Johnny Bench drove in seven runs with a bases-loaded double and grand-slam homer, raising his season's RBI total to 105, as the Reds walloped the Expos, 10-3. In the second inning, singles by George Foster, Darrel Chaney and Pete Rose produced one run before Cesar Geronimo walked to load the bases and set the stage for Bench's double. In the sixth, Dale Murray, pitching for the Expos in relief of Steve Renko, issued four passes to force in one run. Don Carrithers then relieved to face Bench, who smashed his homer. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 10, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    31, 1974 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Expos        0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  9  0
Reds         1  4  0    0  0  5    0  0  x  -  10 11  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Rose lf               4   2   2   1     1   0   .287
Lintz ss              4   0   3   2     0   1   .253        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Geronimo cf           3   2   1   1     2   0   .311
Jorgensen 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .312      Bench c,1b            4   1   2   7     1   0   .278
Fairly lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Perez 1b              5   0   1   0     0   2   .270
Singleton rf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .280        Plummer c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Bailey 3b             2   1   1   0     2   0   .278      Driessen 3b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .278
Foote c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .263        Kennedy 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Concepcion ss         3   1   1   0     1   0   .277
  Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Foster rf             3   2   2   0     1   0   .277
  Murray p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chaney 2b,3b          3   2   1   0     1   0   .194
  Carrithers p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Billingham p          2   0   0   0     0   2   .067
  Northrup ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .241        Griffey ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .213
  Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Breeden ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .243

Totals               35   3   9   3     2   4             Totals               32  10  11  10     7   6

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 34,101
Left on Base: Expos 7, Reds 6
DP: Expos 0, Reds 1
Doubles: Fairly (8), Bench (32)
Home Runs: Singleton (8), Bench (27)
Sacrifice Hits: Billingham (8)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(9-13)           2     7   5   5   2   1   0  13   4.13
Murray                  3.2   0   4   4   5   3   0  16   1.89
Carrithers              0.1   2   1   1   0   0   1   3   2.97
Montague                2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   3.12
Totals                  8    11  10  10   7   6   1  40

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(17-8)      7     6   2   2   1   4   0  27   3.28
Borbon                  2     3   1   1   1   0   1  10   3.18
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   4   1  37

Wild Pitches: Borbon (4)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - John McSherry


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

REDS 1ST: Rose singled; Geronimo singled to right [Rose to
third]; Bench walked [Geronimo to second]; Perez struck out;
Driessen singled to center [Rose scored, Geronimo out at home
(center to catcher), Bench to second]; Concepcion flied out to
left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Jorgensen struck out; Fairly grounded out (shortstop
to first); Singleton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Foster singled to left; Chaney singled to right
[Foster to third]; Billingham out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Chaney to second]; Rose singled to left [Foster scored,
Chaney to third]; Geronimo walked [Rose to second]; Bench
doubled to center [Chaney scored, Rose scored, Geronimo scored,
Bench out at third (center to second to first to third)]; Perez
popped to second; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 5.

EXPOS 3RD: Bailey singled to second; Foote singled to left
[Bailey to second]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR RENKO; Biittner struck
out; Hunt singled to pitcher [Bailey to third, Foote to second];
Lintz singled to left [Bailey scored, Foote scored, Hunt to
second]; Davis lined into a double play (left to second) [Hunt
out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 5.

REDS 3RD: MURRAY REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Driessen struck
out; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Foster grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 5.

EXPOS 4TH: Jorgensen grounded out (pitcher to first); Fairly
grounded out (second to first); Singleton grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 5.

REDS 4TH: Chaney grounded out (first unassisted); Billingham
struck out; Rose walked; Geronimo forced Rose (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 5.

EXPOS 5TH: Bailey grounded out (third to first); Foote grounded
out (third to first); Murray grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 5.

REDS 5TH: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
grounded out (third to first); Driessen flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 5.

EXPOS 6TH: Hunt grounded out (pitcher to first); Lintz singled
to center; Davis forced Lintz (first to shortstop); Jorgensen
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2,
Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion walked; Foster walked [Concepcion to
second]; Chaney walked [Concepcion to third, Foster to second];
Billingham was called out on strikes; Rose popped to left;
Geronimo walked [Concepcion scored, Foster to third, Chaney to
second]; CARRITHERS REPLACED MURRAY (PITCHING); Bench homered
[Foster scored, Chaney scored, Geronimo scored]; Perez singled
to right; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 10.

EXPOS 7TH: KENNEDY REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 2B); CHANEY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Fairly doubled; Singleton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailey walked; Foote flied
out to center; NORTHRUP BATTED FOR CARRITHERS; Northrup struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 10.

REDS 7TH: MONTAGUE REPLACED NORTHRUP (PITCHING); Concepcion
singled to left; Foster singled [Concepcion to second]; Chaney
flied out to center; GRIFFEY BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Griffey
struck out; Rose popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 2, Reds 10.

EXPOS 8TH: BORBON REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); GRIFFEY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Lintz
singled to second; Davis popped to catcher in foul territory;
Jorgensen singled to right [Lintz to second]; Fairly grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 10.

REDS 8TH: Geronimo popped to second; Bench flied out to center;
Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 10.

EXPOS 9TH: BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); PLUMMER
REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING C ); Singleton homered; Bailey walked;
Borbon threw a wild pitch [Bailey to second]; Foote lined to
right; BREEDEN BATTED FOR MONTAGUE; Breeden popped to third in
foul territory; Hunt grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 10.