New York Mets 3, Montreal Expos 2 (Game 2)
Game Played on Monday, September 16, 1974 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Mets         0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   3  3  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  4  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            4   0   1   2     0   1   .215      Lintz 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .219      Foli ss               3   0   0   1     0   0   .256
  Millan 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Jorgensen 1b          2   0   1   1     2   0   .310
Milner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Singleton rf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .280
Staub rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .268        Mangual pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .342
Kranepool lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .301      Fairly lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .250
  Gosger cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .094      White cf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Schneck cf,lf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .213        Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Martinez ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .220        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Hodges c              2   1   0   0     1   0   .228        Foote ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Sterling p            1   0   0   0     1   1   .000        Cox pr              0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  McGraw p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Carter c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Parrish 3b            2   1   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                          Carrithers p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
                                                            Davis ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .283
                                                            Scott cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Woods ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .210

Totals               30   3   3   3     2   5             Totals               27   2   4   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance:  9,166
Left on Base: Mets 2, Expos 5
DP: Mets 1, Expos 0
Doubles: Kranepool (9)
Home Runs: Staub (17)
Caught Stealing: Jorgensen (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Lintz (22)
Sacrifice Flies: Foli (4)
GIDP: Fairly (7)
Hit by Pitch: Parrish (2,by Sterling)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sterling W(1-0)         5.2   2   2   2   3   2   0  22   3.18
McGraw SV(3)            3.1   2   0   0   1   1   0  12   3.73
Totals                  9     4   2   2   4   3   0  34

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carrithers L(4-2)       6     3   3   3   2   3   1  23   2.96
Taylor                  3     0   0   0   0   2   0   9   2.15
Totals                  9     3   3   3   2   5   1  32

Hit by Pitch: Sterling (1)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Terry Tata


METS 1ST: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Debut game
for Randy Sterling; Boswell grounded out (second to first);
Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Lintz was called out on strikes; Foli grounded out
(pitcher to first); Jorgensen walked; Jorgensen was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Kranepool
grounded out (second to first); Schneck flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Fairly
struck out; White grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut
game for Jerry White; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

METS 3RD: Martinez flied to left; Hodges grounded out (second to
first); Sterling was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Carter grounded out (third to first); Debut game
for Gary Carter; Parrish grounded out (third to first);
Carrithers flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos
0.

METS 4TH: Garrett struck out; Boswell grounded out (first
unassisted); Milner flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Lintz grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jorgensen walked; Singleton
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 0.

METS 5TH: Staub homered; Kranepool doubled to right; Schneck
flied to left; Martinez grounded out (third to first); Hodges
was walked intentionally; Sterling walked [Kranepool to third,
Hodges to second]; Garrett singled to right [Kranepool scored,
Hodges scored, Sterling to third]; Boswell grounded out (second
to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Fairly popped to second; White grounded out (catcher
to first); Carter flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Expos 0.

METS 6TH: Milner struck out; Staub grounded out (third to
first); Kranepool flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Parrish was hit by a pitch; DAVIS BATTED FOR
CARRITHERS; Davis singled to center [Parrish to second]; Lintz
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Parrish to third,
Davis to second]; Foli hit a sacrifice fly to right [Parrish
scored, Davis to third]; Jorgensen singled to right [Davis
scored]; Singleton walked [Jorgensen to second]; MCGRAW REPLACED
STERLING (PITCHING); Fairly walked [Jorgensen to third,
Singleton to second]; BAILEY BATTED FOR WHITE; Bailey struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 2.

METS 7TH: SCOTT REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING CF); TAYLOR REPLACED
BAILEY (PITCHING); Schneck popped to catcher in foul territory;
Martinez was called out on strikes; Hodges grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Carter popped to first in foul territory; Parrish
popped to shortstop; WOODS BATTED FOR SCOTT; Woods popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 2.

METS 8TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); McGraw flied to
center; Garrett grounded out (second to first); Boswell struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: MILLAN REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING 2B); Lintz grounded
out (shortstop to first); Foli grounded out (third to first);
Jorgensen popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos
2.

METS 9TH: Milner grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub popped
to catcher in foul territory; Kranepool lined to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: GOSGER REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PLAYING CF); SCHNECK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Singleton singled to left;
MANGUAL RAN FOR SINGLETON; Fairly grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Mangual out at second]; FOOTE
BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Foote singled to second; COX RAN FOR FOOTE;
Carter forced Cox (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 3, Expos 2.