MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
05/15/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 540 - TUESDAY, MAY 15TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Habitants (21-18) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
New York Empires (22-18) 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 X 8 10 0
Habitants Suffer 8-1 Road Loss
The New York Empires defeated the Montreal Habitants, 8-1, in American Baseball League action at Queens Field. New York pitcher Andy Humphrey had a standout performance. The Empires now have a record of 22-18 with the win over Montreal.

Eddie Ellison, who is a seven-time All-Star, took Montreal hurler Manny Esparza deep in the bottom of the fourth. His 2-run home run put the Empires on top, 2-1. In all, Ellison had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 5.

"I didn't want to let them take the game from my hands," said Humphrey.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Compton CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .233 5 10
M. Hinkle 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214 0 0
J. Sullivan LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268 6 17
E. Hudson 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .236 1 21
D. Hill 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 3 13
M. Walker C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .244 1 8
T. Delaney RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .193 0 8
O. Corte SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 0 12
M. Esparza P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .059 0 1
   J. Meek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-R. Alvarez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 3 11
   E. Roe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 3 9      
a - R. Alvarez pinch hit for J. Meek in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Hudson (1, 4th Inning off A. Humphrey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Compton , E. Hudson 5 , M. Walker , O. Corte
2-out RBI: E. Hudson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hudson
GIDP: M. Esparza
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Compton (4)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Hudson (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Hill-Corte)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .346 7 30
L. Bickle 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .374 6 15
G. Austin 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .270 4 21
R. Lintner 3B 1 2 0 0 4 1 0 .328 7 29
E. Ellison C 5 2 2 4 0 0 3 .240 6 21
P. Brower RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .263 4 21
J. Caldwell LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .258 4 17
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .246 1 8
A. Humphrey P 4 0 0 1 0 3 6 .320 0 5
Totals 34 8 10 8 6 7 21      
BATTING
Home Runs: E. Ellison (6, 4th Inning off M. Esparza, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Hickey (7, 5th Inning off M. Esparza, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Bickle (6, 8th Inning off E. Roe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 4 , L. Bickle 5 , G. Austin , E. Ellison 5 , P. Brower , J. Caldwell , D. Matuzak 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hickey , L. Bickle , E. Ellison
GIDP: E. Ellison
Hit by Pitch: R. Hickey
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Matuzak-Austin-Bickle)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Esparza L (2-4) 4.2 7 7 7 5 4 2 98 5.63   
J. Meek 2.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 34 2.89   
E. Roe 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Esparza 21
Batters Faced: M. Esparza 27, J. Meek 10, E. Roe 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Esparza 5-5, J. Meek 3-2, E. Roe 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Esparza 98-57, J. Meek 34-21, E. Roe 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Meek 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Meek
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Humphrey W (5-3) 9.0 5 1 1 2 3 1 101 2.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Humphrey 74
Batters Faced: A. Humphrey 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Humphrey 9-14
Pitches - Strikes: A. Humphrey 101-62
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Humphrey
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 16465
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