The Mets scored eight times in the final three innings to defeat the Expos, who had grabbed an early 3-0 lead against Tom Seaver, 10-4. Reliever and winner Tug McGraw, who hurled three scoreless frames, broke the game open with his first hit of the season, a three-run double in the eighth which broke a 4-4 tie. Ken Boswell's two-run pinch-homer had pulled the New Yorkers even in the seventh. Montreal reliever John Montague forced home two ninth-inning runs with bases-loaded walks, and the final Met tally came on a fielder's choice. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 10, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Monday, August    5, 1974 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Mets         0  0  2    0  0  0    2  3  3  -  10  7  1
Expos        2  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          4   1   0   0     1   1   .245      Hunt 2b               3   1   2   0     1   0   .277
Millan 2b             4   2   1   0     1   0   .257      Davis cf              5   1   2   1     0   1   .292
Jones lf              1   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Fairly 1b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .262
  Milner 1b           3   1   2   0     1   0   .251      Singleton rf          5   0   1   0     0   1   .290
Staub rf              4   1   0   1     1   0   .265      Jorgensen lf          4   1   2   1     1   0   .311
Kranepool 1b,lf       2   0   0   1     1   0   .345      Bailey 3b             2   0   0   0     3   1   .278
  Martinez pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .211      Foote c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  Gosger lf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Frias ss              4   1   1   1     0   0   .239
Garrett 3b            3   1   1   1     2   0   .210      Blair p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .103
Grote c               4   0   0   1     1   1   .275        Morales ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .385
Hahn cf               3   2   0   1     2   0   .291        Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .070
  Boswell ph          1   1   1   2     0   0   .250
  McGraw p            2   0   1   3     0   1   .167

Totals               34  10   7  10    10   6             Totals               35   4   9   3     6   6

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 20,118
Left on Base: Mets 8, Expos 11
DP: Mets 2, Expos 1
Errors: Harrelson, Hunt, Fairly
Doubles: McGraw (1)
Triples: Davis (8)
Home Runs: Boswell (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Kranepool (1)
GIDP: Grote (11), Singleton (15), Fairly (5)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt (11,by Seaver)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  6     6   4   4   5   4   0  28   3.53
McGraw W(2-5)           3     3   0   0   1   2   0  14   5.04
Totals                  9     9   4   4   6   6   0  42

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blair L(6-4)            8     5   7   5   7   4   1  37   2.79
Montague                1     2   3   3   3   2   0   8   2.69
Totals                  9     7  10   8  10   6   1  45

Hit by Pitch: Seaver (2)
Wild Pitches: Seaver (2), Blair (4)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Dutch Rennert


METS 1ST: Harrelson walked; Millan flied to right; Jones singled
[Harrelson to second]; Staub popped to second; Kranepool
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt walked; Davis tripled to right [Hunt scored];
Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); Singleton struck out;
Jorgensen singled to right [Davis scored]; Bailey walked
[Jorgensen to second]; Foote popped to catcher in foul
territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 2.

METS 2ND: Garrett walked; Grote grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Garrett out at second]; Hahn
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Frias singled to left; On a bunt Blair struck out;
Hunt singled to left [Frias to second]; Davis singled to left
[Hunt to second, Frias scored (on throw) (no RBI)]; Cleon
Jones ejected by 3B umpire Dutch Rennert; MILNER REPLACED
JONES (PLAYING 1B); KRANEPOOL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Fairly walked [Hunt to third, Davis to second]; Singleton
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Fairly out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Expos 3.

METS 3RD: Seaver struck out; Harrelson reached on an error by
Hunt; Blair threw a wild pitch [Harrelson to second]; Millan
walked; Milner walked [Harrelson to third, Millan to second];
Staub reached on an error by Fairly [Milner to second, Millan to
third, Harrelson scored (unearned) (RBI)]; Kranepool hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Millan scored (unearned)]; Garrett flied
to left; 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Jorgensen singled to right; Bailey walked [Jorgensen
to second]; Foote flied to center [Jorgensen to third]; Frias
grounded out (second to first) [Bailey to second, Jorgensen
scored]; Blair grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

METS 4TH: Grote flied to center; Hahn grounded out (shortstop to
first); Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos
4.

EXPOS 4TH: Hunt was hit by a pitch; Davis struck out; Fairly
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Hunt out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

METS 5TH: Harrelson struck out; Millan grounded out (shortstop
to first); Milner singled to right; Staub flied to left in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Jorgensen grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailey walked; Seaver
threw a wild pitch [Bailey to second]; Foote popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 4.

METS 6TH: Kranepool flied to right; Garrett grounded out (second
to first); Grote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Expos 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair struck
out; Hunt popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos
4.

METS 7TH: Hahn walked; BOSWELL BATTED FOR SEAVER; Boswell
homered [Hahn scored]; Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to
first); Millan grounded out (pitcher to first); Milner grounded
out (first unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 4.

EXPOS 7TH: MCGRAW REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Davis popped to
catcher in foul territory; Fairly struck out; Singleton singled
to left; Jorgensen walked [Singleton to second]; Bailey was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Expos 4.

METS 8TH: Staub popped to shortstop; Kranepool walked; MARTINEZ
RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; Garrett singled to center [Martinez to
second]; Grote grounded out (third to first) [Garrett to second,
Martinez to third]; Hahn was walked intentionally; McGraw
doubled to right [Hahn scored, Garrett scored, Martinez scored];
Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 7, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: GOSGER REPLACED MARTINEZ (PLAYING LF); Foote grounded
out (third to first); Frias popped to second; MORALES BATTED FOR
BLAIR; Morales singled to center; Hunt singled to center
[Morales to second]; Davis popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 7, Expos 4.

METS 9TH: MONTAGUE REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Millan singled
to center; Milner singled to center [Millan to third, Milner to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Staub was walked intentionally; Gosger
struck out; Garrett walked [Millan scored, Milner to third,
Staub to second]; Grote walked [Milner scored, Staub to third,
Garrett to second]; Hahn forced Grote (shortstop to second)
[Garrett to third, Staub scored]; McGraw struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 10, Expos 4.

EXPOS 9TH: Fairly flied to right; Singleton reached on an error
by Harrelson [Singleton to second]; Jorgensen grounded out
(second to first) [Singleton to third]; Bailey grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 10, Expos 4.