MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
04/08/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 41 - THURSDAY, APRIL 8TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (2-1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0
Montreal Habitants (1-2) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 X 3 8 1
Empires Lose By a Run at Montreal
Montreal turned a fine outing from starter Rich Barron into a victory over the New York Empires at LaSalle Stadium. The final score was 3-2. Barron picked up the win for Montreal, going 5.2 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 1-0. The save went to Al Johns, his 1st this season.

With scoring opportunities rare, the Habitants had to cash in when they had the chance. One such opportunity presented itself in the bottom of the fifth, when center fielder Daniel Chavez hit a 2-run single. The single came off Nate Frampton and made the score 3-1, Habitants. Chavez was 1 for 4. He drove in 2 runs.

"Rich mixed and matched," said Montreal manager Michel Alexandre Cauchon.

The loss drops New York to 2-1.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .231 0 2
P. Brower LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .385 1 3
L. Bickle 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .231 0 0
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .333 1 3
A. Castro RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .182 0 0
E. Ellison C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .182 0 0
J. Abarca 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 0 0
   a-T. Glenn PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .111 0 0
N. Frampton P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2 3 9 15      
a - T. Glenn pinch hit for J. Abarca in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: L. Bickle (1, 6th Inning off R. Barron, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey , P. Brower , L. Bickle 3 , R. Lintner 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Ellison
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hickey (2)
CS: A. Castro (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Abarca-Matuzak-Bickle, Matuzak-Abarca-Bickle)
PB: E. Ellison
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Chavez CF 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 .083 0 2
T. Golf 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .400 0 0
   A. Johns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Hudson 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .444 1 1
   b-J. Crabtree 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Sullivan LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .167 0 1
D. Hill 1B 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
   a-F. Jimenez PR, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
M. Walker C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
J. Compton RF 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
O. Corte SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .273 0 0
R. Barron P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   D. Quinlan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Delaney PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 2
   d-F. Novy 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 29 3 8 3 3 3 13      
a - F. Jimenez pinch ran for D. Hill in the 6th
b - J. Crabtree substituted for E. Hudson in the 7th
c - T. Delaney pinch hit for D. Quinlan in the 7th
d - F. Novy substituted for T. Delaney in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Hudson (1, 4th Inning off N. Frampton, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Hill (1, 6th Inning off N. Frampton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Chavez , T. Golf , E. Hudson 2 , J. Sullivan , D. Hill 3 , M. Walker , J. Compton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sullivan , M. Walker
GIDP: E. Hudson , O. Corte
Sac Fly: J. Sullivan
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Chavez (1) , J. Sullivan (1) , J. Compton 2 (2) , O. Corte (1)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Corte (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Walker-Corte)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Frampton L (0-1) 7.0 7 3 3 3 3 0 117 3.86   
T. Duncan 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Frampton 51
Batters Faced: N. Frampton 29, T. Duncan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Frampton 8-8, T. Duncan 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Frampton 117-75, T. Duncan 15-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Barron W (1-0) 5.2 4 2 2 3 6 0 92 3.18   
D. Quinlan H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 2.70   
A. Johns SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Barron 56
Batters Faced: R. Barron 24, D. Quinlan 4, A. Johns 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Barron 5-5, D. Quinlan 1-1, A. Johns 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Barron 92-53, D. Quinlan 18-12, A. Johns 27-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Quinlan 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rich Barron
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Rain (49 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 14414
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