Montreal Expos vs New York Mets
August 3, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1976 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 8, New York Mets 9

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Valentine cf 3 3 2 1
Rivera rf 4 1 3 1
  Jorgensen ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Parrish 3b 3 0 2 3
  Garrett ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Williams c 4 0 1 1
Foli ss 2 0 0 0
  Frias ss 3 0 0 0
Mackanin 2b 5 0 0 0
Thornton 1b 4 1 1 1
White lf,rf 5 1 1 0
Kirby p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Unser ph 0 1 0 0
  Lang p 0 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 1 0
  Rogers pr 0 1 0 0
  Kerrigan p 0 0 0 0
  Carter ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 11 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mangual cf 2 1 0 0
Millan 2b 4 2 2 2
Vail rf 5 0 0 0
Kranepool lf,1b 5 1 1 3
Torre 1b 2 1 1 1
  Boisclair pr,lf 3 2 2 0
Hodges c 3 0 1 1
Staiger 3b 2 1 1 1
Phillips ss 3 1 1 0
Lolich p 1 0 0 0
  Sanders p 1 0 0 0
  Myrick p 0 0 0 0
  Apodaca p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 9 9 8
Montreal 101 000 3308110
New York 301 002 12x992
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby   5.2 4 6 6 8 4
  Taylor   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lang   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Kerrigan  L (0-2) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
9
9
9
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich   6.0 7 5 5 3 2
  Sanders   1.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Myrick   0.0 1 1 0 0 0
  Apodaca  W (2-5) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
8
7
4
4

  E–Phillips 2 (10).  DP–Montreal 1.  2B–Montreal Parrish (16,off Lolich); Rivera (8,off Lolich); Valentine (8,off Apodaca), New York Hodges (4,off Lang).  HR–Montreal Thornton (10,8th inning off Sanders 0 on, 1 out), New York Kranepool (7,8th inning off Kerrigan 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Parrish (5,off Sanders); Williams (3,off Sanders).  HBP–Thornton (5,by Apodaca); Staiger (1,by Kirby).  IBB–Jorgensen (7,by Apodaca); Phillips (5,by Lang).  SH–Lolich (8,off Kirby).  SB–Valentine (5,2nd base off Lolich/Hodges); Mangual (20,2nd base off Kirby/Williams); Boisclair (7,2nd base off Kerrigan/Williams).  WP–Kirby 2 (6).  BK–Lang (1).  HBP–Kirby (2,Staiger); Apodaca (2,Thornton).  IBB–Lang (1,Phillips); Apodaca (8,Jorgensen).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–3:07.  A–12,245.
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