Allowing only five singles, Ernie McAnally pitched the Expos to a 5-0 victory over the Astros. The Expos counted their first two runs on a bases-loaded single by Ron Fairly in the fourth inning. Doubles by Terry Humphrey and Larry Lintz helped complete the scoring in the fifth. The final run was forced across the plate when Bob Bailey walked with the sacks filled. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Tuesday, June      4, 1974 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        0  0  0    2  3  0    0  0  0  -   5  7  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Day lf                5   1   2   1     0   0   .375      Gross rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .349
Lintz 2b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .247      Metzger ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Davis cf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .327      Cedeno cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .301
Singleton rf          2   0   0   0     2   0   .291      Watson lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .315
Fairly 1b             3   0   1   2     1   0   .233      L. May 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Bailey 3b             3   0   0   1     1   1   .268      M. May c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .248
  Frias 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Rader 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .247
Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Helms 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .315
Humphrey c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .220      Griffin p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .280
McAnally p            4   1   0   0     0   1   .056        Cosgrove p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Easler ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .077
                                                            J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   5   7   5     4   3             Totals               29   0   5   0     2   6

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 11,017
Left on Base: Expos 5, Astros 5
DP: Expos 3, Astros 2
Errors: Lintz, L. May
Doubles: Humphrey (2), Lintz (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Lintz (11), Metzger (5)
GIDP: Singleton (6), Bailey (8), Watson 2 (5), Metzger (4)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAnally W(4-4)         9     5   0   0   2   6   0  32   4.00
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   6   0  32

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin L(6-2)          4     6   5   3   1   1   0  20   3.10
Cosgrove                4     1   0   0   3   2   0  14   0.59
J. Johnson              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.21
Totals                  9     7   5   3   4   3   0  37

Wild Pitches: McAnally (4)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Bob Engel


EXPOS 1ST: Day flied out to center; Lintz grounded out (second
to first); Davis lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled; Metzger reached on a fielder's choice
on a sacrifice bunt [Gross to second (error by Lintz)]; Cedeno
walked [Gross to third, Metzger to second]; Watson grounded into
a double play (first to catcher) [Metzger to third, Cedeno to
second, Gross out at home]; L. May flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Fairly
grounded out (first unassisted); Bailey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: M. May flied out to center; Rader singled; Helms
flied out to left; Griffin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Humphrey
grounded out (shortstop to first); McAnally grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
flied out to center; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Day singled; Lintz out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Day to second]; Davis singled [Day to third]; Singleton
walked [Davis to second]; Fairly singled to left [Day scored,
Davis scored, Singleton to second]; Bailey flied out to center;
Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson struck out; L. May lined to shortstop; M. May
singled; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2,
Astros 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Humphrey doubled; McAnally reached on a fielder's
choice [Humphrey to third (error by L. May)]; Day singled
[Humphrey scored, McAnally to second]; Lintz doubled [McAnally
scored (unearned), Day to third]; COSGROVE REPLACED GRIFFIN
(PITCHING); Davis struck out; Singleton was walked
intentionally; Fairly forced Day (first to catcher) [Lintz to
third, Singleton to second]; Bailey walked [Lintz scored
(unearned), Singleton to third, Fairly to second]; Foli grounded
out (shortstop to first); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 5,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Helms flied out to left; Cosgrove grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gross grounded out (pitcher to shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Humphrey made an out to first; McAnally struck out;
Day flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger singled; Cedeno was called out on strikes;
Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Metzger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5,
Astros 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Lintz flied out to right; Davis singled; Singleton
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: L. May struck out; M. May flied out to left; Rader
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Fairly walked; Bailey grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Fairly out at second]; Foli flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: FRIAS REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING 3B); Helms walked;
McAnally threw a wild pitch [Helms to second]; EASLER BATTED FOR
COSGROVE; Easler was called out on strikes; Gross singled [Helms
to third]; Metzger grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Expos 5, Astros 0.

EXPOS 9TH: J. JOHNSON REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Humphrey flied
out to right; McAnally grounded out (first to pitcher); Day
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno popped to third in foul territory; Watson
grounded out (shortstop to first); L. May grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 0.