MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
08/06/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 1549 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (59-51) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 0
Montreal Habitants (63-48) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 9 0
Habitants Walk It Off for 63rd Win of Season
Montreal parlayed a decent outing from starter Rich Barron into a solid win over the Detroit Wolverines. The final score was 4-3. The winner was Al Johns in relief. His record improves to 4-3. Alfredo Morales took the loss. The first-place Habitants, at 63-48, lead the American Baseball League Eastern Division by 3½ games.

The decisive blow was delivered by Oscar Corte in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a run-scoring double off fan favorite Alfredo Morales to win the game for Montreal. The home crowd went nuts.

"Rich was able to execute his pitches," said Montreal manager Michel Alexandre Cauchon. "Simple as that."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lee RF 5 0 1 2 0 1 0 .271 9 51
J. Plumley CF 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .262 7 39
T. Stallings 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 .264 8 67
P. Morrison LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .289 16 68
D. Simmons 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .271 12 46
E. Wathen 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .231 7 52
B. Gilley C 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .252 6 37
   a-E. Estrada PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .300 1 3
   c-G. Copeland C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 1 6
J. Cooper SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .301 1 11
W. Matz P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 0 10
   G. Doll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
   b-R. Cowell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .197 2 4
   A. Morales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3 6 9 20      
a - E. Estrada pinch hit for B. Gilley in the 9th
b - R. Cowell pinch hit for G. Doll in the 9th
c - G. Copeland substituted for E. Estrada in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Simmons (13, 4th Inning off R. Barron, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Plumley (7, 1st Inning off R. Barron, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Lee , J. Plumley 5 , P. Morrison , D. Simmons 2 , E. Wathen , J. Cooper
2-out RBI: B. Lee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Stallings , D. Simmons , B. Gilley
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Plumley (11)
CS: P. Morrison (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Chavez CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .258 3 27
J. Sullivan LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .241 10 48
   b-J. Compton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 6 33
E. Hudson 3B 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 .296 17 64
D. Hill 1B 4 1 2 2 1 0 3 .251 12 48
T. Delaney RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .258 15 47
   c-J. Crabtree PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
O. Corte SS 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .247 0 28
J. Foulke C 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .253 1 20
F. Novy 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .333 1 21
R. Barron P 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .220 0 3
   B. Valentine P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
   a-B. Powers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 1 12
   A. Johns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4 8 5 19      
a - B. Powers pinch hit for B. Valentine in the 8th
b - J. Compton pinch hit for J. Sullivan in the 9th
c - J. Crabtree pinch hit for T. Delaney in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Corte (17, 9th Inning off A. Morales, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Hill (12, 4th Inning off W. Matz, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Delaney (15, 4th Inning off W. Matz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sullivan , E. Hudson 2 , D. Hill 5 , T. Delaney 4 , J. Crabtree , O. Corte 2 , R. Barron
2-out RBI: O. Corte
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hudson , T. Delaney , J. Foulke 2 , R. Barron
Sac Bunt: D. Chavez , O. Corte , J. Foulke
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Chavez (32)
CS: E. Hudson (9)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Matz 6.1 6 3 3 6 5 2 110 3.02   
G. Doll 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 2.58   
A. Morales L (2-4) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 19 2.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Matz 48
Batters Faced: W. Matz 30, G. Doll 7, A. Morales 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Matz 7-6, G. Doll 2-3, A. Morales 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Matz 110-63, G. Doll 21-15, A. Morales 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Doll 2-1
WP: W. Matz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Barron 6.1 5 1 1 2 6 1 103 3.12   
B. Valentine H (2) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 5.20   
A. Johns W (4-3), BS (3) 1.0 2 2 2 3 1 0 23 2.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Barron 63
Batters Faced: R. Barron 25, B. Valentine 6, A. Johns 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Barron 3-9, B. Valentine 0-3, A. Johns 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Barron 103-70, B. Valentine 19-11, A. Johns 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Valentine 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rich Barron
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 22187
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