Steve Rogers pitched a six-hitter and Ron Fairly drove in two runs to lead the Expos to a 5-1 victory over the Pirates. Fairly doubled for one of the Expos' two runs in the third inning and singled in the seventh when the Expos added another pair. The Pirates had a chance to get into the game with the bases loaded and none out in the eighth, but settled for only one run that scored when Richie Hebner grounded into a double play. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Thursday, April     11, 1974 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Expos        0  0  2    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   5  9  1
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 3b               3   2   0   0     1   1   .100      Taveras ss            2   0   0   0     1   1   .222
Foli ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .333        Popovich ph,ss      1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
Davis cf              4   2   1   1     0   0   .182      Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Fairly 1b             3   0   2   2     1   0   .500      Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .278
  Jorgensen pr,1b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stargell lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Singleton rf          2   0   0   1     2   0   .500      Zisk rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .071
Bailey lf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .167      Parker 1b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .267
  Woods lf            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .111
  Lyttle ph,lf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Ryan c                2   0   0   0     0   1   .091
Cox 2b                4   0   1   1     0   1   .300        Kirkpatrick ph,c    1   1   1   0     1   0   .333
Foote c               4   0   1   0     1   0   .125      Ellis p               1   0   0   0     1   1   .000
Rogers p              5   0   1   0     0   3   .200        Kison p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Morlan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   9   5     6   7             Totals               31   1   6   0     4   8

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  5,606
Left on Base: Expos 13, Pirates 7
DP: Expos 2, Pirates 1
Errors: Hunt, Taveras, Oliver
Doubles: Fairly (1), Zisk (1)
Triples: Davis (1)
Caught Stealing: Hebner (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Davis (1), Singleton (1), Cox (2)
GIDP: Bailey (1), Hebner (1)
Hit by Pitch: Foli (1,by Ellis), Hunt (1,by Kison)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(1-0)           9     6   1   0   4   8   0  35   0.00
Totals                  9     6   1   0   4   8   0  35

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(0-1)            6.1   7   4   3   3   6   0  31   4.26
Kison                   1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
Morlan                  1     1   1   1   3   1   0   7   2.08
Totals                  9     9   5   4   6   7   0  45

Passed Balls: Ryan (1)
Hit by Pitch: Ellis (1), Kison (2)
Wild Pitches: Morlan 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Andy Olsen


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt struck out; Foli was hit by a pitch; Ryan
allowed a passed ball [Foli to second]; Davis made an out to
second; Fairly walked; Singleton forced Fairly (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras was called out on strikes; Hebner grounded
out (second to first); Oliver singled to center; Stargell flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey struck out; Cox was called out on strikes;
Foote reached on an error by Oliver [Foote to first]; Rogers was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
grounded out (second to first); Stennett lined to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Hunt reached on an error by Taveras [Hunt to first];
Foli singled to right [Hunt to third]; Davis hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Hunt scored (unearned), Foli to second]; Fairly doubled
to left [Foli scored]; Singleton grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Fairly to third]; Bailey was called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Ryan flied out to right; Ellis was called out on
strikes; Taveras flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Cox made an out to second; Foote flied to right in
foul territory; Rogers singled to right; Hunt flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner singled to center; Oliver struck out while
Hebner was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Stargell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
2, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Foli flied out to center; Davis grounded out (second
to first); Fairly grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Zisk made an out to shortstop; Parker struck out;
Stennett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Singleton walked; Bailey grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Singleton out at second]; Cox
singled to center; Foote singled to center [Cox to third];
Rogers struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Ryan struck out; Ellis walked; Taveras walked
[Ellis to second]; Hebner forced Taveras (first to shortstop)
[Ellis to third]; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Hunt walked; Foli singled to pitcher [Hunt to
second]; Davis forced Foli (second to shortstop) [Hunt to
third]; Fairly singled to right [Hunt scored, Davis to third];
JORGENSEN RAN FOR FAIRLY; KISON REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING);
Singleton hit a sacrifice fly to left [Davis scored]; Bailey
singled to left [Jorgensen to second]; Cox made an out to third;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WOODS
REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING LF); Stargell made an out to shortstop;
Zisk doubled to center; Parker struck out; Stennett lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Foote flied out to right; Rogers grounded out (second
to first); Hunt was hit by a pitch; Foli popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR RYAN; Kirkpatrick walked;
CLINES BATTED FOR KISON; Clines reached on an error by Hunt
[Kirkpatrick to second, Clines to first]; POPOVICH BATTED FOR
TAVERAS; Popovich singled to center [Kirkpatrick to third,
Clines to second]; Hebner grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Kirkpatrick scored (unearned), Clines to third,
Popovich out at second]; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 9TH: POPOVICH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); KIRKPATRICK
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MORLAN REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING);
Davis tripled to right; Jorgensen made an out to third;
Singleton was walked intentionally; LYTTLE BATTED FOR WOODS;
Morlan threw a wild pitch [Singleton to second]; Lyttle was
walked intentionally; Cox hit a sacrifice fly to center [Davis
scored]; Morlan threw a wild pitch [Singleton to third, Lyttle
to second]; Foote was walked intentionally; Rogers was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 5, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: LYTTLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Stargell
grounded out (first unassisted); Zisk was called out on strikes;
Parker walked; Stennett singled to left [Parker to second];
Kirkpatrick singled to left [Parker out at home (left to third
to catcher), Stennett to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
5, Pirates 1.