Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs
July 31, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1974 at Wrigley Field. The Montreal Expos defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Montreal Expos 7, Chicago Cubs 4

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 6 1 2 1
  Frias 2b 0 0 0 0
Foli ss 5 1 0 0
Davis cf 4 1 0 0
Singleton rf 3 3 2 0
Jorgensen lf,1b 3 0 2 5
Bailey 3b 3 0 0 0
Fairly 1b 4 0 1 1
  Woods lf 0 0 0 0
Stinson c 5 1 1 0
Torrez p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor p 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 7 9 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0
Monday cf 3 1 1 0
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Morales rf 4 0 0 0
Ward 1b 3 1 1 0
Stelmaszek c 3 0 1 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 1 2
Grabarkewitz 2b 2 1 1 0
Bonham p 2 0 0 0
  Burris p 0 0 0 0
  Tyrone ph 1 0 0 0
  Hooton p 0 0 0 0
  Fanzone ph 1 1 1 2
Totals 31 4 6 4
Montreal 201 004 000790
Chicago 000 200 002462
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez   3.2 3 2 2 4 1
  Taylor  W (4-1) 5.1 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
5
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  L (9-13) 5.2 7 7 2 6 6
  Burris   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Hooton   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
7
2
8
6

  E–Madlock 2 (10).  DP–Montreal 2, Chicago 1.  PB–Stelmaszek (1).  2B–Montreal Jorgensen 2 (11,off Bonham 2); Singleton (16,off Hooton), Chicago Monday (17,off Torrez).  HR–Chicago Fanzone (2,9th inning off Taylor 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Jorgensen (1,off Bonham); Taylor (4,off Bonham).  HBP–Grabarkewitz (1,by Taylor).  SB–Torrez (1,2nd base off Bonham/Stelmaszek).  BK–Bonham (4).  HBP–Taylor (3,Grabarkewitz).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:41.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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