# 1974 Montreal Expos season

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, 8+1⁄2 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.

## Offseason

* October 26, 1973: Bernie Allen was released by the Expos.
* December 5, 1973: Mike Marshall was traded by the Expos to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Willie Davis.
* January 9, 1974: Joe Kerrigan was drafted by the Expos in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.

## 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

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 74 | .543 | — | 52‍–‍29 | 36‍–‍45 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 75 | .534 | 1½ | 44‍–‍37 | 42‍–‍38 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 80 | 82 | .494 | 8 | 46‍–‍35 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Montreal Expos | 79 | 82 | .491 | 8½ | 42‍–‍38 | 37‍–‍44 |
| New York Mets | 71 | 91 | .438 | 17 | 36‍–‍45 | 35‍–‍46 |
| Chicago Cubs | 66 | 96 | .407 | 22 | 32‍–‍49 | 34‍–‍47 |

### Record vs. opponents

1974 National League recordvte Sources: :
| 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 | — |

### Notable transactions

* April 1, 1974: John Boccabella was traded by the Expos to the San Francisco Giants for Don Carrithers.
* April 4, 1974: Bill Stoneman was purchased from the Expos by the California Angels.
* June 5, 1974: Bobby Ramos was drafted by the Expos in the 7th round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.
* September 5, 1974: Ron Hunt was selected off waivers from the Expos by the St. Louis Cardinals.

### Roster
## Player stats
### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 146.0 | 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 |
| Tom Walker | 33 | 91.2 | 4 | 5 | 3.83 | 70 |
| Don Carrithers | 22 | 60.0 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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