Homers by Manny Sanguillen and Willie Stargell enabled the Pirates to take a 3-2 decision over Montreal in the second game after the Expos had snapped the Bucs' eight-game winning streak with a 10-5 triumph in the opener of a twin bill. Actually, rookie Art Howe accounted for the deciding run in the nightcap when he tripled and scored on a single by Al Oliver in the eighth. For in the ninth, the Expos scored and had to be set down by Dave Giusti who saved Jerry Reuss' 10th victory in 17 decisions. Steve Rogers took the loss, his 12th to go with 10 victories.

In the opener, Ron Hunt led the 10-hit Montreal attack off four Pirate hurlers, as he drove in three runs. Winning pitcher Steve Renko (7-10) yielded six safeties. Jim Rooker took the loss, dropping his record to 6-8. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Thursday, July      25, 1974 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Pirates      2  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   5  6  3
Expos        2  3  0    0  4  1    0  0  x  -  10 10  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   2   2   0     0   0   .282      Hunt 3b               3   2   3   3     2   0   .283
Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Foli ss               3   1   0   0     1   0   .242
Oliver cf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .298        Lintz 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Stargell lf           3   2   2   1     1   0   .285      Davis cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .304
Zisk rf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .329      Bailey lf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .280
Sanguillen c          3   0   0   0     1   1   .284        Woods lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Kirkpatrick 1b        4   0   0   1     0   1   .227      Breeden 1b            1   0   1   1     0   0   .238
Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .252        Jorgensen ph,1b     2   1   1   1     1   0   .294
  Howe ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Singleton rf          3   1   0   0     1   0   .293
Rooker p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Foote c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .246
  Morlan p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Frias 2b,ss           4   2   2   1     0   0   .253
  Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Renko p               3   1   1   1     1   2   .236
  Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   6   5     2   5             Totals               31  10  10   8     8   3

Time of Game: 2:25
Left on Base: Pirates 3, Expos 6
DP: Pirates 1, Expos 0
Errors: Stennett, Rooker, Morlan, Foote
Doubles: Stargell (23), Foote (12), Bailey (11)
Triples: Stargell (3), Renko (2)
Home Runs: Oliver (6), Jorgensen (5)
Stolen Bases: Stennett (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Foli (8)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker L(6-8)           1.2   4   5   4   4   1   0  13   3.30
Morlan                  2.2   3   4   4   4   1   0  14   2.96
Patterson               1.2   2   1   1   0   0   1   6   5.84
Hernandez               2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.35
Totals                  8    10  10   9   8   3   1  40

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(7-10)           9     6   5   5   2   5   1  35   4.08
Totals                  9     6   5   5   2   5   1  35

Wild Pitches: Morlan (5)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - John McSherry


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to right; Hebner grounded out
(second to first) [Stennett to second]; Oliver homered [Stennett
scored]; Stargell walked; Zisk forced Stargell (third to
second); Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt walked; Foli walked [Hunt to second]; Foli was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Rooker [Hunt to
third, Foli to second]; Davis struck out; Bailey grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Hunt scored]; Breeden singled to center
[Foli scored (unearned), Breeden to second (on throw to home)];
Singleton walked; Foote flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Kirkpatrick made an out to pitcher; Taveras flied
out to left; Rooker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Frias singled to center; Renko tripled to right
[Frias scored]; Hunt singled to left [Renko scored]; Foli
grounded out (third to first) [Hunt to second]; Davis flied out
to right [Hunt to third]; Bailey walked; MORLAN REPLACED ROOKER
(PITCHING); JORGENSEN BATTED FOR BREEDEN; Morlan threw a wild
pitch [Hunt scored (error by Morlan; assist by Sanguillen),
Bailey to third]; Jorgensen grounded out (first unassisted); 3
R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 5.

PIRATES 3RD: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Stennett
singled to center; Hebner lined to second; Stennett stole
second; Oliver struck out; Stargell doubled to left [Stennett
scored]; Zisk singled to left [Stargell scored]; Sanguillen
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 5.

EXPOS 3RD: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Foote
doubled to left; Frias grounded out (third to first); Renko
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 5.

PIRATES 4TH: Kirkpatrick was called out on strikes; Taveras
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morlan was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 5.

EXPOS 4TH: Hunt walked; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Hunt to second]; Davis lined into a double play (second
to shortstop) [Hunt out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Expos 5.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner
grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 5.

EXPOS 5TH: Bailey doubled; Jorgensen walked; Singleton forced
Jorgensen (shortstop to second) [Bailey scored (error by
Stennett)]; Foote walked [Singleton to second]; Frias singled to
center [Singleton scored, Foote to third]; Renko walked [Frias
to second]; PATTERSON REPLACED MORLAN (PITCHING); Hunt singled
to right [Foote scored, Frias scored, Renko out at third (right
to shortstop to second)]; Foli flied out to left; 4 R, 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 9.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell tripled to center; Foote dropped a foul
fly hit by Zisk for an error; Zisk struck out; Sanguillen
walked; Kirkpatrick forced Sanguillen (shortstop to second)
[Stargell scored]; Taveras forced Kirkpatrick (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 9.

EXPOS 6TH: Davis grounded out (first unassisted); Bailey made an
out to second; Jorgensen homered; Singleton flied out to left; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 10.

PIRATES 7TH: WOODS REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING LF); CLINES BATTED
FOR PATTERSON; Clines flied out to right; Stennett grounded out
(third to first); Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 10.

EXPOS 7TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Foote grounded
out (second to first); Frias grounded out (third to first);
Renko struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 10.

PIRATES 8TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell
flied out to left; Zisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 10.

EXPOS 8TH: Hunt singled to left; On a bunt Foli made an out to
catcher; Tim Foli singled to RF but was called for
interference for being out of the batter's box; Davis made
an out to second; Woods made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 10.

PIRATES 9TH: LINTZ REPLACED FOLI (PLAYING 2B); FRIAS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kirkpatrick flied out to center; HOWE BATTED FOR
TAVERAS; Howe grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 10.