MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
05/18/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 529 - SUNDAY, MAY 18TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (22-16) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 2
Montreal Habitants (20-18) 1 3 0 0 0 2 5 5 X 16 13 0
Novy has 3 hits as Habitants Drub Drillers, 16-2
The Montreal Habitants topped the Houston Drillers, 16-2, with second baseman Frankie Novy playing a big role. Novy went 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 4 runs and driving in 3 for the Habitants in the win. Montreal has won 3 straight, while Houston has lost 3 in a row.

In the bottom of the second, Montreal left fielder Steve Burke had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and two out, Burke stroked a run-scoring single to center. It made the score 2-0, Montreal. For the game, he went 3-5 with 3 singles, while scoring 3 runs.

"The score speaks for itself," said losing manager Jared Placeholder. "It was embarrassing."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wells LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .321 7 25
   c-B. Jackson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 0 0
M. Sisson CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .243 3 13
J. Frost RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .311 3 22
C. Fee 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .260 5 22
L. Ward 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224 2 21
R. Lewis C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283 1 17
W. Fields 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .261 2 9
J. Johnson SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .265 5 11
F. Castro P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 0 0
   a-J. Burke PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 1 8
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
   R. McStay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Lockhart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 4 16
Totals 31 2 6 2 8 6 16      
a - J. Burke pinch hit for F. Castro in the 7th
b - M. Lockhart pinch hit for R. McStay in the 9th
c - B. Jackson pinch hit for M. Wells in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Wells (7, 3rd Inning off R. Barron, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Wells 4 , J. Frost , W. Fields 2 , J. Johnson , J. Burke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sisson , J. Frost , C. Fee , J. Johnson 2
GIDP: F. Castro
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (12) , L. Ward (6)
CS: J. Frost (6)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Ward (4) , W. Fields (6)
OF assists: 1 (Sisson(Burke at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Burke LF 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .271 0 4
O. Corte SS 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .282 3 17
E. Hudson 3B 3 2 1 3 1 1 0 .333 10 24
D. Hill 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .266 7 18
M. Walker C 3 4 2 2 2 0 1 .284 0 9
F. Novy 2B 4 4 3 3 1 0 1 .243 2 19
T. Delaney RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .111 3 10
D. Chavez CF 3 1 2 5 2 0 0 .212 0 12
R. Barron P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .118 0 0
   a-J. Crabtree PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 6
   E. Roe P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-J. Sullivan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228 2 8
   M. Esparza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 16 13 16 8 5 13      
a - J. Crabtree pinch hit for R. Barron in the 6th
b - J. Sullivan pinch hit for E. Roe in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hill (5, 3rd Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Chavez 2 (4, 6th Inning off F. Castro, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off R. McStay, 3 on, 2 outs) , M. Walker (6, 7th Inning off T. McAteer, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Novy (2, 7th Inning off T. McAteer, 2 on, 1 out) , E. Hudson (10, 8th Inning off R. McStay, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Burke 3 , O. Corte , E. Hudson 4 , D. Hill 2 , M. Walker 3 , F. Novy 6 , D. Chavez 4
2-out RBI: S. Burke , O. Corte , D. Chavez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Delaney , J. Sullivan
Sac Bunt: O. Corte
Sac Fly: E. Hudson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Burke 2 (5)
CS: D. Chavez (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Corte-Novy-Hill)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro L (1-2) 6.0 7 6 5 3 4 0 95 4.69   
T. McAteer 0.1 3 5 5 2 0 1 18 3.28   
R. McStay 1.2 3 5 1 3 1 1 48 2.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 37
Batters Faced: F. Castro 27, T. McAteer 6, R. McStay 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 6-6, T. McAteer 1-0, R. McStay 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 95-53, T. McAteer 18-11, R. McStay 48-26
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Barron W (1-2) 6.0 2 1 1 5 3 1 98 4.10   
E. Roe 2.0 4 1 1 2 2 0 53 3.60   
M. Esparza 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 1.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Barron 62
Batters Faced: R. Barron 23, E. Roe 12, M. Esparza 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Barron 9-4, E. Roe 3-1, M. Esparza 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Barron 98-59, E. Roe 53-32, M. Esparza 19-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frankie Novy
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 16094
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