MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
09/10/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 2056 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Montreal Habitants (78-68) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 12 0
New York Empires (74-73) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 1
Habitants Earn 4-3 Win Against Empires
Fans saw a dandy of a game between the Montreal Habitants and New York Empires.

Don Hill made an impact in the 4-3 Montreal win over New York. Hill was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Montreal reliever Hervé Lelièvre picked up the win, upping his record to 8-2. Tom Duncan took the loss.

Grammercy Locke came through with a big-time hit for Montreal. The right fielder smacked a solo home run in the top of the tenth inning to give his team the lead, 4-3. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"This ballgame left me feeling kind of raw," said New York manager Jason Jung.

The Habitants now own a record of 78-68.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alvarez 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .332 7 71
   d-O. Corte 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 0 8
D. Chavez CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .271 3 24
J. Sullivan LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .257 16 47
T. Delaney RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .242 20 73
   a-G. Locke PH, RF 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .225 7 17
D. Hill 1B 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .281 11 63
J. Rafferty 3B, SS, 3B 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 .245 11 38
C. Bartels C 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .201 15 48
B. Madaras SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .246 5 37
   b-E. Hudson PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .239 13 36
   e-L. Fitzsimmons 3B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 0 1
M. Esparza P 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .119 1 1
   c-J. Compton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .188 10 30
   H. Lelièvre P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 41 4 12 4 3 5 28      
a - G. Locke pinch hit for T. Delaney in the 7th
b - E. Hudson pinch hit for B. Madaras in the 8th
c - J. Compton pinch hit for M. Esparza in the 8th
d - O. Corte substituted for R. Alvarez in the 10th
e - L. Fitzsimmons substituted for E. Hudson in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Hill (11, 3rd Inning off P. Ragsdale, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Locke (7, 10th Inning off T. Duncan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alvarez , D. Chavez , J. Sullivan , T. Delaney , G. Locke 4 , D. Hill 6 , J. Rafferty 3 , B. Madaras
2-out RBI: D. Hill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Alvarez 2 , H. Lelièvre , J. Compton
GIDP: J. Sullivan , G. Locke
Hit by Pitch: C. Bartels
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Rafferty (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Madaras-Alvarez-Hill, Bartels-Madaras, Alvarez-Madaras-Hill)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .241 8 36
R. Hickey CF 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 .296 7 41
L. Bickle 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .307 5 64
D. Martin LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .238 14 75
   a-P. Brower PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 6 25
R. Colbourne 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .249 6 45
D. Bueno 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .307 5 34
   b-D. Helms PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217 4 29
D. Matuzak SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .272 9 46
R. Reed C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .190 7 30
P. Ragsdale P 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 .163 0 6
   c-R. Lintner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 0 13
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3 4 8 16      
a - P. Brower pinch hit for D. Martin in the 8th
b - D. Helms pinch hit for D. Bueno in the 8th
c - R. Lintner pinch hit for P. Ragsdale in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickey (27, 1st Inning off M. Esparza, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Colbourne (6, 4th Inning off M. Esparza, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. DeFalco , R. Hickey 3 , D. Martin , R. Colbourne 5 , D. Bueno 2 , R. Reed
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Martin , P. Ragsdale
GIDP: L. Bickle 2
Sac Fly: P. Ragsdale
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Hickey (14)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bueno (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Bueno-Matuzak-Bueno, Colbourne-Bickle-Brower)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Esparza 7.0 8 3 3 4 4 1 110 2.68   
H. Lelièvre W (8-2) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 41 1.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Esparza 49
Batters Faced: M. Esparza 30, H. Lelièvre 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Esparza 3-11, H. Lelièvre 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Esparza 110-65, H. Lelièvre 41-24
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Ragsdale 9.0 10 3 3 3 5 1 131 3.60   
T. Duncan L (5-6) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 16 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Ragsdale 57
Batters Faced: P. Ragsdale 39, T. Duncan 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Ragsdale 13-7, T. Duncan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Ragsdale 131-83, T. Duncan 16-10
WP: P. Ragsdale 2
Hit Batsmen: T. Duncan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Don Hill
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 19318
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