FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK IMPERIALS AT MONTREAL SAINTS
05/12/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK IMPERIALS AT MONTREAL SAINTS
GAME ID: 774 - SUNDAY, MAY 12TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Imperials (18-14) 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
Montreal Saints (12-19) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 X 5 10 0
5 Straight Wins for Saints
Montreal beat New York at Stade Montreal, eking out a 5-4 win. The triumph was primarily due to shortstop Carlos Hernandez. He was 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times. The win went to Roy Wheeler in relief, making him now 1-1. Jim White took the loss for New York. The save was credited to Bob Nelson, his 2nd.

The game was at a stalemate until third baseman Ken Steinbach came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing New York pitcher Jim White, he hit a 1-1 sinker for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Montreal on top, 5-4.

"We squandered some opportunities," said New York manager Jim Abernathy.

The loss makes New York 18-14.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Love 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .303 5 15
J. Poole 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .265 1 7
M. Counts 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .292 5 15
F. Curtis CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .260 3 18
P. O'Leary LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .179 1 8
T. Rusconi C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .247 2 9
J. McMillan RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .244 0 0
D. Raz SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .196 3 10
   a-S. Gage PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 1 1
J. White P 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .174 0 1
   S. Boone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-B. Wood PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .306 0 7
Totals 34 4 10 3 2 3 13      
a - S. Gage pinch hit for D. Raz in the 9th
b - B. Wood pinch hit for S. Boone in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: G. Love (5, 3rd Inning off T. Jackson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Love 5 , J. Poole , F. Curtis , P. O'Leary , T. Rusconi , J. McMillan 3 , J. White
2-out RBI: P. O'Leary
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Love , T. Rusconi , D. Raz
GIDP: G. Love , F. Curtis
Sac Bunt: J. Poole
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. McMillan 2 (3) , D. Raz (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Raz-Poole-Counts)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gilman LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .255 0 7
J. Hendricks 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .308 3 16
J. Robertson CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .282 3 11
D. Turner 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .207 4 15
C. Hernandez SS 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .240 1 4
D. Baker RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 0 1
K. Steinbach 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .343 2 17
E. Thomas C 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .182 0 4
T. Jackson P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .071 0 2
   a-J. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229 3 11
   R. Wheeler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Morgan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .174 1 2
   B. Nelson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5 4 6 19      
a - J. Smith pinch hit for T. Jackson in the 6th
b - M. Morgan pinch hit for R. Wheeler in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Turner (2, 6th Inning off J. White, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Robertson (3, 4th Inning off J. White, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hendricks (3, 4th Inning off J. White, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Hernandez (1, 4th Inning off J. White, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hendricks 5 , J. Robertson 5 , D. Turner 2 , C. Hernandez 5 , D. Baker , K. Steinbach , E. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gilman , J. Robertson , J. Smith
GIDP: K. Steinbach
Sac Bunt: K. Steinbach
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hernandez-Turner-Hendricks, Steinbach-Turner-Hendricks)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. White L (4-3) 7.2 10 5 5 4 6 3 125 2.81   
S. Boone 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. White 41
Batters Faced: J. White 36, S. Boone 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. White 13-3, S. Boone 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. White 125-76, S. Boone 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Boone 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Jackson 6.0 8 4 4 2 2 1 94 3.86   
R. Wheeler W (1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 3.54   
B. Nelson SV (2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Jackson 40
Batters Faced: T. Jackson 26, R. Wheeler 6, B. Nelson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Jackson 8-6, R. Wheeler 4-2, B. Nelson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Jackson 94-61, R. Wheeler 24-14, B. Nelson 16-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Hernandez
Ballpark: Stade Montreal
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 21118
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