1974 Montreal Expos season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Montreal Expos

| season = 1974

| misc =

| league = National League

| division = East

| ballpark = Jarry Park

| city = Montreal

| record = 79–82 (.491)

| divisional_place = 4th

| owners = Charles Bronfman

| general_managers = Jim Fanning

| managers = Gene Mauch

| television = CBC Television
(Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider)
Télévision de Radio-Canada
(Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron)

| radio = CFCF (English)
(Dave Van Horne, Russ Taylor, Ron Reusch, Tom Cheek)
CKAC (French)
(Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet)

|}}

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, {{frac|8|1|2}} games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Offseason

October 26, 1973: Bernie Allen was released by the Expos.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/allenbe01.shtml Bernie Allen] at Baseball Reference
December 5, 1973: Mike Marshall was traded by the Expos to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Willie Davis.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/marshmi01.shtml Mike Marshall] at Baseball Reference
January 9, 1974: Joe Kerrigan was drafted by the Expos in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kerrijo01.shtml Joe Kerrigan] at Baseball Reference

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=

= Record vs. opponents =

=Opening Day lineup=

=Notable transactions=

April 1, 1974: John Boccabella was traded by the Expos to the San Francisco Giants for Don Carrithers.{{Cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/carrido01.shtml |title=Don Carrithers at Baseball Reference |access-date=April 28, 2025 |archive-date=February 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201013202/http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/carrido01.shtml |url-status=live }}
April 4, 1974: Bill Stoneman was purchased from the Expos by the California Angels.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stonebi01.shtml Bill Stoneman] at Baseball Reference
June 5, 1974: Bobby Ramos was drafted by the Expos in the 7th round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ramosbo01.shtml Bobby Ramos] at Baseball Reference
September 5, 1974: Ron Hunt was selected off waivers from the Expos by the St. Louis Cardinals.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/huntro01.shtml Ron Hunt] at Baseball Reference

=Roster=

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colspan="10" style="background-color: #003087; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" \| 1974 Montreal Expos
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valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|28\|Dennis Blair}} {{MLBplayer\|40\|Don Carrithers}} {{MLBplayer\|25\|Don DeMola}} {{MLBplayer\|55\|Terry Enyart}} {{MLBplayer\|48\|Bob Gebhard}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Ernie McAnally}} {{MLBplayer\|53\|John Montague}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Balor Moore}} {{MLBplayer\|27\|Dale Murray}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Steve Renko}} {{MLBplayer\|45\|Steve Rogers}} {{MLBplayer\|36\|Chuck Taylor}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|Mike Torrez}} {{MLBplayer\|20\|Tom Walker}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\|57\|Gary Carter}} {{MLBplayer\|9,54\|Barry Foote}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Terry Humphrey}} {{MLBplayer\|34\|José Morales}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Bob Stinson}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|23\|Hal Breeden}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Jim Cox}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Ron Fairly}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Tim Foli}} {{MLBplayer\|38\|Pepe Frías}} {{MLBplayer\|33\|Ron Hunt}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Mike Jorgensen}} {{MLBplayer\|12,51\|Larry Lintz}} {{MLBplayer\|50\|Larry Parrish}} {{MLBplayer\|42\|Pat Scanlon}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Bob Bailey}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Larry Biittner}} {{MLBplayer\|49\|Warren Cromartie}} {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Willie Davis}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Boots Day}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Jim Lyttle}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Pepe Mangual}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Jim Northrup}} {{MLBplayer\|52\|Tony Scott}} {{MLBplayer\|29\|Ken Singleton}} {{MLBplayer\|37\|Jerry White}} {{MLBplayer\|43\|Ron Woods}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Gene Mauch}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Dave Bristol}} (Third base) {{MLBplayer\|46\|Walt Hriniak}} (First base) {{MLBplayer\|32\|Cal McLish}} (Pitching) {{MLBplayer\|31\|Jerry Zimmerman}} (Bullpen)

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valign="top" | Pitchers

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

Coaches

{{MLBplayer| 5|Dave Bristol}} (Third base)

{{MLBplayer|46|Walt Hriniak}} (First base)

{{MLBplayer|32|Cal McLish}} (Pitching)

{{MLBplayer|31|Jerry Zimmerman}} (Bullpen)

