MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
07/06/1967
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 1134 - THURSDAY, JULY 6TH , 1967 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Habitants (41-39) 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 7 10 1
Atlanta Generals (37-45) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Montreal Gets 7-3 Win
Montreal pitcher Manny Esparza did his part in helping his team beat the Atlanta Generals, 7-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. Esparza, the winner, moves to 9-4. He threw 7 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 7 and giving up 2 walks. Jerry Meek was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 14 of 17 save opportunities.

Montreal relied on the hitting of Gary Martin to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a solo home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Habitants on top, 4-2. For the game, Martin had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Esparza attributed the win to his team's "hyper resolve."

With the victory, the Habitants record now stands at 41-39.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Compton CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .216 5 16
   b-B. Groh PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .382 2 12
   c-M. Waber CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 0 4
F. Warnock RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 3 .197 10 33
R. Alvarez 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .290 4 31
G. Martin 1B 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 .257 15 43
D. Helms LF 4 0 0 1 1 1 2 .216 4 20
E. Santiago C 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .256 3 26
B. Madaras SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .241 6 26
L. Fitzsimmons 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .274 1 16
M. Esparza P 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .125 0 2
   a-T. Vicari PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 1
   J. Meek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
Totals 36 7 10 7 6 6 21      
a - T. Vicari pinch hit for M. Esparza in the 8th
b - B. Groh pinch hit for J. Compton in the 9th
c - M. Waber substituted for B. Groh in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: B. Madaras (1, 4th Inning off D. Allen, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Warnock (10, 1st Inning off D. Allen, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Martin (15, 5th Inning off D. Allen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Warnock 5 , R. Alvarez , G. Martin 5 , B. Madaras 5 , L. Fitzsimmons , M. Esparza
2-out RBI: B. Madaras
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Compton , R. Alvarez 2 , D. Helms , E. Santiago , L. Fitzsimmons
Sac Bunt: J. Compton , M. Esparza
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Fitzsimmons (3)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Fitzsimmons (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Alvarez-Madaras-Martin, Helms-Martin)
OF assists: 1 (Helms(Davis at 1st base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Page LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .236 6 15
W. Beaver CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .246 2 9
B. DeFalco RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .298 11 43
C. Berman 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .276 2 28
D. Obert 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .214 1 14
D. Davis C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .323 3 18
T. Martucci 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .209 0 5
   b-C. Swanson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 2 16
D. Martinez SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .205 1 7
D. Allen P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .079 0 2
   B. Donahue P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Kesic PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 1 14
   E. Couch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3 2 7 10      
a - M. Kesic pinch hit for B. Donahue in the 8th
b - C. Swanson pinch hit for T. Martucci in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Davis (1, 4th Inning off M. Esparza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Page (6, 5th Inning off M. Esparza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Page 4 , W. Beaver , B. DeFalco 2 , C. Berman , D. Obert , D. Davis 2
2-out RBI: R. Page , D. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Page , C. Berman , T. Martucci
GIDP: D. Obert
Sac Bunt: D. Allen
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Beaver (6)
CS: C. Berman (9)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Martinez (6)
OF assists: 1 (Beaver(Madaras at 3rd base))
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Esparza W (9-4) 7.0 4 3 1 2 7 1 95 2.90   
J. Meek SV (14) 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 23 1.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Esparza 66
Batters Faced: M. Esparza 26, J. Meek 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Esparza 7-5, J. Meek 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Esparza 95-60, J. Meek 23-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Allen L (7-7) 5.0 6 4 3 6 1 2 94 3.13   
B. Donahue 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 28 2.59   
E. Couch 1.0 4 3 3 0 2 0 25 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Allen 36
Batters Faced: D. Allen 27, B. Donahue 9, E. Couch 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Allen 8-5, B. Donahue 4-2, E. Couch 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Allen 94-51, B. Donahue 28-22, E. Couch 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Donahue 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Esparza
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 16613
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