Pinch-hitting with two men on base, Jose Morales came through with his first major league homer to climax a seventh-inning rally that brought the Expos a 5-4 victory over the Pirates. Singles by Rennie Stennett, Al Oliver, Richie Zisk and Ed Kirkpatrick gave the Pirates two runs in the first before the Expos picked up a counter in the fourth on a double by Bob Bailey and single by Barry Foote. Richie Hebner homered in the fifth and the Pirates made it 4-1 in the sixth with a run on singles by Frank Taveras and Ken Brett around an error by Ron Woods.

The Expos opened their rally in the seventh with a run on a single by Mike Jorgensen and a double by Larry Parrish. Then, after Hal Breeden hit a pinch-single and gave way on the paths to Tony Scott, Morales batted for Larry Lintz and crashed his game-winning homer. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Sunday, September 15, 1974 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Pirates      2  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   4 12  0
Expos        0  0  0    1  0  0    4  0  x  -   5  9  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .289      Lintz 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Hebner 3b             5   1   1   1     0   1   .302        Morales ph          1   1   1   3     0   0   .280
Oliver cf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .317        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stargell lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .313      Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   1   .256
Zisk rf               4   0   1   1     0   2   .319      Mangual cf,lf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .314
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   1     0   0   .281      Bailey lf             2   1   1   0     1   0   .276
Kirkpatrick 1b        4   0   2   0     0   2   .264        Davis cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .284
  Dilone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Foote c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .259
  Robertson 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Woods rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Taveras ss            3   1   2   0     0   0   .247      Jorgensen 1b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .310
  Parker ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Parrish 3b            3   1   2   1     0   1   .250
  Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Renko p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Brett p               3   0   1   1     0   0   .310        Breeden ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .263
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Scott pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .500
  Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .203        Cox 2b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               39   4  12   4     0   8             Totals               32   5   9   5     1   5

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 15,438
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Expos 4
DP: Pirates 1, Expos 0
Errors: Foote, Woods
Doubles: Kirkpatrick (7), Bailey (16), Parrish (3)
Home Runs: Hebner (16), Morales (1)
Stolen Bases: Oliver (9), Taveras (13), Dilone (1)
GIDP: Renko (2)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett L(13-8)           6.1   9   5   5   1   4   1  28   2.94
Hernandez               1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.64
Totals                  8     9   5   5   1   5   1  33

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(11-14)          7    10   4   3   0   7   1  31   4.00
Murray SV(4)            2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   1.45
Totals                  9    12   4   3   0   8   1  39

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Bruce Froemming


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to center; Hebner lined to right;
Oliver singled to left [Stennett to second]; Stargell made an
out to third; Zisk singled to left [Stennett scored, Oliver to
second]; Sanguillen singled to center [Oliver scored, Zisk to
third]; Kirkpatrick struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Lintz was called out on strikes; Foli flied out to
right; Mangual was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Expos 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Taveras singled; Brett popped to first in foul
territory; Stennett forced Taveras (second to shortstop); Hebner
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey grounded out (pitcher to first); Foote
grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Oliver singled to left; Stargell flied out to left;
Oliver stole second; Zisk struck out; Sanguillen flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Jorgensen made an out to shortstop; Parrish struck
out; Renko singled to center; Lintz forced Renko (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Kirkpatrick doubled to right; On a bunt Taveras
reached on a fielder's choice [Kirkpatrick out at third (pitcher
to third)]; Taveras stole second; Brett made an out to third;
Stennett flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Foli grounded out (third to first); Mangual grounded
out (second to first); Bailey doubled to left; Foote singled to
right [Bailey scored]; Woods forced Foote (third to second); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Hebner homered; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to
first); Stargell made an out to shortstop; Zisk was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Parrish
singled to left; Renko grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Parrish out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen flied out to center; Kirkpatrick struck
out; Taveras singled to right [Taveras to second (error by
Woods)]; Brett singled to right [Taveras scored (unearned)];
Stennett made an out to third; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Lintz grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli singled
to center; Mangual struck out; Bailey walked [Foli to second];
Foote lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 1.

PIRATES 7TH: DAVIS REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING CF); MANGUAL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Hebner struck out; Oliver was called out
on strikes; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: On a bunt Woods grounded out (pitcher to first);
Jorgensen singled to center; Parrish doubled to center
[Jorgensen scored]; BREEDEN BATTED FOR RENKO; Breeden singled to
left [Parrish to third]; SCOTT RAN FOR BREEDEN; MORALES BATTED
FOR LINTZ; Morales homered [Parrish scored, Scott scored];
HERNANDEZ REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Foli was called out on
strikes; Mangual made an out to second; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Expos 5.

PIRATES 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); COX REPLACED
SCOTT (PLAYING 2B); Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Kirkpatrick
singled to left; DILONE RAN FOR KIRKPATRICK; PARKER BATTED FOR
TAVERAS; Dilone stole second [Dilone to third (error by Foote)];
Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Expos 5.

EXPOS 8TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING 1B); MENDOZA
REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING SS); Davis grounded out (shortstop to
first); Foote lined to third; Woods made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 5.

PIRATES 9TH: POPOVICH BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Popovich was called
out on strikes; Stennett singled to center; Hebner forced
Stennett (second to shortstop); Oliver grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 5.