MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
04/17/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 159 - SATURDAY, APRIL 17TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Habitants (5-6) 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 8 0
New York Empires (8-3) 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 X 7 8 0
Empires Earn 7-4 Home Win
The New York Empires used the hitting of right fielder Al Castro to subdue the Montreal Habitants, 7-4. For the game, Castro went 2-3 with a double and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Jack Pratt earned the save for New York, his 3rd of the year. With their winning streak at 4, the Empires have raced to a strong start this season.

New York took a 7-4 lead on Castro's 5th double of the season. The 2-run double, which he hit off Lawrence Connor in the bottom of the seventh, propelled New York to the win.

"I like our mindset right now," said New York manager Dan Whiting.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Chavez CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .167 0 4
T. Golf 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .467 0 3
E. Hudson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .316 1 2
J. Sullivan LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .195 1 7
D. Hill 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .293 0 5
M. Walker C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 2
J. Compton RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .267 2 4
O. Corte SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243 0 0
   a-J. Crabtree PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
   c-F. Jimenez SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
D. Achber P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   b-T. Delaney PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .138 3 8
   L. Connor P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Weeks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4 0 8 10      
a - J. Crabtree pinch hit for O. Corte in the 7th
b - T. Delaney pinch hit for D. Achber in the 7th
c - F. Jimenez substituted for J. Crabtree in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Golf (1, 1st Inning off D. Kretz, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Chavez (1, 1st Inning off D. Kretz, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Compton (1, 5th Inning off D. Kretz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Compton (2, 7th Inning off D. Kretz, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Delaney (3, 7th Inning off D. Kretz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Chavez 3 , T. Golf 4 , J. Compton 6 , T. Delaney 4
2-out RBI: D. Chavez , T. Delaney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Hill 2
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
PB: M. Walker
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .196 1 6
P. Brower LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .231 1 4
L. Bickle 1B, 2B 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 .273 0 5
R. Lintner 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .342 3 11
A. Castro RF 3 1 2 3 1 1 0 .342 1 7
J. Abarca 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .189 0 0
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Finnegan C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .211 0 3
D. Kretz P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-G. Austin PH, 1B 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250 1 3
Totals 31 7 8 4 5 4 14      
a - G. Austin pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Castro (5, 7th Inning off L. Connor, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Austin (1, 7th Inning off L. Connor, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Brower 2 , L. Bickle , R. Lintner , A. Castro 3 , D. Matuzak , G. Austin 4
2-out RBI: , A. Castro 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hickey , J. Abarca 2 , D. Matuzak
Sac Bunt: D. Kretz
Team LOB: 6
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Achber 6.0 5 4 4 3 3 0 92 6.35   
L. Connor L (0-1) 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 1 15 7.11   
M. Weeks 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Achber 46
Batters Faced: D. Achber 26, L. Connor 6, M. Weeks 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Achber 7-8, L. Connor 1-1, M. Weeks 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Achber 92-49, L. Connor 15-10, M. Weeks 18-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Weeks 1-0
WP: D. Achber 2 , L. Connor
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Kretz 6.2 7 4 4 0 4 2 111 2.30   
T. Duncan W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.93   
J. Pratt SV (3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Kretz 48
Batters Faced: D. Kretz 27, T. Duncan 1, J. Pratt 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Kretz 6-10, T. Duncan 0-0, J. Pratt 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Kretz 111-79, T. Duncan 7-4, J. Pratt 31-20
WP: J. Pratt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Al Castro
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Rain (54 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 20953
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