1974 Montreal Expos season
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Record | 79–82 (.491) |
Divisional place | 4th |
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Owner(s) | Charles Bronfman |
General manager(s) | Jim Fanning |
Manager(s) | Gene Mauch |
Local television | CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron) |
Local radio | CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Russ Taylor, Ron Reusch, Tom Cheek) CKAC (French) (Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet) |
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The 1974 Montreal Expos season was the sixth season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in fourth place in the National League East with a record of 79–82, 8½ games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Offseason[]
- October 26, 1973: Bernie Allen was released by the Expos.[1]
- December 5, 1973: Mike Marshall was traded by the Expos to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Willie Davis.[2]
- January 9, 1974: Joe Kerrigan was drafted by the Expos in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.[3]
Spring training[]
The Expos held spring training at City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was their second season there.
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | — | 52–29 | 36–45 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 75 | 0.534 | 1½ | 44–37 | 42–38 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 8 | 46–35 | 34–47 |
Montreal Expos | 79 | 82 | 0.491 | 8½ | 42–38 | 37–44 |
New York Mets | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 17 | 36–45 | 35–46 |
Chicago Cubs | 66 | 96 | 0.407 | 22 | 32–49 | 34–47 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 4–8 | 7–11–1 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 17–1 | 8–10 | 9–3 | |||||
Chicago | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–13 | |||||
Cincinnati | 11–7–1 | 7–5 | — | 14–4 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 6–6 | |||||
Houston | 12–6 | 8–4 | 4–14 | — | 5–13 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 8–4 | |||||
Los Angeles | 10–8 | 10–2 | 12–6 | 13–5 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 16–2 | 12–6 | 6–6 | |||||
Montreal | 3–9 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 9–9 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–9 | |||||
New York | 4–8 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 7–11 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 4-8 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 11–7 | — | 10–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 9–9 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 8–10 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–11 | |||||
San Diego | 1–17 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 2–16 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | — | 11–7 | 5–7 | |||||
San Francisco | 10–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–11 | — | 6–6 | |||||
St. Louis | 3–9 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 9–8 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |
Opening Day lineup[]
Notable transactions[]
- April 1, 1974: John Boccabella was traded by the Expos to the San Francisco Giants for Don Carrithers.[4]
- April 4, 1974: Bill Stoneman was purchased from the Expos by the California Angels.[5]
- June 5, 1974: Bobby Ramos was drafted by the Expos in the 7th round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.[6]
- September 5, 1974: Ron Hunt was selected off waivers from the Expos by the St. Louis Cardinals.[7]
Roster[]
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Player stats[]
Batting[]
Starters by position[]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Barry Foote | 125 | 420 | 110 | .262 | 11 | 60 |
1B | Ron Fairly | 101 | 282 | 69 | .245 | 12 | 43 |
2B | Jim Cox | 77 | 236 | 52 | .220 | 2 | 26 |
SS | Tim Foli | 121 | 441 | 112 | .254 | 0 | 39 |
3B | Ron Hunt | 115 | 403 | 108 | .268 | 0 | 26 |
LF | Bob Bailey | 152 | 507 | 142 | .280 | 20 | 73 |
CF | Willie Davis | 153 | 611 | 180 | .295 | 12 | 89 |
RF | Ken Singleton | 148 | 511 | 141 | .276 | 9 | 74 |
Other batters[]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Larry Lintz | 113 | 319 | 76 | .238 | 0 | 20 |
Mike Jorgensen | 131 | 287 | 89 | .310 | 11 | 59 |
Hal Breeden | 79 | 190 | 47 | .247 | 2 | 20 |
Ron Woods | 90 | 127 | 26 | .205 | 1 | 12 |
Pepe Frías | 75 | 112 | 24 | .214 | 0 | 7 |
Bob Stinson | 38 | 87 | 15 | .172 | 1 | 6 |
Larry Parrish | 25 | 69 | 14 | .203 | 0 | 4 |
Boots Day | 52 | 65 | 12 | .185 | 0 | 2 |
Pepe Mangual | 23 | 61 | 19 | .311 | 0 | 4 |
Jim Northrup | 21 | 54 | 13 | .241 | 2 | 8 |
Terry Humphrey | 20 | 52 | 10 | .192 | 0 | 3 |
Gary Carter | 9 | 27 | 11 | .407 | 1 | 6 |
Larry Biitner | 18 | 26 | 7 | .269 | 0 | 3 |
José Morales | 25 | 26 | 7 | .269 | 1 | 5 |
Warren Cromartie | 8 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 0 |
Jerry White | 9 | 10 | 4 | .400 | 0 | 2 |
Jim Lyttle | 25 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
Tony Scott | 19 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 1 |
Pat Scanlon | 2 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching[]
Starting pitchers[]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Steve Rogers | 38 | 253.2 | 15 | 22 | 4.47 | 154 |
Steve Renko | 37 | 227.2 | 12 | 16 | 4.03 | 138 |
Mike Torrez | 32 | 186.1 | 15 | 8 | 3.57 | 92 |
Dennis Blair | 22 | 146 | 11 | 7 | 3.27 | 76 |
Ernie McAnally | 25 | 128.2 | 6 | 13 | 4.48 | 79 |
Other pitchers[]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Tom Walker | 33 | 91.2 | 4 | 5 | 3.83 | 70 |
Don Carrithers | 22 | 60 | 5 | 2 | 3.00 | 31 |
Balor Moore | 8 | 13.2 | 0 | 2 | 3.95 | 16 |
Relief pitchers[]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Chuck Taylor | 62 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 2.17 | 43 |
John Montague | 46 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.16 | 43 |
Dale Murray | 32 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1.03 | 31 |
Don DeMola | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 47 |
Terry Enyart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 2 |
Bob Gebhard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
Award winners[]
1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Memphis Blues | International League | Karl Kuehl |
AA | Québec Carnavals | Eastern League | Lance Nichols |
A | Kinston Expos | Carolina League | Jack Damaska |
A | West Palm Beach Expos | Florida State League | Gordon Mackenzie |
Rookie | GCL Expos | Gulf Coast League | Pat Daugherty |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: West Palm Beach
Notes[]
- ^ Bernie Allen at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Marshall at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joe Kerrigan at Baseball Reference
- ^ Don Carrithers at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill Stoneman at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bobby Ramos at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ron Hunt at Baseball Reference
References[]
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1974 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference
- 1974 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac
- Montreal Expos seasons
- 1974 Major League Baseball season
- 1970s in Montreal
- 1974 in Quebec