MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT TORONTO HURONS
05/11/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT TORONTO HURONS
GAME ID: 481 - THURSDAY, MAY 11TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Habitants (23-12) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 12 0
Toronto Hurons (15-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3
Habitants Score Late to Upend Hurons, 8-0
Montreal and Toronto got after it at Dominion Field.

Manny Esparza brought his A-game to help Montreal defeat the Toronto Hurons, 8-0. The winner was Esparza. He threw 8.1 innings of shutout ball. The loser was Ben Immel.

The game was at a stalemate until right fielder Jerry Sullivan came to bat in the top of the eighth. Facing Toronto pitcher Al West, he hit a full count fastball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Montreal on top, 1-0.

"Manny had good arm action, good stuff," said Montreal manager Michel Alexandre Cauchon.

Montreal leads the American Baseball League Eastern Division by 2 games.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Chavez CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .246 0 8
   a-E. Hudson PH, 3B 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 .231 5 15
R. Alvarez 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .240 0 10
   b-J. Compton CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 2 8
J. Sullivan RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .230 6 16
D. Hill 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .246 2 20
L. Fitzsimmons 3B, 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .388 0 11
C. Bartels C 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .181 2 8
J. Conley LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .233 2 6
O. Corte SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .194 1 8
M. Esparza P 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .062 0 1
   L. Connor P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 8 12 8 2 10 18      
a - E. Hudson pinch hit for D. Chavez in the 8th
b - J. Compton substituted for R. Alvarez in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Hudson (5, 8th Inning off R. Gordon, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Chavez , E. Hudson 4 , R. Alvarez , J. Sullivan 2 , D. Hill 2 , L. Fitzsimmons , C. Bartels , J. Conley , O. Corte , M. Esparza
2-out RBI: E. Hudson , M. Esparza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alvarez , C. Bartels , O. Corte
Sac Bunt: M. Esparza
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Alvarez (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Corte-Alvarez-Hill)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hinojosa SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .283 1 9
P. Hambrick RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .242 3 8
J. Luna CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .268 5 12
B. Hunt 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .330 1 12
F. Chavez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .248 2 10
D. Jackson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 0 6
T. Barajas 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 1
E. Santiago C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 0 4
   A. West P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Gordon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Walker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 1 2
B. Immel P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 0 0
   a-B. Bass C 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188 0 3
Totals 36 0 10 0 1 5 15      
a - B. Bass substituted for B. Immel in the 8th
b - M. Walker pinch hit for R. Gordon in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Hinojosa 2 , P. Hambrick , J. Luna , B. Hunt , F. Chavez , D. Jackson , T. Barajas , M. Walker , B. Bass
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hinojosa , B. Hunt , E. Santiago
GIDP: B. Hunt
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Luna (1) , F. Chavez 2 (6)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Esparza W (2-0) 8.1 7 0 0 1 4 0 92 3.10   
L. Connor 0.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 12 6.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Esparza 72
Batters Faced: M. Esparza 32, L. Connor 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Esparza 11-9, L. Connor 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Esparza 92-63, L. Connor 12-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Immel L (2-5) 7.0 5 1 1 2 8 0 107 2.61   
A. West 0.1 4 4 3 0 0 0 28 3.60   
R. Gordon 1.2 3 3 0 0 2 1 28 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Immel 69
Batters Faced: B. Immel 28, A. West 5, R. Gordon 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Immel 4-8, A. West 1-0, R. Gordon 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Immel 107-70, A. West 28-17, R. Gordon 28-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. West 1-1 , R. Gordon 1-1
WP: R. Gordon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Esparza
Ballpark: Dominion Field
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 14598
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