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.