MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
09/04/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1967 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Habitants (70-72) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Houston Drillers (82-59) 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 X 9 13 1
Castro Schools Montreal in 9-0 Houston Triumph
Behind an impressive start by Francisco Castro, Houston beat Montreal, 9-0. With the win, Houston raised its record to 82-59.

Castro scattered 5 hits over 8 innings for the Drillers. With the win, Castro goes to 17-4 on the year with 93 strikeouts.

"If we play well, we'll win our share of games," said Castro. "The only team that can beat us is us."
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Compton RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .232 11 51
O. Corte SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .241 9 39
J. Sullivan CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .239 14 60
J. Murchison LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 11 51
D. Hill 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .253 5 44
M. Walker C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .272 7 31
   a-E. Hudson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284 25 83
F. Jimenez 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284 2 17
A. Poma 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .291 1 9
L. Connor P 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .136 0 1
   M. Weeks P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0 2 5 14      
a - E. Hudson pinch hit for M. Walker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Poma (11, 5th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Corte , J. Sullivan , D. Hill , M. Walker , A. Poma 2 , L. Connor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Compton , E. Hudson
GIDP: O. Corte , A. Poma
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Sullivan (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Poma-Corte-Hill, Corte-Poma-Hill)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .256 6 52
M. Sisson CF 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .290 21 75
L. Ward 2B 4 2 2 3 1 1 3 .282 12 80
R. Barnes LF 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 .248 2 13
C. Hall 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .264 2 14
   b-A. Thompson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190 0 10
   M. Erb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Wells 1B 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 .248 19 78
J. Duersch C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .256 4 17
J. Johnson SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .212 5 40
F. Castro P 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .266 1 7
   a-E. Shofner PH, 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .185 3 11
Totals 35 9 13 9 5 7 19      
a - E. Shofner pinch hit for F. Castro in the 8th
b - A. Thompson pinch hit for C. Hall in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Duersch (7, 2nd Inning off L. Connor, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Frost (29, 4th Inning off L. Connor, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Wells (19, 7th Inning off M. Weeks, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Ward (12, 8th Inning off M. Weeks, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 3 , M. Sisson , L. Ward 5 , R. Barnes 3 , C. Hall , M. Wells 4 , J. Duersch 2 , J. Johnson , E. Shofner
2-out RBI: M. Sisson , L. Ward , M. Wells
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Ward 2 , C. Hall , J. Duersch
GIDP: C. Hall , M. Wells
Hit by Pitch: M. Sisson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (49) , M. Sisson 2 (47) , R. Barnes (8)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Wells (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Ward-Johnson-Wells, Hall-Ward-Wells)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Connor L (10-10) 6.0 9 6 6 4 6 0 116 3.14   
M. Weeks 2.0 4 3 3 1 1 2 37 5.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Connor 32
Batters Faced: L. Connor 31, M. Weeks 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Connor 6-5, M. Weeks 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Connor 116-67, M. Weeks 37-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Weeks 2-1
Hit Batsmen: L. Connor
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro W (17-4) 8.0 5 0 0 2 5 0 118 2.48   
M. Erb 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 75
Batters Faced: F. Castro 28, M. Erb 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 11-5, M. Erb 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 118-70, M. Erb 11-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Castro
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (88 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 26338
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