A theee-run pinch-homer by Ed Kranepool climaxed the Mets' comeback from a 6-0 deficit and featured a 7-6 victory over the Expos. A single by Joel Youngblood launched the bottom of the sixth. A sacrifice bunt by Sergio Ferrer moved Youngblood to second. After Lenny Randle struck out, Lee Mazzilli walked to set the stage for Kranepool's big blow. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 7, Montreal Expos 6

Game Played on Thursday, September 14, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Expos 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 11 2 Mets 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 x - 7 8 0 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cash 2b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .250 Flores cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 .200 Dawson cf 4 0 0 1 0 2 .250 Mazzilli ph,cf 1 1 0 1 1 0 .268 Valentine rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .292 Maddox 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .261 Perez 1b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .290 Cornejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cromartie lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .303 Kranepool ph 1 1 1 3 0 0 .208 Carter c 3 2 3 0 1 0 .260 Murray p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Parrish 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .271 S. Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .270 Speier ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 .254 Montanez 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .261 Schatzeder p 1 0 0 1 1 1 .250 Stearns c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .262 Miller p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Norman rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Youngblood 2b 2 2 1 0 2 1 .261 Unser ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .195 Ferrer ss 2 2 1 1 1 1 .167 Atkinson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Kobel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 Benton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Berenguer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randle ph,3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .237 Totals 35 6 11 6 4 6 Totals 29 7 8 7 7 9 Time of Game: 2:56 Attendance: 3,710 Left on Base: Expos 7, Mets 7 DP: Expos 0, Mets 0 Errors: Dawson, Bahnsen Doubles: Cromartie (30), Valentine (33), Carter (26) Triples: Ferrer (1) Home Runs: Perez (12), Kranepool (3) Caught Stealing: Stearns (8) Sacrifice Hits: Ferrer (2) Sacrifice Flies: Dawson (5), Mazzilli (5) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Schatzeder 3.1 4 4 4 4 5 0 18 2.87 Miller L(0-1) 2.1 3 3 3 1 2 1 11 4.50 Bahnsen 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 3.91 Atkinson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.15 Totals 8 8 7 7 7 9 1 38 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kobel 1.2 3 4 4 3 2 1 11 2.78 Jackson 1.1 4 2 2 1 1 0 8 9.31 Berenguer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 15.00 Cornejo W(4-2) 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 2.84 Murray SV(5) 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.87 Totals 9 11 6 6 4 6 1 40 Wild Pitches: Cornejo (1) Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Dutch Rennert EXPOS 1ST: Cash lined to second; Dawson struck out; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Flores grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox struck out; S. Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. EXPOS 2ND: Perez homered; Cromartie doubled to right; Carter walked; Parrish flied out to left; Speier walked [Cromartie to third, Carter to second]; Schatzeder walked [Cromartie scored, Carter to third, Speier to second]; Cash singled to left [Carter scored, Speier to third, Schatzeder to second]; Dawson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Speier scored]; JACKSON REPLACED KOBEL (PITCHING); Valentine walked [Schatzeder to third, Cash to second]; Perez lined to second; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Montanez singled to second; Stearns struck out; Norman was called out on strikes; Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 0. EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie singled to right; Carter singled to left [Cromartie to second]; Parrish singled to right [Cromartie scored, Carter to third, Parrish out at second (right to first to second)]; Speier singled to left [Carter scored]; Schatzeder struck out; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Ferrer walked; BENTON BATTED FOR JACKSON; Benton flied out to center [Ferrer to third (error by Dawson)]; Debut game for Butch Benton; Flores singled to left [Ferrer scored]; Maddox walked [Flores to second]; S. Henderson forced Maddox (shortstop to second) [Flores to third]; Montanez singled to left [Flores scored, S. Henderson to second]; Stearns flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 2. EXPOS 4TH: BERENGUER REPLACED BENTON (PITCHING); Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine doubled to right; Perez flied out to left; Cromartie made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 2. METS 4TH: Norman flied out to left; Youngblood walked; Ferrer tripled to right [Youngblood scored]; RANDLE BATTED FOR BERENGUER; Randle walked; MILLER REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); MAZZILLI BATTED FOR FLORES; Mazzilli hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ferrer scored]; Maddox made an out to second; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 4. EXPOS 5TH: MAZZILLI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); RANDLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CORNEJO REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Carter doubled to right; Cornejo threw a wild pitch [Carter to third]; Carter was picked off third (catcher to third); Parrish struck out; Speier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 4. METS 5TH: S. Henderson was called out on strikes; Montanez flied out to center; Stearns singled to right; Norman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 4. EXPOS 6TH: Miller struck out; Cash singled to shortstop; Dawson grounded out (third to first) [Cash to second]; Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 4. METS 6TH: Youngblood singled to left; Ferrer out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Youngblood to second]; Randle struck out; Mazzilli walked; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR CORNEJO; Kranepool homered [Youngblood scored, Mazzilli scored]; BAHNSEN REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 7. EXPOS 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie popped to catcher in foul territory; Carter singled to left; Parrish forced Carter (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 7. METS 7TH: Montanez lined to left; Stearns walked; Stearns was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Norman singled to left; Norman was picked off first but was safe on an error by Bahnsen [Norman to second]; Youngblood walked; Ferrer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 7. EXPOS 8TH: Speier grounded out (second to first); UNSER BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Unser grounded out (second to first); Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 7. METS 8TH: ATKINSON REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Randle grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 7. EXPOS 9TH: Dawson was called out on strikes; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 7.

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