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Montreal Expos @
New York Mets
1991-09-17 Β· Night game Β· Shea Stadium Β· Att: 4355 Β· 86Β°F, cloudy Β· Wind 6 mph R to L Β· 2:48
New York Mets defeated Montreal Expos 3β2. New York Mets put up 2 in the 1st. Wally Whitehurst earned the win and John Franco picked up the save. Howard Johnson went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| NYN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
W: Wally Whitehurst L: Chris Haney SV: John Franco
Umpires β HP: Mike Winters Β· 1B: Joe West Β· 2B: Eric Gregg Β· 3B: Paul Runge Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Montreal Expos β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delino DeShields | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Spike Owen | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Junior Noboa | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Wallach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Walker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Marquis Grissom | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nelson Santovenia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Williams | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Gil Reyes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ivan Calderon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Mets β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Keith Miller | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Kevin Elster | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Howard Johnson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Kevin McReynolds | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Gregg Jefferies | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Carreon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Garry Templeton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Charlie O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Daryl Boston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Expos β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New York Mets β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
Wally Whitehurst | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Tim Burke | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Franco | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Delino DeShields: K
- Spike Owen: S8/L8LM
- Junior Noboa: 4/P34
- Tim Wallach: 43/G4
Bot 1
- Keith Miller: 63/G6
- Kevin Elster: S/G56D
- Howard Johnson: HR/F7D.1-H;B-H
- Kevin McReynolds: K
- Gregg Jefferies: S/G56
- Mark Carreon: 54(1)/FO/G5S.B-1
Top 2
- Larry Walker: 63/G6
- Marquis Grissom: S/L78M
- Nelson Santovenia: 9/F8RS
- Ken Williams: 8/F8RD
Bot 2
- Garry Templeton: K
- Charlie O'Brien: W
- Tony Castillo: 26(1)/FO/BG15S.B-1
- Keith Miller: W.1-2
- Kevin Elster: 9/F9M
Top 3
- Chris Haney: 8/F8LXD
- Delino DeShields: K
- Spike Owen: 5/P25
Bot 3
- Howard Johnson: W
- Kevin McReynolds: CS2(136)
- Kevin McReynolds: 63/G6
- Gregg Jefferies: 9/F89M
Top 4
- Junior Noboa: S/G34D
- Tim Wallach: 54(1)/FO/G56S.B-1
- Larry Walker: S/L56D.1-2
- Marquis Grissom: K
- Nelson Santovenia: 9/F89S
Bot 4
- Mark Carreon: 8/F8LXD
- Garry Templeton: S3/L3D
- Charlie O'Brien: 8/F8LS
- Tony Castillo: 64(1)/FO/G6M.B-1
Top 5
- Ken Williams: S/L89S
- Chris Haney: E5/BG5S.1-3;B-1
- Delino DeShields: K
- Spike Owen: S4/G4MD.3-H(UR);1-2
- Junior Noboa: S3/L3D.2-3;1-2
- Tim Wallach: 5(2)/FO/G5S.3-H(RBI)(UR);1-2;B-1
- Larry Walker: K
Bot 5
- Keith Miller: HR/F7LD.B-H
- Kevin Elster: 13/G15
- Howard Johnson: S6/G6MD
- Kevin McReynolds: CS2(24)
- Kevin McReynolds: 9/F4MD
Top 6
- Marquis Grissom: 8/F8RS
- Nelson Santovenia: S6/L6MD
- Ken Williams: W.1-2
- Bret Barberie: K
- Delino DeShields: K
Bot 6
- Gregg Jefferies: S4/L4MD
- Mark Carreon: 46(1)/FO/G4M.B-1
- Garry Templeton: S5/G5L.1-2
- Charlie O'Brien: 6/P6
- Daryl Boston: 3/G3S
Top 7
- Spike Owen: 43/G4
- Junior Noboa: 9/F9S
- Tim Wallach: 5/P2LF
Bot 7
- Keith Miller: 8/F8RD
- Kevin Elster: 8/F8RM
- Howard Johnson: 7/F78M
Top 8
- Larry Walker: 13/G15
- Marquis Grissom: 63/G6
- Gil Reyes: 9/F9LM
Bot 8
- Kevin McReynolds: W
- Gregg Jefferies: S/L56.1-2
- Mark Carreon: S4/L4MD.2-3;1-2
- Garry Templeton: 52(3)3/GDP/G5S.2-3;1-2
- Charlie O'Brien: 8/F8RS
Top 9
- Ken Williams: K
- Ivan Calderon: S4/L4MD
- Delino DeShields: K
- Spike Owen: 4/P4MD
Notes & reviews
- this game was scheduled to be played at Olympic Stadium, Montreal, which was closed when a 55-ton concrete slab fell on 9/13





















