MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
05/11/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 423 - SATURDAY, MAY 11TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (17-14) 0 0 0 0 1 6 3 0 0 10 11 1
Montreal Habitants (16-15) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 3
Hickey, Empires Wreck Habitants, 10-2
New York center fielder Roger Hickey made his presence felt in the 10-2 Empires triumph over the Montreal Habitants. Hickey went 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He drove in 7 runs and scored once. Jack Neenan was the winner. Over 9 innings, he yielded 2 runs on 9 hits, with 1 walk and 3 strikeouts. The loss lowers the Montreal record to 16-15.

With New York leading 2-1 in the top of the sixth, Hickey hit a fastball from Hervé Lelièvre for a grand slam home run. It was his 3rd home run of the season and put the Empires ahead, 6-1.

Said losing manager Michel Alexandre Cauchon: "We did everything to set the stage for them to beat us."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 5 1 3 7 0 0 2 .224 3 17
J. Abarca 2B 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .429 1 7
   a-C. Estrada PH, 2B, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 0 1
L. Bickle 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .288 2 17
   b-T. Glenn PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   d-G. Austin 3B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 15
R. Lintner 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .278 4 14
   c-M. Goen PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
P. Brower RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .340 1 9
J. Caldwell LF 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 .200 2 8
D. Matuzak SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .194 2 11
L. Finnegan C 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 .333 0 1
J. Neenan P 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .000 0 0
Totals 36 10 11 9 5 7 22      
a - C. Estrada pinch hit for J. Abarca in the 7th
b - T. Glenn pinch hit for L. Bickle in the 8th
c - M. Goen pinch hit for R. Lintner in the 8th
d - G. Austin substituted for T. Glenn in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickey (6, 7th Inning off H. Lelièvre, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hickey (3, 6th Inning off H. Lelièvre, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Abarca (1, 6th Inning off H. Lelièvre, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 7 , J. Abarca 4 , L. Bickle , R. Lintner , P. Brower 2 , J. Caldwell , L. Finnegan 2
2-out RBI: , R. Hickey 2 , J. Abarca
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Estrada , L. Bickle , L. Finnegan
GIDP: J. Neenan
Sac Bunt: J. Caldwell , J. Neenan
Sac Fly: J. Abarca
Hit by Pitch: J. Caldwell
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Bickle (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Matuzak (6)
OF assists: 2 (Hickey(Walker at home), Brower(Waldon at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sullivan LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .193 3 11
J. Compton RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .219 2 13
D. Hill 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 3 11
E. Hudson 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .267 6 25
M. Walker C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231 1 7
D. Chavez CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .187 1 6
B. Powers SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .152 0 1
J. Campbell 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .186 1 7
L. Connor P 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 0 1
   H. Lelièvre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Waldon P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 1 1 3 11      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Walker (1, 4th Inning off J. Neenan, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Sullivan (4, 8th Inning off J. Neenan, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Hudson (5, 8th Inning off J. Neenan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sullivan 2 , E. Hudson 3 , M. Walker 2 , D. Chavez , B. Powers , J. Campbell 2 , M. Waldon
2-out RBI: E. Hudson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Compton , M. Walker , B. Powers , J. Campbell , L. Connor
Sac Bunt: L. Connor
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Hudson (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Chavez (4) , L. Connor 2 (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Campbell-Powers-Hill)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Neenan W (1-2) 9.0 9 2 1 1 3 0 92 3.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Neenan 65
Batters Faced: J. Neenan 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Neenan 12-9
Pitches - Strikes: J. Neenan 92-64
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Connor L (3-2) 5.2 6 5 4 3 4 0 100 3.11   
H. Lelièvre 1.0 3 5 5 2 2 2 38 4.58   
M. Waldon 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 22 4.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Connor 40
Batters Faced: L. Connor 27, H. Lelièvre 10, M. Waldon 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Connor 10-4, H. Lelièvre 1-1, M. Waldon 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Connor 100-67, H. Lelièvre 38-18, M. Waldon 22-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Lelièvre 3-3 , M. Waldon 1-0
WP: H. Lelièvre 2
Hit Batsmen: H. Lelièvre
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roger Hickey
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 14 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 20611
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