Tim Foli plated the winning run with a squeeze bunt in the first game and accounted for two more RBIs in the second game as the Expos swept a doubleheader with the Mets, 3-2 and 4-0. In the opener, John Milner gave the Mets a 2-0 lead with a single in second inning, but the Expos cut into the deficit with a triple by Bob Bailey and single by Barry Foote in the fourth. Jim Cox walked in the seventh, advanced on a sacrifice and took third on a single by Gary Carter. Pepe Mangual singled, scoring Cox. Larry Lintz, running for Carter, raced to third and then scored what proved to be the deciding run on Foli's squeeze bunt.

In the nightcap, Dennis Blair and Dale Murray combined to pitch the Expos' shutout. Tom Seaver, who started for the Mets, suffered a recurrence of sciatic nerve trouble in his hip and left the game in the sixth inning in the midst of a three-run outburst by the Expos. Carter singled to lead off, Blair sacrificed and Lintz singled. Carter scored when Ron Fairly grounded out. Willie Davis followed with a single, driving in Lintz, and Seaver left the game in favor of Bob Apodaca. The Expos went on to register another run on a walk to Mike Jorgensen and single by Davis. Singles by Mangual and Foli, sandwiching a sacrifice, produced the final run in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 3, New York Mets 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, September 18, 1974 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Mets         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  3  0
Expos        0  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  x  -   3 12  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .214      Mangual rf,lf         4   0   2   1     1   1   .357
Millan 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .260      Foli ss               4   0   2   1     0   0   .259
Milner 1b             4   0   1   2     0   1   .256      Davis cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .285
Staub rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Bailey lf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .279
Kranepool lf          3   0   0   0     0   2   .296        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Schneck cf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .211      Foote c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .258
Martinez ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Breeden 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .260
Hodges c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .222        Scott rf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .667
Matlack p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .096      Cox 2b                3   1   1   0     1   0   .229
  Pemberton ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Cram p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Frias 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                          Rogers p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .147
                                                            Carter ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Lintz pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .246
                                                            Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .310

Totals               29   2   3   2     1  10             Totals               32   3  12   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:29
Left on Base: Mets 1, Expos 10
DP: Mets 2, Expos 2
Errors: Davis, Cox
Doubles: Bailey (17)
Triples: Bailey (2)
Stolen Bases: Mangual (4), Davis (20)
Sacrifice Hits: Parrish (2)
GIDP: Staub (19), Milner (17), Foli (8), Parrish (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(12-13)        7    10   3   3   3   4   0  32   2.57
Cram                    1     2   0   0   1   1   0   5   1.50
Totals                  8    12   3   3   4   5   0  37

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(14-20)         7     2   2   1   1   9   0  24   4.53
Murray SV(5)            2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.39
Totals                  9     3   2   1   1  10   0  30

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Dutch Rennert


METS 1ST: Garrett walked; Millan singled to second [Garrett to
third (error by Cox), Millan to second]; Milner singled to
center [Garrett scored, Millan scored (unearned)]; Staub
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Milner out at second]; Kranepool struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Mangual walked; Foli grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Mangual out at second]; Davis
singled to center; Bailey popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 0.

METS 2ND: Schneck struck out; Martinez flied to left; Hodges
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Foote flied to center; Breeden was called out on
strikes; Cox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 0.

METS 3RD: Matlack grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett
grounded out (first to pitcher); Millan grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Rogers struck
out; Mangual singled to left; Mangual stole second; Foli singled
to shortstop [Mangual to third]; Davis flied to center; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 0.

METS 4TH: Milner was called out on strikes; Staub struck out;
Kranepool struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Bailey tripled to right; Foote singled to left
[Bailey scored]; Breeden forced Foote (third to second); Cox
flied to center; Parrish struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
2, Expos 1.

METS 5TH: Schneck struck out; Martinez struck out; Hodges popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos
1.

EXPOS 5TH: Rogers grounded out (second to first); Mangual flied
to center; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 1.

METS 6TH: Matlack struck out; Garrett reached on an error by
Davis; Millan forced Garrett (third to second); Milner lined to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Davis singled to left; Davis stole second; Bailey
doubled to right [Davis out at home (right to catcher), Bailey
to third (on throw to home)]; Foote struck out; Breeden grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 1.

METS 7TH: Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); Kranepool flied
to center; Schneck grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Cox walked; Parrish out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Cox to second]; CARTER BATTED FOR ROGERS; Carter
singled to right [Cox to third]; LINTZ RAN FOR CARTER; Mangual
singled to right [Cox scored, Lintz to third]; On a bunt Foli
singled to third [Lintz scored, Mangual to second]; Davis forced
Foli (second to shortstop) [Mangual to third]; Bailey walked
[Davis to second]; Foote popped to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Mets 2, Expos 3.

METS 8TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED LINTZ (PLAYING 1B); SCOTT REPLACED
BREEDEN (PLAYING RF); MANGUAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
MURRAY REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); Martinez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hodges grounded out (first unassisted);
PEMBERTON BATTED FOR MATLACK; Pemberton grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: CRAM REPLACED PEMBERTON (PITCHING); Scott singled to
right; On a bunt Cox singled to first [Scott to second]; On a
bunt Parrish grounded into a double play (pitcher to third to
second) [Cox to second, Scott out at third]; Jorgensen was
walked intentionally; Mangual was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 3.

METS 9TH: FRIAS REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING 3B); Garrett struck
out; Millan singled to second; Milner grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Millan out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Expos 3.