MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
07/06/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 1178 - SUNDAY, JULY 6TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Montreal Habitants (42-43) 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 8 12 0
New York Empires (43-40) 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 8 2
Habitants Deal Empires 8-5 Loss
Montreal right fielder Tim Delaney collected 5 ribbies while his team bumped off the New York Empires, 8-5, in 10 innings. The win went to Dave Quinlan in relief, making him now 3-4. Tom Duncan took the loss for New York. Picking up the save was Al Johns, his 13th.

The game was all tied up in the top of the tenth, until Delaney delivered big-time for Montreal, stroking a dramatic 3-run home run off Tom Duncan. The game-changing hit put the Habitants on top, 8-5.

"Feels good to get the job done," Delaney said after the game.

Montreal is in 4th place in the American Baseball League Eastern Division with a record of 42-43.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sullivan RF, LF 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .266 8 27
J. Compton CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .203 2 9
E. Hudson 3B 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .290 17 45
D. Hill 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .245 11 38
   a-J. Crabtree PR, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211 1 10
M. Walker C 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .297 2 26
S. Burke LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .214 1 10
   M. Esparza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 2
   c-O. Corte PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 4 27
   D. Quinlan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Foulke PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 5 16
   A. Johns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Novy 2B 4 2 0 0 1 0 4 .197 3 34
B. Powers SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .260 0 6
E. Koenig P 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .056 0 1
   b-T. Delaney LF, RF 3 2 3 5 0 0 0 .164 6 23
Totals 38 8 12 8 6 5 22      
a - J. Crabtree pinch ran for D. Hill in the 6th
b - T. Delaney substituted for E. Koenig in the 6th
c - O. Corte pinch hit for M. Esparza in the 8th
d - J. Foulke pinch hit for D. Quinlan in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sullivan (18, 1st Inning off N. Frampton, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Koenig (1, 5th Inning off N. Frampton, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Delaney 2 (6, 7th Inning off D. Molina, 1 on, 0 outs; 10th Inning off T. Duncan, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sullivan 4 , J. Compton , D. Hill , M. Walker , B. Powers 2 , E. Koenig 2 , T. Delaney 9
2-out RBI: T. Delaney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sullivan , M. Walker , F. Novy , B. Powers
GIDP: D. Hill , F. Novy
Sac Bunt: J. Compton
Sac Fly: J. Sullivan , E. Hudson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Burke (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Austin 2B 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .284 9 38
C. Estrada 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .225 2 17
L. Bickle 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .299 3 37
A. Castro RF 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .243 11 46
E. Ellison C 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .264 8 32
   D. Molina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Preciado PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .368 3 16
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   c-R. Hickey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 7 43
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Kretz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
P. Brower LF 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 .246 3 29
T. Glenn CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .357 1 12
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .266 5 28
N. Frampton P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .172 0 0
   a-R. Ardis C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .111 0 1
Totals 38 5 8 5 5 8 17      
a - R. Ardis substituted for N. Frampton in the 6th
b - M. Preciado pinch hit for D. Molina in the 7th
c - R. Hickey pinch hit for J. Pratt in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: D. Matuzak (4, 2nd Inning off E. Koenig, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Ellison (8, 3rd Inning off E. Koenig, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Castro (11, 3rd Inning off E. Koenig, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Bickle , A. Castro 4 , E. Ellison 5 , M. Preciado , T. Glenn , D. Matuzak 4
2-out RBI: E. Ellison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Austin , C. Estrada 2 , P. Brower
Hit by Pitch: L. Bickle , P. Brower
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Brower (1) , D. Matuzak 2 (11)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Austin (10) , C. Estrada (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Austin-Matuzak-Bickle, Matuzak-Austin-Bickle)
PB: R. Ardis
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Koenig 5.1 6 5 5 2 6 2 86 4.66   
M. Esparza 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 27 3.23   
D. Quinlan W (3-4) 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 27 4.06   
A. Johns SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Koenig 40
Batters Faced: E. Koenig 26, M. Esparza 7, D. Quinlan 8, A. Johns 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Koenig 7-3, M. Esparza 2-1, D. Quinlan 3-3, A. Johns 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Koenig 86-55, M. Esparza 27-18, D. Quinlan 27-16, A. Johns 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Esparza 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Koenig 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Frampton 5.0 3 3 1 3 3 0 85 3.66   
D. Molina BS (4) 2.0 4 2 2 2 1 1 47 5.50   
J. Pratt 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.03   
T. Duncan L (3-5) 0.2 3 3 3 1 1 1 26 4.04   
D. Kretz 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Frampton 53
Batters Faced: N. Frampton 20, D. Molina 12, J. Pratt 8, T. Duncan 6, D. Kretz 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Frampton 5-4, D. Molina 3-2, J. Pratt 3-3, T. Duncan 0-1, D. Kretz 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Frampton 85-53, D. Molina 47-28, J. Pratt 16-11, T. Duncan 26-15, D. Kretz 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Kretz 1-0
WP: N. Frampton 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tim Delaney
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 22929
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