MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
05/26/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 688 - SATURDAY, MAY 26TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 R H E
New York Empires (31-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Montreal Habitants (25-24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 10 1
Habitants Win with Late Rally
The Montreal Habitants scored a tight, 3-2 win versus the New York Empires at LaSalle Stadium. Montreal pitcher Manny Esparza held his own in the contest. With the win, the Habitants improved to 25-24.

Esparza gave Montreal a first-rate performance. The 6-foot-3 right-hander permitted no runs on 3 hits over 7.2 innings of work.

"What a great game, great atmosphere," Esparza said.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 7 0 2 0 1 0 0 .344 7 32
L. Bickle 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .367 6 23
   b-J. Abarca 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .184 0 0
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 0 0 4 0 3 .317 9 35
P. Brower RF 7 0 2 1 1 2 2 .273 4 26
J. Caldwell LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .267 5 21
   a-A. Castro PH, LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .250 0 5
G. Austin 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .285 4 25
   c-E. Ellison PH, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .234 7 23
L. Finnegan C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .059 0 0
   d-I. Olson PH, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .143 3 7
D. Matuzak SS 7 0 1 0 0 2 3 .241 2 11
L. Stanford P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 0 1
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-C. McKnight PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 0 4
   B. Shone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-J. Todino PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 3
   C. Hinck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   J. Neenan P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 57 2 9 1 10 10 29      
a - A. Castro pinch hit for J. Caldwell in the 8th
b - J. Abarca substituted for L. Bickle in the 8th
c - E. Ellison pinch hit for G. Austin in the 9th
d - I. Olson pinch hit for L. Finnegan in the 9th
e - C. McKnight pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 9th
f - J. Todino pinch hit for B. Shone in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Olson (2, 9th Inning off A. Johns, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Abarca (2, 13th Inning off A. Johns, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Matuzak (3, 14th Inning off E. Roe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Hickey (5, 3rd Inning off M. Esparza, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 4 , L. Bickle , J. Abarca 2 , P. Brower 2 , G. Austin , I. Olson 2 , D. Matuzak 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Lintner 2 , A. Castro 2 , I. Olson , D. Matuzak , C. McKnight
GIDP: P. Brower , E. Ellison
Sac Bunt: J. Neenan
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Hickey (3)

FIELDING
PB: E. Ellison
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Chavez CF 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 .244 1 15
O. Corte SS 6 1 2 0 0 1 3 .264 1 15
J. Sullivan LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .269 7 21
   c-G. Locke PH, LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .229 1 8
D. Hill 1B 6 0 0 0 1 2 5 .240 4 15
E. Hudson 3B 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231 2 24
T. Delaney RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .196 2 13
   d-J. Compton PH, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .243 6 14
R. Ferguson C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .191 2 10
   e-M. Walker PH, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284 1 9
M. Hinkle 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .212 0 0
   a-L. Fitzsimmons PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-K. Kwiatkowski PH, RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .476 1 5
M. Esparza P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .048 0 1
   H. Lelièvre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Alvarez PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .254 4 13
   A. Johns P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. Roe P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Calef P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 56 3 10 1 3 10 20      
a - L. Fitzsimmons pinch hit for M. Hinkle in the 7th
b - R. Alvarez pinch hit for H. Lelièvre in the 8th
c - G. Locke pinch hit for J. Sullivan in the 8th
d - J. Compton pinch hit for T. Delaney in the 9th
e - M. Walker pinch hit for R. Ferguson in the 9th
f - K. Kwiatkowski pinch hit for L. Fitzsimmons in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: K. Kwiatkowski (1, 17th Inning off J. Neenan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Chavez 4 , O. Corte 2 , J. Sullivan , G. Locke , M. Hinkle , K. Kwiatkowski 3
2-out RBI: G. Locke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Corte , G. Locke , D. Hill , E. Hudson , K. Kwiatkowski
Sac Bunt: D. Chavez , O. Corte , G. Locke
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Chavez (12) , J. Sullivan (10) , J. Compton (5)
CS: D. Chavez (3)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Corte (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Hudson-Hinkle-Hill, Compton-Corte-Hill)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford 7.1 6 1 1 1 5 0 114 3.86   
T. Duncan BS (3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.54   
B. Shone 3.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 46 1.04   
C. Hinck 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 6.62   
J. Neenan L (2-2), BS (4) 4.2 2 2 1 0 2 0 58 2.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 66
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 28, T. Duncan 3, B. Shone 12, C. Hinck 3, J. Neenan 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 8-8, T. Duncan 0-1, B. Shone 7-1, C. Hinck 1-1, J. Neenan 8-4
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 114-69, T. Duncan 7-5, B. Shone 46-28, C. Hinck 9-6, J. Neenan 58-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Duncan 1-1
WP: J. Neenan 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Esparza 7.2 3 0 0 3 5 0 96 4.57   
H. Lelièvre 0.1 0 1 1 3 0 0 16 5.50   
A. Johns 4.1 3 1 1 1 3 0 48 2.68   
E. Roe 3.2 2 0 0 2 2 0 41 2.30   
M. Calef W (1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 7.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Esparza 75
Batters Faced: M. Esparza 28, H. Lelièvre 4, A. Johns 18, E. Roe 14, M. Calef 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Esparza 12-5, H. Lelièvre 1-0, A. Johns 6-4, E. Roe 5-3, M. Calef 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Esparza 96-60, H. Lelièvre 16-4, A. Johns 48-34, E. Roe 41-26, M. Calef 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Roe 3-0 , M. Calef 1-0
WP: H. Lelièvre 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Esparza
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 14 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 5:09
Attendance: 17508
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