Dusty Baker's eighth-inning homer and strong pitching efforts by Buzz Capra and Max Leon enabled the Braves to edge past the Expos, 3-2. Capra carried a three-hit shutout into the ninth before singles by Ron Fairly, Mike Jorgensen and Jim Northrup produced the first Expo run. Leon relieved and got Bob Bailey to hit into a double play as Jorgensen crossed the plate.

Vic Correll scored the Braves' first run in the third when he doubled and Montreal starter and loser Steve Renko uncorked two wild pitches. Ralph Garr singled and scored the Braves' second run in the seventh on Marty Perez' triple, and Baker made it 3-0 with his bases-empty homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Monday, August    26, 1974 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Braves       0  0  1    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   3 11  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf,lf            5   1   3   0     0   0   .360      Hunt 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Perez 2b              5   0   1   1     0   0   .266      Lintz ss              4   0   1   0     0   2   .243
Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .257      Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Aaron lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Fairly lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .256
  Office pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Jorgensen 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .315
Baker cf,rf           3   1   2   1     1   1   .260      Northrup rf           3   0   1   1     1   1   .241
Johnson 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .250        Woods pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Foster ss             4   0   0   0     0   2   .189      Bailey 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .271
Correll c             4   1   1   0     0   3   .243      Stinson c             3   0   0   0     1   2   .203
Capra p               3   0   1   0     1   2   .163      Renko p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .225
  Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Singleton ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .273
                                                            Carrithers p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               35   3  11   2     3  10             Totals               32   2   6   1     3   8

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 14,139
Left on Base: Braves 8, Expos 6
DP: Braves 1, Expos 1
Doubles: Correll (7), Johnson (16), Fairly (7), Lintz (8), Bailey (14)
Triples: Perez (4)
Home Runs: Baker (16)
Caught Stealing: Baker (7), Office (3)
GIDP: Bailey (20)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capra W(12-6)           8     6   2   2   3   8   0  33   2.48
Leon SV(3)              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.26
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   8   0  35

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(9-12)           7     8   2   2   2   8   0  30   3.93
Carrithers              2     3   1   1   1   2   1   8   2.87
Totals                  9    11   3   3   3  10   1  38

Wild Pitches: Renko 2 (19)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Sudol


BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Perez popped to
first in foul territory; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt flied out to center; Lintz struck out; Davis
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Expos 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Aaron lined to second; Baker walked; Baker was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Johnson walked;
Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly doubled to left; Jorgensen popped to
shortstop; Northrup flied out to left; Bailey walked; Stinson
walked [Fairly to third, Bailey to second]; Renko struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Correll doubled to left; Renko threw a wild pitch
[Correll to third]; Renko threw a wild pitch [Correll scored];
Capra singled to center; Garr forced Capra (shortstop
unassisted); Perez flied out to center; Evans singled to right
[Garr to second]; Aaron forced Evans (shortstop to second); 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Hunt flied out to right; Lintz doubled to left; Davis
struck out; Fairly flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Expos 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Baker struck out; Johnson lined to first; Foster
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Jorgensen flied out to center; Northrup walked;
Bailey flied out to left; Stinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Correll struck out; Capra struck out; Garr singled
to center; Perez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Renko flied out to left; Hunt grounded out (shortstop
to first); Lintz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Expos 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Aaron flied
out to center; Baker singled to left; Johnson doubled to left
[Baker to third]; Foster struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Davis popped to shortstop; Fairly popped to first;
Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Expos 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Correll struck out; Capra struck out; Garr singled
to pitcher; Perez tripled to right [Garr scored]; Evans lined to
first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Northrup struck out; Bailey doubled to left; Stinson
struck out; SINGLETON BATTED FOR RENKO; Singleton struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Expos 0.

BRAVES 8TH: CARRITHERS REPLACED SINGLETON (PITCHING); Aaron
singled to right; OFFICE RAN FOR AARON; Office was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Baker homered; Johnson
struck out; Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BAKER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); GARR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Hunt popped to catcher in foul territory; Lintz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Correll struck out; Capra walked; Garr singled to
right [Capra to third]; Perez lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Garr out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 9TH: Fairly singled to right; Jorgensen singled to right
[Fairly to second]; Northrup singled to right [Fairly scored,
Jorgensen to third]; LEON REPLACED CAPRA (PITCHING); WOODS RAN
FOR NORTHRUP; Bailey grounded into a double play (pitcher to
second to first) [Jorgensen scored (no RBI), Woods out at
second]; Stinson popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Expos 2.