July 7th, 1974
The Montreal Expos have made a minor league trade. The Expos will send SP
Jose Zertuche and 1B
Jose Cano to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for MR
Frank Lynn and SS
Randy Schultz. The 27 year old
Zertuche was 3-7 with a 5.56 ERA in 16 AAA starts for Montreal. The 21 year old
Cano was hitting .158 with 1 HR and 7 RBIs in 29 A games for Montreal. The 22 year old
Lynn was 1-2 with a 5.79 ERA in 21 relief appearances for the Indians. The 22 year old
Schultz was hitting .267 with 1 HR and 8 RBIs in 30 A games with the Indians.
Houston Astros (41-34) at
Montreal Expos (37-38)
The Expos are at home in front of 32455 fans to face the Astros and will start RHP
Javier Trevino. The 28 year old is 4-4 with a 3.16 ERA in 13 starts. Last season was Trevino's best season so far, he was 10-8 with a 2.94 ERA in 21 starts for the Expos. The Astros will start LHP Justin Bergman, the 30 year old is 7-4 with a 2.97 ERA in 16 starts. Bergman's best season was 1969 when he was 10-5 with a 2.58 ERA in 21 starts for the Astros.
Montreal 8 Houston 0
Expos SP
Javier Trevino gets the complete game shutout and the player of the game in the win. Trevino allowed 11 hits and struck out 8 for the win. Trevino is now 5-4 with a 2.87 ERA in 14 starts.
Expos CF
Danny Plantz hit his 1st career HR and stole his 15th base of the season for the Expos. The Expos had 13 hits and 5 players had 2 hits a piece.
Around the MLB...........
Pittsburgh Pirates LF
Paul Carter was named the NL Player of the Week. The 27 year old is hitting .294 with 13 HRs and 39 RBIs in 74 games. For his career, besides this year his best previous season was 1973 when he hit .283 with 15 HRs and 44 RBIs in 61 games for the Pirates.
California Angels LF
Sean Hudgins was named the AL Player of the Week. The 29 year old is hitting .318 with 10 HRs and 38 RBIs in 73 games. Hudgins best season was 1971 when he hit .377 (AL Leader) with 7 HRs and 59 RBIs in 97 games for the Angels.