MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
07/31/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 1535 - MONDAY, JULY 31ST , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (53-56) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Montreal Habitants (64-45) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 2 5 0
Empires Suffer 2-1 Road Loss
The Montreal Habitants rode a solid performance from 34-year-old starting pitcher Bob Schar to a win, beating the New York Empires, 2-1, at LaSalle Stadium. The winning pitcher was Schar, now 14-4. He tossed 7 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 0 and fanning 6. Al Johns got the save, his 20th in 24 chances.

With the game tied, 1-1, in the bottom of the fifth, Schar had a key at-bat for Montreal. With a runner on 3rd, Schar hit a run-scoring single off Larry Stanford, making the score 2-1, Habitants.

"We took home the win," said Schar. "What's not to like?"

Montreal is now 64-45, 2½ games up in the American Baseball League Eastern Division.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .303 9 29
J. Abarca 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 3 23
R. Hickey CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .289 6 31
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .279 8 44
P. Brower RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 4 34
D. Matuzak SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .275 11 35
D. Martin LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 7 34
   a-A. Castro PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 9 27
J. Robertson C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 1 14
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
L. Stanford P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .145 0 1
   b-E. Petersen C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 0 6
Totals 31 1 5 1 0 7 9      
a - A. Castro pinch hit for D. Martin in the 7th
b - E. Petersen substituted for L. Stanford in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. DeFalco (9, 1st Inning off B. Schar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. DeFalco 5 , R. Hickey 2 , D. Matuzak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Brower 2 , L. Stanford
Sac Bunt: J. Abarca
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Matuzak (19)

FIELDING
Errors: B. DeFalco (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Chavez CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .229 3 22
R. Alvarez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .239 3 20
D. Hill 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .287 14 57
J. Sullivan LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .242 15 42
E. Hudson 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .243 14 53
T. Delaney RF 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 .204 7 22
C. Bartels C 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .219 9 23
O. Corte SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 2 26
B. Schar P 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .167 0 2
   a-J. Conley PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 4 16
   A. Johns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 30 2 5 2 2 13 10      
a - J. Conley pinch hit for B. Schar in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Bartels (9, 2nd Inning off L. Stanford, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Chavez 2 , C. Bartels 4 , B. Schar , J. Conley
2-out RBI: C. Bartels , B. Schar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Alvarez 2 , J. Sullivan
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Chavez (35)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford L (11-8) 6.2 5 2 1 1 10 1 102 2.35   
T. Duncan 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 27 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 67
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 27, T. Duncan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 5-5, T. Duncan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 102-69, T. Duncan 27-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Duncan 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Schar W (14-4) 7.0 5 1 1 0 6 1 80 1.23   
A. Johns SV (20) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 1.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Schar 69
Batters Faced: B. Schar 26, A. Johns 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Schar 10-5, A. Johns 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Schar 80-55, A. Johns 19-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Schar
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 14 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:25
Attendance: 21156
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