The Pirates gained their sixth straight victory and 14th in a row at home when Willie Stargell homered in the ninth inning to beat the Expos, 2-1. The Expos scored their run off Jerry Reuss in the third on singles by Ron Hunt and Willie Davis and a sacrifice fly by Bob Bailey. Don DeMola, making his first major league start, yielded the tying tally in the Pirates' half.

After Rennie Stennett and Mario Mendoza singled and Reuss was safe on an error on his bunt, Stennett crossed the plate as Gene Clines was grounding into a double play. DeMola was forced out of the game by a muscle pull in the sixth and John Montague was on the mound as the Expos' second reliever of the game when Stargell smashed his winning homer. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      3, 1974 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Expos        0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Pirates      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 3b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .280      Clines cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Kirkpatrick 1b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .307      Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .291
Bailey lf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .292      Stargell lf           3   1   1   1     1   2   .272
Breeden 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .240      Zisk rf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .315
Singleton rf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .291      Sanguillen c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .297
  Lintz pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Stennett 2b           3   1   2   0     0   0   .306
  Day rf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Mendoza ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .247
Cox 2b                3   0   0   0     0   1   .228      Reuss p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Foote c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .245
DeMola p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Woods ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .163
  Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               31   1   7   1     2   4             Totals               27   2   7   1     2   4

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance: 11,123
Left on Base: Expos 8, Pirates 5
DP: Expos 3, Pirates 0
Errors: Hunt
Doubles: Breeden (11), Zisk (17)
Home Runs: Stargell (13)
Stolen Bases: Singleton (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Taylor (2), Cox (5), Reuss (2), Clines (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Bailey (3)
GIDP: Zisk (6), Clines (5)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
DeMola                  5.1   4   1   1   1   3   0  19   2.55
Taylor                  2.2   2   0   0   1   1   0  11   2.21
Montague L(1-2)         0     1   1   1   0   0   1   1   2.11
Totals                  8     7   2   2   2   4   1  31

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(8-5)            9     7   1   1   2   4   0  36   3.63
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   4   0  36

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


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt flied out to center; Foli grounded out (third to
first); Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Clines lined to second; Kirkpatrick flied out to
right; Hebner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey flied out to center; Breeden walked; Singleton
singled to right [Breeden to third]; Singleton stole second; Cox
was called out on strikes; Foote was walked intentionally;
DeMola flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell walked; Zisk grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Stargell out at second];
Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Hunt singled to right; Foli popped to first in foul
territory; Davis singled to left [Hunt to third (on throw)];
Bailey hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hunt scored]; Breeden
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett singled to center; Mendoza singled to
right [Stennett to second]; Reuss reached on an error by Hunt on
a sacrifice bunt [Stennett to third, Mendoza to second, Reuss to
first]; Clines grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Stennett scored (no RBI), Mendoza to third, Reuss out at
second]; Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Singleton grounded out (third to first); Cox made an
out to first; Foote popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Stargell
struck out; Zisk doubled to right; Sanguillen flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 5TH: DeMola grounded out (third to first); Hunt struck
out; Foli flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett singled to center; Mendoza struck out;
Reuss hit into a double play (left to first) [Stennett out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailey flied
out to right; Breeden doubled to right; Singleton grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Clines flied out to right; TAYLOR REPLACED DEMOLA
(PITCHING); Kirkpatrick grounded out (first to pitcher); Hebner
walked; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Pirates 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Cox grounded out (third to first); Foote singled to
left; Taylor out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Foote
to second]; Hunt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Zisk made an out to second; Sanguillen singled to
left; Stennett made an out to second; Mendoza grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 8TH: Foli grounded out (third to first); Davis grounded
out (first to pitcher); Bailey singled to left; Breeden grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Reuss singled to first; Clines out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Reuss to second]; Kirkpatrick grounded
out (second to first) [Reuss to third]; Hebner lined to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Singleton singled to center; LINTZ RAN FOR SINGLETON;
Cox out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Lintz to second];
Foote flied out to center [Lintz to third]; WOODS BATTED FOR
TAYLOR; Woods struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: DAY REPLACED LINTZ (PLAYING RF); MONTAGUE REPLACED
WOODS (PITCHING); Stargell homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
1, Pirates 2.