scott forced Cromartie (pitcher to shortstop); Dawson grounded out (third to first) [Scott to second]; Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. METS 2ND: Kingman tripled to left; Staub doubled to right [Kingman scored]; Cubbage grounded out (third to first); Flynn made an out to first [Staub to third]; Gardenhire was walked intentionally; Scott struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallach doubled to left; Francona grounded out (second to first) [Wallach to third]; Speier flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 0. METS 3RD: Mazzilli struck out; Trevino singled to right; Valentine singled to center [Trevino to second]; Rain delay over 2 hours; Kingman popped to first; Staub popped to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Rogers was called out on strikes; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Scott singled to right; Scott was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 0. METS 4TH: Cubbage singled to left; Flynn flied to right; Gardenhire flied to center; Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Dawson lined to shortstop; Carter walked; Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first) [Carter to second]; Wallach grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 0. METS 5TH: Mazzilli flied to center; Trevino singled to center; Valentine lined to shortstop; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 5TH: Francona tripled to center; Speier was called out on strikes; Rogers grounded out (pitcher to first); Cromartie lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 0. METS 6TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Cubbage popped to second; Flynn singled to center; Flynn stole second; Gardenhire was walked intentionally; Scott forced Flynn (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 6TH: Scott flied to center; Dawson popped to shortstop in foul territory; Carter flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 0. METS 7TH: Mazzilli singled to right; Trevino out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Mazzilli to second]; Valentine doubled to right [Mazzilli scored]; Kingman was walked intentionally; JACKSON REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Valentine was out trying to advance to third (catcher to third); Staub singled to right [Kingman to second]; Cubbage was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 7TH: Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); Wallach singled to right; RAINES RAN FOR WALLACH; ALLEN REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); GILES REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING SS); GARDENHIRE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Francona lined to left; WHITE BATTED FOR SPEIER; White singled to right [Raines to third]; MILNER BATTED FOR JACKSON; Milner flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 0. METS 8TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PHILLIPS REPLACED RAINES (PLAYING SS); REARDON REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Flynn flied to center; Gardenhire flied to right; Giles flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 8TH: Cromartie was called out on strikes; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Dawson lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 0. METS 9TH: Mazzilli popped to third; Trevino was called out on strikes; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 9TH: HOWARD REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING LF); JORGENSEN REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING 1B); Carter singled to right; Parrish singled to right [Carter to second]; T. JOHNSON RAN FOR PARRISH; Phillips out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Carter to third, T. Johnson to second]; Debut game for Tony Johnson; Francona grounded out (second to first) [Carter scored, T. Johnson to third]; White popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Expos 1.

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