MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT BOSTON TERRIERS
09/08/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT BOSTON TERRIERS
GAME ID: 2038 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Habitants (72-74) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 11 0
Boston Terriers (59-87) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Habitants Upend Terriers, 4-1
With left fielder Jeff Murchison leading the charge, the Montreal Habitants defeated the Boston Terriers, 4-1, at Atlantic Avenue Grounds. Murchison, who finished 4th in the NBL in home runs with 26 in 1972, was 3-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. The 5th-place Habitants hiked their record to 72-74.

Early in the game, Murchison had a 3-run home run for Montreal. It was his 13th home run of the season and put the Habitants on top, 3-0.

"That's what this team is about," said Murchison, "picking each other up."
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Compton RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .229 11 51
E. Hudson 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .291 25 84
   a-F. Novy 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .201 0 16
J. Sullivan CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .233 14 60
   A. Johns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Murchison LF 4 1 3 3 1 0 1 .276 13 56
D. Hill 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 5 45
M. Walker C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .284 7 32
O. Corte SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .241 9 39
F. Jimenez 2B, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .286 2 17
B. Schar P 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .213 0 5
   b-D. Chavez CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 4 25
Totals 36 4 11 4 4 5 17      
a - F. Novy substituted for E. Hudson in the 8th
b - D. Chavez substituted for B. Schar in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Hudson (17, 1st Inning off K. Torkelson, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Murchison (21, 7th Inning off K. Torkelson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: F. Jimenez (6, 8th Inning off K. Torkelson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Murchison (13, 1st Inning off K. Torkelson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Compton , E. Hudson 3 , J. Murchison 7 , M. Walker 2 , O. Corte , F. Jimenez 3 , B. Schar
2-out RBI: B. Schar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Compton 2 , D. Hill , M. Walker , F. Jimenez , B. Schar
Hit by Pitch: D. Hill
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Hudson (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jimenez-Corte-Hill)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Bowers SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .221 12 40
R. Alvarez 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .264 1 18
J. Whitlock RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .276 9 53
B. Muhammad 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257 0 12
Z. Hodge 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 11 58
   b-R. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 0 7
M. Cash CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .229 4 49
L. Montgomery LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .270 5 27
G. Tavares C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .150 0 0
K. Torkelson P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 0 5
   O. Aldredge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Strum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 3 13
   M. Sutter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1 0 0 10      
a - G. Strum pinch hit for O. Aldredge in the 8th
b - R. Anderson pinch hit for Z. Hodge in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: M. Cash 2 (7, 2nd Inning off B. Schar, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off B. Schar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alvarez 2 , J. Whitlock , M. Cash 6 , L. Montgomery , K. Torkelson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alvarez , G. Tavares
GIDP: B. Muhammad
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Montgomery (5)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Muhammad (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Tavares-Muhammad)
OF assists: 1 (Montgomery(Schar at home))
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Schar W (14-12) 8.0 7 1 1 0 0 0 104 3.09   
A. Johns SV (34) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Schar 64
Batters Faced: B. Schar 30, A. Johns 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Schar 9-14, A. Johns 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Schar 104-65, A. Johns 7-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Torkelson L (6-10) 7.2 9 4 4 4 4 1 130 4.79   
O. Aldredge 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.66   
M. Sutter 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Torkelson 45
Batters Faced: K. Torkelson 36, O. Aldredge 1, M. Sutter 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Torkelson 10-7, O. Aldredge 0-0, M. Sutter 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Torkelson 130-74, O. Aldredge 5-3, M. Sutter 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Aldredge 1-0
WP: O. Aldredge
Hit Batsmen: K. Torkelson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Murchison
Ballpark: Atlantic Avenue Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 11368
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