MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT BALTIMORE LORDS
07/16/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT BALTIMORE LORDS
GAME ID: 1265 - TUESDAY, JULY 16TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Habitants (51-41) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Baltimore Lords (50-40) 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 X 4 8 3
Montreal Decked, 4-2, by Lords
Baltimore pitcher Jose Rodriguez had a large part in his team beating the Montreal Habitants, 4-2. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. Earning his 14th save for Baltimore was Denny Boyd. The win elevated the Lords to 50-40.

Baltimore shortstop Mike Caito helped the Lords go up, 3-2, in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the game tied, Caito hit a run-scoring single off Montreal pitcher Manny Esparza.

"Jose is good at sticking to his strengths," said Baltimore manager Steve Read.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sullivan LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .240 9 42
O. Corte SS, 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .258 0 23
D. Hill 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .256 10 40
E. Hudson 3B 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .301 13 56
   a-J. McCord PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 1 11
   b-B. Powers 3B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .192 1 11
   d-K. Kwiatkowski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 2 5
M. Walker C 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .267 5 28
J. Compton RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 7 .241 5 28
F. Novy 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 .325 0 13
D. Chavez CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .244 2 21
M. Esparza P 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .077 0 0
   E. Roe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   c-T. Delaney PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 9 36
   J. Meek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2 8 7 26      
a - J. McCord pinch ran for E. Hudson in the 5th
b - B. Powers substituted for J. McCord in the 5th
c - T. Delaney pinch hit for E. Roe in the 8th
d - K. Kwiatkowski pinch hit for B. Powers in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Hill , M. Walker , D. Chavez , M. Esparza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hill , B. Powers , D. Chavez 2
Sac Bunt: O. Corte , J. Compton
Team LOB: 12
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Capps RF 3 2 1 2 0 1 1 .288 5 20
J. Balliet 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .299 9 40
T. Payton LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .247 8 41
W. Scheideler 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .274 5 35
M. Sheffield C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .298 8 41
   D. Boyd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Pendleton 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 6 29
M. Caito SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .260 5 28
B. Carter CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .231 3 24
J. Rodriguez P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .077 0 0
   G. Rivera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Stewart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 0 10
   b-J. Raymond C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 0 9
Totals 30 4 8 4 3 3 12      
a - D. Stewart pinch hit for G. Rivera in the 7th
b - J. Raymond substituted for D. Stewart in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Payton (13, 7th Inning off E. Roe, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Capps (5, 3rd Inning off M. Esparza, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Capps 4 , J. Balliet , T. Payton 2 , W. Scheideler , M. Caito 2 , B. Carter , J. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: T. Payton , M. Caito
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Balliet , M. Sheffield , B. Carter
Sac Bunt: J. Rodriguez
Hit by Pitch: B. Capps
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Carter (7)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Scheideler (6) , J. Pendleton 2 (10)
OF assists: 1 (Capps(Walker at home))
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Esparza L (6-5) 6.1 6 3 3 2 2 1 80 4.59   
E. Roe 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 13 3.86   
J. Meek 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Esparza 49
Batters Faced: M. Esparza 27, E. Roe 5, J. Meek 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Esparza 11-6, E. Roe 0-1, J. Meek 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Esparza 80-53, E. Roe 13-9, J. Meek 10-6
Hit Batsmen: E. Roe
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rodriguez W (6-3) 6.0 3 2 1 8 5 0 111 3.09   
G. Rivera H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.00   
D. Boyd SV (14) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 29 2.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodriguez 57
Batters Faced: J. Rodriguez 32, G. Rivera 3, D. Boyd 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodriguez 6-7, G. Rivera 1-0, D. Boyd 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodriguez 111-60, G. Rivera 9-6, D. Boyd 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Rivera 1-0
WP: J. Rodriguez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Rodriguez
Ballpark: Seton Hill Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 18013
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