Although held to only four hits, the Braves won the first game of a doubleheader, 3-2, thanks to a sensational diving catch by Dusty Baker in right field, but the Expos came back to win the second game, 7-3. Phil Niekro, Braves' starter in the opener, scored their first run in the third inning after reaching second base on an error. In the fifth, Davey Johnson and Mike Lum walked. One run scored on a grounder by Craig Robinson before Niekro came to the plate and singled to drive in what proved to be the winning marker.

The Expos had two men on base with one out in the eighth when Baker made his grab of a line drive by Willie Davis. Two runs would have scored if the ball had gone through, but the Expos had to settle for just one on a single by Ken Singleton for his fourth hit of the game. Their other run came off reliever Danny Frisella in the ninth and was unearned.

In the nightcap, Bob Bailey batted in two of the Expos' runs with a single, Ron Fairly hit a homer and Davis, who came up with a double and two singles, scored two runs and drove in one. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, Montreal Expos 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      9, 1974 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2 10  1
Braves       0  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   3  4  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bailey 3b             4   0   2   0     1   2   .268      Garr rf,lf            4   0   3   1     0   0   .390
Foli ss               5   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .239
Davis cf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .311      Baker cf,rf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .274
Singleton rf          4   0   4   1     0   0   .302      Aaron lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Jorgensen 1b          3   0   1   0     1   1   .313        Office cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Day lf                4   1   1   0     0   0   .313      Johnson 2b            2   1   0   0     1   1   .243
Cox 2b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .213      Lum 1b                2   1   0   0     1   1   .235
Humphrey c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .192      Oates c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .248
  Fairly ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Robinson ss           3   0   0   1     0   1   .220
  Stinson c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .313      P. Niekro p           3   1   1   1     0   1   .268
McAnally p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .050        Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hunt ph             0   1   0   0     0   0   .211
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Breeden ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .254

Totals               36   2  10   2     2   7             Totals               26   3   4   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:17
Left on Base: Expos 10, Braves 4
DP: Expos 1, Braves 1
Errors: Bailey, Robinson
Doubles: Singleton (7)
Triples: Garr (8)
Caught Stealing: Garr (10), Baker (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Oates (6)
GIDP: Foli (3), Evans (6)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt (6,by P. Niekro)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAnally L(4-5)         7     3   3   2   3   3   0  26   3.84
Walker                  1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5   3.00
Totals                  8     4   3   2   4   5   0  31

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Niekro W(7-4)        8     8   2   2   1   6   0  33   2.89
Frisella SV(5)          1     2   0   0   1   1   0   6   4.87
Totals                  9    10   2   2   2   7   0  39

Hit by Pitch: P. Niekro (3)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Doug Harvey


EXPOS 1ST: Bailey was called out on strikes; Foli flied out to
left; Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled; Evans grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Garr out at second]; Baker grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Singleton doubled; Jorgensen walked; Day made an out
to first; Cox flied out to center [Singleton to third]; Humphrey
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Aaron grounded out (second to first); Johnson struck
out; Lum grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Braves 0.

EXPOS 3RD: McAnally grounded out (third to first); Bailey
singled; Foli grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Bailey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Oates grounded out (third to first); Robinson was
called out on strikes; P. Niekro reached on an error by Bailey
[P. Niekro to second]; Garr singled [P. Niekro scored
(unearned)]; Garr was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Singleton
singled; Jorgensen singled to right [Singleton out at third
(right to third), Jorgensen to second (on throw to 3b)]; Day
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans made an out to catcher; Baker walked; Baker
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Aaron flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Cox made an out to pitcher; Humphrey made an out to
shortstop; McAnally was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Johnson walked; Lum walked [Johnson to second];
Oates out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Johnson to
third, Lum to second]; Robinson reached on a fielder's choice
[Johnson scored, Lum to third]; P. Niekro singled [Lum scored,
Robinson to third]; Garr made an out to catcher; Evans grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Bailey was called out on strikes; Foli made an out to
first; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Baker grounded out (second to first); Aaron grounded
out (shortstop to first); Johnson made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 3.

EXPOS 7TH: GARR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BAKER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); OFFICE REPLACED AARON (PLAYING CF);
Singleton singled to shortstop [Singleton to second (error by
Robinson)]; Jorgensen struck out; Day reached on a fielder's
choice; Cox was called out on strikes; FAIRLY BATTED FOR
HUMPHREY; Fairly struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0,
Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: STINSON REPLACED FAIRLY (PLAYING C ); Lum struck
out; Oates made an out to shortstop; Robinson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 3.

EXPOS 8TH: HUNT BATTED FOR MCANALLY; Hunt was hit by a pitch;
Bailey singled [Hunt to second]; Foli flied out to left; Davis
flied out to right; Singleton singled [Hunt scored, Bailey to
third]; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: WALKER REPLACED HUNT (PITCHING); P. Niekro struck
out; Garr tripled; Evans was walked intentionally; Baker struck
out; Office made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
1, Braves 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Day singled; FRISELLA REPLACED P. NIEKRO (PITCHING);
Cox singled [Day to second]; Stinson forced Cox (first to
shortstop) [Day to third]; BREEDEN BATTED FOR WALKER; Breeden
struck out; Bailey walked [Stinson to second]; Foli singled [Day
scored, Stinson to third, Bailey to second]; Davis flied out to
center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 3.