The relief pitching of John Montague saved a victory for Mike Torrez as the Expos defeated the Reds, 4-2. Torrez was lifted with two men on base and none out in the seventh inning. Montague retired Joe Morgan on a fly and struck out Pete Rose and Cesar Geronimo to end the threat.

The Expos scored twice in the first on a single by Tim Foli, double by Hal Breeden and single by Ken Singleton. A double by Rose and singles by Geronimo and Johnny Bench gave the Reds a matching pair in the third, but the Expos pulled away in the fourth with two runs on singles by Singleton and Barry Foote, a late throw to third on a bunt by Torrez, single by Ron Hunt and sacrifice fly by Foli. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      19, 1974 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Expos        2  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
Reds         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 3b               5   0   1   1     0   0   .240      Rose lf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .277
Foli ss               2   1   1   1     1   0   .264      Geronimo cf           4   1   2   1     0   1   .333
Woods cf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .167        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Breeden 1b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .239      Driessen 3b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .281
  Jorgensen 1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Bench c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .293
Bailey lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .266      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .284
  Day lf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Crowley rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .260
Singleton rf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .298        Foster pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Cox 2b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Concepcion ss,cf      4   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Foote c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .246      Chaney 2b,ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .172
Torrez p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .069        King ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Montague p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Gullett p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .233
                                                            Morgan ph,2b        1   0   0   0     1   0   .316

Totals               32   4   8   4     2   3             Totals               35   2   9   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 22,344
Left on Base: Expos 6, Reds 8
DP: Expos 2, Reds 0
Errors: Cox, Bench
Doubles: Breeden (8), Rose (19)
Stolen Bases: Foli (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Woods (1), Torrez (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Foli (1)
GIDP: Concepcion (10), Bench (5)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(7-4)           6     8   2   2   0   2   0  26   3.84
Montague SV(1)          3     1   0   0   2   3   0  11   1.25
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   5   0  37

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett L(7-4)          7     7   4   4   2   2   0  30   3.24
Borbon                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.31
Totals                  9     8   4   4   2   3   0  37

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (third to first); Foli singled to
center; Foli stole second [Foli to third (error by Bench)];
Woods struck out; Breeden doubled [Foli scored]; Bailey walked;
Singleton singled to right [Breeden scored, Bailey to second];
Cox popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Geronimo grounded out (first
unassisted); Driessen singled to second; Bench struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Foote popped to shortstop; Torrez singled to second
[Torrez out at second (second to first)]; Mike Torrez rounded
1B too far; Hunt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez reached on an error by Cox [Perez to first];
Crowley singled to right [Perez to second]; Concepcion grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Perez to
third, Crowley out at second]; Chaney flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Foli walked; Woods out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher
to second) [Foli to second]; Breeden flied out to right [Foli to
third]; Bailey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
2, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Gullett grounded out (first to pitcher); Rose doubled
to left; Geronimo singled to center [Rose scored]; Driessen
grounded out (second to first) [Geronimo to second]; Bench
singled to left [Geronimo scored]; Perez forced Bench (shortstop
to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Singleton singled to third; Cox popped to catcher;
Foote singled to left [Singleton to second]; Torrez reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Singleton to third, Foote
to second]; Hunt singled to center [Singleton scored, Foote to
third, Torrez to second]; Foli hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Foote scored, Torrez to third]; Woods grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Crowley grounded out (first unassisted); Concepcion
lined to second; Chaney flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 4, Reds 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Breeden grounded out (third to first); Bailey flied
out to center; Singleton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 4, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Gullett struck out; Rose flied out to left; Geronimo
singled to shortstop; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Reds 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Cox flied out to center; Foote grounded out
(shortstop to first); Torrez lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 4, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Bench grounded out (second to first); Perez flied out
to left; Crowley grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 4, Reds 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Hunt flied out to left; Foli grounded out (shortstop
to first); Woods struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4,
Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED BREEDEN (PLAYING 1B); Concepcion
singled to left; Chaney singled to center [Concepcion to
second]; MONTAGUE REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); MORGAN BATTED FOR
GULLETT; Morgan flied out to right; Rose struck out; Geronimo
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Reds 2.

EXPOS 8TH: BORBON REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); CONCEPCION
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); CHANEY CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); MORGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Jorgensen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailey flied out to center;
Singleton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4,
Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: DAY REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING LF); Driessen singled to
center; Bench grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Driessen out at second]; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Reds 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Cox singled to left; Foote grounded out (third to
first) [Cox to second]; Montague struck out; Hunt grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: Crowley walked; FOSTER RAN FOR CROWLEY; Concepcion
flied out to center; KING BATTED FOR CHANEY; King lined to
second; Morgan walked [Foster to second]; Rose flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Reds 2.