Led by the batting of Mike Jorgensen, the Expos beat the Cubs, 7-4, in the first game of a doubleheader and then completed the sweep with a 4-0 victory in the second game behind the two-hit pitching of Dennis Blair and John Montague. Jorgensen drove in five runs with a pair of doubles. However, all five runs were unearned as the result of two errors by Bill Madlock. Bill Bonham, who suffered the loss, tied a major league record by striking out four batters in the second inning. Mike Torrez fanned to open the stanza, but reached base on a passed ball by catcher Rick Stelmaszek. Bonham then proceeded to whiff Ron Hunt, Tim Foli and Willie Davis.

In the nightcap, Blair gave up a single by leadoff man Don Kessinger and did not yield another hit until George Mitterwald singled in the eighth. Blair was lifted after walking Dave Rosello in the ninth and Montague retired the last three batters. Herb Hutson, called up from Wichita (American Association), was a loser in his first major league start for the Cubs. Hutson gave up only four hits in six innings, but they included homers by Ken Singleton and Ron Fairly. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 7, Chicago Cubs 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, July      31, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Expos        2  0  1    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   7  9  0
Cubs         0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  6  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               6   1   2   1     0   2   .280      Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     1   0   .261
  Frias 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Monday cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .306
Foli ss               5   1   0   0     0   1   .231      Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Davis cf              4   1   0   0     1   1   .295      Morales rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Singleton rf          3   3   2   0     2   0   .291      Ward 1b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .265
Jorgensen lf,1b       3   0   2   5     1   0   .309      Stelmaszek c          3   0   1   0     1   0   .400
Bailey 3b             3   0   0   0     2   1   .280      Madlock 3b            4   0   1   2     0   0   .288
Fairly 1b             4   0   1   1     1   0   .257      Grabarkewitz 2b       2   1   1   0     1   0   .198
  Woods lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Bonham p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .122
Stinson c             5   1   1   0     0   0   .212        Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Torrez p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .073        Tyrone ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Taylor p            1   0   1   0     1   0   .429        Hooton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .054
                                                            Fanzone ph          1   1   1   2     0   0   .182

Totals               36   7   9   7     8   6             Totals               31   4   6   4     5   2

Time of Game: 2:41
Left on Base: Expos 12, Cubs 6
DP: Expos 2, Cubs 1
Errors: Madlock 2
Doubles: Jorgensen 2 (11), Singleton (16), Monday (17)
Home Runs: Fanzone (2)
Stolen Bases: Torrez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Jorgensen (1), Taylor (4)
GIDP: Foli (6), Bonham (2)
Hit by Pitch: Grabarkewitz (1,by Taylor)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez                  3.2   3   2   2   4   1   0  16   4.44
Taylor W(4-1)           5.1   3   2   2   1   1   1  21   2.34
Totals                  9     6   4   4   5   2   1  37

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham L(9-13)          5.2   7   7   2   6   6   0  32   3.99
Burris                  1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   5.65
Hooton                  2     2   0   0   1   0   0   9   4.86
Totals                  9     9   7   2   8   6   0  46

Passed Balls: Stelmaszek (1)
Hit by Pitch: Taylor (3)
Balks: Bonham (4)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Bill Williams


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt struck out; Foli grounded out (shortstop to
first); Davis walked; Singleton reached on an error by Madlock
[Davis to second]; Jorgensen doubled to left [Davis scored
(unearned), Singleton scored (unearned)]; Bailey walked; Fairly
walked [Jorgensen to third, Bailey to second]; Stinson grounded
out (first unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 2,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger walked; Monday walked [Kessinger to second];
Williams flied out to center [Kessinger to third]; Morales lined
into a double play (third to first) [Monday out at first]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Torrez struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Torrez stole second; Hunt was called out on strikes; Foli
struck out; Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Ward grounded out (shortstop to first); Stelmaszek
grounded out (pitcher to first); Madlock grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Singleton singled to right; Jorgensen out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Singleton to second]; Bailey
struck out; Fairly singled to center [Singleton scored]; Stinson
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Grabarkewitz singled to right; Bonham grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Grabarkewitz out at
second]; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Torrez grounded out (third to first); Hunt singled to
left; Foli grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Hunt out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Monday doubled to left; Williams made an out to
second; Morales struck out; Ward walked; Stelmaszek walked
[Monday to third, Ward to second]; Madlock singled to left
[Monday scored, Ward scored, Stelmaszek to second]; TAYLOR
REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Grabarkewitz forced Madlock (third
to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Davis flied out to right; Singleton walked; Bonham
balked [Singleton to second]; Jorgensen grounded out (second to
first) [Singleton to third]; Bailey walked; Fairly grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Bonham struck out; Kessinger lined to left; Monday
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Stinson singled to center; Taylor out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Stinson to second]; Hunt singled to
right [Stinson scored]; Foli reached on an error by Madlock
[Hunt to second]; Davis grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hunt to
third, Foli to second]; Singleton walked; Jorgensen doubled to
left [Hunt scored (unearned), Foli scored (unearned), Singleton
scored (unearned)]; BURRIS REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Bailey
grounded out (second to first); 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 7, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Williams flied out to center; Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ward singled to right; Stelmaszek singled
to right [Ward to second]; Madlock made an out to second; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 7, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Fairly flied out to center; Stinson flied out to
left; Taylor walked; Hunt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 7, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Grabarkewitz was hit by a pitch; TYRONE BATTED FOR
BURRIS; Tyrone grounded out (shortstop to first) [Grabarkewitz
to second]; Kessinger flied out to left; Monday lined to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 7, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 8TH: HOOTON REPLACED TYRONE (PITCHING); Foli grounded out
(third to first); Davis lined to second; Singleton doubled to
left; Jorgensen walked; Bailey grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 7, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales
flied out to center; Ward flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 7, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Fairly grounded out (second to first); Stinson flied
out to right; Taylor singled to third; Hunt flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 7, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: FRIAS REPLACED HUNT (PLAYING 2B); JORGENSEN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); WOODS REPLACED FAIRLY (PLAYING LF);
Stelmaszek grounded out (first unassisted); Madlock grounded out
(third to first); Grabarkewitz walked; FANZONE BATTED FOR
HOOTON; Fanzone homered [Grabarkewitz scored]; Kessinger flied
out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 7, Cubs 4.