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" \| Pos ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	{{sortname\|Barry\|Foote}}	125	420	110	.262	11	60
align="center" \| 1B	{{sortname\|Ron\|Fairly}}	101	282	69	.245	12	43
align="center" \| 2B	{{sortname\|Jim\|Cox\|Jim Cox (baseball)}}	77	236	52	.220	2	26
align="center" \| SS	Tim Foli	121	441	112	.254	0	39
align=center \| 3B	{{sortname\|Ron\|Hunt}}	115	403	108	.268	0	26
align="center" \| LF	{{sortname\|Bob\|Bailey\|Bob Bailey (baseball)}}	152	507	142	.280	20	73
align="center" \| CF	{{sortname\|Willie\|Davis\|Willie Davis (baseball)}}	153	611	180	.295	12	89
align="center" \| 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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Larry Lintz	113	319	76	.238	0	20
align=center \| Mike Jorgensen	131	287	89	.310	11	59
align=center \| Hal Breeden	79	190	47	.247	2	20
align=center \| Ron Woods	90	127	26	.205	1	12
align=center \| {{sortname\|Pepe\|Frías}}	75	112	24	.214	0	7
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bob\|Stinson\|Bob Stinson (baseball)}}	38	87	15	.172	1	6
align="center" \| Larry Parrish	25	69	14	.203	0	4
align=center \| Boots Day	52	65	12	.185	0	2
align=center \| Pepe Mangual	23	61	19	.311	0	4
align=center \| {{sortname\|Jim\|Northrup\|Jim Northrup (baseball)}}	21	54	13	.241	2	8
align="center" \| Terry Humphrey	20	52	10	.192	0	3
align=center \| Gary Carter	9	27	11	.407	1	6
align=center \| Larry Biitner	18	26	7	.269	0	3
align=center \| {{sortname\|José\|Morales\|José Morales (designated hitter)}}	25	26	7	.269	1	5
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Warren\|Cromartie}}	8	17	3	.176	0	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Jerry\|White\|Jerry White (baseball)}}	9	10	4	.400	0	2
align="center" \| Jim Lyttle	25	9	3	.333	0	2
align=center \| {{sortname\|Tony\|Scott\|Tony Scott (baseball)}}	19	7	2	.286	0	1
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Pat\|Scanlon\|Pat Scanlon (third baseman)}}	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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Steve\|Rogers\|Steve Rogers (baseball)}}	38	253.2	15	22	4.47	154
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Steve\|Renko}}	37	227.2	12	16	4.03	138
align="center" \| Mike Torrez	32	186.1	15	8	3.57	92
align=center \| {{sortname\|Dennis\|Blair\|Dennis Blair (baseball)}}	22	146.0	11	7	3.27	76
align="center" \| {{sortname\|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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Tom\|Walker\|Tom Walker (1970s pitcher)}}	33	91.2	4	5	3.83	70
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Don\|Carrithers}}	22	60.0	5	2	3.00	31
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Balor\|Moore}}	8	13.2	0	2	3.95	16
align="center"

==Relief pitchers==

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Chuck\|Taylor\|Chuck Taylor (baseball)}}	62	6	2	11	2.17	43
align="center" \| {{sortname\|John\|Montague\|John Montague (baseball)}}	46	3	4	3	3.16	43
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Dale\|Murray}}	32	1	1	10	1.03	31
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Don\|DeMola}}	25	1	0	0	3.12	47
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Terry\|Enyart}}	2	0	0	0	16.20	2
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bob\|Gebhard}}	1	0	0	0	4.50	0

Award winners

1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System|level16=AAA|team16=Memphis Blues|league16=International League|manager16=Karl Kuehl

|level17=AA |team17=Québec Carnavals|league17=Eastern League|manager17=Lance Nichols

|level18=A|team18=Kinston Expos|league18=Carolina League|manager18=Jack Damaska

|level19=A |team19=West Palm Beach Expos|league19=Florida State League|manager19=Gordon Mackenzie

|level20=Rookie|team20=GCL Expos|league20=Gulf Coast League|manager20=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=daughe002pat Pat Daugherty]

}}

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: West Palm Beach

Notes

References

{{Cite book| editor1-last=Johnson| editor1-first=Lloyd| editor2-last=Wolff| editor2-first=Miles| title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball| edition=2nd| location=Durham, North Carolina| publisher=Baseball America| year=1997| isbn=978-0-9637189-8-3}}
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MON/1974.shtml 1974 Montreal Expos] at Baseball Reference
[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1974&t=MON 1974 Montreal Expos] at Baseball Almanac

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