The Mets, getting scoreless relief hurling from Bob Miller and Jack Aker as well as a two-run homer from John Milner, came from behind to trip the Expos, 4-3. Milner's 15th homer of the season, with Jerry Grote aboard on a single in the eighth, wiped out a 3-2 Montreal lead and made a winner of Aker. The Expos scored three times after two were out against New York starter George Stone in the third, Hal Breeden cracking a two-run homer and Barry Foote doubling home a third tally. Rusty Staub threw out Ron Hunt at the plate in the sixth and Ken Singleton at third in the seventh to prevent further damage.

The Mets picked up a pair of unearned runs in the fourth on two walks, a Hunt error on Don Hahn's grounder which allowed one runner to score, and RBI double by Ted Martinez. The Expos outhit the Mets, 13-6, but left 11 runners stranded in going down to their fifth straight defeat. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Monday, July      29, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Expos        0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 13  1
Mets         0  0  0    2  0  0    0  2  x  -   4  6  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 3b               4   0   0   0     1   0   .282      Garrett 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .205
Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Grote c               2   0   1   0     1   0   .285
Bailey lf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .284        Harrelson pr,ss     0   1   0   0     0   0   .246
  Lintz pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Milner 1b             3   2   1   2     1   1   .251
Breeden 1b            3   1   1   2     0   1   .242      Staub rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .265
  Jorgensen ph,1b     2   0   1   0     0   0   .295        Schneck rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Woods cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .222      Kranepool lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .385
  Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .299        Theodore lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .191
Singleton rf          3   0   2   0     1   0   .284      Boswell 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .246
Foote c               4   0   4   1     0   0   .258        Dyer c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .107
Frias 2b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .238      Hahn cf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .295
Rogers p              4   0   0   0     0   0   .169      Martinez ss,2b        2   0   1   1     0   0   .216
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .115
                                                            Miller p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .275
                                                            Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               35   3  13   3     5   1             Totals               27   4   6   3     4   2

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 17,343
Left on Base: Expos 11, Mets 5
DP: Expos 1, Mets 1
Errors: Hunt
Doubles: Foote 2 (14), Singleton (15), Martinez (10)
Home Runs: Breeden (2), Milner (15)
Caught Stealing: Woods (3), Garrett (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Foli (9), Martinez (3)
GIDP: Davis (3), Milner (13)
Hit by Pitch: Grote (1,by Rogers)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(10-13)         7     5   4   2   4   2   1  30   4.48
Taylor                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.30
Totals                  8     6   4   2   4   2   1  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   2.2   8   3   3   1   0   1  16   5.09
Miller                  4.1   5   0   0   3   1   0  19   3.50
Aker W(2-2)             2     0   0   0   1   0   0   6   2.79
Totals                  9    13   3   3   5   1   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Rogers (3)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Frank Pulli


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli singled
to right; Bailey popped to first in foul territory; Breeden
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); Grote was hit
by a pitch; Milner struck out; Staub grounded out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Woods singled to shortstop; Woods was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Singleton walked; Foote singled to
left [Singleton to second]; Frias flied to center; Rogers
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0,
Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool struck out; Boswell singled to right; Hahn
popped to second; Martinez flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Hunt grounded out (second to first); Foli flied to
left; Bailey singled to right; Breeden homered [Bailey scored];
Woods singled to left; Singleton singled to center [Woods to
second]; Foote doubled to left [Woods scored, Singleton to
third]; MILLER REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Frias was walked
intentionally; Rogers flied to right; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Expos 3, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett
grounded out (first unassisted); Grote flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli grounded
out (third to first); Bailey singled to center; Breeden struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Milner walked; Staub walked [Milner to second];
Kranepool popped to third; Boswell forced Staub (second to
shortstop) [Milner to third]; Hahn reached on an error by Hunt
[Milner scored (unearned) (no RBI), Boswell to second]; Martinez
doubled to left [Boswell scored (unearned), Hahn to third];
Miller popped to second; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3,
Mets 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Woods flied to center; Singleton grounded out (first
to pitcher); Foote doubled to left; Frias was walked
intentionally; Rogers grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Garrett walked; Garrett was caught stealing second
(catcher unassisted); Jerry Grote called for
interference; Grote walked; Milner grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Grote out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Hunt walked; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Hunt to second]; Bailey grounded out (third to first);
JORGENSEN BATTED FOR BREEDEN; Jorgensen singled to right [Hunt
out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3,
Mets 2.

METS 6TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Staub flied to
center; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Boswell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3,
Mets 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton
doubled to right [Singleton out at third (right to shortstop to
third)]; Foote singled to left; Frias flied to right; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Hahn singled to left; Martinez out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Hahn to second]; JONES BATTED FOR MILLER;
Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 2.

EXPOS 8TH: AKER REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Rogers flied to
center; Hunt popped to second; Foli flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Grote singled to left; HARRELSON RAN FOR GROTE; Milner
homered [Harrelson scored]; TAYLOR REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING);
Staub singled to center [Staub out at second (second
unassisted)]; Kranepool flied to center; Boswell lined to right;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 4.

EXPOS 9TH: HARRELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MARTINEZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); SCHNECK REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING
RF); THEODORE REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PLAYING LF); DYER REPLACED
BOSWELL (PLAYING C ); Bailey walked; LINTZ RAN FOR BAILEY;
Jorgensen forced Lintz (second to shortstop); DAVIS BATTED FOR
WOODS; Davis grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Jorgensen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
3, Mets 4.