Ultimate Mets Database: Game of September 16, 1980 - Box Score

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September 16, 1980
Expos 5, Mets 3 1980 Regular Season Game 145
September 16, 1980
Expos 4, Mets 2 Next Game:
September 17, 1980
Mets 5, Expos 2

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National League Standings, September 16, 1980

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Thru This Game

Mets Starting Lineup

cf
Mookie
Wilson ss
Frank
Taveras 1b
Lee
Mazzilli rf
Joel
Youngblood lf
Steve
Henderson 3b
Elliott
Maddox 2b
Wally
Backman c
Butch
Benton p
Mark
Bomback

September 16, 1980, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 2

Expos ab r h bi bb so

Jerry White lf 5 0 1 0 0 0

Rodney Scott 2b 4 0 1 2 0 0

Rowland Office rf 5 1 2 0 0 0

Andre Dawson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1

Gary Carter c 4 0 1 0 0 0

Warren Cromartie 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0

Larry Parrish 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1

Chris Speier ss 4 0 1 0 0 0

- Ron LeFlore pr 0 1 0 0 0 0

- Jerry Manuel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0

David Palmer p 3 1 1 0 0 1

- Willie Montanez ph 0 0 0 0 1 0

- Tim Raines pr 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Stan Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Mookie Wilson cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .263

Frank Taveras ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 .283

Lee Mazzilli 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .277

Joel Youngblood rf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .283

Steve Henderson lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290

Elliott Maddox 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .248

Wally Backman 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .304

Butch Benton c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .059

Mark Bomback p 2 1 1 0 0 0 .211

- Jose Moreno ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211

- Roy Lee Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Montreal Expos 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 9 3

New York Mets 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0

Montreal Expos ip h r er bb so

David Palmer (W) 8.0 7 2 2 2 3

Stan Bahnsen (Save) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Mark Bomback 8.0 8 2 2 1 3 4.08

Roy Lee Jackson (L,1-5) 1.0 1 2 0 1 0 3.99

Left on base: Expos 8, Mets 3
Errors: Steve Henderson (6), Butch Benton, Frank Taveras.
WP: Mark Bomback.
2B: David Palmer, Jerry White, Warren Cromartie, Rowland Office.
Intentional Walks: Willie Montanez, Larry Parrish.
SH: Larry Parrish.
SF: Rodney Scott.
SB: Ron LeFlore.
CS: Frank Taveras (17), Mookie Wilson (2), Larry Parrish.

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