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Montreal Expos @ Chicago Cubs

1974-07-31 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 19329 · cloudy · 2:06

Montreal Expos defeated Chicago Cubs 4–0. Montreal Expos put up 2 in the 6th. Dennis Blair earned the win. Ken Singleton went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MON	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	4	6
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

W: Dennis Blair L: Herb Hutson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tom Gorman · 1B: Nick Colosi · 2B: Bill Williams · 3B: Satch Davidson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Montreal Expos — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ron Hunt	3	1	0	0	0	0
Tim Foli	3	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Davis	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ken Singleton	3	2	2	2	1	0
Mike Jorgensen	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bob Bailey	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Fairly	4	1	2	1	0	1
Barry Foote	4	0	1	0	0	2
Dennis Blair	2	0	0	0	1	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Don Kessinger	3	1	0	0
Rick Monday	4	0	0	1
Billy Williams	3	0	0	0
Jerry Morales	4	0	0	1
Chris Ward	4	0	0	0
Bill Madlock	4	0	0	0
Carmen Fanzone	2	0	1	1
Steve Swisher	2	0	1	0
Herb Hutson	1	0	0	1
Jim Tyrone	1	0	0	0
George Mitterwald	1	1	0	0
Dave Rosello	0	0	1	0

Montreal Expos — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dennis Blair	8.0	2	3	4
John Montague	1.0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Herb Hutson	6.0	4	3	5
Ken Frailing	2.0	1	0	0
Ray Burris	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ron Hunt: HP
Tim Foli: 34/SH.1-2
Willie Davis: WP.2-3#
Willie Davis: K
Ken Singleton: S9/G.3-H
Mike Jorgensen: 8

Bot 1

Don Kessinger: S5
Rick Monday: K
Billy Williams: 6
Jerry Morales: K

Top 2

Bob Bailey: 63
Ron Fairly: K
Barry Foote: 6/L

Bot 2

Chris Ward: 63
Bill Madlock: 2/FL
Carmen Fanzone: 9

Top 3

Dennis Blair: W
Ron Hunt: 14/SH.1-2
Tim Foli: 8
Willie Davis: 5

Bot 3

Steve Swisher: 6
Herb Hutson: K
Don Kessinger: 63

Top 4

Ken Singleton: W
Mike Jorgensen: W.1-2
Bob Bailey: E5.2-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Ron Fairly: 9
Barry Foote: K
Dennis Blair: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

Rick Monday: 13
Billy Williams: 43
Jerry Morales: 63

Top 5

Ron Hunt: 5
Tim Foli: 9
Willie Davis: K

Bot 5

Chris Ward: 8
Bill Madlock: 8
Carmen Fanzone: W
Steve Swisher: 13

Top 6

Ken Singleton: HR/9
Mike Jorgensen: 31
Bob Bailey: 63
Ron Fairly: HR/9
Barry Foote: D7/L
Dennis Blair: K

Bot 6

Jim Tyrone: 3/G
Don Kessinger: 63
Rick Monday: 43

Top 7

Ron Hunt: 53
Tim Foli: 63
Willie Davis: 4

Bot 7

Billy Williams: 23
Jerry Morales: 63
Chris Ward: 9

Top 8

Ken Singleton: 4
Mike Jorgensen: S8/G
Bob Bailey: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Bill Madlock: 8
Carmen Fanzone: K
Steve Swisher: W
George Mitterwald: S9/L.1-2
Don Kessinger: WP.2-3;1-2
Don Kessinger: HP
Rick Monday: 46(1)/FO

Top 9

Ron Fairly: S9/G
Barry Foote: K
Dennis Blair: 14/SH.1-2
Ron Hunt: 7

Bot 9

Dave Rosello: W
Jerry Morales: 64(1)/FO
Chris Ward: 3/G.1-2
Bill Madlock: 63

Notes & reviews

Expos coach Hriniak ejected by 1B umpire Colosi for unknown reason sometime in 1st inning

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