Willie Davis and Barry Foote drove in two runs apiece in support of Steve Rogers, who gained his seventh victory of the season when the Expos edged the Pirates, 5-4, in a game that was delayed by fog for 56 minutes in the sixth inning. Davis batted in a run with a triple in the first and scored himself on a balk by Bruce Kison. Singles by Boots Day and Jim Cox and a wild pitch added a run in the fourth. In the Pirates' sixth, with Ed Kirkpatrick on first, Al Oliver hit a fly ball that vanished in the fog and dropped for a triple, Kirkpatrick scoring. The umpires then stopped the game. When play resumed, Oliver crossed the plate on a wild pitch by Rogers.

The Expos scored what proved to be the winning run in the seventh. Larry Lintz walked, stole second, continued to third on a bad throw by Manny Sanguillen and came home on a sacrifice fly by Davis. The Pirates forced the departure of Rogers in the ninth when Kirkpatrick singled and Oliver doubled. Willie Stargell greeted the arrival of Chuck Taylor with a run-scoring single. Another run counted when Richie Hebner hit into a double play before Taylor retired Sanguillen to save the game. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Thursday, May       23, 1974 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  2  -   4  7  1
Expos        2  0  0    1  0  1    1  0  x  -   5 10  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .327      Hunt 3b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .215
Kirkpatrick rf        3   2   1   0     1   1   .333      Lintz ss              1   1   0   0     2   0   .234
Oliver 1b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .280      Davis cf              3   1   1   2     0   0   .336
Stargell lf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .271      Singleton rf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .296
Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .305      Fairly 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Day lf                4   2   3   0     0   1   .333
Clines cf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .195        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Taveras ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Cox 2b                4   0   2   0     0   1   .219
  Brett ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .421      Foote c               4   0   1   2     0   0   .214
  Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Rogers p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .115
Kison p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Lyttle lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Moose p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Zisk ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .299
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               32   4   7   2     1   8             Totals               30   5  10   4     3   3

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  7,209
Left on Base: Pirates 2, Expos 6
DP: Pirates 1, Expos 2
Errors: Sanguillen
Doubles: Oliver (7), Foote (5)
Triples: Oliver (5), Davis (3)
Stolen Bases: Clines 2 (5), Lintz (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Lintz (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Davis (4)
GIDP: Oliver (6), Hebner (3), Foote (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison L(2-2)            5     5   3   3   2   2   0  22   3.00
Moose                   2     4   2   2   1   1   0  10   7.57
Giusti                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.18
Totals                  8    10   5   5   3   3   0  35

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(7-2)           8     6   4   4   1   8   0  30   3.99
Taylor SV(5)            1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.91
Totals                  9     7   4   4   1   8   0  33

Wild Pitches: Kison (2), Rogers (2)
Balks: Kison (2)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett was called out on strikes; Kirkpatrick
struck out; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt singled to left; Lintz out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Hunt to second]; Davis tripled to left
[Hunt scored]; Singleton walked; Kison balked [Davis scored,
Singleton to second]; Fairly grounded out (third to first); Day
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Hebner was called out on
strikes; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Cox struck out; Foote grounded out (second to first);
Rogers grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Expos 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Clines singled to center; Taveras flied out to
center; Kison struck out; Clines stole second; Stennett was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Hunt grounded out (third to first); Lintz walked;
Davis flied out to left; Singleton singled to left [Lintz to
third]; Fairly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Kirkpatrick walked; Oliver grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Kirkpatrick out at second];
Stargell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Day singled to pitcher; Kison threw a wild pitch [Day
to second]; Cox singled to right [Day to third]; Foote grounded
out (third to first) [Day scored, Cox to second]; Rogers
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cox to third]; Hunt grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos
3.

PIRATES 5TH: Hebner lined to first; Sanguillen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Clines singled to center; Clines stole
second; Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Lintz grounded out (third to first); Davis made an
out to shortstop; Singleton grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

PIRATES 6TH: POPOVICH BATTED FOR KISON; Popovich made an out to
shortstop; Stennett singled to second; Kirkpatrick forced
Stennett (second to shortstop); Oliver tripled [Kirkpatrick
scored]; fly ball lost it in a very heavy fog; Rogers
threw a wild pitch [Oliver scored]; Stargell made an out to
second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: MOOSE REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Fairly singled to
left; Day singled to left [Fairly to second]; Cox singled to
center [Fairly out at home (center to catcher), Day to third];
Foote doubled to third [Day scored, Cox to third]; Rogers
reached on a fielder's choice [Cox out at home (pitcher to
catcher), Foote to third]; Hunt struck out; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); Sanguillen
was called out on strikes; Clines flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Lintz walked; Lintz stole second [Lintz to third
(error by Sanguillen)]; Davis hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Lintz scored]; Singleton flied out to center; Fairly grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos
5.

PIRATES 8TH: BRETT BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Brett flied out to right;
ZISK BATTED FOR MOOSE; Zisk struck out; Stennett made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 5.

EXPOS 8TH: MENDOZA REPLACED BRETT (PLAYING SS); GIUSTI REPLACED
ZISK (PITCHING); Day singled to right; On a bunt Cox popped to
catcher in foul territory; Foote grounded into a double play
(pitcher to first) [Day out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Expos 5.

PIRATES 9TH: Kirkpatrick singled to left; Oliver doubled to left
[Kirkpatrick to third]; TAYLOR REPLACED DAY (PITCHING); LYTTLE
REPLACED ROGERS (PLAYING LF); Stargell singled to center
[Kirkpatrick scored, Oliver to third]; Hebner grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Oliver scored (no
RBI), Stargell out at second]; Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 5.