Jim Northrup drove in two runs with his second homer in three games with the Expos and Jose Morales added two runs with a pinch-double to defeat the Astros, 5-2. Northrup's homer followed a pass to Mike Jorgensen in the fourth inning. The Expos added their remaining three runs in the eighth.

Jorgensen walked, Willie Davis doubled and Morales drove them home with his two-bagger. Ron Woods ran for Morales and scored on a single by Tim Foli. The Astros rallied in their half of the eighth and scored twice on a bases-loaded single by Roger Metzger and sacrifice fly by Cesar Cedeno before Chuck Taylor, in relief of Steve Renko, struck out Lee May to end the threat. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    11, 1974 (Day game) at Astrodome
Expos        0  0  0    2  0  0    0  3  0  -   5 10  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  8  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lintz 2b              4   1   2   0     1   1   .236      Gross rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .321
Davis cf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .287      Metzger ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .263
Biittner lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Cedeno cf             3   0   0   1     0   3   .294
  Morales ph          1   0   1   2     0   0   .375      L. May 1b             4   0   2   0     0   2   .272
  Woods pr,lf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .205      Watson lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .298
Jorgensen 1b          4   1   2   0     1   1   .320      Edwards c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .220
Northrup rf           5   1   1   2     0   1   .238        Howard pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Bailey 3b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .277      Busse 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .200
  Frias 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Helms 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .286
Foote c               4   0   0   0     0   3   .256      Dierker p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .189
Foli ss               4   0   1   1     0   0   .237        Cosgrove p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
Renko p               4   0   1   0     0   1   .209        Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .375        M. May ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .288
                                                            Milbourne pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .327
                                                            Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  10   5     4   8             Totals               32   2   8   2     1  10

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 15,180
Left on Base: Expos 9, Astros 5
DP: Expos 1, Astros 0
Errors: Foli
Doubles: Lintz (7), Davis (18), Morales (4)
Home Runs: Northrup (2)
Caught Stealing: Gross (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Cedeno (6)
GIDP: Busse (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(9-11)           7.1   7   2   2   1   9   0  29   3.93
Taylor SV(9)            1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.09
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1  10   0  34

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker L(7-8)          7     5   4   4   3   7   1  29   3.03
Cosgrove                0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   2.52
Forsch                  0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.00
Scherman                1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.15
Totals                  9    10   5   5   4   8   1  41

Wild Pitches: Dierker (6)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Lintz struck out; Davis made an out to shortstop;
Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross reached on an error by Foli; Gross was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Metzger grounded out (first
to pitcher); Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Astros 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Jorgensen flied out to left; Northrup struck out;
Bailey walked; Foote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: L. May struck out; Watson singled; Edwards made an
out to shortstop; Busse singled to pitcher [Watson to second];
Helms forced Busse (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); Renko singled;
On a bunt Lintz singled to third [Renko to second]; Dierker
threw a wild pitch [Renko to third, Lintz to second]; Davis
flied out to right; Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Dierker struck out; Gross grounded out (third to
first); Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Jorgensen walked; Northrup homered [Jorgensen
scored]; Bailey flied out to center; Foote struck out; Foli
flied to right in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno struck out; L. May singled; Watson struck
out; Edwards forced L. May (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Renko grounded out (pitcher to first); Lintz doubled
to left; Davis flied out to center; Biittner grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Busse struck out; Helms grounded out (second to
first); Dierker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Astros 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Jorgensen struck out; Northrup grounded out (first to
pitcher); Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Gross lined to second; Metzger grounded out (second
to first); Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Astros 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Foote struck out; Foli grounded out (second to
first); Renko struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros
0.

ASTROS 7TH: L. May singled to left [L. May out at second (left
to second)]; Watson lined to second; Edwards struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Lintz walked; Davis doubled to right [Lintz to
third]; COSGROVE REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR
BIITTNER; Morales doubled to right [Lintz scored, Davis scored];
WOODS RAN FOR MORALES; Jorgensen singled to center [Woods to
third, Jorgensen to second (on throw to 3b)]; Northrup made an
out to second; FORSCH REPLACED COSGROVE (PITCHING); Bailey was
walked intentionally; Foote made an out to second; Foli singled
[Woods scored, Jorgensen to third, Bailey to second]; Renko
grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 5,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Busse lined to
center; Helms singled to center; M. MAY BATTED FOR FORSCH; M.
May walked [Helms to second]; MILBOURNE RAN FOR M. MAY; Gross
singled [Helms to third, Milbourne to second]; Metzger singled
[Helms scored, Milbourne to third, Gross to second]; TAYLOR
REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Milbourne scored]; L. May was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 2.

EXPOS 9TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED MILBOURNE (PITCHING); Lintz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis was called out on
strikes; Woods singled to center; Jorgensen singled to center
[Woods to second]; Northrup grounded out (second to pitcher); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: FRIAS REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING 3B); Watson grounded
out (pitcher to first); Edwards singled to center; HOWARD RAN
FOR EDWARDS; Busse grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Howard out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5,
Astros 2.