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July 8, 1977

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Bottom 9 R H E
Expos 5 7 0
Mets 4 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Expos 5 7 0
Mets 4 9 1

John Stearns Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .303
OBP .500 .393
At Bats 3 228
Hits 1 69
• Singles 1 40
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 1 31
RBI’s 1 35

Bill Atkinson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 1 4
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Shea Stadium - July 8, 1977
Out
Bill Atkinson
Gary Carter
Del Unser
Dave Cash
Larry Parrish
Chris Speier
Andre Dawson
Sam Mejias
Ellis Valentine
John Stearns
Steve Henderson
Joel Youngblood
Lenny Randle

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Montreal Expos 5 7 0 4
New York Mets 4 9 1 9
Winning Pitcher Wayne Twitchell
Losing Pitcher Jerry Koosman
Save Bill Atkinson
Game Winning RBI Jose Morales
Attendance 10,770
Time of Game 2 hours 42 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Stearns hits a fly ball into left field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Joel Youngblood pinch runs for Bobby Valentine. Bill Atkinson now pitching. Henderson takes first base on ball four. Randle moves to third. Youngblood moves to second.
Bottom 9 Valentine takes first base on ball four. Randle moves to second.
Bottom 9 Santo Alcala now pitching. Randle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Rick Baldwin. Boisclair hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 9 Flynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Unser scoops it up and throws to first, with Kerrigan covering, for the out.
Bottom 9 Vail hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Kerrigan hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dawson hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Sam Mejias now playing center field. Andre Dawson now playing left field. Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Rick Baldwin now pitching. Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Carter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Valentine scores.
Top 8 Unser hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Valentine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vail. Valentine reaches second base with a double. Speier goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Bob Apodaca now pitching. Speier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kerrigan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Bud Harrelson pinch runs for Ron Hodges. Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Joe Kerrigan now pitching. Ron Hodges pinch hits for Jerry Koosman. Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Jose Morales pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell. Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cromartie tags and scores. Dawson tags and moves to third.
Top 7 Parrish is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Dawson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cromartie moves to third. Dawson moves to second.
Top 7 Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Carter strikes out.
Bottom 6 Flynn hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kranepool moves to second.
Bottom 6 Vail hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stearns tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stearns moves to third.
Bottom 6 Del Unser now playing first base. Stearns takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Speier takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Henderson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Valentine hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Randle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Twitchell strikes out.
Top 5 Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Koosman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Mazzilli hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Vail hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Dawson hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cromartie for the out. Carter moves to third.
Top 4 Koosman fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Koosman. Speier scores. Valentine scores. Carter moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 4 Carter takes first base on ball four. Speier moves to third. Valentine moves to second.
Top 4 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Valentine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Speier moves to second.
Top 4 Speier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Stearns bunts towards third. Parrish fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Randle scores. Valentine moves to second.
Bottom 3 Henderson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Valentine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randle moves to third.
Bottom 3 Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Koosman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Twitchell is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Flynn strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazzilli for the out. Vail moves to second.
Bottom 2 Vail takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cromartie is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Perez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Henderson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Valentine takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Randle hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Valentine hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.