MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
04/09/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 8 - TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Habitants (1-0) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Chicago Hawks (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Habitants Drop Hawks, 2-0
Hyde Park Stadium was the site of the home opener for the Chicago Hawks. The contest featured a prime matchup between Bob Schar of the visiting Montreal Habitants and Armando Estrada of the Hawks. The final score was 2-0, the Habitants getting the win. Bob Schar turned in the best performance. Schar picked up the win for Montreal, going 6 innings. He gave up no runs on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 1-0. Al Johns picked up his 1st save of the season.

Montreal used a clutch at-bat from Don Hill to capture the win. The first baseman hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Habitants ahead, 2-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"The old adage is true," said Schar. "Good pitching stops good hitting."
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sullivan LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .250 0 0
J. Compton RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .400 0 0
D. Hill 1B 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 .250 1 2
E. Hudson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
M. Walker C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
O. Corte SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
B. Hennie 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
D. Chavez CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Schar P 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 .333 0 0
   E. Roe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Delaney PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   A. Johns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2 4 1 19      
a - T. Delaney pinch hit for E. Roe in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Hill (1, 4th Inning off A. Estrada, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sullivan , J. Compton 2 , D. Hill 4 , M. Walker , B. Schar , T. Delaney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Walker , B. Schar 2
GIDP: D. Hill
Sac Bunt: B. Hennie
Hit by Pitch: O. Corte
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sullivan (1) , B. Hennie (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales 2B, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
B. Strange LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
D. Bozza 1B 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .667 0 0
   c-M. Haynes PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Morris RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
L. Eccles C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0
J. Farrar SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
R. Gardner 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Backer CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
   a-B. DeFalco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Eldridge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Estrada P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   b-D. Taranto PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0 1 6 11      
a - B. DeFalco pinch hit for P. Backer in the 8th
b - D. Taranto pinch hit for A. Estrada in the 8th
c - M. Haynes pinch ran for D. Bozza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bozza (1, 1st Inning off B. Schar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bozza 3 , M. Morris 2 , P. Backer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Eccles , J. Farrar 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: S. Morales (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Taranto-Farrar-Bozza)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Schar W (1-0) 6.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 78 0.00   
E. Roe H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 0.00   
A. Johns SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Schar 69
Batters Faced: B. Schar 22, E. Roe 6, A. Johns 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Schar 9-4, E. Roe 4-1, A. Johns 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Schar 78-51, E. Roe 19-15, A. Johns 22-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Estrada L (0-1) 8.0 6 2 2 3 1 1 115 2.25   
K. Eldridge 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Estrada 60
Batters Faced: A. Estrada 35, K. Eldridge 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Estrada 12-11, K. Eldridge 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Estrada 115-76, K. Eldridge 16-8
Hit Batsmen: A. Estrada
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Schar
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 28932
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