MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
08/18/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1718 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Habitants (70-53) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 10 0
Detroit Wolverines (64-58) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 10 0
Wolverines Win 4-3 Walk-Off
Larry Black, who led the ABL in wins with 20 in 1970, propelled his team to victory over the Montreal Habitants. The final score was 4-3, Detroit. The winner in relief was Warren Washington. The right-hander allowed 2 runs on 4 hits in 2 innings. He now owns a record of 3-3. Detroit currently is in third place in the American Baseball League Eastern Division at 64-58.

Emil Wathen was the walk-off hero for Detroit. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Wolverines pinch hitter hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"The crowd was juiced," said Wathen.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Compton LF, RF 5 1 0 0 0 2 4 .238 6 35
J. McCord CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .253 1 12
D. Hill 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .255 13 53
E. Hudson 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .293 17 68
T. Delaney RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .269 16 49
   b-J. Crabtree PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .364 0 0
M. Walker C 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .265 6 35
F. Novy 2B 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .308 1 24
B. Powers SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .214 1 13
B. Schar P 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 0 4
   a-J. Sullivan PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .236 13 59
   A. Johns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-D. Chavez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 3 29
   E. Roe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3 5 4 16      
a - J. Sullivan pinch hit for B. Schar in the 7th
b - J. Crabtree pinch hit for T. Delaney in the 8th
c - D. Chavez pinch hit for A. Johns in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. McCord 2 , E. Hudson 2 , T. Delaney 2 , M. Walker , F. Novy , B. Powers , B. Schar
2-out RBI: J. McCord , F. Novy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McCord , D. Hill , E. Hudson , M. Walker
Sac Bunt: B. Powers
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Compton (22) , J. McCord 2 (8)
CS: B. Powers (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Powers-Novy-Hill)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Simmons 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .270 12 51
J. Cooper SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .259 1 13
P. Morrison RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283 18 74
T. Stallings 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 8 72
B. Lee LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .265 9 51
G. Copeland C 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .255 1 7
B. Taylor 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .220 7 27
C. McCormick CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .250 0 12
L. Black P 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .226 1 7
   T. McGovern P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Plumley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 8 41
   W. Washington P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Wathen PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .232 8 60
Totals 34 4 10 4 2 2 15      
a - J. Plumley pinch hit for T. McGovern in the 7th
b - E. Wathen pinch hit for W. Washington in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cooper (7, 1st Inning off B. Schar, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Lee (14, 9th Inning off E. Roe, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Copeland (4, 9th Inning off E. Roe, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Simmons , J. Cooper 2 , B. Lee 3 , G. Copeland 4 , C. McCormick , L. Black , E. Wathen
2-out RBI: D. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Simmons , J. Cooper , T. Stallings
GIDP: B. Taylor
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (McCormick(Hill at home))
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Schar 6.0 7 2 2 1 2 0 84 2.43   
A. Johns 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1.84   
E. Roe L (0-1), BS (1) 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 9 3.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Schar 51
Batters Faced: B. Schar 25, A. Johns 6, E. Roe 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Schar 9-6, A. Johns 2-4, E. Roe 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Schar 84-57, A. Johns 13-7, E. Roe 9-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Black 6.1 6 1 1 3 2 0 105 3.15   
T. McGovern H (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 3.35   
W. Washington W (3-3), BS (6) 2.0 4 2 2 2 0 0 38 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Black 56
Batters Faced: L. Black 27, T. McGovern 2, W. Washington 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Black 9-7, T. McGovern 0-0, W. Washington 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: L. Black 105-65, T. McGovern 9-7, W. Washington 38-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McGovern 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Black
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Rain (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 20389
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