MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
04/16/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 162 - SATURDAY, APRIL 16TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (9-3) 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 7 11 0
Montreal Habitants (5-7) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
New York Beats Montreal, 7-3
Starting pitcher Jon Pierce pitched well enough to help the New York Empires beat the Montreal Habitants, 7-3. Pierce yielded 3 runs over 9 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 3, and struck out 9. His record improves to 3-0. New York, now 9-3, has gotten their season off to a good start.

New York used the hitting of Rick Lintner to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Empires on top, 6-3. For the game, Lintner had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We took home the win," said Pierce. "What's not to like?"
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Castro RF 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .396 6 15
T. Glenn CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .292 0 1
M. Preciado LF 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .296 1 6
R. Lintner 3B 5 1 2 2 0 2 1 .324 5 11
P. Brower 1B 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .362 1 6
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .186 1 4
R. Haun 2B 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .286 1 1
L. Finnegan C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .273 1 7
J. Pierce P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182 0 1
Totals 35 7 11 7 4 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Preciado (2, 1st Inning off O. Rodela, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Brower (6, 1st Inning off O. Rodela, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Castro (6, 1st Inning off O. Rodela, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Lintner (5, 7th Inning off M. Weeks, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Haun (1, 8th Inning off H. Lelièvre, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Castro 5 , T. Glenn , M. Preciado 2 , R. Lintner 5 , P. Brower 4 , R. Haun 4 , L. Finnegan
2-out RBI: A. Castro , P. Brower 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Castro , T. Glenn , D. Matuzak 2
GIDP: M. Preciado , J. Pierce
Sac Bunt: J. Pierce
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Compton RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .231 0 0
J. Sullivan LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .275 1 4
E. Hudson 3B 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .342 0 3
J. Foulke C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .174 0 3
O. Corte SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 5
   a-D. Miller PR, SS 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .100 0 1
A. Poma 2B 4 0 2 3 0 1 1 .238 0 3
F. Jimenez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .125 0 1
D. Layman CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 1 3
O. Rodela P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 0
   M. Weeks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Murchison PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 1
   H. Lelièvre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3 3 9 11      
a - D. Miller pinch ran for O. Corte in the 1st
b - J. Murchison pinch hit for M. Weeks in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Compton , J. Sullivan , E. Hudson , A. Poma 2
2-out RBI: , A. Poma 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Jimenez , D. Layman
Hit by Pitch: O. Corte
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sullivan 2 (4)
CS: D. Miller (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Layman (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Foulke-Miller-Jimenez, Hudson-Poma-Jimenez)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Pierce W (3-0) 9.0 5 3 3 3 9 0 35 140 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 71
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 11-6
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 140-81
Hit Batsmen: J. Pierce
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
O. Rodela L (1-2) 5.2 8 4 4 3 4 1 27 99 4.42   
M. Weeks 1.1 1 2 2 1 1 1 6 29 3.86   
H. Lelièvre 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 7 24 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Rodela 38
Batters Faced: O. Rodela 27, M. Weeks 6, H. Lelièvre 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Rodela 4-8, M. Weeks 1-2, H. Lelièvre 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: O. Rodela 99-67, M. Weeks 29-17, H. Lelièvre 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Weeks 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Pierce
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (41 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 19414
Special Notes: SS Oscar Corte was injured being hit by a pitch.
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