Steve Renko pitched and batted the Expos to a 3-1 victory over the Reds in a game halted by rain with one out in ninth inning. The umpires waited 44 minutes before officially calling the contest. This followed a 51-minute interruption in the eighth frame.

After Barry Foote led off the third with a homer, his first since April 19, Renko walked, moved up on Ron Hunt's sacrifice and took third on Tim Foli's single. Steve scored when Cesar Geronimo dropped Willie Davis' fly. Triples by Bob Bailey and Renko gave Montreal its final run in the seventh. The Reds' lone tally came on Geronimo's fifth-inning circuit clout. Renko, in gaining his fourth win in 10 decisions, gave way in the eighth to Chuck Taylor, who picked up his sixth save. The loss was charged to Jack Billingham. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 3, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Monday, June      10, 1974 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Reds         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1
Expos        0  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  7  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .280      Hunt 3b               2   0   1   0     1   0   .224
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .317        Frias 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Bench c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .286      Foli ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Perez 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .294      Davis cf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .320
Driessen 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .290
Crowley rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Fairly 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Geronimo cf           3   1   1   1     0   0   .323        Breeden ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Concepcion ss         3   0   2   0     0   1   .271        Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Billingham p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .042      Bailey lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .274
  Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .246        Woods lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cox 2b                3   0   0   0     0   1   .215
                                                          Foote c               3   1   1   1     0   0   .210
                                                          Renko p               2   1   1   1     1   0   .214
                                                            Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               30   1   8   1     1   1             Totals               27   3   7   3     2   2

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 14,192
Left on Base: Reds 5, Expos 5
DP: Reds 2, Expos 2
Errors: Morgan, Cox, Foote
Doubles: Bench (10), Bailey (6)
Triples: Renko (1)
Home Runs: Geronimo (1), Foote (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Foli (4), Hunt (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Davis (5)
GIDP: Driessen (2), Singleton (8)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(6-4)       7     7   3   3   2   2   1  29   4.04
Hall                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.68
Totals                  8     7   3   3   2   2   1  32

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(4-6)            7.2   8   1   1   1   1   1  29   4.46
Taylor SV(6)            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.11
Totals                  8.1   8   1   1   1   1   1  31

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Morgan grounded out (third to
first); Bench singled; Perez forced Bench (second to shortstop);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt singled; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Hunt to second]; Davis singled [Hunt to third];
Singleton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Expos 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Crowley
reached on an error by Cox [Crowley to first]; Geronimo flied to
left in foul territory; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly singled; Bailey lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Fairly out at first]; Cox grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Expos 0.

REDS 3RD: Billingham flied out to right; Rose singled; Morgan
made an out to second; Bench made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Foote homered; Renko walked; Hunt out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Renko to second]; Foli singled to center
[Renko to third]; Davis forced Foli (center to second) [Renko
scored]; Singleton struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Expos 2.

REDS 4TH: Perez singled; Driessen grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Perez out at second]; Crowley
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Fairly grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailey
grounded out (third to first); Cox grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 2.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo homered; Concepcion singled to catcher
[Concepcion to second (error by Foote)]; Billingham reached on a
fielder's choice [Concepcion out at third (pitcher to
shortstop)]; Rose grounded out (second to first) [Billingham to
second]; Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Foote grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Renko grounded out (pitcher to first); Hunt grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 2.

REDS 6TH: Bench doubled; Perez singled to left [Bench out at
home (left to third to catcher), Perez to second (on throw to
home)]; Driessen lined into a double play (shortstop unassisted)
[Perez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis flied
out to right; Singleton reached on an error by Morgan [Singleton
to first]; Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 2.

REDS 7TH: Crowley flied out to left; Geronimo grounded out
(second to first); Concepcion singled to left [Concepcion out at
second (left to shortstop to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Bailey doubled; Cox struck out; Foote flied out to
left; Renko tripled [Bailey scored]; Hunt walked; Foli forced
Hunt (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos
3.

REDS 8TH: FRIAS REPLACED HUNT (PLAYING 3B); WOODS REPLACED
BAILEY (PLAYING LF); RETTENMUND BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM;
Rettenmund flied out to center; 51 minute rain delay sometime
in the 8th inning; Rose walked; Morgan flied out to right;
TAYLOR REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Bench forced Rose (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: HALL REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Davis popped to
third in foul territory; Singleton flied out to center; BREEDEN
BATTED FOR FAIRLY; Breeden popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 3.

REDS 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED BREEDEN (PLAYING 1B); Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 44 minute rain delay
before game called; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 3.