MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
10/10/1969
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 2719 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10TH , 1969 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Habitants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 1
Detroit Wolverines 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 X 5 6 1
League Championship Series Game 1 Victory for Pates and Detroit
The Detroit Wolverines started the League Championship Series in style, downing the visiting Montreal Habitants at Wolverine Field by a score of 5-1 to stake an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. Wolverines right-hander Len Pates threw 7.2 innings of 4-hit ball.

Pates, who was born in Detroit, Michigan, threw 110 pitches over 7.2 innings, while allowing 1 run.

Detroit manager Alex Wobbema commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Wolverine Field in Detroit.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sullivan CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .107 0 0
D. Deschamps RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .261 2 5
R. Alvarez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .400 0 1
D. Hill 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 2 6
J. Conley LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .269 1 5
C. Bartels C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .273 0 2
E. Hudson 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .300 0 0
B. Madaras SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .214 0 3
M. Esparza P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   a-F. Warnock PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   J. Meek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Compton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 0 3 7 14      
a - F. Warnock pinch hit for M. Esparza in the 8th
b - J. Compton pinch hit for J. Meek in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hill (1, 4th Inning off L. Pates, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Conley (1, 7th Inning off L. Pates, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Deschamps , D. Hill 2 , J. Conley 2 , C. Bartels , E. Hudson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alvarez , D. Hill 2 , C. Bartels , B. Madaras , J. Compton
GIDP: R. Alvarez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: E. Hudson
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Caldwell LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200 0 3
P. Morrison RF 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 .385 3 4
D. Simmons 3B 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .391 5 6
C. Beeler 1B 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 .385 1 11
E. Wathen SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .080 0 2
E. Taylor 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .154 0 3
T. Wade CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Zimmerman C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .182 0 3
L. Pates P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   I. Frongillo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Christoph PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
   W. Gardner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5 6 6 13      
a - M. Christoph pinch hit for I. Frongillo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Morrison (2, 1st Inning off M. Esparza, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Morrison (3, 4th Inning off M. Esparza, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Simmons (5, 7th Inning off M. Esparza, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Morrison 6 , D. Simmons 5 , C. Beeler 2
2-out RBI: P. Morrison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Taylor , J. Zimmerman
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: E. Wathen
Double Plays: 1 (Taylor-Wathen-Beeler)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Esparza L (1-1) 7.0 6 5 5 5 5 2 110 3.32   
J. Meek 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Esparza 45
Batters Faced: M. Esparza 32, J. Meek 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Esparza 11-5, J. Meek 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Esparza 110-66, J. Meek 22-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Pates W (1-1) 7.2 4 1 0 3 7 0 110 4.63   
I. Frongillo 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
W. Gardner 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 10.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Pates 73
Batters Faced: L. Pates 29, I. Frongillo 2, W. Gardner 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Pates 7-8, I. Frongillo 0-1, W. Gardner 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Pates 110-64, I. Frongillo 7-3, W. Gardner 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Frongillo 1-1
WP: I. Frongillo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Len Pates
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Clear skies (48 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 37375
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