Dock Ellis and Ramon Hernandez combined on a five-hitter as the Pirates blanked the Expos, 3-0. Hernandez relieved in the ninth inning after Ron Hunt and Larry Lintz singled with one out. He got Willie Davis to fly out and struck out Ken Singleton to end the game.

The Pirates' scoring came early as Al Oliver stretched his consecutive game hitting streak to 20 with a single in the first that was followed by a triple by Willie Stargell and single by Richie Zisk. Bob Robertson completed the scoring with a homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Friday, July      26, 1974 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Pirates      2  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  7  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Hunt 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Howe 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .357      Lintz 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .242
Oliver cf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .298      Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Stargell lf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .288      Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Zisk rf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .324      Fairly 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Clines rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Jorgensen lf          2   0   0   0     1   0   .295
Robertson 1b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .212      Foli ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Foote c               2   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Taveras ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .248        Day ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Ellis p               1   0   0   0     1   0   .226        Stinson c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .228
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blair p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .125
                                                            Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .278

Totals               32   3   7   3     1   3             Totals               30   0   5   0     1   4

Time of Game: 1:47   Attendance: 22,278
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Expos 4
DP: Pirates 2, Expos 0
Triples: Stargell (4)
Home Runs: Robertson (10)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Ellis (5)
GIDP: Singleton (13), Day (2)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(6-8)            8.1   5   0   0   1   3   0  29   3.71
Hernandez SV(1)         0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.31
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   4   0  31

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blair L(5-3)            9     7   3   3   1   3   1  34   2.79
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   3   1  34

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Paul Pryor


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett made an out to second; Howe made an out to
second; Oliver singled to right; Stargell tripled to right
[Oliver scored]; Zisk singled to right [Stargell scored];
Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Lintz
grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); Taveras
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis walked; Stennett flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Singleton made an out to shortstop; Fairly flied out
to center; Jorgensen walked; Foli made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Howe flied out to center; Oliver struck out;
Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Foote struck out; Blair flied out to right; Hunt
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Expos 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Zisk struck out; Robertson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Lintz flied out to center; Davis singled to center;
Singleton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Expos 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Taveras singled to shortstop; Ellis out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Taveras to second]; Taveras
was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Stennett grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Fairly grounded out (second to first); Jorgensen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Howe grounded out (second to pitcher); Oliver made
an out to third; Stargell singled to center; Zisk grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Foote grounded out (third to first); Blair struck
out; Hunt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Expos 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Robertson homered; Sanguillen grounded out (third
to first); Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Lintz singled to center; Davis grounded out (first
unassisted) [Lintz to second]; Singleton grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Lintz to third]; Fairly grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett made an out to second; Howe grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Jorgensen flied out to right; Foli singled to right;
DAY BATTED FOR FOOTE; Day grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Foli out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Expos 0.

PIRATES 9TH: STINSON REPLACED DAY (PLAYING C ); Stargell
grounded out (third to first); Zisk grounded out (shortstop to
first); Robertson singled to third; Sanguillen grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 9TH: CLINES REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING RF); BAILEY BATTED FOR
BLAIR; Bailey struck out; Hunt singled to left; Lintz singled to
third [Hunt to second]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING);
Davis made an out to catcher; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos 0.