MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
04/07/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 27 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (2-0) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 0
Montreal Habitants (0-2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0
Habitants Lose at Home, 4-1
New York left-hander Jon Pierce pitched his team to victory over the Montreal Habitants at LaSalle Stadium. The final score was 4-1. Pierce got the win, improving to 1-0. He gave up 6 hits and walked 2 over 7.2 innings. He allowed 1 run. The save went to Danilo Molina, his 1st this season.

The Empires got a big at-bat from third baseman Rick Lintner. For the game, Lintner was 1-3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the top of the first, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 1st home run of the season gave New York a 2-0 lead.

"Jon -- his tempo and rhythm were good," said Empires manager Dan Whiting. "He was the key to us winning."

The Empires, now 2-0, have been playing some good baseball.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 0 2
P. Brower LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .400 1 2
L. Bickle 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .222 0 0
R. Lintner 3B 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 .250 1 2
A. Castro RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
E. Ellison C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .286 0 0
J. Abarca 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0
D. Matuzak SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .200 0 0
J. Pierce P 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Austin PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 0 1
   D. Molina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4 2 6 13      
a - G. Austin pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Castro (2, 1st Inning off B. Schar, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Abarca (1, 4th Inning off B. Schar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Lintner (1, 1st Inning off B. Schar, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey , P. Brower , L. Bickle 2 , R. Lintner 4 , A. Castro 2 , E. Ellison , J. Abarca 3 , D. Matuzak , J. Pierce
2-out RBI: R. Lintner , J. Pierce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Brower , A. Castro , E. Ellison
GIDP: L. Bickle
Sac Fly: G. Austin
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hickey (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Abarca-Matuzak-Bickle, Bickle-Matuzak-Molina)
PB: E. Ellison
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Chavez CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
O. Corte SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .333 0 0
E. Hudson 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .429 1 1
J. Sullivan LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .111 0 0
T. Delaney RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 1 2
   a-J. Murchison PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
D. Hill 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Foulke C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .429 0 0
F. Novy 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 1
B. Schar P 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   D. Quinlan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1 3 5 18      
a - J. Murchison pinch hit for T. Delaney in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: O. Corte 2 , J. Foulke , F. Novy , B. Schar 2
2-out RBI: B. Schar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Corte , D. Hill
GIDP: O. Corte , J. Foulke
Sac Bunt: B. Schar
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Corte-Novy-Hill)
OF assists: 1 (Delaney(Matuzak at 3rd base))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce W (1-0) 7.2 6 1 1 2 5 0 139 1.17   
T. Duncan H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
D. Molina SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 66
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 31, T. Duncan 1, D. Molina 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 10-8, T. Duncan 1-0, D. Molina 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 139-84, T. Duncan 2-1, D. Molina 8-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Duncan 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Schar L (0-1) 7.0 8 3 3 1 6 1 90 3.86   
D. Quinlan 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 29 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Schar 54
Batters Faced: B. Schar 28, D. Quinlan 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Schar 8-5, D. Quinlan 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Schar 90-65, D. Quinlan 29-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Quinlan 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Pierce
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (48 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 18923
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