A homer by Barry Foote in the eighth inning decided a pitching duel between Steve Rogers and Tom Griffin and gave the Expos a 2-1 victory over the Astros. Cesar Cedeno beat out an infield hit, stole second and scored the Astros' run on a single by Lee May in the first inning. Griffin had himself to blame for the Expos' tying run in the sixth. Griffin walked Ron Hunt and, after a sacrifice, the Astros' righthander uncorked two wild pitches to allow Hunt to score. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 2, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    10, 1974 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  5  0
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               1   1   0   0     2   0   .273      Gross rf              4   0   3   0     0   0   .322
Foli ss               3   0   1   0     0   1   .237      Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Cedeno cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .296
Bailey 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .279      L. May 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .270
Jorgensen 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .315      M. May c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .288
Northrup lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .238      Watson lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .298
  Lintz pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Rader 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .254
  Woods lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Helms 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .286
Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .282        Milbourne pr,2b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .327
Foote c               4   1   1   1     0   1   .260      Griffin p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Rogers p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .156        Gallagher ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .181
                                                            Cosgrove p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
                                                            Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   2   5   1     5   3             Totals               30   1   7   1     2   3

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 17,107
Left on Base: Expos 6, Astros 5
DP: Expos 2, Astros 2
Home Runs: Foote (6)
Stolen Bases: Lintz (33), Cedeno (40)
Caught Stealing: Hunt (5), Gross (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Foli (14), Metzger (13)
GIDP: Northrup (1), Griffin (1), Watson (8)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt (12,by Griffin)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(12-14)         9     7   1   1   2   3   0  33   4.49
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   3   0  33

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin L(11-5)         8     5   2   2   3   3   1  30   3.25
Cosgrove                0.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   4   2.39
Forsch                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.03
Totals                  9     5   2   2   5   3   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Griffin (5)
Wild Pitches: Griffin 2 (9)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - John McSherry


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt walked; Foli struck out while Hunt was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first); Davis made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
grounded out (second to first); Cedeno singled to third; Cedeno
stole second; L. May singled to left [Cedeno scored]; M. May
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey was called out on strikes; Jorgensen grounded
out (second to first); Northrup grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Rader singled to center [Watson to
second]; Helms struck out; Griffin grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Singleton flied out to left; Foote was called out on
strikes; Rogers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Gross singled; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Gross to second]; Cedeno grounded out
(second to first) [Gross to third]; L. May grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Hunt was hit by a pitch; On a bunt Foli forced Hunt
(catcher to shortstop); Davis forced Foli (first to shortstop);
Bailey singled to left [Davis to second]; Jorgensen walked
[Davis to third, Bailey to second]; Northrup grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: M. May walked; Watson grounded into a double play
(second to first) [M. May out at second]; Rader struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Singleton lined to right; Foote lined to right;
Rogers grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Helms grounded out (third to first); Griffin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross singled; Gross was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Hunt walked; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Hunt to second]; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Hunt to
third]; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Hunt scored]; Davis flied
out to center; Bailey flied out to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger flied out to left; Cedeno grounded out
(third to first); L. May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Jorgensen singled to right; Northrup grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Jorgensen out at
second]; Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: M. May grounded out (second to first); Watson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

EXPOS 8TH: Foote homered; Rogers flied out to right; Hunt
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli singled; Davis singled
to right [Foli to second, Davis out at second (right to
pitcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Helms singled to center; MILBOURNE RAN FOR HELMS;
GALLAGHER BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Gallagher forced Milbourne
(catcher to shortstop); Gross singled [Gallagher to second];
Metzger forced Gross (second to shortstop) [Gallagher to third];
Cedeno forced Metzger (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 2, Astros 1.

EXPOS 9TH: COSGROVE REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); MILBOURNE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Bailey grounded out (third to
first); Jorgensen grounded out (shortstop to first); Northrup
walked; LINTZ RAN FOR NORTHRUP; Lintz stole second; Singleton
walked; FORSCH REPLACED COSGROVE (PITCHING); Foote forced
Singleton (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: WOODS REPLACED LINTZ (PLAYING LF); L. May flied out
to center; M. May flied out to center; Watson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 1.