MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
07/08/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 1269 - SUNDAY, JULY 8TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Generals (43-46) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 1
Montreal Habitants (50-41) 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 X 5 10 0
Generals Beaten By Habitants, 5-3
Manny Esparza, who finished 4th in the ABL in strikeouts with 206 in 1969, propelled his team to victory over the Atlanta Generals. The final score was 5-3, Montreal. Dave Quinlan earned the save, his 3rd. With the win, the Habitants improved to 50-41.

Roberto Alvarez, who finished 3rd in the ABL in hits with 194 in 1971, aided the Montreal cause with a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the second baseman went 1-3.

"We were the better team," crowed Esparza.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Devine SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .259 7 29
R. Palacios 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .260 10 41
E. Mika LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .281 20 63
S. Walp RF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .298 14 52
Z. Hodge 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .270 8 35
C. Berman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .325 6 19
J. Harrison CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .240 3 30
   a-R. Spencer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 2 7
   b-G. Ercolano CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Lima C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .235 3 24
G. Palmer P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .083 0 2
   D. McCranie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Bleicher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205 4 20
Totals 35 3 9 3 2 7 18      
a - R. Spencer pinch hit for J. Harrison in the 8th
b - G. Ercolano substituted for R. Spencer in the 8th
c - D. Bleicher pinch hit for D. McCranie in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Devine (22, 1st Inning off M. Esparza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Walp (14, 1st Inning off M. Esparza, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Devine 3 , R. Palacios , E. Mika , S. Walp 5 , Z. Hodge 2 , A. Lima
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Berman , A. Lima
GIDP: D. Bleicher
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: G. Palmer (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Chavez CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .240 3 21
R. Alvarez 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .243 6 24
J. Sullivan LF 4 2 1 2 0 0 3 .312 15 44
D. Hill 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 8 29
T. Delaney RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .194 4 21
O. Corte SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233 4 27
L. Fitzsimmons 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .212 1 6
R. Ferguson C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .203 3 18
M. Esparza P 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .100 1 2
   E. Roe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Hudson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264 8 54
   D. Quinlan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5 1 5 14      
a - E. Hudson pinch hit for E. Roe in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Chavez (14, 3rd Inning off G. Palmer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Sullivan (15, 1st Inning off G. Palmer, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Esparza (1, 3rd Inning off G. Palmer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Chavez 2 , R. Alvarez , J. Sullivan 4 , T. Delaney , L. Fitzsimmons 3 , R. Ferguson , M. Esparza 5
2-out RBI: J. Sullivan , T. Delaney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sullivan , E. Hudson
Sac Bunt: M. Esparza
Sac Fly: R. Alvarez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Corte-Alvarez-Hill)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Palmer L (2-10) 7.2 10 5 4 0 5 2 121 5.55   
D. McCranie 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 2.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Palmer 46
Batters Faced: G. Palmer 34, D. McCranie 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Palmer 8-11, D. McCranie 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Palmer 121-86, D. McCranie 7-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. McCranie 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Esparza W (8-6) 7.0 8 3 3 1 7 1 115 3.91   
E. Roe H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 1.67   
D. Quinlan SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 2.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Esparza 55
Batters Faced: M. Esparza 30, E. Roe 4, D. Quinlan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Esparza 5-9, E. Roe 1-2, D. Quinlan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Esparza 115-74, E. Roe 16-10, D. Quinlan 14-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Esparza
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 20935
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