MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
05/10/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 409 - FRIDAY, MAY 10TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (16-14) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Montreal Habitants (16-14) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 7 0
Habitants Earn Clutch Win, 4-3
The Montreal Habitants picked up a win at LaSalle Stadium, taking down the New York Empires, 4-3. Starting pitcher Bob Schar was a big reason why. The defeat makes New York 16-14.

The decisive blow was delivered by Jim Foulke in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a bases-clearing double off former first round draft pick Jon Pierce to win the game for Montreal. The home crowd went nuts.

"If you ever get this game figured out," said New York manager Dan Whiting, "let me know."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .207 2 10
G. Austin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 1 15
   a-A. Castro LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 0 6
L. Bickle 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 2 17
   b-J. Abarca 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .436 0 5
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 4 14
P. Brower RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .337 1 9
E. Ellison C 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 .290 4 15
J. Caldwell LF, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .192 2 8
D. Matuzak SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .204 2 11
J. Pierce P 3 1 2 3 0 1 1 .238 1 4
Totals 31 3 7 3 1 5 10      
a - A. Castro substituted for G. Austin in the 8th
b - J. Abarca substituted for L. Bickle in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Caldwell (1, 7th Inning off B. Schar, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Pierce (1, 3rd Inning off B. Schar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey , L. Bickle , P. Brower 2 , J. Caldwell 2 , J. Pierce 5
2-out RBI: J. Pierce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Austin , J. Pierce
GIDP: P. Brower
Sac Bunt: E. Ellison , J. Caldwell
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Hickey (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lintner-Austin-Bickle)
OF assists: 1 (Hickey(Delaney at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sullivan LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .191 3 11
D. Chavez CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .182 1 6
E. Hudson 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .258 6 24
T. Delaney RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .367 3 11
J. Compton 1B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .228 2 13
O. Corte SS 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .303 0 9
J. Foulke C 3 0 2 3 1 0 1 .316 0 9
B. Powers 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .138 0 1
B. Schar P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
   D. Quinlan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Kwiatkowski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 1 1
   M. Weeks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 27 4 7 4 5 2 11      
a - K. Kwiatkowski pinch hit for D. Quinlan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sullivan (3, 9th Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Foulke (3, 9th Inning off J. Pierce, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sullivan 2 , D. Chavez , T. Delaney , O. Corte 2 , J. Foulke 3
2-out RBI: O. Corte , J. Foulke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Powers
GIDP: T. Delaney
Sac Bunt: J. Compton
Hit by Pitch: E. Hudson
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Sullivan (3) , E. Hudson (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hudson-Powers-Compton)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce L (4-2) 8.2 7 4 4 5 2 0 129 2.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 51
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 6-13
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 129-75
Hit Batsmen: J. Pierce
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Schar 7.0 6 3 3 1 4 1 96 2.14   
D. Quinlan 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 6.59   
M. Weeks W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Schar 56
Batters Faced: B. Schar 27, D. Quinlan 3, M. Weeks 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Schar 10-6, D. Quinlan 1-1, M. Weeks 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Schar 96-66, D. Quinlan 11-8, M. Weeks 15-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Schar
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 21205
Special Notes: RP Dave Quinlan was injured while pitching.
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