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Saturday August 24, 1974
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Pete Rose doubled for his fourth hit of the game and Cesar Geronimo singled for his fourth RBI when the Reds scored twice in the ninth inning to defeat the Expos, 6-4. After Rose's double, Joe Morgan walked and Tony Perez singled, driving in Rose to break the tie. Geronimo followed with his single for another run to insure victory for Don Gullett. [The Sporting News]


Cincinnati Reds 6, Montreal Expos 4

Game Played on Saturday, August 24, 1974 (Day game) at Parc Jarry

Reds         2  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   6 13  2
Expos        0  1  0    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   4  8  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   2   4   0     0   0   .281      Hunt 3b               3   2   2   1     1   0   .275
Morgan 2b             3   1   0   0     2   1   .295      Foli ss               4   0   1   1     0   1   .233
Bench c               5   1   1   0     0   1   .282      Woods cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .216
Perez 1b              4   2   2   1     1   1   .273      Bailey lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .273
Driessen 3b           1   0   0   0     1   0   .282      Breeden 1b            4   0   2   1     0   1   .247
  Chaney 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .197        Jorgensen pr,1b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Geronimo cf           4   0   3   4     1   1   .311      Foote c               4   0   0   1     0   0   .258
Concepcion ss         5   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Foster rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .270      Frias 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .227
Gullett p             4   0   1   0     0   2   .231      Rogers p              3   1   1   0     0   0   .164
                                                            Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
                                                            Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .286

Totals               37   6  13   5     6   7             Totals               34   4   8   4     2   6

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 18,466
Left on Base: Reds 10, Expos 5
DP: Reds 2, Expos 2
Errors: Rose, Driessen, Frias
Doubles: Rose 2 (30), Bench (31), Hunt 2 (14)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (52)
Caught Stealing: Chaney (2), Breeden (1)
GIDP: Concepcion (16), Morgan (6), Rogers (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(15-8)         9     8   4   4   2   6   0  36   2.92
Totals                  9     8   4   4   2   6   0  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(12-17)         8.2  13   6   5   6   7   0  42   4.63
Taylor                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.25
Totals                  9    13   6   5   6   7   0  43

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


REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to left; Morgan walked; Bench flied out
to center [Rose stayed at second]; Perez flied out to center
[Rose to third]; Morgan stole second; Driessen walked; Geronimo
singled to right [Rose scored, Morgan scored, Driessen to
second]; Concepcion made an out to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Reds 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt made an out to second; Foli was called out on
strikes; Woods made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Expos 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster flied out to left; Gullett was called out on
strikes; Rose singled; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey singled; Breeden singled [Bailey to third];
Foote reached on an error by Driessen [Bailey scored, Breeden to
second]; Singleton struck out while Breeden was caught stealing
third (catcher to third) [Foote to second]; Frias flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 1.

REDS 3RD: Bench doubled; Perez walked; Driessen forced Perez
(second to shortstop) [Bench to third]; Geronimo singled to
second [Bench scored, Driessen to second]; Concepcion grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Geronimo out
at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Rogers grounded out (pitcher to first); Hunt walked;
Foli flied out to center; Woods grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Expos 1.

REDS 4TH: Foster flied out to center; Gullett struck out; Rose
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Bailey made an out to second; Breeden made an out to
shortstop; Foote flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
3, Expos 1.

REDS 5TH: Morgan struck out; Bench was called out on strikes;
Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: CHANEY REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B); Singleton
grounded out (second to first); Frias struck out; Rogers singled
to right; Hunt doubled to left [Rogers scored]; Foli singled
[Hunt scored]; Woods grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Expos 3.

REDS 6TH: Chaney singled; Geronimo struck out; Concepcion struck
out; Foster singled [Chaney to second]; Chaney was picked off
and caught stealing third (catcher to first to third to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Bailey struck out; Breeden struck out; Foote grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Expos 3.

REDS 7TH: Gullett singled; Rose singled [Gullett to second];
Morgan grounded into a double play (pitcher to third to first)
[Rose to second, Gullett out at third]; Bench grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Singleton lined to shortstop; Frias singled to
center; On a bunt Rogers grounded into a double play (catcher to
shortstop to second) [Frias out at second]; Steve Rogers
stood at HP after his bunt and watched Johnny Bench turn an easy
double play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Expos 3.

REDS 8TH: Perez singled; Tony Perez' single hit 3B umpire
Nick Colosi or it would have gone for extra bases; Chaney
grounded out (third to first) [Perez to second]; Geronimo was
walked intentionally; Concepcion forced Geronimo (third to
second) [Perez scored (error by Frias) (unearned), Concepcion to
second]; Foster was walked intentionally; Gullett made an out to
second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Hunt doubled; Foli made an out to shortstop; Woods
walked; Bailey popped to catcher in foul territory; Breeden
singled to left [Hunt scored, Woods to third, Breeden to second
(error by Rose)]; JORGENSEN RAN FOR BREEDEN; Foote grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 4.

REDS 9TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Rose doubled;
Morgan walked; Bench made an out to shortstop; Perez singled to
left [Rose scored, Morgan to third]; Chaney reached on a
fielder's choice [Morgan out at home (second to catcher), Perez
to second]; Geronimo singled [Perez scored, Chaney to second];
TAYLOR REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Concepcion forced Geronimo
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6, Expos 4.

EXPOS 9TH: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Frias
flied out to right; MORALES BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Morales struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Expos 4.



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