MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
04/09/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 55 - FRIDAY, APRIL 9TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Habitants (2-2) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0
Detroit Wolverines (1-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Detroit Dealt 2-0 Defeat
The Montreal Habitants rode a solid performance from 29-year-old starting pitcher Erv Koenig to a win, beating the Detroit Wolverines, 2-0, at Wolverine Field. The winner was Koenig. He threw 6.1 innings of shutout ball. The loser was Basil Anderson. The win puts Montreal at 2-2.

The Habitants got a big at-bat from right fielder Tim Delaney. For the game, Delaney went 1-3 with a home run. In the top of the fifth, with the bases empty, he stroked a solo home run. His 2nd home run of the season gave Montreal a 1-0 lead.

"It was just a matter of executing," said Montreal manager Michel Alexandre Cauchon.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Chavez CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .062 0 2
O. Corte SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .214 0 0
E. Hudson 3B 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .417 1 1
   c-J. Murchison RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Sullivan LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .200 0 2
T. Delaney RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .200 2 3
   b-J. Crabtree PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   d-F. Jimenez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Hill 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .154 0 0
J. Foulke C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 0 0
F. Novy 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 0 1
E. Koenig P 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
   L. Connor P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Compton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   A. Johns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 2 3 2 4 5 8      
a - J. Compton pinch hit for L. Connor in the 8th
b - J. Crabtree pinch hit for T. Delaney in the 9th
c - J. Murchison substituted for E. Hudson in the 9th
d - F. Jimenez substituted for J. Crabtree in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Hudson (2, 7th Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Delaney (2, 5th Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Hudson 2 , J. Sullivan , T. Delaney 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Foulke
GIDP: J. Crabtree
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: O. Corte 2 (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Koenig-Novy-Hill)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Plumley RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Cooper SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 2
T. Stallings 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .214 0 0
   b-S. Hudson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
J. Voss 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .273 1 4
   c-G. Jordan PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
P. Morrison LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .062 0 0
B. Lee CF 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .400 0 0
G. Copeland C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 0 0
   D. Klug P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Tingle 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 1
B. Anderson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   M. Kite P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Banda C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0 3 3 8      
a - L. Banda substituted for M. Kite in the 8th
b - S. Hudson pinch hit for T. Stallings in the 9th
c - G. Jordan pinch hit for J. Voss in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Stallings , G. Jordan , B. Lee 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Copeland
GIDP: G. Copeland
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Lee (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Cooper (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Cooper-Tingle-Stallings)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Koenig W (1-0) 6.1 3 0 0 2 2 0 92 0.00   
L. Connor H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 0.00   
A. Johns SV (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Koenig 67
Batters Faced: E. Koenig 22, L. Connor 3, A. Johns 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Koenig 10-5, L. Connor 1-0, A. Johns 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Koenig 92-62, L. Connor 12-7, A. Johns 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Connor 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Anderson L (0-1) 6.0 2 1 1 3 4 1 93 1.50   
M. Kite 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
D. Klug 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 17 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Anderson 65
Batters Faced: B. Anderson 22, M. Kite 3, D. Klug 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Anderson 10-3, M. Kite 0-3, D. Klug 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Anderson 93-57, M. Kite 5-4, D. Klug 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Kite 2-0
WP: D. Klug
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Erv Koenig
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (41 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 30386
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