MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
08/17/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1699 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Habitants (69-52) 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 0
Detroit Wolverines (63-57) 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 X 4 10 0
Habitants Suffer One-Run Loss at Detroit
Detroit left-hander William Matz pitched his team to victory over the Montreal Habitants at Wolverine Field. The final score was 4-3. Matz yielded 3 runs over 8 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 3, and struck out 7. His record improves to 13-9. Detroit has a record of 63-57, placing them 4th in the American Baseball League Eastern Division.

The Wolverines got a big at-bat from first baseman Troy Stallings. For the game, Stallings was 1-2 with a double and 2 walks. In the bottom of the fifth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 18th double of the season gave Detroit a 3-2 lead.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Detroit manager Alex Wobbema.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Chavez CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .253 3 29
J. Sullivan LF 4 0 0 1 0 2 2 .236 13 59
E. Hudson 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .290 17 68
D. Hill 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253 13 52
T. Delaney RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .264 16 49
J. Foulke C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .240 1 22
F. Novy 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310 1 22
   a-J. Crabtree PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .444 0 0
B. Powers SS 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 .218 1 13
   b-J. Compton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 6 34
J. Hess P 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 .304 0 3
   H. Lelièvre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Walker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 6 34
Totals 29 3 6 3 4 7 15      
a - J. Crabtree pinch hit for F. Novy in the 9th
b - J. Compton pinch hit for B. Powers in the 9th
c - M. Walker pinch hit for H. Lelièvre in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Chavez 2 , E. Hudson 2 , T. Delaney , J. Hess
2-out RBI: J. Hess
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Chavez , J. Hess
GIDP: M. Walker
Sac Bunt: F. Novy 2 , J. Hess
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Chavez (36)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Powers-Novy-Hill)
OF assists: 1 (Chavez(Gilley at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lee RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263 9 51
J. Plumley CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .258 8 41
T. Stallings 1B 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .260 8 71
P. Morrison LF 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .288 18 73
D. Simmons 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .271 12 48
E. Wathen 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .232 8 59
B. Gilley C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .253 7 40
J. Cooper SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266 1 13
W. Matz P 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .222 0 10
   a-R. Cowell PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .206 2 5
   E. Bernstein P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 31 4 10 3 5 1 15      
a - R. Cowell pinch hit for W. Matz in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Morrison 2 (24, 4th Inning off J. Hess, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Hess, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Stallings (18, 5th Inning off J. Hess, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Gilley (15, 8th Inning off H. Lelièvre, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Plumley (8, 1st Inning off J. Hess, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Plumley 4 , T. Stallings 2 , P. Morrison 5 , D. Simmons , E. Wathen , B. Gilley 2 , W. Matz , R. Cowell
2-out RBI: T. Stallings , P. Morrison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Wathen 2 , W. Matz
GIDP: E. Wathen
Hit by Pitch: D. Simmons
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Stallings (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cooper-Wathen-Stallings)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hess L (5-5) 6.2 8 4 4 4 1 1 107 3.57   
H. Lelièvre 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 25 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hess 39
Batters Faced: J. Hess 30, H. Lelièvre 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hess 9-8, H. Lelièvre 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hess 107-65, H. Lelièvre 25-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Lelièvre 1-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Lelièvre
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Matz W (13-9) 8.0 6 3 3 3 7 0 116 2.88   
E. Bernstein SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Matz 62
Batters Faced: W. Matz 33, E. Bernstein 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Matz 12-5, E. Bernstein 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Matz 116-69, E. Bernstein 9-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: William Matz
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 22499
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