MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO HURONS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
08/14/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO HURONS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 1720 - MONDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Hurons (60-64) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 8 1
New York Empires (58-64) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 0
Hurons Deal Empires 3-2 Loss
The Toronto Hurons scored a tight, 3-2 win versus the New York Empires at Queens Field. Toronto pitcher Bill John held his own in the contest. John got the win, improving to 3-5. He gave up 5 hits and walked 3 over 7.2 innings. He allowed 1 run. Steve Persenaire earned his 9th save in 10 chances.

Felipe Chavez had a direct impact on the outcome. Chavez contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the sixth inning to put Toronto up, 1-0.

John called the win a testament to his team's "grit."

Toronto is now 60-64.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. McClatchey 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .304 1 10
M. Clark LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .275 2 23
J. Luna CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .278 21 59
B. Hunt 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .292 4 42
   a-M. Lasseter 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 1 9
F. Chavez 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .240 5 34
M. Bradshaw SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .210 0 17
M. Walker RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 .208 6 19
   S. Persenaire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Bass C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .206 0 20
B. John P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .100 0 1
   A. West P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-P. Hambrick RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 5 22
Totals 33 3 8 2 2 8 15      
a - M. Lasseter substituted for B. Hunt in the 8th
b - P. Hambrick substituted for A. West in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Luna (23, 4th Inning off A. Humphrey, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Walker (9, 7th Inning off A. Humphrey, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Clark (12, 7th Inning off T. Duncan, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Bradshaw (3, 8th Inning off T. Duncan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. McClatchey (1, 7th Inning off T. Duncan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. McClatchey 4 , M. Clark 2 , J. Luna 3 , B. Hunt , M. Bradshaw 2 , M. Walker 3
2-out RBI: E. McClatchey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. McClatchey , J. Luna , M. Walker 2
Sac Bunt: B. John
Sac Fly: F. Chavez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Luna (16)

FIELDING
Errors: E. McClatchey (5)
OF assists: 1 (Luna(Robertson at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .300 10 33
J. Abarca 2B 4 0 1 1 1 2 2 .198 3 24
R. Hickey CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .282 6 35
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .271 9 48
A. Castro RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .255 11 32
D. Matuzak SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .272 12 38
D. Helms LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .210 3 17
J. Robertson C 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .166 1 16
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   b-L. Bickle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 2 11
A. Humphrey P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .075 0 3
   a-E. Petersen C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 1 10
   c-P. Brower PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .226 4 37
Totals 34 2 8 2 3 7 13      
a - E. Petersen substituted for A. Humphrey in the 7th
b - L. Bickle pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 9th
c - P. Brower pinch hit for E. Petersen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Castro (11, 2nd Inning off B. John, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Brower (11, 9th Inning off S. Persenaire, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Abarca , R. Hickey , R. Lintner , A. Castro 2 , D. Matuzak , D. Helms , J. Robertson , P. Brower 2
2-out RBI: J. Abarca , D. Helms
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hickey , D. Helms 3
Sac Bunt: A. Humphrey
Hit by Pitch: B. DeFalco
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Matuzak 2 (22)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. John W (3-5) 7.2 5 1 1 3 7 0 120 3.50   
A. West 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.62   
S. Persenaire SV (9) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 20 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. John 69
Batters Faced: B. John 32, A. West 1, S. Persenaire 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. John 7-8, A. West 0-0, S. Persenaire 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. John 120-75, A. West 3-3, S. Persenaire 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. West 1-0 , S. Persenaire 2-0
Hit Batsmen: B. John
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Humphrey L (9-12) 6.0 5 2 2 2 5 0 88 2.54   
T. Duncan 3.0 3 1 1 0 3 1 51 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Humphrey 57
Batters Faced: A. Humphrey 25, T. Duncan 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Humphrey 7-6, T. Duncan 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Humphrey 88-55, T. Duncan 51-33
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Duncan 1-1
WP: T. Duncan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill John
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 17815
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