The Pirates' streak of six straight victories and 14 in a row at home came to an end with a 2-1 loss to the Expos in the opener of a doubleheader. However, the Pirates came back to win the nightcap, 3-2. Steve Rogers, pitching for the Expos, prevailed over Ken Brett in the lidlifter. The Pirates loaded the bases in the second inning but scored only one run on a grounder by Mario Mendoza. Rogers helped himself to the tying run in the sixth, hitting a single and completing the journey around the bases on a sacrifice by Ron Hunt and single by Bob Bailey. Barry Foote singled for the Expos in the seventh and was forced by Jim Cox. Pepe Frias then hit a bloop double that fell off Rennie Stennett's glove in right center field and Cox raced home to score what proved to be the winning run.

Dave Giusti made his second start of the season for the Pirates in the nightcap and fell behind, 2-1, when the Expos scored twice in the fourth on a pass to Ken Singleton, single by Bailey, sacrifice fly by Mike Jorgensen and single by Tim Foli. The Pirates rallied in the eighth. Richie Hebner singled and took second on a sacrifice by Gene Clines. After an intentional pass to Willie Stargell, Richie Zisk singled, scoring Hebner. Stargell took third and crossed the plate with the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Bob Robertson. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Thursday, July      4, 1974 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  4  0
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 3b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .278      Clines cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Davis cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .307      Kirkpatrick 1b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Hebner 3b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .292
Bailey lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .291      Stargell lf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .272
  Day lf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Zisk rf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .318
Breeden 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
  Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .328      Stennett 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .306
Woods cf,rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .152      Mendoza ss            2   0   0   1     0   0   .242
Foote c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .246        Parker ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Cox 2b                3   1   0   0     0   0   .225        Taveras ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Frias rf,3b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .200        Robertson ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .221
Rogers p              3   1   1   0     0   0   .188        Ellis pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
                                                          Brett p               3   0   0   0     1   1   .347

Totals               30   2   4   2     2   2             Totals               33   1   7   1     4   3

Time of Game: 1:59
Left on Base: Expos 4, Pirates 9
DP: Expos 1, Pirates 0
Doubles: Frias (3), Stennett (20)
Stolen Bases: Woods (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Hunt (7)
GIDP: Stargell (4)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(10-8)          9     7   1   1   4   3   0  37   4.33
Totals                  9     7   1   1   4   3   0  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett L(10-5)           9     4   2   2   2   2   0  33   2.69
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2   2   0  33

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


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt walked; Foli flied out to left; Bailey lined to
right; Breeden forced Hunt (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Clines flied out to right; Kirkpatrick grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hebner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Woods walked; Foote struck out; Woods stole second;
Cox flied out to center; Frias grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell singled to left; Zisk singled to right
[Stargell to second]; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first)
[Stargell to third, Zisk to second]; Stennett was walked
intentionally; Mendoza grounded out (first unassisted) [Stargell
scored, Zisk to third, Stennett to second]; Brett walked; Clines
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0,
Pirates 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Rogers grounded out (second to first); Hunt flied out
to left; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Kirkpatrick grounded out (first unassisted); Hebner
walked; Stargell lined to center; Zisk flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Bailey grounded out (second to first); Breeden struck
out; Woods made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stennett lined to second; Mendoza grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Foote made an out to shortstop; Cox flied out to
left; Frias grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Clines
grounded out (second to first); Kirkpatrick grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Rogers singled to right; Hunt out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Rogers to second]; Foli grounded out (second
to first) [Rogers to third]; Bailey singled to left [Rogers
scored]; Breeden grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner singled to right; Stargell grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Hebner out at second]; Zisk
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Woods flied out to left; Foote singled to center; Cox
forced Foote (shortstop to second); Frias doubled to second [Cox
scored]; Rogers grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stennett doubled to left; PARKER BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Parker was
called out on strikes; Brett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 2, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 8TH: TAVERAS REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING SS); Hunt grounded
out (shortstop to first); Foli made an out to second; Bailey
made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: DAVIS REPLACED HUNT (PLAYING CF); WOODS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); FRIAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
Clines grounded out (first to pitcher); Kirkpatrick singled to
left; Hebner flied out to left [Kirkpatrick to second]; Stargell
was walked intentionally; Zisk singled to pitcher [Kirkpatrick
to third, Stargell to second]; Sanguillen grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Breeden flied out to left; Woods lined to left; Foote
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: DAY REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING LF); JORGENSEN
REPLACED BREEDEN (PLAYING 1B); Stennett flied out to center;
ROBERTSON BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Robertson singled to center; ELLIS
RAN FOR ROBERTSON; Brett flied out to left; Clines forced Ellis
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 1.