FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES STARS AT MONTREAL SAINTS
05/03/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES STARS AT MONTREAL SAINTS
GAME ID: 286 - FRIDAY, MAY 3RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Stars (13-12) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Montreal Saints (7-16) 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 X 6 10 0
Stars Suffer 6-1 Loss to Saints
Los Angeles had no answer for Montreal Saints hurler Hal Bennett, who overwhelmed Stars hitters as the Saints coasted to victory, 6-1. The Saints are off to a nightmare start as they look to defend their championship, notching only their 7th win in 23 games.

Mike Matton helped out the Montreal cause in the bottom of the fifth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the left fielder was 2-4 with 2 singles and a walk.

Matton told the Montreal Gazette: "I was born for the big stage."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Stevenson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .213 1 14
R. McGee RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
B. Garrison 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 3 12
L. Smith SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .217 0 9
E. Moore CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .163 2 14
B. Griffin C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .307 1 5
R. Barrell 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .273 5 19
M. Williams 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .262 1 2
G. Dunnigan P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
   E. Blanchard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Standish PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 0 1
   B. Dunlop P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1 1 5 7      
a - R. Standish pinch hit for E. Blanchard in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Smith (6, 4th Inning off H. Bennett, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Barrell (5, 3rd Inning off H. Bennett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Smith 2 , R. Barrell 4 , M. Williams , G. Dunnigan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. McGee , B. Griffin
GIDP: M. Stevenson
Sac Bunt: G. Dunnigan
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: E. Moore (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Williams-Garrison)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hernandez SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 .235 0 3
M. Matton LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .333 0 1
J. Hendricks RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .287 1 9
D. Turner 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .179 4 13
J. Robertson CF 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .212 1 4
K. Steinbach 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .333 2 10
E. Thomas C 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .176 0 3
   a-H. Swain PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 2 11
   b-V. Ferguson C 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .185 0 1
R. Barrell 1B 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 .160 2 5
H. Bennett P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   c-B. Rawdon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .194 1 4
   M. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 6 10 5 6 3 21      
a - H. Swain pinch ran for E. Thomas in the 6th
b - V. Ferguson substituted for H. Swain in the 7th
c - B. Rawdon pinch hit for H. Bennett in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Thomas (1, 6th Inning off G. Dunnigan, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Robertson 2 (6, 6th Inning off G. Dunnigan, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off E. Blanchard, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Hernandez , M. Matton 2 , J. Robertson 4 , K. Steinbach 2 , E. Thomas 2 , V. Ferguson , R. Barrell
2-out RBI: M. Matton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hernandez , M. Matton , J. Hendricks , B. Rawdon
GIDP: J. Hendricks
Sac Bunt: H. Bennett
Hit by Pitch: J. Hendricks
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Steinbach-Turner-Barrell)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Dunnigan L (1-5) 5.2 6 2 2 4 1 0 97 3.76   
E. Blanchard 1.1 2 3 3 2 1 0 34 7.56   
B. Dunlop 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 11 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Dunnigan 46
Batters Faced: G. Dunnigan 27, E. Blanchard 9, B. Dunlop 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Dunnigan 8-8, E. Blanchard 1-2, B. Dunlop 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Dunnigan 97-57, E. Blanchard 34-19, B. Dunlop 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Blanchard 3-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Blanchard
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Bennett W (4-1) 7.0 3 1 1 1 4 1 91 3.06   
M. Hernandez 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 1.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Bennett 70
Batters Faced: H. Bennett 25, M. Hernandez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Bennett 8-9, M. Hernandez 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Bennett 91-62, M. Hernandez 20-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hal Bennett
Ballpark: Stade Montreal
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 16039
Special Notes: C Eddie Thomas was injured while running the bases.
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