Reggie Smith hit two homers and Joe Torre one in the first game and the Cardinals got a two-run homer by Bake McBride and a pair of run-scoring doubles by Ken Reitz in the second game to defeat the Expos, 5-1 and 8-4, in a twi-night doubleheader. In addition to his two homers in the opener, Smith also singled and scored another run. Tony Scott singled in the third inning for his first major league hit and scored the Expos' only run off Lynn McGlothen, who gained his 16th victory.

In the second game, Lou Brock stole his 99th base of the season to help the Cardinals take a 4-0 lead before the Expos rallied for three runs in the fifth, two scoring on a pinch-single by Willie Davis, but the Cardinals retaliated with a pair in their half on a single by Ted Simmons, pass to Torre, wild throw by Larry Lintz and Reitz' second double in the game. McBride clinched matters by hitting his two-run homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, Montreal Expos 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, September 3, 1974 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  2
Cardinals    1  1  1    0  0  1    0  1  x  -   5 10  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .314
Lintz ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .249      Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Davis cf              4   0   3   0     0   0   .284      Smith rf              4   3   3   2     0   0   .319
Jorgensen 1b          2   0   0   0     2   0   .312      Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Bailey 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .277      Torre 1b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .294
Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .278      McBride cf            3   1   2   0     1   0   .302
Northrup lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .280
Foote c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Tyson ss              4   0   2   1     0   0   .224
Walker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .273      McGlothen p           3   0   0   0     0   1   .197
  Scott ph            1   1   1   0     0   0  1.000
  McAnally p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .119
  Fairly ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .256
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Gebhard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   0     3   5             Totals               34   5  10   4     1   3

Time of Game: 2:04
Left on Base: Expos 7, Cardinals 7
DP: Expos 0, Cardinals 2
Errors: Hunt 2, Brock
Doubles: Lintz (10), Northrup (1), Simmons (25)
Triples: McBride (4)
Home Runs: Smith 2 (20), Torre (10)
Sacrifice Hits: McGlothen (3)
GIDP: Jorgensen (3), Northrup (3)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker L(2-5)           2     3   2   2   0   0   1   9   3.64
McAnally                1     1   1   1   0   1   1   4   4.30
Murray                  3     1   1   0   1   2   0  12   1.73
Gebhard                 2     5   1   1   0   0   1  11   4.50
Totals                  8    10   5   4   1   3   3  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen W(16-8)       9     7   1   1   3   5   0  35   2.57
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   5   0  35

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


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (third to first); Lintz was called
out on strikes; Davis singled to center; Jorgensen walked [Davis
to second]; Bailey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to center; Sizemore flied out to
center; Smith homered; Simmons doubled to left; Torre grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Northrup
grounded out (first unassisted); Foote grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: McBride tripled to right; Reitz grounded out
(second to first); Tyson grounded out (second to first) [McBride
scored]; McGlothen popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 3RD: SCOTT BATTED FOR WALKER; Scott singled to left; Hunt
popped to shortstop; Lintz doubled to left [Scott scored (error
by Brock) (no RBI)]; Davis flied out to right; Jorgensen walked;
Bailey was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: MCANALLY REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Brock
grounded out (pitcher to first); Sizemore struck out; Smith
homered; Simmons flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Singleton was called out on strikes; Northrup doubled
to left; Foote grounded out (shortstop to first); FAIRLY BATTED
FOR MCANALLY; Fairly walked; Hunt flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: MURRAY REPLACED FAIRLY (PITCHING); Torre grounded
out (third to first); McBride walked; Reitz grounded out (first
to pitcher) [McBride to second]; Tyson flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Lintz flied out to left; Davis singled to right;
Jorgensen grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals
3.

CARDINALS 5TH: McGlothen struck out; Brock grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton
singled to left; Northrup grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Singleton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Smith singled to right; Simmons reached on an
error by Hunt [Smith scored (error by Hunt) (unearned) (no RBI),
Simmons to second]; Torre popped to second; McBride reached on a
fielder's choice [Simmons out at third (shortstop unassisted)];
Reitz struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Foote grounded out (third to first); BIITTNER BATTED
FOR MURRAY; Biittner grounded out (first unassisted); Hunt flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: GEBHARD REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Tyson
singled to left; McGlothen out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Tyson to second]; Brock flied out to center; Sizemore
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Lintz lined to shortstop; Davis singled to left;
Jorgensen popped to shortstop; Bailey lined to first; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Simmons
grounded out (first unassisted); Torre homered; McBride singled
to right; Reitz singled to center [McBride to second]; Tyson
singled to left [McBride to third, Reitz to second]; McGlothen
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 5.

EXPOS 9TH: Singleton flied out to left; Northrup grounded out
(first unassisted); Foote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Cardinals 5.