Pinch-hitting, Dave Parker came through with a grand-slam homer in the eighth inning to clinch the Pirates' 8-2 victory over the Expos. Steve Rogers, who started for the Expos, suffered his 20th defeat of the season. Rogers allowed only two hits and had a 1-0 lead in the fifth when the Pirates erupted for three runs.

With two out, Frank Taveras walked and scored on singles by Jim Rooker and Rennie Stennett. Richie Hebner followed with a triple. The Expos picked up a run in sixth, but the Pirates put the game away against Tom Walker in the eighth. Richie Zisk walked with the bases loaded to force in one run before Parker batted for Taveras with two out and hit the first grand slam of his major league career. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 8, 1974 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Expos        0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  3  0    0  5  x  -   8  8  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mangual rf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .267      Stennett 2b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .284
Foli ss               3   0   2   1     0   0   .238      Hebner 3b             3   1   1   2     1   1   .296
Bailey lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .277      Oliver cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .320
Breeden 1b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .254      Stargell lf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .315
Woods cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Zisk rf               3   1   0   1     1   1   .324
Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Sanguillen c          4   1   0   0     0   1   .278
Foote c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .254      Kirkpatrick 1b        4   0   1   0     0   2   .258
Cox 2b                3   0   0   0     0   2   .222      Taveras ss            2   1   0   0     1   0   .243
Rogers p              1   0   0   1     0   0   .157        Parker ph           1   1   1   4     0   0   .292
  Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .261        Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Rooker p              4   1   2   0     0   2   .338

Totals               30   2   6   2     1   6             Totals               31   8   8   8     4   8

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 18,870
Left on Base: Expos 4, Pirates 4
DP: Expos 1, Pirates 1
Doubles: Mangual (2)
Triples: Foote (1), Hebner (6)
Home Runs: Parker (4)
Stolen Bases: Mangual (1), Taveras 2 (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Rogers (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Foli (3)
GIDP: Bailey (22), Stennett (15)
Hit by Pitch: Oliver (4,by Walker)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(12-20)         7     6   3   3   2   6   0  28   4.77
Walker                  1     2   5   5   2   2   1   8   4.21
Totals                  8     8   8   8   4   8   1  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(12-10)         9     6   2   2   1   6   0  33   3.02
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   6   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Walker (2)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Mangual lined to second; Foli singled to center;
Bailey grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Foli out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett walked; Hebner struck out; Oliver flied
out to center; Stargell singled to left [Stennett to third];
Zisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Breeden struck out; Woods flied out to center;
Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen struck out; Kirkpatrick struck out;
Taveras grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Foote tripled to center; Cox struck out; Rogers out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Foote scored]; Mangual
singled to left; Foli grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Rooker singled to shortstop; Stennett grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rooker out at
second]; Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Bailey grounded out (third to first); Breeden struck
out; Woods flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver flied out to center; Stargell grounded out
(second to first); Zisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Foote
flied out to left; Cox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first);
Kirkpatrick lined to first; Taveras walked; Rooker singled to
center [Taveras to second]; Stennett singled to left [Taveras
scored, Rooker to second]; Hebner tripled to right [Rooker
scored, Stennett scored]; Oliver flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Rogers grounded out (pitcher to first); Mangual
doubled to left; Mangual stole third; Foli hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Mangual scored]; Bailey walked; Breeden lined to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell struck out (catcher to first); Zisk
grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Woods lined to shortstop; Parrish flied out to left;
Foote lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Kirkpatrick singled to right; Taveras forced
Kirkpatrick (first to shortstop); Taveras stole second; Taveras
stole third; Rooker struck out; Stennett flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Cox flied out to right; MORALES BATTED FOR ROGERS;
Morales struck out; Mangual was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: WALKER REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Hebner walked;
Oliver was hit by a pitch [Hebner to second]; Stargell singled
to left [Hebner to third, Oliver to second]; Zisk walked [Hebner
scored, Oliver to third, Stargell to second]; Sanguillen forced
Oliver (second to catcher) [Stargell to third, Zisk to second];
Kirkpatrick was called out on strikes; PARKER BATTED FOR
TAVERAS; Parker homered [Stargell scored, Zisk scored,
Sanguillen scored]; Rooker struck out; 5 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Pirates 8.

EXPOS 9TH: MENDOZA REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING SS); Foli singled to
center; Bailey forced Foli (third to second); Breeden singled to
left [Bailey to second]; Woods flied out to center; Parrish
forced Breeden (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 2, Pirates 8.