MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT BALTIMORE LORDS
08/09/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT BALTIMORE LORDS
GAME ID: 1607 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Montreal Habitants (54-62) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 0
Baltimore Lords (57-57) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 9 1
Habitants Fall Short at Baltimore, 3-2
The Baltimore Lords earned a close win over the Montreal Habitants, thanks in part to Larry Diego. The Baltimore right-hander, who leads the ABL with a 2.06 ERA, played a key role in the 3-2 victory. Baltimore, at 57-57, holds down 5th place in the American Baseball League Eastern Division.

The decisive blow was delivered by Tim McNeely in the bottom of the tenth when he hit a solo home run off 25-year old right-handed pitcher Dave Quinlan to win the game for Baltimore. The home crowd went nuts.

"I tell our guys all the time, 'Every pitch is the right pitch if you put it in the right place, you believe in it and have conviction,'" Baltimore manager Steve Read said.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sullivan LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .242 8 31
J. Compton CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .230 5 18
E. Hudson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264 22 61
D. Hill 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .254 18 59
J. Murchison RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .234 3 9
M. Walker C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 4 38
   a-J. Foulke PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 5 18
B. Hennie 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0
F. Novy SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .202 4 37
E. Koenig P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .094 0 1
   b-O. Corte PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 5 35
   D. Quinlan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 2 5 2 1 7 7      
a - J. Foulke pinch hit for M. Walker in the 10th
b - O. Corte pinch hit for E. Koenig in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Compton (5, 6th Inning off L. Diego, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sullivan , J. Compton 4 , D. Hill , J. Murchison , B. Hennie
2-out RBI: J. Compton , D. Hill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Murchison , B. Hennie
Sac Bunt: J. Compton
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Sullivan (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Hennie-Novy-Hill, Hennie-Novy, Hennie-Novy-Hill)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Caito 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .274 6 42
   d-D. Fierro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 2 8
T. McNeely CF, LF 5 1 3 1 0 2 2 .262 7 33
T. Payton LF, RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .280 11 55
J. Balliet 3B 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 .274 7 51
G. McIntyre SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .290 3 25
B. Capps RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .249 5 38
   b-B. Carter CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .174 3 13
M. Sheffield C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .277 4 41
T. Adams 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268 8 35
   D. Boyd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   c-B. Wharton PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207 0 1
   G. Rivera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Diego P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 1 10
   a-W. Scheideler 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242 9 27
Totals 34 3 9 3 4 7 15      
a - W. Scheideler substituted for L. Diego in the 8th
b - B. Carter substituted for B. Capps in the 9th
c - B. Wharton pinch hit for D. Boyd in the 9th
d - D. Fierro pinch hit for M. Caito in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: G. McIntyre (11, 7th Inning off E. Koenig, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. McNeely (7, 10th Inning off D. Quinlan, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Caito , T. McNeely 6 , T. Payton , J. Balliet , G. McIntyre 2 , B. Capps , B. Wharton
2-out RBI: J. Balliet
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. McIntyre , T. Adams
GIDP: M. Sheffield , W. Scheideler
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Caito (30)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Koenig 9.0 8 2 2 4 7 0 134 3.68   
D. Quinlan L (5-5) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Koenig 66
Batters Faced: E. Koenig 36, D. Quinlan 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Koenig 10-7, D. Quinlan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Koenig 134-86, D. Quinlan 7-4
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Diego 7.0 2 1 1 1 6 1 87 2.06   
D. Boyd 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 31 2.80   
G. Rivera W (2-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 2.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Diego 74
Batters Faced: L. Diego 24, D. Boyd 8, G. Rivera 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Diego 9-5, D. Boyd 3-2, G. Rivera 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Diego 87-57, D. Boyd 31-20, G. Rivera 18-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Diego
Ballpark: Seton Hill Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 22276
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