MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
05/09/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 395 - THURSDAY, MAY 9TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (14-14) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 1
Montreal Habitants (15-14) 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 X 10 11 1
Houston Absorbs 10-2 Loss to Montreal
The Montreal Habitants defeated the Houston Drillers, 10-2, in American Baseball League action at LaSalle Stadium. Montreal pitcher Manny Esparza had a standout performance. Esparza got the win, improving to 2-3. He gave up 6 hits and walked 2 over 6.1 innings. He allowed 1 run. Montreal goes to 15-14.

Early in the game, third baseman Ed Hudson had a grand slam home run for Montreal. It was his 6th home run of the season and put the Habitants on top, 4-0.

Houston manager Nate Nilsson summed up his team's performance in one word: "Pathetic."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 .309 2 14
M. Sisson CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .235 4 12
M. Lockhart LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .229 0 12
M. Wells 1B 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 .290 3 15
W. Fields 3B 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .224 5 18
   b-B. Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .318 0 2
   D. Witt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Ward 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .161 2 9
C. Fee C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .188 3 6
T. Martucci SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .258 0 6
   d-J. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .312 0 1
L. Bilski P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 0 0
   D. Van Loon P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Lewis PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .388 3 8
   c-C. Walton 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316 0 2
Totals 31 2 8 2 3 6 23      
a - R. Lewis pinch hit for D. Van Loon in the 8th
b - B. Jackson pinch hit for W. Fields in the 8th
c - C. Walton substituted for R. Lewis in the 8th
d - J. Johnson pinch hit for T. Martucci in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frost (6, 4th Inning off M. Esparza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 2 , M. Sisson 2 , M. Wells , C. Fee , T. Martucci 2 , R. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sisson , B. Jackson , L. Ward
GIDP: W. Fields
Sac Fly: M. Wells , W. Fields
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sisson (5)
CS: T. Martucci (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Frost (2)
PB: C. Fee
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sullivan LF 5 2 3 1 0 2 2 .187 3 11
J. Compton RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .232 2 13
D. Hill 1B 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .263 3 11
E. Hudson 3B 4 1 1 4 0 2 1 .263 6 24
M. Walker C 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .230 1 7
O. Corte SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .292 0 8
J. Campbell 2B 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 .154 1 7
D. Chavez CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .179 1 6
M. Esparza P 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .083 0 0
   J. Meek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Kwiatkowski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 1 1
   E. Roe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 35 10 11 9 3 7 15      
a - K. Kwiatkowski pinch hit for J. Meek in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hill (3, 2nd Inning off L. Bilski, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Sullivan (2, 8th Inning off D. Witt, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Hudson (6, 1st Inning off L. Bilski, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sullivan 4 , J. Compton 2 , D. Hill 2 , E. Hudson 4 , M. Walker 2 , O. Corte , D. Chavez
2-out RBI: J. Sullivan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Walker , O. Corte , D. Chavez
Sac Bunt: J. Compton
Sac Fly: J. Campbell
Hit by Pitch: E. Hudson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Chavez (10)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Hudson (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Hudson-Campbell-Hill)
OF assists: 1 (Chavez(Fee at 2nd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Bilski L (2-1) 3.0 6 8 7 3 5 1 78 5.09   
D. Van Loon 4.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 43 3.38   
D. Witt 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 29 7.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Bilski 17
Batters Faced: L. Bilski 20, D. Van Loon 15, D. Witt 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Bilski 1-4, D. Van Loon 4-6, D. Witt 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Bilski 78-44, D. Van Loon 43-30, D. Witt 29-16
WP: L. Bilski
Hit Batsmen: D. Witt
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Esparza W (2-3) 6.1 6 1 1 2 4 0 94 6.27   
J. Meek 1.2 2 1 0 0 0 0 28 3.38   
E. Roe 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Esparza 59
Batters Faced: M. Esparza 24, J. Meek 8, E. Roe 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Esparza 7-5, J. Meek 3-2, E. Roe 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Esparza 94-58, J. Meek 28-18, E. Roe 17-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Esparza
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 15594
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