Jerry Koosman, who started a season opener for the first time in his 11-year career, pitched the Mets to a 3-1 victory over the Expos, but only 11,736 were present at Shea Stadium to see the lefthander's performance. The Mets rapped Steve Rogers for two runs in the second inning on doubles by Willie Montanez and Ken Henderson and a single by Doug Flynn. After Gary Carter homered for the Expos' run in the sixth, the Mets wrapped up the scoring in their half with a single by Steve Henderson and double by Lee Mazzilli. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 3, Montreal Expos 1

Game Played on Friday, April 7, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Expos 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 8 1 Mets 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 3 7 0 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Valentine rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Randle 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Cash 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 Foli ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dawson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 S. Henderson lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .333 Carter c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .500 Montanez 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Perez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 K. Henderson rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .333 Cromartie lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mazzilli cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .500 Mejias lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stearns c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .500 Papi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Flynn 2b 2 0 1 1 1 0 .500 Parrish 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Koosman p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Speier ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Rogers p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 White ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 1 8 1 0 7 Totals 29 3 7 3 4 3 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 11,736 Left on Base: Expos 6, Mets 6 DP: Expos 1, Mets 1 Errors: Speier Doubles: Carter (1), Montanez (1), K. Henderson (1), Mazzilli (1) Home Runs: Carter (1) Stolen Bases: Stearns (1) Caught Stealing: Flynn (1) GIDP: Rogers (1), S. Henderson (1) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rogers L(0-1) 6 6 3 3 1 1 0 25 4.50 Bahnsen 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 8 0.00 Totals 8 7 3 3 4 3 0 33 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman W(1-0) 9 8 1 1 0 7 1 34 1.00 Totals 9 8 1 1 0 7 1 34 Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (1) Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge EXPOS 1ST: Valentine struck out; Cash singled to right; Dawson forced Cash (third to second); Carter doubled to left [Dawson to third]; Perez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (second to first); Foli flied out to center; S. Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Parrish was called out on strikes; Speier singled to left; Rogers singled to center [Speier to second]; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: MEJIAS REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING LF); Montanez doubled to left; K. Henderson doubled to left [Montanez scored]; Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted) [K. Henderson to third]; Stearns walked; Flynn singled to center [K. Henderson scored, Stearns to second]; Koosman popped to third in foul territory; Randle grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2. EXPOS 3RD: Cash singled to left; Dawson flied out to center; Carter forced Cash (shortstop to second); Perez singled to left [Carter to third]; Mejias forced Perez (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2. METS 3RD: Foli reached on an error by Speier [Foli to first]; S. Henderson grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Foli out at second]; Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2. EXPOS 4TH: Parrish singled to left; Speier struck out; Rogers grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Parrish out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2. METS 4TH: K. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns singled to center; Stearns stole second; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2. EXPOS 5TH: Valentine struck out; Cash grounded out (third to first); Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2. METS 5TH: Koosman popped to catcher in foul territory; Randle popped to pitcher; Foli popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2. EXPOS 6TH: Carter homered; Perez grounded out (third to first); Mejias grounded out (pitcher to first); Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 2. METS 6TH: S. Henderson singled to left; Montanez flied out to center; K. Henderson grounded out (third to first) [S. Henderson to second]; Mazzilli doubled to left [S. Henderson scored]; Stearns lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 3. EXPOS 7TH: Speier flied out to center; WHITE BATTED FOR ROGERS; White flied out to center; Valentine lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 3. METS 7TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Flynn walked; Flynn was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Koosman was called out on strikes; Randle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 3. EXPOS 8TH: Cash grounded out (third to first); Dawson grounded out (third to first); Carter flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 3. METS 8TH: Foli popped to third in foul territory; S. Henderson walked; Bahnsen threw a wild pitch [S. Henderson to second]; Montanez flied out to right; K. Henderson was walked intentionally; Mazzilli singled to right [S. Henderson out at home (right to catcher), K. Henderson to second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 3. EXPOS 9TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); PAPI BATTED FOR MEJIAS; Papi grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 3.

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