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Mets Starting Lineup
3b
Randle Lenny
Randle
ss
Foli Tim
Foli
lf
Henderson Steve
Henderson
1b
Montanez Willie
Montanez
rf
Henderson Ken
Henderson
c
Stearns John
Stearns
cf
Mazzilli Lee
Mazzilli
2b
Flynn Doug
Flynn
p
Espinosa Nino
Espinosa
April 8, 1978, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

New York Mets 6, Montreal Expos 5

Expos ab r hbibbso
Ellis Valentine rf 5 0 2 0 0 0
Dave Cash 2b 5 2 3 2 0 0
- Sam Mejias lf 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andre Dawson cf 3 1 1 1 2 1
Gary Carter c 4 0 1 1 1 1
Tony Perez 1b 4 0 1 1 1 2
- Pepe Frias 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0
Del Unser lf-1b 5 0 0 0 0 0
Wayne Garrett 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0
Chris Speier ss 5 1 4 0 0 0
Rudy May p 3 0 0 0 0 2
- Stan Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mets ab r hbibbso Avg.
Lenny Randle 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .000
Tim Foli ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 .111
Steve Henderson lf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .286
- Mardie Cornejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
- Ed Kranepool ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 1.000
Willie Montanez 1b 4 1 0 0 0 2 .125
Ken Henderson rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333
John Stearns c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .167
Lee Mazzilli cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .500
Doug Flynn 2b 4 1 0 0 0 1 .167
Nino Espinosa p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
- Joel Youngblood ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
- Butch Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
- Bob Myrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
- Bruce Boisclair ph-lf 1 1 1 0 1 0 1.000

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Expos 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 13 3
New York Mets 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 6 7 3

Montreal Expos ip h rer bbso
Rudy May 8.1 6 5 2 4 6
Stan Bahnsen (L) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
New York Mets ip h rer bbso
Nino Espinosa 5.0 8 3 3 4 3 5.40
Butch Metzger 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 54.00
Bob Myrick 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Mardie Cornejo (W,1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0.00

Errors: Tim Foli (1), Sam Mejias.
2B: Lee Mazzilli (2).
3B: Dave Cash.
HR: Ed Kranepool (1), Lee Mazzilli (1), Steve Henderson (1).
SH: Lenny Randle, Rudy May 2.
SB: Lenny Randle (1), Andre Dawson 2, Ellis Valentine, Dave Cash.


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