MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
07/31/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 1486 - THURSDAY, JULY 31ST , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Lords (52-53) 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 12 1
Montreal Habitants (51-56) 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 9 1
Lords Rally Late to Clip Montreal
The Baltimore Lords picked up a win at LaSalle Stadium, downing the Montreal Habitants, 5-4. On the mound for Baltimore was right-hander Larry Diego, who played a pivotal role in the win. The 5th-place Lords lifted their record to 52-53.

Baltimore used the timely hitting of John Balliet to seize the win. The pinch hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Lords on top, 5-4. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

"Larry is a gamer," said Baltimore manager Steve Read.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Caito 2B, SS 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 .273 6 39
B. Carter CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .178 3 10
   b-T. McNeely PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 5 30
T. Payton LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .282 11 54
T. Adams 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .291 8 35
G. McIntyre SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .295 3 23
   c-D. Fierro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 1 5
   L. Fairley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Capps RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 4 35
   D. Boyd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   d-J. Balliet PH, 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283 7 47
W. Scheideler 3B 3 1 0 0 2 3 4 .245 8 26
J. Raymond C 5 0 1 1 0 1 6 .128 0 3
L. Diego P 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .188 0 5
   a-B. Wharton RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 1
Totals 39 5 12 5 4 7 24      
a - B. Wharton substituted for L. Diego in the 7th
b - T. McNeely pinch hit for B. Carter in the 9th
c - D. Fierro pinch hit for G. McIntyre in the 9th
d - J. Balliet pinch hit for D. Boyd in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: G. McIntyre (1, 4th Inning off B. Schar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Caito 2 , B. Carter 2 , T. Payton 2 , T. Adams , G. McIntyre 4 , J. Balliet , J. Raymond , L. Diego
2-out RBI: L. Diego
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Raymond 2 , L. Diego
Hit by Pitch: B. Wharton
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Adams (4)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Scheideler (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Caito-McIntyre-Adams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sullivan LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .253 8 29
O. Corte SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .256 5 34
E. Hudson 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .277 20 56
J. Murchison RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .231 2 5
D. Hill 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .249 16 54
M. Walker C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286 4 34
J. Compton CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .234 4 17
B. Powers 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .210 0 8
B. Schar P 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .180 0 6
   a-F. Novy PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 4 37
   A. Johns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Delaney PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 10 34
Totals 34 4 9 4 3 3 12      
a - F. Novy pinch hit for B. Schar in the 8th
b - T. Delaney pinch hit for A. Johns in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Murchison (4, 2nd Inning off L. Diego, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Compton (4, 2nd Inning off L. Diego, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Hill (16, 2nd Inning off L. Diego, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Corte , E. Hudson , J. Murchison 3 , D. Hill 5 , J. Compton 3 , B. Schar
2-out RBI: E. Hudson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hudson , D. Hill , B. Schar
GIDP: E. Hudson
Sac Bunt: O. Corte
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Powers (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hill (8)
OF assists: 2 (Murchison(Carter at 2nd base), Murchison(Diego at home))
PB: M. Walker
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Diego 6.1 7 3 3 1 2 1 86 2.16   
D. Boyd W (11-10), BS (8) 1.2 2 1 1 2 0 0 32 2.70   
L. Fairley SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Diego 48
Batters Faced: L. Diego 27, D. Boyd 8, L. Fairley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Diego 11-5, D. Boyd 2-2, L. Fairley 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Diego 86-55, D. Boyd 32-20, L. Fairley 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Boyd 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Schar 8.0 9 4 4 4 5 0 118 3.46   
A. Johns L (4-5) 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 21 3.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Schar 49
Batters Faced: B. Schar 37, A. Johns 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Schar 9-9, A. Johns 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Schar 118-75, A. Johns 21-16
Hit Batsmen: B. Schar
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Diego
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 21 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 18918
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