MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT TORONTO HURONS
04/28/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT TORONTO HURONS
GAME ID: 263 - SUNDAY, APRIL 28TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Habitants (11-8) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Toronto Hurons (10-9) 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 X 5 8 1
John Goes Distance in 5-1 Win
Bill John pitched a gem in leading Toronto to a 5-1 victory over the Montreal Habitants. Montreal falls to 11-8.

John was effective against the Habitants, seldom allowing a hard-hit ball. The right-hander limited Montreal to just 1 run on 3 hits over 9 innings.

"Bill made some big pitches when he needed to," said Hurons manager Jim Burns.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sullivan LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .197 2 5
J. Compton RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 2 9
D. Hill 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 3 7
E. Hudson 3B 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .263 2 10
O. Corte SS, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 0 5
D. Chavez CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .185 1 6
J. Foulke C 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .318 0 6
B. Hennie 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .170 0 6
   a-K. Kwiatkowski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 1 1
   b-B. Powers 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 0
M. Esparza P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 0 0
   J. Meek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Delaney PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .448 1 9
   E. Roe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1 1 5 14      
a - K. Kwiatkowski pinch hit for B. Hennie in the 7th
b - B. Powers substituted for K. Kwiatkowski in the 7th
c - T. Delaney pinch hit for J. Meek in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Hudson (4, 2nd Inning off B. John, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sullivan , E. Hudson 2 , J. Foulke
2-out RBI: J. Foulke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hill , B. Hennie , K. Kwiatkowski , M. Esparza
GIDP: J. Compton
Hit by Pitch: E. Hudson , O. Corte
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Chavez (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hudson-Hennie-Hill)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hinojosa SS 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .358 1 6
J. McPhearson 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .284 0 2
J. Luna CF 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 .246 4 13
B. Hunt 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .242 0 7
M. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .170 0 5
J. Banes LF 3 0 2 3 1 0 0 .217 0 7
R. Paige 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .182 0 2
E. Santiago C 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .314 0 8
B. John P 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 .308 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 5 8 0 21      
BATTING
Doubles: B. John (1, 5th Inning off M. Esparza, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Hinojosa (4, 7th Inning off M. Esparza, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Banes (4, 7th Inning off J. Meek, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hinojosa (1, 3rd Inning off M. Esparza, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hinojosa 7 , J. Luna , J. Banes 3 , B. John 3
2-out RBI: J. Banes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hunt , R. Paige , B. John
GIDP: J. McPhearson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Luna (5)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Hunt (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Hinojosa-McPhearson-Hunt)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Esparza L (1-2) 6.1 7 4 4 6 0 1 93 7.06   
J. Meek 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 16 5.79   
E. Roe 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Esparza 37
Batters Faced: M. Esparza 30, J. Meek 4, E. Roe 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Esparza 8-9, J. Meek 0-2, E. Roe 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Esparza 93-48, J. Meek 16-9, E. Roe 15-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Meek 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. John W (4-0) 9.0 3 1 1 1 5 0 103 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. John 81
Batters Faced: B. John 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. John 9-12
Pitches - Strikes: B. John 103-65
Hit Batsmen: B. John 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill John
Ballpark: Dominion Field
Weather: Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 15 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 19682
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