MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
08/31/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 1956 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Generals (75-65) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 11 1
Montreal Habitants (78-61) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 5 9 1
Habitants Take Down Generals, 5-4
The Montreal Habitants topped the Atlanta Generals, 5-4, in American Baseball League action at LaSalle Stadium. The game was highlighted by the performance of Montreal pitcher Oscar Rodela. The win went to Al Johns in relief. His record improves to 9-6. Renie White took the loss. With the win over Atlanta, the Habitants improved to 78-61.

Daniel Chavez was the walk-off hero for Montreal. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Habitants center fielder hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Atlanta manager Philipe Yazzie. "But we decided not to take it."
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bleicher CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .229 5 29
   c-R. Spencer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213 2 8
   R. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 3
R. Palacios 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 .270 20 74
E. Mika LF 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .280 27 89
S. Walp RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .287 18 67
C. Berman 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .304 13 48
P. Lee 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .257 3 10
T. Martucci SS 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .186 1 8
A. Lima C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .224 4 32
G. Palmer P 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .121 0 3
   a-Z. Hodge PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 15 58
   P. Geary P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. McCranie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Devine PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .258 10 44
   d-G. Ercolano CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4 4 8 25      
a - Z. Hodge pinch hit for G. Palmer in the 7th
b - K. Devine pinch hit for D. McCranie in the 9th
c - R. Spencer pinch hit for D. Bleicher in the 9th
d - G. Ercolano substituted for K. Devine in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Martucci (1, 2nd Inning off O. Rodela, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Berman (32, 6th Inning off O. Rodela, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Devine (32, 9th Inning off O. Rodela, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Bleicher , R. Palacios 2 , E. Mika 2 , S. Walp , C. Berman 2 , T. Martucci 3 , A. Lima , K. Devine 2
2-out RBI: R. Palacios
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Palacios , C. Berman 2 , T. Martucci
GIDP: S. Walp
Sac Bunt: R. Palacios
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Mika (2)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Martucci (5)
OF assists: 1 (Mika(Hudson at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Chavez CF 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .248 4 35
O. Corte SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 5 43
E. Hudson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .253 16 84
T. Delaney RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .208 13 41
   A. Johns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
R. Alvarez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .238 7 35
G. Locke 1B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .242 3 25
   a-K. Kwiatkowski 1B, RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .293 2 12
J. Compton LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .245 14 44
G. Barnhart C 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .320 2 6
   b-R. Ferguson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 4 23
O. Rodela P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .203 0 5
   c-D. Hill RF, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282 16 56
Totals 32 5 9 5 2 8 7      
a - K. Kwiatkowski substituted for G. Locke in the 7th
b - R. Ferguson substituted for G. Barnhart in the 8th
c - D. Hill substituted for O. Rodela in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Barnhart (1, 2nd Inning off G. Palmer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Barnhart (2, 4th Inning off G. Palmer, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Delaney (13, 5th Inning off G. Palmer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Chavez , E. Hudson , T. Delaney 5 , R. Alvarez , K. Kwiatkowski , J. Compton , G. Barnhart 6
2-out RBI: T. Delaney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alvarez , O. Rodela
Sac Bunt: J. Compton , R. Ferguson
Hit by Pitch: O. Corte
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Chavez (13)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Rodela (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Barnhart-Corte, Corte-Alvarez-Kwiatkowski)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Palmer 6.0 6 4 4 1 8 2 114 4.81   
P. Geary 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.25   
D. McCranie 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 2.85   
R. White L (12-10) 0.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 12 3.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Palmer 51
Batters Faced: G. Palmer 26, P. Geary 1, D. McCranie 5, R. White 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Palmer 8-1, P. Geary 1-0, D. McCranie 2-3, R. White 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Palmer 114-66, P. Geary 3-2, D. McCranie 21-13, R. White 12-8
Hit Batsmen: G. Palmer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Rodela 8.1 8 4 1 4 8 0 142 4.38   
A. Johns W (9-6), BS (9) 0.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Rodela 61
Batters Faced: O. Rodela 36, A. Johns 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Rodela 10-5, A. Johns 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Rodela 142-83, A. Johns 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Johns 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Oscar Rodela
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 17 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 24458
Special Notes: RP Paul Geary was injured while pitching.
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