Shocked when Mike Jorgensen hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, the Cardinals lost to the Expos, 3-2, and had their backs against the wall in the battle with the Pirates for the East Divison title. Mike Torrez, who started for the Expos against Bob Gibson, fell behind when Reggie Smith homered in the fourth inning, but the Expos pulled even with a double by Bob Bailey and infield outs by Ron Fairly and Willie Davis in the sixth. The speed of Bake McBride then enabled the Cardinals to regain the lead in the seventh. Joe Torre walked and was forced by McBride, who stole both second and third before scoring on a single by Mike Tyson.

With two out in the Expos' eighth, Davis singled and with a count of three balls and two strikes, Jorgensen smashed his homer off Gibson to upset the Cardinals. Dale Murray, who pitched the last two innings in relief of Torrez, gained his first major league victory. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Tuesday, October   1, 1974 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  8  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   3  7  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Bailey 3b             4   1   1   0     0   2   .280
Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .250        White lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Smith rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .309      Fairly lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .272        Scott rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Torre 1b              2   0   2   0     2   0   .282      Davis cf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .295
McBride cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .309      Jorgensen 1b          3   1   2   2     1   0   .310
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Singleton rf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .276
Tyson ss              3   0   1   1     0   1   .223        Parrish 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .203
  Cruz ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Foote c               2   0   0   0     1   1   .262
Gibson p              2   0   0   0     1   1   .210      Foli ss               3   0   2   0     0   0   .254
  Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Cox 2b                3   0   0   0     0   1   .220
                                                          Torrez p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
                                                            Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   8   2     3   4             Totals               29   3   7   3     3   4

Time of Game: 1:39   Attendance:  5,112
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Expos 5
DP: Cardinals 2, Expos 2
Doubles: Torre (28), Bailey (20)
Home Runs: Smith (23), Jorgensen (11)
Stolen Bases: McBride 2 (30), Davis (25)
GIDP: Reitz (25), Dwyer (1), Singleton (18), Cox (7)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson L(11-13)         8     7   3   3   3   4   1  32   3.83
Totals                  8     7   3   3   3   4   1  32

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez                  7     6   2   2   2   4   1  28   3.57
Murray W(1-1)           2     2   0   0   1   0   0   8   1.03
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   4   1  36

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Bill Williams


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
struck out; Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Bailey struck out; Fairly grounded out (first to
pitcher); Davis grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons popped to third; Torre doubled to right;
McBride grounded out (second to first) [Torre to third]; Reitz
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Jorgensen walked; Singleton grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Jorgensen out at second];
Foote walked; Foli singled to center [Foote to second]; Cox
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson struck out; Gibson grounded out (pitcher to
first); Brock singled to center; Sizemore grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Torrez flied out to right; Bailey struck out; Fairly
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Smith homered; Simmons grounded out (third to
first); Torre singled to right; McBride singled to center [Torre
to second]; Reitz grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [McBride out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Davis grounded out (first to pitcher); Jorgensen
popped to third; Singleton walked; Foote grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson flied out to left; Gibson struck out; Brock
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Foli singled to right; Cox grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Foli out at second]; Torrez
grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore flied out to center; Smith grounded out
(shortstop to first); Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Bailey doubled to right; Fairly grounded out (second
to first) [Bailey to third]; Davis grounded out (second to
first) [Bailey scored]; Jorgensen singled to left; Singleton
singled to center [Jorgensen to second]; Foote was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Torre walked; McBride forced Torre (first to
shortstop); McBride stole second; McBride stole third; Reitz
struck out; Tyson singled to left [McBride scored]; Gibson
walked [Tyson to second]; Brock forced Gibson (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Cox struck
out; BIITTNER BATTED FOR TORREZ; Biittner grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos
1.

CARDINALS 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded out (shortstop to
first); Simmons singled to right; Torre walked [Simmons to
second]; McBride forced Torre (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairly
flied out to right; Davis singled to center; Davis stole second;
Jorgensen homered [Davis scored]; Singleton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos
3.

CARDINALS 9TH: WHITE REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING LF); SCOTT
REPLACED FAIRLY (PLAYING RF); PARRISH REPLACED SINGLETON
(PLAYING 3B); Reitz grounded out (second to first); CRUZ BATTED
FOR TYSON; Cruz singled to center; DWYER BATTED FOR GIBSON;
Dwyer grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos
3.