The battery of Andy Messersmith and Steve Yeager provided the principal show as the Dodgers defeated the Expos, 7-1. Messersmith, who pitched a three-hitter to gain his second straight victory, also joined in the Dodgers' attack with a single and double, driving in one run. Yeager likewise had a single and double and accounted for three RBIs. A homer by Ron Fairly deprived Messersmith of a shutout. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Friday, April     26, 1974 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1
Dodgers      5  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  x  -   7  9  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 3b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .264      Lopes 2b              4   2   0   0     1   1   .196
Foli ss               3   0   1   0     1   0   .298      Buckner lf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .292
Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Wynn cf               2   1   0   0     1   0   .270
Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .341        Paciorek cf         1   0   0   0     1   0   .316
Fairly 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .292      Cey 3b                5   1   1   1     0   0   .304
Bailey lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Crawford rf           4   2   2   1     0   0   .323
Cox 2b                3   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Garvey 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .329
  DeMola p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Yeager c              4   0   2   3     0   1   .500
Foote c               3   0   1   0     0   2   .190      Russell ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .277
Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Messersmith p         3   0   2   1     1   0   .500
  Montague p          1   0   0   0     1   1   .000
  Lintz 2b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .200

Totals               30   1   3   1     3   7             Totals               32   7   9   7     7   3

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 30,028
Left on Base: Expos 5, Dodgers 9
DP: Expos 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Fairly, Messersmith
Doubles: Garvey (7), Messersmith (2), Yeager (2)
Triples: Buckner (1)
Home Runs: Fairly (2)
Stolen Bases: Foli (1), Lopes (10)
Caught Stealing: Buckner (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Buckner (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(1-2)            0.2   4   5   5   3   0   0   9   8.64
Montague                5.1   3   1   1   2   2   0  21   1.93
DeMola                  2     2   1   1   2   1   0  10   5.79
Totals                  8     9   7   7   7   3   0  40

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(2-0)      9     3   1   1   3   7   1  33   2.63
Totals                  9     3   1   1   3   7   1  33

Balks: Montague (1)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Bruce Froemming


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (third to first); Foli flied out to
center; Davis popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Buckner out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Lopes to third]; Wynn walked;
Cey singled to center [Lopes scored, Wynn to third]; Crawford
singled to right [Wynn scored, Cey to second]; Garvey walked
[Cey to third, Crawford to second]; Yeager singled to left [Cey
scored, Crawford scored, Garvey to second]; Russell lined to
left; Messersmith singled to right [Garvey scored, Yeager to
third]; MONTAGUE REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Lopes grounded out
(third to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 5.

EXPOS 2ND: Singleton struck out; Fairly grounded out (first
unassisted); Bailey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 2ND: Buckner reached on an error by Fairly; Buckner was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 5.

EXPOS 3RD: Cox made an out to second; Foote was called out on
strikes; Montague struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 3RD: Crawford flied out to center; Garvey popped to
shortstop; Yeager grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 5.

EXPOS 4TH: Hunt flied out to left; Foli singled to center; Foli
stole second; Davis flied out to center; Singleton struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell struck out; Messersmith walked; Lopes
forced Messersmith (shortstop to second); Montague balked [Lopes
to second]; Buckner tripled to right [Lopes scored]; Wynn popped
to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 6.

EXPOS 5TH: PACIOREK REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING CF); Fairly homered;
Bailey grounded out (third to first); Cox grounded out (second
to first); Foote singled to left; Montague walked [Foote to
second]; Hunt walked [Foote to third, Montague to second]; Foli
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 1,
Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey grounded out (second to first); Crawford
grounded out (first to pitcher); Garvey doubled to right; Yeager
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Dodgers 6.

EXPOS 6TH: Davis popped to third; Singleton flied out to left;
Fairly grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Messersmith doubled to left; Lopes grounded out (third to
first); Buckner was walked intentionally; Paciorek flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Dodgers 6.

EXPOS 7TH: Bailey grounded out (third to first); Cox popped to
second; Foote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 7TH: DEMOLA REPLACED COX (PITCHING); LINTZ REPLACED
MONTAGUE (PLAYING 2B); Cey grounded out (third to first);
Crawford singled to second; Garvey flied out to center; Yeager
doubled to left [Crawford scored]; Russell was walked
intentionally; Messersmith popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 1, Dodgers 7.

EXPOS 8TH: Lintz struck out; Hunt grounded out (shortstop to
first); Foli walked; Foli was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Messersmith [Foli to second]; Davis struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 8TH: Lopes struck out; Buckner flied out to left;
Paciorek walked; Cey popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Dodgers 7.

EXPOS 9TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Fairly
lined to first; Bailey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Dodgers 7.