MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
08/09/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 1654 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Habitants (68-49) 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 0
New York Empires (57-60) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Habitants Victorious at New York, 5-2
Montreal turned a good effort from starter Manny Esparza into a win over the New York Empires at Queens Field. The final score was 5-2. Esparza, who led the ABL in ERA with 2.04 in 1969, went the distance for Montreal. He gave up 2 runs on 6 hits. The American Baseball League Eastern Division-leading Habitants have a record of 68-49.

Tim Delaney had a big 2-run home run for the Habitants in the top of the third inning. With Montreal leading 3-0 and a runner on 2nd, he got a cutter from 27-year old right-handed pitcher Andy Humphrey and swatted a home run to right. It was his 8th home run of the season, and more importantly, it put the Habitants ahead, 5-0.

Montreal manager Michel Alexandre Cauchon called it "a darn good win."
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Chavez CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .238 3 23
L. Fitzsimmons 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .229 3 33
D. Hill 1B 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .283 15 62
J. Sullivan LF 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 .243 17 51
E. Hudson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .246 15 59
T. Delaney RF 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 .214 8 24
O. Corte SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 2 29
M. Walker C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .212 4 20
M. Esparza P 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .020 0 1
Totals 33 5 8 5 4 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Hill (23, 3rd Inning off A. Humphrey, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Chavez (4, 1st Inning off A. Humphrey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Delaney (8, 3rd Inning off A. Humphrey, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Chavez 4 , L. Fitzsimmons 2 , D. Hill 2 , J. Sullivan , T. Delaney 4 , M. Walker
2-out RBI: T. Delaney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Chavez , D. Hill , E. Hudson , M. Esparza
Sac Bunt: L. Fitzsimmons , O. Corte
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Chavez (39) , J. Sullivan (21)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hudson-Fitzsimmons-Hill)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 9 31
J. Abarca 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .201 3 23
R. Hickey CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .290 6 35
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .269 8 46
P. Brower RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .230 4 37
D. Matuzak SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 12 38
D. Martin LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 7 34
J. Robertson C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .165 1 16
A. Humphrey P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 3
   a-L. Bickle PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 2 11
   B. Shone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2 0 5 7      
a - L. Bickle pinch hit for A. Humphrey in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Abarca (11, 4th Inning off M. Esparza, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Bickle (10, 8th Inning off M. Esparza, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Hickey (6, 4th Inning off M. Esparza, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Abarca 3 , R. Hickey 3 , D. Matuzak , D. Martin , L. Bickle 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Abarca , R. Lintner , D. Martin
GIDP: J. Robertson
Sac Fly: P. Brower
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Abarca (11) , D. Matuzak (20)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Matuzak (22)
OF assists: 1 (Brower(Fitzsimmons at 2nd base))
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Esparza W (9-6) 9.0 6 2 2 0 5 0 90 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Esparza 72
Batters Faced: M. Esparza 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Esparza 14-7
Pitches - Strikes: M. Esparza 90-65
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Humphrey L (9-11) 8.0 7 5 5 4 7 1 116 2.53   
B. Shone 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Humphrey 51
Batters Faced: A. Humphrey 35, B. Shone 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Humphrey 9-8, B. Shone 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Humphrey 116-70, B. Shone 12-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Esparza
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:21
Attendance: 17902
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