MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
06/17/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 983 - SUNDAY, JUNE 17TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Seagulls (45-25) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Montreal Habitants (38-32) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 2 4 0
Habitants Pick Up 2-0 Win Against San Francisco
Manny Esparza, who is tied for 10th in the ABL in strikeouts with 65, was terrific for the Montreal Habitants in his team's 2-0 triumph over the San Francisco Seagulls. His performance earned Esparza rave reviews. The winning pitcher was Esparza, now 5-5. He tossed 6.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 4 and fanning 2. The Habitants are now 38-32.

Montreal shortstop Les Fitzsimmons helped the Habitants go up, 1-0, in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the game tied, Fitzsimmons hit a run-scoring single off San Francisco pitcher Ramon Juarez.

"Manny mixed and matched," said Montreal manager Michel Alexandre Cauchon.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Johnson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 14
J. Sosa CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .273 4 26
B. Tapia RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 .360 4 39
S. Wagner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .242 5 30
B. Raab 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249 6 38
J. Barroso C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .308 10 35
M. Legrow LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 6 34
C. Roberts SS 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .284 3 29
R. Juarez P 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .135 1 1
Totals 30 0 5 0 4 4 11      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Tapia 2 (24, 1st Inning off M. Esparza, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off M. Esparza, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Roberts (6, 3rd Inning off M. Esparza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Tapia 5 , C. Roberts 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Tapia , S. Wagner 2 , R. Juarez
GIDP: S. Wagner , R. Juarez
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Chavez CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 2 17
R. Alvarez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 5 17
D. Hill 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 7 24
E. Hudson 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .246 5 39
M. Walker C 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276 3 14
   a-R. Ferguson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 2 12
J. Compton LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 8 24
T. Delaney RF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .216 3 18
L. Fitzsimmons SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .207 1 5
M. Esparza P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .065 0 1
   H. Lelièvre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-O. Corte PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 1 18
   A. Johns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 27 2 4 2 1 2 5      
a - R. Ferguson substituted for M. Walker in the 8th
b - O. Corte pinch hit for H. Lelièvre in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Delaney (2, 6th Inning off R. Juarez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Hudson (2, 7th Inning off R. Juarez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Hudson 3 , M. Walker , T. Delaney 2 , L. Fitzsimmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alvarez , L. Fitzsimmons
Sac Bunt: M. Esparza
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Fitzsimmons-Alvarez-Hill, Fitzsimmons-Alvarez-Hill)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Juarez L (7-5) 8.0 4 2 2 1 2 0 81 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Juarez 67
Batters Faced: R. Juarez 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Juarez 9-13
Pitches - Strikes: R. Juarez 81-57
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Esparza W (5-5) 6.2 4 0 0 4 2 0 107 4.19   
H. Lelièvre H (6) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 4.34   
A. Johns SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Esparza 64
Batters Faced: M. Esparza 27, H. Lelièvre 4, A. Johns 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Esparza 8-9, H. Lelièvre 2-0, A. Johns 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Esparza 107-58, H. Lelièvre 23-16, A. Johns 17-11
WP: M. Esparza
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Esparza
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 20097
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