Amazin' Date 4/29/1969: Mets Win Their First Ever Game in Canada

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET

AMAZIN'

THE MIRACLE METS

50th ANNIVERSARY

Game #19: Tuesday, April 29, 1969 - BR
New York Mets @ Montreal Expos
Jarry Park

Ed Kranepool's Two Home Runs Power Mets in Canadian Debut.

Welcome to baseball in the great white north.  The Mets are visiting Montreal, Canada, for their first ever series played beyond the borders of the United States.  The National League's new northern member club play their home games at Parc Jarry.  Tuesday's game one marks only the Expos seventh home game of the season.  They've played 12 games on the road, to date.  Understandably, this mark's Montreal's first three game series at home.

With one out in the second, first baseman Ed Kranepool connected on his first home run of the season off Expos starter Mudcat Grant.  Mets starter Jerry Koosman and Nolan Ryan took care of the rest.  Koosman faced just 15 batters, allowing no runs on just two hits with a strikeout through 4.1 innings before being relieved by Nolan Ryan.  The Mets flame throwing right-hander finished out the final 4.2 innings for a combined six-hit shutout.  Ryan surrendered four hits and fanned seven en route to his second victory of the season against no losses.  Jerry Koosman's status is pending.

The Mets added an insurance run in the sixth.  With two outs, Ed Kranepool connected on his second home run of the game off Mudcat Grant.

Despite Tommie Agee's pinch hit appearance against the Cubs, he remains out of the starting lineup.  Cleon Jones took a rare 0 for 4, and was also caught stealing.  With two hits in four at-bats, Ron Swoboda has lifted his average to a robust .340 mark.  Ed Kranepool also lifted his average back above the .300 mark, and is slugging .509 through his first 17 games.

• Mets Record:  8-11
• N.L. East:  3rd: 6.5 GB