Three unearned runs on errors by Joe Torre and Tim McCarver helped the Expos gain a 7-5 victory over the Cardinals, After the Expos picked up a run in the third inning, singles by Larry Biittner and Barry Foote around a pass to Ken Singleton added a tally in the fourth. Steve Renko then hit a one-out grounder to Torre, who threw the ball away, allowing Singleton to score. Ron Hunt sacrificed Foote home.

The Expos pecked away for three subsequent runs, their final tally in the eighth being unearned on an error by McCarver. The Cardinals staged a rally against Renko in the ninth, loading the bases and scoring three runs on an infield out by Reggie Smith, error by Renko and sacrifice fly by Ted Sizemore. Bake McBride kept the rally going with a single, but Ted Simmons grounded out to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5
Game Played on Wednesday, August    7, 1974 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  3  -   5 10  2
Expos        0  0  1    3  0  1    1  1  x  -   7 10  3


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   0   1   2     0   0   .313      Hunt 2b               3   0   0   1     0   0   .276
Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   1     0   0   .266        Frias 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .228
McBride cf            5   1   2   0     0   1   .311      Foli ss               4   2   2   0     1   0   .234
Simmons 1b            5   0   1   1     0   1   .261      Davis cf              3   1   2   1     1   1   .294
Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .299      Bailey 3b             5   0   1   0     0   3   .279
McCarver c            3   1   1   0     1   0   .224      Jorgensen 1b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .319
Dwyer rf              3   2   1   0     1   1   .293      Biittner lf           4   2   2   0     0   0   .333
Tyson ss              4   1   1   0     0   2   .207      Singleton rf          1   1   1   1     3   0   .285
Forsch p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .188      Foote c               3   1   1   1     0   0   .257
  Cruz ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Renko p               4   0   0   0     0   0   .206
  Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Smith ph            1   0   0   1     0   0   .319

Totals               37   5  10   5     2   7             Totals               32   7  10   5     5   5

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 19,023
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Expos 9
DP: Cardinals 0, Expos 0
Errors: Torre, McCarver, Hunt, Jorgensen, Renko
Doubles: Dwyer (1), Simmons (19), Foli (8), Singleton (18)
Caught Stealing: Brock (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Hunt (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Sizemore (5), Davis (9)
Hit by Pitch: Foote (3,by Forsch)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(3-3)           6     6   5   3   3   4   0  28   3.23
Pena                    2     4   2   1   2   1   0  12   2.62
Totals                  8    10   7   4   5   5   0  40

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(8-11)           9    10   5   4   2   7   0  40   4.00
Totals                  9    10   5   4   2   7   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Forsch (1)
Wild Pitches: Forsch (4), Renko (17)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Bruce Froemming


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli walked;
Davis singled to right [Foli out at third (right to third)];
Bailey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons struck out; Torre lined to right;
McCarver lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Jorgensen flied out to center; Biittner flied out to
left; Singleton walked; Foote was hit by a pitch [Singleton to
second]; Renko forced Foote (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Dwyer struck out; Tyson struck out; Forsch
singled to catcher; Brock reached on an error by Jorgensen
[Forsch to second, Brock to first]; Sizemore grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Hunt grounded out (third to first); Foli doubled to
left; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Foli to third]; Davis hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Foli scored]; Bailey struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: McBride grounded out (second to first); Simmons
flied out to center; Torre singled to center; McCarver lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Jorgensen struck out; Biittner singled to center;
Singleton walked [Biittner to second]; Foote singled to left
[Biittner scored, Singleton to second]; Renko reached on an
error by Torre [Singleton scored (unearned) (no RBI), Foote to
third, Renko to second]; Hunt out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Foote scored (unearned), Renko to third]; Foli grounded
out (third to first); 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Expos 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Dwyer doubled to right; Tyson flied out to left;
Forsch struck out; Brock singled to center [Dwyer scored]; Brock
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Davis struck out; Bailey was called out on strikes;
Jorgensen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 1, Expos 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore flied out to left; McBride singled to
right [McBride to second (error by Hunt)]; Renko threw a wild
pitch [McBride to third]; Simmons doubled to left [McBride
scored]; Torre struck out; McCarver walked; Dwyer flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Biittner singled to right; Singleton doubled to right
[Biittner scored]; Foote grounded out (shortstop to first);
Renko grounded out (pitcher to first); Hunt grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: FRIAS REPLACED HUNT (PLAYING 2B); Tyson was
called out on strikes; CRUZ BATTED FOR FORSCH; Cruz singled to
right; Brock flied out to center; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos
5.

EXPOS 7TH: PENA REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Foli flied out to
right; Davis singled to center; Bailey singled to center [Davis
to third]; Jorgensen singled to right [Davis scored, Bailey to
second]; Biittner grounded out (second to first) [Bailey to
third, Jorgensen to second]; Singleton was walked intentionally;
Foote popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Expos 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: McBride was called out on strikes; Simmons popped
to second; Torre popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Expos 6.

EXPOS 8TH: Renko grounded out (pitcher to first); Frias grounded
out (third to first); Foli singled to left; Davis walked [Foli
to second]; Davis was picked off first but was safe on an error
by McCarver [Foli scored (unearned), Davis to second]; Bailey
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: McCarver singled to right; Dwyer walked [McCarver
to second]; Tyson singled to left [McCarver to third, Dwyer to
second]; SMITH BATTED FOR PENA; Smith grounded out (shortstop to
third to first) [McCarver scored, Dwyer to third, Tyson to
second]; Brock reached on an error by Renko [Dwyer scored, Tyson
to third, Brock to first]; Sizemore hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Tyson scored (unearned)]; McBride singled to left [Brock
to second]; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 3 R (2 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Expos 7.