MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
05/06/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 416 - SATURDAY, MAY 6TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Habitants (20-11) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 0
Dallas Wranglers (13-19) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 0
Habitants Score 3-2 Win Over Dallas
The Dallas Wranglers and Montreal Habitants provided some drama for the home crowd.

Steve Coomes, who led the ABL in wins with 20 last year, pitched well, but the Dallas Wranglers still fell short, losing, 3-2, to the Montreal Habitants at Bluff Park. Manny Esparza was the winner. Over 5.1 innings, he yielded 1 run on 4 hits, with 2 walks and 1 strikeout.

Montreal used a clutch at-bat from Ed Hudson to capture the win. The third baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Habitants ahead, 3-1. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"The other side played a good game," said Dallas manager William Albrecht. "You tip your cap to them."

At 20-11, the Habitants have played well so far.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Chavez CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .235 0 8
D. Hill 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .245 2 19
J. Sullivan LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .230 6 15
E. Hudson 3B 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .240 4 11
M. Walker C 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .279 2 5
J. Compton RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .185 2 7
   B. Valentine P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Johns P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
O. Corte SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .190 1 7
L. Fitzsimmons 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .382 0 7
M. Esparza P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Delaney RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 1 8
Totals 32 3 5 3 3 10 10      
a - T. Delaney substituted for M. Esparza in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Walker (1, 2nd Inning off S. Coomes, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Hudson (4, 6th Inning off S. Coomes, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Chavez , J. Sullivan , E. Hudson 4 , M. Walker 3
2-out RBI: E. Hudson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Walker , O. Corte , L. Fitzsimmons
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sullivan (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Walker-Corte-Hill, Corte-Fitzsimmons-Hill)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Somers 1B 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 .313 5 15
   d-A. Landa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 2 6
   K. Craig P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Darnell SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .219 0 7
R. McCoy RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .293 2 12
J. Hammit 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 1 8
   e-G. Locke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 3
T. Golf 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 1 12
R. Pakula LF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .289 4 13
   f-J. Ballard PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 0 0
R. Adair C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .148 0 0
M. Sullivan CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .333 1 1
   a-J. Giovenco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   b-R. Mitchell CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 1 1
S. Coomes P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188 0 3
   c-B. Messinger PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 1 2
Totals 31 2 7 2 2 2 11      
a - J. Giovenco pinch hit for M. Sullivan in the 7th
b - R. Mitchell substituted for J. Giovenco in the 8th
c - B. Messinger pinch hit for S. Coomes in the 8th
d - A. Landa pinch hit for R. Somers in the 8th
e - G. Locke pinch hit for J. Hammit in the 9th
f - J. Ballard pinch hit for R. Pakula in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Somers 2 (10, 1st Inning off M. Esparza, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off M. Esparza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Darnell (2, 8th Inning off A. Johns, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Pakula (4, 7th Inning off B. Valentine, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Somers 4 , J. Darnell 3 , R. McCoy , R. Pakula 5 , J. Ballard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Somers , J. Darnell , R. McCoy
GIDP: J. Hammit , S. Coomes
Sac Fly: R. McCoy
Team LOB: 5
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Esparza W (1-0) 5.1 4 1 1 2 1 0 86 3.73   
B. Valentine H (2) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 19 2.95   
A. Johns SV (8) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 0.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Esparza 55
Batters Faced: M. Esparza 21, B. Valentine 6, A. Johns 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Esparza 7-7, B. Valentine 3-1, A. Johns 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Esparza 86-54, B. Valentine 19-13, A. Johns 26-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Valentine 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Coomes L (1-4) 8.0 5 3 3 2 8 1 113 4.80   
K. Craig 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Coomes 66
Batters Faced: S. Coomes 31, K. Craig 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Coomes 8-8, K. Craig 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Coomes 113-77, K. Craig 16-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Coomes
Ballpark: Bluff Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 18807
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