MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
08/29/1971
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 1898 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (77-59) 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 6 11 1
Montreal Habitants (72-63) 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 10 1
Drillers Upend Habitants, 6-4
Houston starter Dave Van Loon pitched well against the Montreal Habitants at LaSalle Stadium. The right-hander led his team to a win, 6-4. With the win, Houston upped its record to 77-59.

With two out in the top of the sixth, Armando Amador put Houston in front, 5-1, with a 2-run single. The Drillers went on to win the ballgame.

"Dave mixed and matched," said Houston manager Steven Palps.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador 1B 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .298 4 53
L. Ward 2B 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 .272 10 66
J. Frost RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 .364 18 89
M. Sisson CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 27 88
   b-R. Lewis C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 5 27
E. Ellison C 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .226 11 45
   c-T. Alderfer CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 1 8
M. Wells LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .247 2 13
C. Walton 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .283 1 41
E. Shofner SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .225 5 20
D. Van Loon P 3 1 2 0 0 1 3 .278 0 3
   a-J. Burke PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 1 6
   J. Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6 5 6 16      
a - J. Burke pinch hit for D. Van Loon in the 8th
b - R. Lewis substituted for M. Sisson in the 9th
c - T. Alderfer substituted for E. Ellison in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Van Loon (4, 3rd Inning off B. Schar, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Sisson (26, 4th Inning off B. Schar, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Ward (31, 5th Inning off B. Schar, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Walton (24, 6th Inning off B. Schar, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Ellison (2, 6th Inning off B. Schar, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Amador , L. Ward 2 , J. Frost , M. Sisson 2 , E. Ellison 4 , M. Wells , C. Walton 2 , D. Van Loon 3 , J. Burke
2-out RBI: A. Amador , L. Ward , J. Frost
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Frost 3 , C. Walton 2
Hit by Pitch: E. Ellison
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sisson (20)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Ward (22)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Chavez CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .277 3 23
   b-J. Compton PH, CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .188 9 28
R. Alvarez 2B 5 1 1 2 0 2 1 .333 5 64
D. Hill 1B 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 .272 10 52
J. Sullivan LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 16 46
   c-G. Locke PH, LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .226 6 16
C. Bartels C 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .208 15 48
T. Delaney RF 5 0 2 0 0 3 5 .244 19 70
J. Rafferty 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 9 .237 11 38
O. Corte SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .237 0 8
B. Schar P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .190 1 5
   B. Valentine P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   a-E. Hudson PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .231 11 33
   E. Roe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Conley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 3 11
   A. Johns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4 4 8 24      
a - E. Hudson pinch hit for B. Valentine in the 7th
b - J. Compton pinch hit for D. Chavez in the 7th
c - G. Locke pinch hit for J. Sullivan in the 7th
d - J. Conley pinch hit for E. Roe in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Delaney (8, 6th Inning off D. Van Loon, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Hill (13, 7th Inning off D. Van Loon, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Chavez , J. Compton , R. Alvarez , D. Hill 3 , T. Delaney 3 , O. Corte , B. Schar , E. Hudson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Chavez , J. Rafferty 3 , O. Corte
Sac Fly: G. Locke
Hit by Pitch: J. Sullivan
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Chavez (9) , J. Compton (9)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Sullivan (3)
OF assists: 1 (Chavez(Amador at home))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Van Loon W (7-3) 7.0 9 4 4 3 6 0 129 4.48   
J. Rodriguez SV (5) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 33 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Van Loon 46
Batters Faced: D. Van Loon 34, J. Rodriguez 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Van Loon 9-6, J. Rodriguez 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Van Loon 129-75, J. Rodriguez 33-22
Hit Batsmen: D. Van Loon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Schar L (13-10) 6.2 9 6 6 4 4 0 103 3.02   
B. Valentine 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.62   
E. Roe 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 3.35   
A. Johns 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Schar 32
Batters Faced: B. Schar 33, B. Valentine 1, E. Roe 5, A. Johns 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Schar 10-5, B. Valentine 0-1, E. Roe 0-2, A. Johns 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Schar 103-66, B. Valentine 4-3, E. Roe 20-13, A. Johns 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Valentine 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Schar
Balk: B. Schar
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Van Loon
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 14 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 20619
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