The Pirates were blasted out of first place in the East Division by the Expos, 17-2, and fell one-half game behind the Cardinals, who defeated the Phillies, 9-2. The Expos piled up 17 hits and drew a club record 13 walks. Larr yLintz drove in four runs, accounting for one with a bases-loaded walk in the third inning, another with a single in the sixth and a pair with a bases-loaded single in the seventh.

Mike Jorgensen hit a sacrifice fly and two-run homer. Barry Foote also drove in three runs. Dennis Blair held the Pirates to six hits, including a homer by Richie Hebner, in the first seven innings before giving way to Chuck Taylor. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 17, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 14, 1974 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Pirates      0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   2  8  3
Expos        1  0  4    0  0  4    6  2  x  -  17 17  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Lintz 2b              6   1   3   4     1   0   .251
xHebner 3b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .000      Foli ss               4   2   2   2     2   0   .256
Oliver cf             3   0   1   0     2   0   .316      Davis cf              6   2   3   0     0   0   .284
Parker lf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .296      Singleton rf          5   1   2   1     1   0   .280
Zisk rf               5   0   2   1     0   0   .320        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Sanguillen c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Jorgensen 1b          2   3   1   3     3   0   .309
  Macha ph,c          1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Cromartie lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Kirkpatrick 1b        3   0   0   0     1   0   .261        Mangual ph,lf       3   3   2   0     2   0   .355
Taveras ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .242      Foote c               5   3   2   3     1   1   .259
  Stargell ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .316      Parrish 3b            4   1   2   2     2   2   .212
  Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Blair p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .125
Demery p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .156        Fairly ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .253
  Pizarro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Scott rf            1   0   0   1     0   0   .500
  Minshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Popovich ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .205
  Jimenez p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
  Morlan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Patterson p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   8   2     5   3             Totals               40  17  17  16    13   5

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance: 15,566
Left on Base: Pirates 12, Expos 14
DP: Pirates 0, Expos 0
Errors: Hebner, Parker 2, Foote
Doubles: Parker (9), Davis 3 (26)
Triples: Foote (4)
Home Runs: Hebner (15), Jorgensen (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Blair (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Jorgensen (3)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Demery L(6-6)           2.1   3   4   4   4   0   0  14   4.35
Pizarro                 0     1   1   1   1   0   0   2   3.38
Minshall                0.2   0   0   0   2   1   0   4   0.00
Jimenez                 2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9   3.00
Morlan                  0.1   2   4   4   3   0   0   6   3.77
Patterson               2.2   9   8   6   2   2   1  20   7.29
Totals                  8    17  17  15  13   5   1  55

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blair W(9-7)            7     6   2   2   4   1   1  31   3.44
Taylor                  2     2   0   0   1   2   0  10   2.21
Totals                  9     8   2   2   5   3   1  41

Wild Pitches: Morlan (6)
Balks: Jimenez (1)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Andy Olsen


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Hebner
walked; Oliver walked [Hebner to second]; Parker grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Hebner to third, Oliver to second]; Zisk
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Lintz grounded out (second to first); Foli walked;
Davis doubled to right [Foli to third]; Singleton walked;
Jorgensen hit a sacrifice fly to center [Foli scored]; Cromartie
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
0, Expos 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen popped to catcher in foul territory;
Kirkpatrick walked; Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Kirkpatrick to second]; Demery struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Foote grounded out (pitcher to first); Parrish
singled to left; Blair out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Parrish to second]; Lintz grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
flied out to right; Oliver singled to left; Parker singled to
center [Oliver to third, Parker to second (on throw to 3b)];
Zisk grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Foli walked; Davis doubled [Foli to third]; the
Expos protested the game, claiming that instead of Willie Davis'
hit bouncing cleanly over the wall, Al Oliver had touched the
ball and either knocked it or dropped it over the fence;
Singleton grounded out (second to first) [Foli scored, Davis to
third]; Jorgensen walked; PIZARRO REPLACED DEMERY (PITCHING);
MANGUAL BATTED FOR CROMARTIE; Mangual walked [Jorgensen to
second]; Foote singled to left [Davis scored, Jorgensen scored,
Mangual to third (error by Parker), Foote to second]; MINSHALL
REPLACED PIZARRO (PITCHING); Parrish was walked
intentionally; Debut game for Jim Minshall; Blair struck
out; Lintz walked [Mangual scored, Foote to third, Parrish to
second]; Foli lined to second; 4 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Expos 5.

PIRATES 4TH: MANGUAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Sanguillen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kirkpatrick grounded out
(second to first); Taveras walked; POPOVICH BATTED FOR MINSHALL;
Popovich singled to left [Taveras to second]; Stennett made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 5.

EXPOS 4TH: JIMENEZ REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Davis grounded
out (first unassisted); Singleton grounded out (first
unassisted); Jorgensen walked; Mangual singled to right
[Jorgensen to third]; Foote struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Expos 5.

PIRATES 5TH: Hebner flied out to center; Oliver grounded out
(second to first); Parker doubled to right; Zisk singled to
right [Parker scored]; Sanguillen grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 5.

EXPOS 5TH: Parrish struck out; Blair lined to second; Lintz
singled to left; Jimenez balked [Lintz to second]; Foli grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Expos 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Kirkpatrick lined to first; Taveras grounded out
(shortstop to first); CLINES BATTED FOR JIMENEZ; Clines grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Expos 5.

EXPOS 6TH: MORLAN REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Davis doubled to
right; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Davis to
third]; Jorgensen walked; Morlan threw a wild pitch [Davis
scored]; Mangual walked [Jorgensen to second]; Foote walked
[Jorgensen to third, Mangual to second]; Parrish singled to left
[Jorgensen scored, Mangual scored, Foote to second]; PATTERSON
REPLACED MORLAN (PITCHING); Blair struck out; Lintz singled to
right [Foote scored, Parrish to second]; Foli singled to
shortstop [Parrish to third, Lintz to second]; Davis forced Foli
(second to shortstop); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 9.

PIRATES 7TH: Stennett flied out to left; Hebner homered; Oliver
grounded out (second to first); Parker flied out to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 9.

EXPOS 7TH: Singleton singled to center; Jorgensen homered
[Singleton scored]; Mangual flied out to right; Foote reached on
an error by Hebner; Parrish walked [Foote to second]; FAIRLY
BATTED FOR BLAIR; Fairly walked [Foote to third, Parrish to
second]; Lintz singled to left [Foote scored (unearned), Parrish
scored, Fairly to third, Lintz to second (error by Parker)];
Foli singled to center [Fairly scored, Lintz scored (unearned)];
Davis flied out to right; Singleton singled to right [Foli to
third]; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); 6 R (4 ER), 5
H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 15.

PIRATES 8TH: SCOTT REPLACED FAIRLY (PLAYING RF); TAYLOR REPLACED
SINGLETON (PITCHING); Zisk singled to center; MACHA BATTED FOR
SANGUILLEN; Macha singled to catcher [Zisk to second]; Debut
game for Ken Macha; Kirkpatrick flied out to center;
STARGELL BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Stargell struck out; Patterson
forced Macha (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Expos 15.

EXPOS 8TH: MACHA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MENDOZA REPLACED
STARGELL (PLAYING SS); Mangual singled to center; Foote tripled
to center [Mangual scored]; Parrish was called out on strikes;
Scott grounded out (shortstop to first) [Foote scored]; Lintz
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Expos 17.

PIRATES 9TH: Stennett made an out to shortstop; Hebner reached
on catcher's interference by Foote; Oliver walked [Hebner to
second]; Parker struck out; Zisk grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 17.