MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
05/28/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 696 - SUNDAY, MAY 28TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Habitants (31-20) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 7 9 2
Houston Drillers (28-22) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Habitants Improve to 31-20 with 7-1 Win
The Montreal Habitants saddled the Houston Drillers with a loss at Sam Houston Field. The final score was 7-1. Ed Hudson was 2 for 4, including 1 single and 1 home run. The Montreal third baseman scored 1 run and drove in 5. Bob Schar, the winning pitcher, improved to 8-1. He pitched 6 innings, giving up 5 hits and 1 run, while striking out 5 and walking 1. The Habitants, at 31-20, lead by one game in their division.

Early in the game, Hudson had a 3-run home run for Montreal. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Habitants on top, 3-0.

"Every time I go up there, I try and hit a ball hard," said Hudson.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Chavez CF 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .230 1 10
D. Hill 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .253 2 26
R. Alvarez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .246 1 13
   b-O. Corte SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .195 1 11
J. Sullivan LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .242 10 22
E. Hudson 3B 4 1 2 5 0 2 0 .221 7 22
L. Fitzsimmons SS, 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .308 0 16
M. Walker C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .261 3 10
J. Compton RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .189 2 9
B. Schar P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 0 1
   a-T. Delaney PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .197 4 13
   B. Valentine P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
   c-C. Bartels PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205 3 9
   A. Johns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 35 7 9 7 3 10 15      
a - T. Delaney pinch hit for B. Schar in the 7th
b - O. Corte substituted for R. Alvarez in the 7th
c - C. Bartels pinch hit for B. Valentine in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Hudson (7, 1st Inning off D. Van Loon, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Sullivan (10, 6th Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Chavez , D. Hill 2 , J. Sullivan 5 , E. Hudson 5 , M. Walker , C. Bartels
2-out RBI: J. Sullivan , E. Hudson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Chavez , O. Corte , M. Walker
Sac Bunt: B. Schar
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hill (3) , A. Johns (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Fitzsimmons-Alvarez-Hill)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .223 3 16
L. Ward 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 4 15
W. Fields 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .229 3 14
M. Sisson CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .240 7 25
A. Amador 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 1 13
C. Fee C 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .265 3 11
J. Burke LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .125 0 2
D. Martinez SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .244 4 17
   c-E. Ellison PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 3 9
D. Van Loon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Walton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 0 4
   L. Bilski P 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   b-M. Wells PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 3 21
   W. Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-R. Lewis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .158 0 1
Totals 34 1 6 1 2 8 14      
a - C. Walton pinch hit for D. Van Loon in the 3rd
b - M. Wells pinch hit for L. Bilski in the 7th
c - E. Ellison pinch hit for D. Martinez in the 9th
d - R. Lewis pinch hit for W. Manning in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Burke (1, 2nd Inning off B. Schar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Fee (3, 2nd Inning off B. Schar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost , W. Fields , C. Fee 5 , J. Burke 2 , D. Martinez
2-out RBI: C. Fee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , D. Martinez , L. Bilski , R. Lewis
GIDP: W. Fields
Team LOB: 8
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Schar W (8-1) 6.0 5 1 1 1 5 1 90 1.09   
B. Valentine H (3) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 30 4.72   
A. Johns 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Schar 62
Batters Faced: B. Schar 24, B. Valentine 8, A. Johns 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Schar 7-5, B. Valentine 2-2, A. Johns 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Schar 90-60, B. Valentine 30-17, A. Johns 8-6
WP: B. Valentine
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Van Loon L (0-1) 3.0 2 3 3 2 2 1 46 4.00   
L. Bilski 4.0 2 1 1 0 5 1 56 2.73   
W. Manning 2.0 5 3 3 1 3 0 37 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Van Loon 41
Batters Faced: D. Van Loon 13, L. Bilski 14, W. Manning 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Van Loon 4-3, L. Bilski 3-4, W. Manning 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Van Loon 46-29, L. Bilski 56-35, W. Manning 37-23
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Hudson
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 17769
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