MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
08/04/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 1566 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Habitants (55-56) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 8 2
New York Empires (66-44) 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 5 11 0
Empires Pick Up 5-4 Win Against Montreal
New York third baseman Rick Lintner played a vital role in his team's 5-4 conquest of Montreal. He was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs and a walk for New York. The setback makes Montreal 55-56.

New York took advantage of an error in the bottom of the seventh inning. The game was tied, 4-4, when Miguel Preciado hit a run-scoring single that was misplayed. It put the Empires in front, 5-4.

New York manager Dan Whiting called it "a darn good win."
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Compton RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .237 10 41
E. Hudson 3B 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .285 20 64
J. Sullivan CF 4 1 0 0 0 2 4 .237 11 51
J. Murchison LF 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 .256 8 36
D. Hill 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .227 3 33
M. Walker C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 6 24
O. Corte SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .243 7 29
F. Jimenez 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .306 2 7
O. Rodela P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .173 0 5
   H. Lelièvre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
   a-T. Golf PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 2 19
Totals 32 4 8 4 4 5 12      
a - T. Golf pinch hit for H. Lelièvre in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Jimenez (10, 5th Inning off J. Neenan, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Walker (7, 6th Inning off J. Neenan, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Murchison (16, 6th Inning off J. Neenan, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Compton , E. Hudson 2 , J. Murchison 3 , D. Hill , M. Walker 2 , F. Jimenez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hill , O. Rodela 2
GIDP: D. Hill
Sac Fly: O. Corte
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sullivan (27)
CS: J. Compton (13)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Sullivan (4) , F. Jimenez (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Corte-Hill)
PB: M. Walker
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lintner 3B 4 2 2 2 1 0 4 .280 13 44
G. Austin 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .313 11 42
   D. Kretz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 1
L. Bickle 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .308 8 45
P. Brower RF 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .303 6 38
   b-T. Glenn PR, RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .283 1 13
E. Ellison C 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .242 9 34
R. Hickey CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .234 4 32
A. Castro LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .249 6 39
J. Abarca SS, 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .247 4 27
J. Neenan P 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .109 0 2
   a-D. Matuzak PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .185 1 23
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   c-M. Preciado PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .205 1 9
   d-R. Haun SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 0 18
Totals 32 5 11 4 7 6 24      
a - D. Matuzak pinch hit for J. Neenan in the 6th
b - T. Glenn pinch ran for P. Brower in the 7th
c - M. Preciado pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 7th
d - R. Haun substituted for M. Preciado in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Lintner 2 (13, 1st Inning off O. Rodela, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off O. Rodela, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Lintner 8 , G. Austin , L. Bickle , E. Ellison 3 , R. Hickey , J. Abarca , D. Matuzak , M. Preciado
2-out RBI: M. Preciado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lintner , G. Austin , L. Bickle , R. Hickey , A. Castro , J. Neenan
GIDP: P. Brower
Sac Bunt: T. Glenn , R. Hickey
Sac Fly: P. Brower
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Austin (10) , R. Hickey 2 (18)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lintner-Austin-Bickle)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Rodela L (6-11) 7.0 11 5 4 6 4 2 115 3.81   
H. Lelièvre 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 2.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Rodela 35
Batters Faced: O. Rodela 38, H. Lelièvre 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Rodela 10-6, H. Lelièvre 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Rodela 115-69, H. Lelièvre 16-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Neenan 6.0 7 4 4 4 3 0 105 2.17   
T. Duncan W (5-6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 4.78   
D. Kretz SV (5) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 2.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Neenan 41
Batters Faced: J. Neenan 27, T. Duncan 4, D. Kretz 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Neenan 6-7, T. Duncan 1-0, D. Kretz 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Neenan 105-62, T. Duncan 17-11, D. Kretz 26-18
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Lintner
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 20398
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