MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
08/15/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 1722 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (67-54) 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 17 4
Montreal Habitants (63-59) 1 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 X 9 12 2
Hill Leads Habitants to 9-6 Win Over Empires
The Montreal Habitants saddled the New York Empires with a loss at LaSalle Stadium. The final score was 9-6. Don Hill was 3 for 4, including 2 singles and 1 home run. The Montreal first baseman scored 2 runs and drove in 3. The losses continue to pile up for New York, which has now fallen 10 times in a row.

Frankie Novy had a timely hit in the bottom of the fifth inning. With one out and the bases loaded, the Montreal shortstop hit a run-scoring single. That put the Habitants in front, 6-5.

"We've got to get out of this funk," said New York manager Dan Whiting.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Abarca 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .251 4 30
P. Brower CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .303 6 43
A. Castro RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .243 7 42
L. Bickle 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .301 9 51
L. Finnegan C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .223 2 11
R. Lintner 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .267 14 48
D. Matuzak SS 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 .192 1 23
T. Glenn LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .292 2 15
N. Frampton P 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .154 0 3
   J. Antuna P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Preciado PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 1 11
   D. Kretz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 1
Totals 43 6 17 6 0 4 19      
a - M. Preciado pinch hit for J. Antuna in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Bickle (27, 5th Inning off B. Schar, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Castro (21, 6th Inning off B. Schar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Glenn (4, 8th Inning off B. Schar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Abarca 3 , P. Brower , A. Castro 2 , L. Bickle 3 , L. Finnegan 2 , R. Lintner , D. Matuzak 3 , T. Glenn 5 , N. Frampton
2-out RBI: T. Glenn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Castro , L. Bickle 2 , T. Glenn , N. Frampton
GIDP: R. Lintner
Hit by Pitch: L. Finnegan
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Abarca (18)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Brower 2 (8) , A. Castro (3) , L. Bickle (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Abarca-Matuzak-Bickle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Jimenez 2B 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .294 2 11
E. Hudson 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .284 21 71
J. Sullivan CF 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 .242 12 58
   a-D. Chavez CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 1 18
J. Murchison LF 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 .272 9 43
D. Hill 1B 4 2 3 3 1 0 1 .242 4 39
M. Walker C 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .271 6 28
   A. Johns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Delaney RF 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 .181 4 19
F. Novy SS 3 0 1 1 2 0 3 .207 0 16
B. Schar P 4 0 0 0 0 2 8 .220 0 4
   H. Lelièvre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
   b-J. Foulke C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 0 18
Totals 35 9 12 9 8 4 26      
a - D. Chavez substituted for J. Sullivan in the 8th
b - J. Foulke substituted for H. Lelièvre in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Walker (9, 6th Inning off J. Antuna, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Sullivan (5, 6th Inning off N. Frampton, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Hill (4, 6th Inning off N. Frampton, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Jimenez , E. Hudson , J. Sullivan 4 , J. Murchison 2 , D. Hill 6 , M. Walker 3 , F. Novy
2-out RBI: F. Jimenez , J. Murchison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Jimenez , E. Hudson , D. Hill , F. Novy , B. Schar
GIDP: F. Novy
Sac Bunt: M. Walker
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sullivan 3 (36) , J. Murchison (4)
CS: E. Hudson (11)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Jimenez (12) , J. Sullivan (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Novy-Jimenez-Hill)
OF assists: 1 (Delaney(Lintner at home))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Frampton L (10-6) 5.1 8 9 7 7 3 1 104 2.53   
J. Antuna 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 15 2.31   
D. Kretz 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 24 2.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Frampton 16
Batters Faced: N. Frampton 32, J. Antuna 7, D. Kretz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Frampton 8-4, J. Antuna 2-2, D. Kretz 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Frampton 104-59, J. Antuna 15-10, D. Kretz 24-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Schar W (11-11) 7.1 16 6 6 0 3 0 105 3.34   
H. Lelièvre H (6) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.11   
A. Johns SV (29) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Schar 25
Batters Faced: B. Schar 36, H. Lelièvre 7, A. Johns 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Schar 11-6, H. Lelièvre 1-2, A. Johns 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Schar 105-74, H. Lelièvre 16-11, A. Johns 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Johns 2-0
WP: B. Schar , H. Lelièvre
Hit Batsmen: H. Lelièvre
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Don Hill
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 14 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 23027
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