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Retrosheet Boxscore: Montreal Expos 5, New York Mets 4

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Montreal Expos 5, New York Mets 4

Day

Game Played on Friday, July 8, 1977 (N) at Shea Stadium

MON N    0  0  0    2  0  0    1  2  0  -   5  7  0
NY  N    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   4  9  1
BATTING
Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cash 2b                       4   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
Speier ss                     3   2   2   0       1   0       3   5
Valentine rf                  4   2   2   1       0   0       1   0
Perez 1b                      3   0   0   0       0   1       5   0
  Unser 1b                    1   0   0   0       0   0       4   1
Carter c                      3   0   1   1       1   1       5   0
Cromartie lf                  3   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
  Mejias cf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Dawson cf,lf                  4   0   1   0       0   0       5   0
Parrish 3b                    3   0   0   0       1   0       0   2
Twitchell p                   2   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
  Morales ph                  0   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
  Kerrigan p                  1   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Alcala p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Atkinson p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   5   7   3       3   4      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Kerrigan-Speier-Unser, Cash-Speier-Unser.
BATTING - 
2B: Valentine (22,off Apodaca).
SF: Morales (2,off Koosman).
HBP: Cromartie (1,by Koosman).
GDP: Valentine (13,off Koosman); Cromartie (7,off Baldwin).
IBB: Parrish (8,by Koosman).
Team LOB: 4.
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Randle 3b                     4   1   1   0       1   0       0   2
Valentine ss                  3   0   1   0       2   0       1   4
  Youngblood pr               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Henderson lf                  4   0   1   0       1   3       2   0
Stearns c                     4   1   1   1       1   0       4   0
Kranepool 1b                  4   0   1   0       0   0       9   0
Vail rf                       2   0   1   1       1   0       5   0
Mazzilli cf                   4   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Flynn 2b                      4   1   1   0       0   1       2   4
Koosman p                     2   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Hodges ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Harrelson pr                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Apodaca p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Baldwin p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Boisclair ph                1   1   1   2       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   4   9   4       6   5      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Valentine-Flynn-Kranepool, Valentine-Flynn-Kranepool.
E: Koosman (3).
BATTING - 
HR: Boisclair (4,9th inning off Kerrigan 1 on 2 out).
SF: Vail (2,off Twitchell).
GDP: Valentine (6,off Kerrigan); Stearns (7,off Kerrigan).
Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Montreal Expos               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Twitchell W(2-5)              6     5   2   2   3   5   0  26
Kerrigan                      2.2   4   2   2   0   0   1  10
Alcala                        0     0   0   0   2   0   0   2
Atkinson SV(5)                0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2
Totals                        9     9   4   4   6   5   1  40
Inherited Runners - Scored: Atkinson 2-0.
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New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Koosman L(6-10)               7     4   3   1   3   4   0  28
Apodaca                       0.1   3   2   2   0   0   0   4
Baldwin                       1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9     7   5   3   3   4   0  36
HBP: Koosman (3,Cromartie).
IBB: Koosman (2,Parrish).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Baldwin 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Joe West, 3B - John McSherry
Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 10770
Starting Lineups:

   Montreal Expos                New York Mets            
1. Cash                2b        Randle              3b
2. Speier              ss        Valentine           ss
3. Valentine           rf        Henderson           lf
4. Perez               1b        Stearns             c
5. Carter              c         Kranepool           1b
6. Cromartie           lf        Vail                rf
7. Dawson              cf        Mazzilli            cf
8. Parrish             3b        Flynn               2b
9. Twitchell           p         Koosman             p

EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (second to first); Speier grounded
out (shortstop to first); Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Randle flied out to center; Valentine walked;
Henderson was called out on strikes; Stearns grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez was called out on strikes; Carter flied out to
center; Cromartie was hit by a pitch; Dawson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool grounded out (shortstop to first); Vail
walked; Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted) [Vail to
second]; Flynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets
0.

EXPOS 3RD: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Twitchell was
called out on strikes; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Koosman grounded out (third to first); Randle singled
to second; Valentine singled to center [Randle to third];
Henderson was called out on strikes; On a bunt Stearns singled
to third [Randle scored, Valentine to second]; Kranepool flied
out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Speier singled to left; Valentine singled to center
[Speier to second]; Perez flied out to right; Carter walked
[Speier to third, Valentine to second]; Carter safe on a
pick-off error by Koosman [Speier scored (unearned), Valentine
scored (unearned), Carter to second]; Cromartie grounded out
(first unassisted) [Carter to third]; Dawson flied out to
center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Vail singled to center; Mazzilli popped to shortstop;
Flynn forced Vail (shortstop to second); Koosman struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Parrish flied out to left; Twitchell struck out; Cash
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Randle grounded out (third to first); Valentine flied
out to right; Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Speier walked; Valentine grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Speier out at second]; Perez
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Mets 1.

METS 6TH: UNSER REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); Stearns walked;
Kranepool singled to right [Stearns to third]; Vail hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Stearns scored]; Mazzilli grounded out
(second to first) [Kranepool to second]; Flynn flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Carter struck out; Cromartie singled to second;
Dawson singled to right [Cromartie to third, Dawson to second
(on throw to 3b)]; Parrish was walked intentionally; MORALES
BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Morales hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Cromartie scored, Dawson to third]; Cash forced Parrish (second
to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: KERRIGAN REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); HODGES BATTED
FOR KOOSMAN; Hodges singled to left; HARRELSON RAN FOR HODGES;
Randle flied out to left; Valentine grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Harrelson out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 2.

EXPOS 8TH: APODACA REPLACED HARRELSON (PITCHING); Speier singled
to left; Valentine doubled to right [Speier scored]; Unser flied
out to right; Carter singled to center [Valentine scored];
BALDWIN REPLACED APODACA (PITCHING); Cromartie grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Carter out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING CF); DAWSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Henderson singled to left; Stearns
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Henderson out at second]; Kranepool flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Mets 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Dawson flied out to right; Parrish flied out to left;
Kerrigan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5,
Mets 2.

METS 9TH: Vail grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli grounded
out (first to pitcher); Flynn singled to right; BOISCLAIR BATTED
FOR BALDWIN; Boisclair homered [Flynn scored]; ALCALA REPLACED
KERRIGAN (PITCHING); Randle walked; Valentine walked [Randle to
second]; YOUNGBLOOD RAN FOR VALENTINE; ATKINSON REPLACED ALCALA
(PITCHING); Henderson walked [Randle to third, Youngblood to
second]; Stearns flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos
5, Mets 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Expos            5   7   0    4
 Mets             4   9   1    9
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