Erupting for seven runs in the fourth inning, the Dodgers defeated the Expos, 7-5, to snap a three-game losing streak. Ron Cey ignited the Dodgers' outburst with a two-run homer and Jim Wynn capped it with another two-run blow. Andy Messersmith, who pitched his 11th complete game of the season, gave up a run in the first inning and then had a streak of wildness in the sixth when the Expos scored three times on only one hit. Willie Davis smashed a homer for the Expos' final run in the seventh to complete the three-game series against his old club with 10 hits in 15 times at bat. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Montreal Expos 5
Game Played on Thursday, July      18, 1974 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Expos        1  0  0    0  0  3    1  0  0  -   5  7  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    7  0  0    0  0  x  -   7 12  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lintz 2b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .258      Lopes 2b              5   1   2   1     0   0   .244
Davis cf              4   3   2   1     1   1   .313      Buckner 1b            4   1   2   0     1   0   .313
Singleton rf          3   1   0   0     1   3   .300      Wynn cf               4   1   2   2     0   1   .292
Fairly 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .280      Crawford rf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .299
Bailey 3b             3   0   0   1     1   2   .286      Cey 3b                3   1   1   2     1   0   .278
Jorgensen lf          4   0   0   1     0   0   .292      Joshua lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .267
Foote c               3   0   0   1     0   0   .246      Yeager c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .314
Frias ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .227      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .264
McAnally p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .132      Messersmith p         4   1   1   1     0   1   .220
  Day ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Woods ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Breeden ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .227

Totals               33   5   7   4     4  10             Totals               35   7  12   6     3   4

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 24,491
Left on Base: Expos 6, Dodgers 7
DP: Expos 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Lintz, Lopes
Doubles: Davis (15), Messersmith (4), Buckner (17)
Home Runs: Davis (6), Cey (12), Wynn (21)
Stolen Bases: Lintz 2 (29), Davis (14), Buckner (17), Joshua (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Foote (9)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAnally L(6-11)        4     8   7   7   2   1   2  22   4.00
Murray                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.50
Taylor                  3     3   0   0   1   2   0  12   2.37
Totals                  8    12   7   7   3   4   2  38

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(11-2)     9     7   5   5   4  10   1  38   2.11
Totals                  9     7   5   5   4  10   1  38

Wild Pitches: Messersmith (4)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Lintz flied out to center; Davis doubled to center;
Singleton struck out; Fairly singled to second [Davis to third];
Messersmith threw a wild pitch [Davis scored, Fairly to second];
Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
walked; Buckner stole second; Wynn popped to first; Crawford
walked; Cey forced Crawford (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 1, Dodgers 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Jorgensen grounded out (first unassisted); Foote
grounded out (third to first); Frias singled to third; McAnally
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Joshua singled to right; Joshua stole second;
Yeager lined to left; Russell flied out to center; Messersmith
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Dodgers 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Lintz singled to third; Lintz stole second; Davis
struck out; Singleton struck out; Fairly flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes grounded out (pitcher to first); Buckner
flied out to right; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Dodgers 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Bailey struck out; Jorgensen grounded out (second to
first); Foote flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Crawford singled to left; Cey homered [Crawford
scored]; Joshua lined to center; Yeager singled to shortstop;
Russell popped to catcher in foul territory; Messersmith doubled
to center [Yeager scored]; Lopes singled to left [Messersmith
scored]; Buckner singled to second [Lopes scored (error by
Lintz), Buckner to second]; Wynn homered [Buckner scored];
Crawford flied out to left; 7 R, 7 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Dodgers 7.

EXPOS 5TH: Frias singled to center; DAY BATTED FOR MCANALLY; Day
struck out; Lintz lined into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Frias out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 5TH: MURRAY REPLACED DAY (PITCHING); Cey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Joshua singled to center; Yeager popped to
first in foul territory; Russell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 1, Dodgers 7.

EXPOS 6TH: Davis walked; Davis stole second; Singleton walked;
Fairly singled to left [Davis to third, Singleton to second];
Bailey walked [Davis scored, Singleton to third, Fairly to
second]; Jorgensen reached on an error by Lopes [Singleton
scored (RBI), Fairly to third, Bailey to second]; Foote hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Fairly scored, Bailey to third,
Jorgensen to second]; Frias grounded out (pitcher to first);
WOODS BATTED FOR MURRAY; Woods flied out to center; 3 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 6TH: TAYLOR REPLACED WOODS (PITCHING); Messersmith
struck out; Lopes popped to catcher in foul territory; Buckner
doubled to left; Wynn singled to shortstop [Buckner out at home
(shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Dodgers
7.

EXPOS 7TH: Lintz struck out; Davis homered; Singleton was called
out on strikes; Fairly grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 7TH: Crawford flied out to left; Cey walked; Joshua
popped to second; Yeager flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 5, Dodgers 7.

EXPOS 8TH: Bailey struck out; Jorgensen grounded out (first to
pitcher); Foote popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell was called out on strikes; Messersmith
flied out to right; Lopes singled to third; Buckner flied to
right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Dodgers
7.

EXPOS 9TH: Frias popped to second; BREEDEN BATTED FOR TAYLOR;
Breeden struck out; Lintz walked; Lintz stole second; Davis
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Dodgers 7.