The Expos, whose opening home series on April 6-7 was prevented by bad weather, finally made their first appearance of the season at Jarry Park and defeated the Mets, 4-1, before a crowd of 18,425. The Mets took a 1-0 lead on a homer by Rusty Staub in the first inning and Tom Seaver protected the advantage until the Expos tied the score in the seventh on a boundary belt by Bob Bailey.

With two out in the eighth, Willie Davis singled and stole second. Ken Singleton walked and Ron Fairly then broke the tie with a single, scoring Davis. After a pass to Bailey loaded the bases, Ted Martinez missed a grounder by Jim Cox and two runs scored to clinch the Expos' victory. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Tuesday, April     16, 1974 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  3  x  -   4  6  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .143      Hunt 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .367      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Staub rf              3   1   2   1     1   0   .250      Davis cf              4   1   3   0     0   1   .320
Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Singleton rf          3   1   0   0     1   0   .375
Milner 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .258      Fairly 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .385
Schneck cf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .417        Jorgensen pr,1b     0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Hodges c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Bailey lf             3   1   1   1     1   1   .235
Harrelson ss          2   0   0   0     0   1   .304        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Martinez ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cox 2b                3   0   0   0     1   0   .261
Seaver p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Foote c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .188
                                                          Renko p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .167
                                                            Lyttle lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   4   1     2   5             Totals               31   4   6   2     3   6

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 18,425
Left on Base: Mets 4, Expos 7
DP: Mets 0, Expos 1
Errors: Martinez
Doubles: Davis (2)
Home Runs: Staub (2), Bailey (1)
Stolen Bases: Davis (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt (2,by Seaver)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(0-1)           8     6   4   2   3   6   1  35   4.95
Totals                  8     6   4   2   3   6   1  35

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(1-0)            8     2   1   1   2   5   1  27   3.55
Taylor                  1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.57
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   5   1  32

Hit by Pitch: Seaver (1)

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


METS 1ST: Garrett struck out; Millan struck out; Staub homered;
Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (first to pitcher); Foli popped to
second; Davis singled to right; Singleton grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Milner grounded out (shortstop to first); Schneck
struck out (catcher to first); Hodges grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly flied to center; Bailey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cox flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Expos 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson struck out; Seaver grounded out (first
unassisted); Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Foote was called out on strikes; Renko was called out
on strikes; Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

METS 4TH: Millan flied to center; Staub grounded out (second to
first); Jones popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Foli flied to left; Davis doubled to right; Singleton
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Davis to third]; Fairly
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
1, Expos 0.

METS 5TH: Milner grounded out (second to first); Schneck
grounded out (first unassisted); Hodges grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Bailey was called out on strikes; Cox walked; Foote
singled to center [Cox to third]; On a bunt Renko struck out;
Hunt was hit by a pitch [Foote to second]; Foli popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 0.

METS 6TH: Harrelson flied to center; Seaver flied to left;
Garrett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Davis struck out; Singleton grounded out (second to
first); Fairly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos
0.

METS 7TH: Millan flied to right; Staub walked; Jones singled to
center [Staub to second]; Milner walked [Staub to third, Jones
to second]; Schneck lined into a double play (shortstop
unassisted) [Jones out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED HARRELSON (PLAYING SS); Bailey
homered; Cox flied to right; Foote popped to third; Renko
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Expos 1.

METS 8TH: Hodges flied to left; Martinez popped to second;
Seaver grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: Hunt grounded out (catcher to first); Foli popped to
second; Davis singled to left; Davis stole second; Singleton
walked; Fairly singled to right [Singleton to third, Davis
scored]; JORGENSEN RAN FOR FAIRLY; Bailey walked [Jorgensen to
second]; Cox reached on an error by Martinez [Bailey to third,
Jorgensen scored (unearned) (no RBI), Singleton scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Foote grounded out (third to first); 3 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Expos 4.

METS 9TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TAYLOR REPLACED
BAILEY (PITCHING); LYTTLE REPLACED RENKO (PLAYING LF); Garrett
popped to second; Millan singled to center; Staub singled to
right [Millan to second]; Jones forced Staub (third to second)
[Millan to third]; Milner flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 1, Expos 4.