MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
06/23/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 984 - SUNDAY, JUNE 23RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Generals (28-42) 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 1
Montreal Habitants (38-33) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 X 4 4 1
Generals Lose By a Run at Montreal
The Montreal Habitants stopped the Atlanta Generals, 4-3, at LaSalle Stadium. The Habitants got a big game from Jim Foulke, who went 1 for 1 with a home run, 2 walks, and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 2 runs. Manny Esparza came out of the bullpen to earn the win. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 1.1 innings. His record now stands at 5-4. With the win, the Habitants sit at 38-33.

Montreal center fielder Jim McCord helped the Habitants go up, 4-2, in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the game tied, McCord hit a 2-run single off Atlanta pitcher Frank Noorani.

McCord called the win a testament to his team's "grit."
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Devine SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .247 3 17
C. Berman 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .263 6 27
   c-R. Spencer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 0 5
R. Palacios 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .238 10 36
E. Mika LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .244 8 27
S. Walp RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .228 9 35
   a-M. Legrow PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 4 7
Z. Hodge 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .214 6 21
M. McRae CF, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .143 0 0
A. Lima C 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .209 1 14
F. Noorani P 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .074 0 1
   R. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-C. Sanford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 1 7
   S. Papa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3 7 1 20      
a - M. Legrow pinch hit for S. Walp in the 7th
b - C. Sanford pinch hit for R. White in the 8th
c - R. Spencer pinch hit for C. Berman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Devine (15, 4th Inning off R. Barron, 2 on, 1 out) , Z. Hodge (5, 8th Inning off A. Johns, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Palacios (10, 7th Inning off H. Lelièvre, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Devine 2 , R. Palacios 5 , S. Walp , Z. Hodge 3 , M. McRae
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Palacios , S. Walp , F. Noorani , C. Sanford
GIDP: S. Walp , Z. Hodge
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: M. McRae (1)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Devine (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Devine-Palacios-Berman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Corte SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 0 20
J. Compton LF, RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .234 4 22
E. Hudson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .285 12 50
D. Hill 1B 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .246 6 25
T. Delaney RF 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .276 7 28
   H. Lelièvre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Johns P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Foulke C 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 .270 1 16
F. Novy 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308 0 6
   M. Esparza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 0 0
   b-D. Chavez PH, LF 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 .242 1 12
J. McCord CF 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .273 1 10
R. Barron P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 0 2
   a-B. Powers 2B, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .215 1 7
Totals 28 4 4 4 5 5 11      
a - B. Powers substituted for R. Barron in the 5th
b - D. Chavez pinch hit for M. Esparza in the 6th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Foulke (1, 4th Inning off F. Noorani, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Compton , J. Foulke 4 , J. McCord 2
2-out RBI: J. Foulke , D. Chavez , J. McCord
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hudson , B. Powers
GIDP: D. Chavez
Hit by Pitch: J. Foulke
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. McCord (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Foulke (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Hill-Corte-Hill, Hill-Corte-Hill)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Noorani L (3-10) 5.2 4 4 4 4 5 1 91 5.12   
R. White 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.61   
S. Papa 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 2.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Noorani 46
Batters Faced: F. Noorani 26, R. White 4, S. Papa 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Noorani 9-3, R. White 3-1, S. Papa 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Noorani 91-48, R. White 10-7, S. Papa 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. White 2-0
Hit Batsmen: F. Noorani
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Barron 4.2 5 2 2 7 1 0 103 3.40   
M. Esparza W (5-4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 5.34   
H. Lelièvre H (6) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 12 4.96   
A. Johns SV (8) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Barron 40
Batters Faced: R. Barron 24, M. Esparza 4, H. Lelièvre 4, A. Johns 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Barron 5-5, M. Esparza 2-2, H. Lelièvre 2-1, A. Johns 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Barron 103-49, M. Esparza 14-11, H. Lelièvre 12-7, A. Johns 30-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Esparza 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Foulke
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM ET
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 20777
Thursday, November 20th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82