MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
04/06/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 13 - TUESDAY, APRIL 6TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (1-0) 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 1
Montreal Habitants (0-1) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 10 0
New York Beats Montreal, 5-4
The bad news for the Montreal Habitants: an opening day loss, 5-4, to the New York Empires at LaSalle Stadium. The good news: it was just game one in a long season. No one played better than Paul Brower. He went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Getting the save was Jack Pratt, his 1st.

In the top of the fourth, Roger Hickey delivered a clutch hit. With two gone and runners on 2nd and 3rd, the New York center fielder hit a 2-run single, putting the Empires in front, 5-4.

"Win or lose, we always try to grind it out and stay even-keeled," Hickey said in reaction to the win.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 .200 0 2
P. Brower LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 .600 1 2
L. Bickle 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
R. Lintner 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .200 0 0
A. Castro RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .250 0 0
E. Ellison C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
J. Abarca 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .250 0 0
D. Matuzak SS 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 .000 0 0
L. Stanford P 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .667 0 1
   a-M. Preciado PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5 5 5 23      
a - M. Preciado pinch hit for L. Stanford in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Castro (1, 2nd Inning off O. Rodela, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Brower (1, 4th Inning off O. Rodela, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey , P. Brower 6 , R. Lintner , A. Castro 2 , E. Ellison , J. Abarca , L. Stanford 2
2-out RBI: R. Hickey , P. Brower , L. Stanford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hickey , P. Brower , R. Lintner , D. Matuzak
GIDP: L. Bickle
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Abarca (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Lintner (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Stanford-Abarca-Bickle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Chavez CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
O. Corte SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
E. Hudson 3B 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 .750 1 1
J. Sullivan LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
T. Delaney RF 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .333 1 2
   b-J. Compton PR, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
D. Hill 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
J. Foulke C 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .667 0 0
F. Novy 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .333 0 1
O. Rodela P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   H. Lelièvre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Golf PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   L. Connor P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Crabtree PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4 4 6 17      
a - T. Golf pinch hit for H. Lelièvre in the 7th
b - J. Compton pinch ran for T. Delaney in the 8th
c - J. Crabtree pinch hit for L. Connor in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Foulke (1, 2nd Inning off L. Stanford, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Hudson (1, 3rd Inning off L. Stanford, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Delaney (1, 6th Inning off L. Stanford, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Corte , E. Hudson 6 , J. Sullivan , T. Delaney 4 , J. Foulke 3 , F. Novy , T. Golf
2-out RBI: E. Hudson , F. Novy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hudson , J. Compton , F. Novy
GIDP: J. Foulke
Sac Bunt: D. Chavez
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Corte-Novy-Hill)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford W (1-0) 7.0 8 4 4 1 2 2 93 5.14   
J. Pratt SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 3 4 0 52 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 46
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 30, J. Pratt 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 13-5, J. Pratt 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 93-58, J. Pratt 52-31
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Rodela L (0-1) 5.2 9 5 5 4 1 1 90 7.94   
H. Lelièvre 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 0.00   
L. Connor 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Rodela 28
Batters Faced: O. Rodela 29, H. Lelièvre 4, L. Connor 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Rodela 8-7, H. Lelièvre 2-0, L. Connor 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: O. Rodela 90-52, H. Lelièvre 15-12, L. Connor 20-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Lelièvre 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Brower
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (44 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 30401
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