MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT TORONTO HURONS
04/09/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT TORONTO HURONS
GAME ID: 14 - TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Terriers (0-1) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
Toronto Hurons (1-0) 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 X 6 15 0
Hurons Rack Up 6-2 Win Versus Boston
The Toronto Hurons put one in the win column with an opening day 6-2 triumph over the Boston Terriers. The crowd at Dominion Field watched Dan Crumm put on a fine performance.

Jorge Luna, who led the ABL in slugging percentage with .555 in 1971, took Boston hurler Ken Torkelson deep in the bottom of the third. His 2-run home run put the Hurons on top, 3-1. In all, Luna had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

Toronto manager Jim Burns commended his team for "doing what it takes to win."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cash LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
R. Alvarez 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .667 0 0
J. Milton RF 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .000 0 0
E. Hernandez CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .000 0 0
R. King 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
M. Saenz 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .500 1 2
P. Knight C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
B. Madaras SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
K. Torkelson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Topic P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Montgomery PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   A. Alonso P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2 4 7 14      
a - L. Montgomery pinch hit for R. Topic in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Saenz (1, 2nd Inning off D. Crumm, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alvarez 2 , M. Saenz 5
2-out RBI: , M. Saenz 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Saenz , P. Knight
GIDP: M. Cash
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Alvarez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Hernandez (1)
OF assists: 1 (Hernandez(Hinojosa at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hinojosa SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .400 0 0
J. McPhearson 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .400 0 0
J. Luna CF 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .500 1 2
B. Hunt 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .750 0 1
M. Walker RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 .000 0 0
J. Banes LF 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .667 0 1
R. Paige 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .333 0 1
E. Santiago C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
   D. Hamilton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Bleicher PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   R. Haney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Persenaire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Crumm P 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 0 1
   a-B. Bass C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 33 6 15 6 3 4 17      
a - B. Bass substituted for D. Crumm in the 6th
b - D. Bleicher pinch hit for D. Hamilton in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Banes (1, 5th Inning off K. Torkelson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Luna (1, 3rd Inning off K. Torkelson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hinojosa 2 , J. McPhearson 2 , J. Luna 5 , B. Hunt 3 , J. Banes 3 , R. Paige , E. Santiago , D. Bleicher , D. Crumm
2-out RBI: B. Hunt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Walker 2 , E. Santiago
Sac Bunt: M. Walker , J. Banes
Sac Fly: D. Crumm
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Paige 2 (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hunt-Hinojosa-Haney)
PB: E. Santiago
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Torkelson L (0-1) 5.2 14 6 5 2 2 1 89 7.94   
R. Topic 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 0.00   
A. Alonso 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Torkelson 19
Batters Faced: K. Torkelson 31, R. Topic 5, A. Alonso 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Torkelson 6-7, R. Topic 1-1, A. Alonso 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Torkelson 89-56, R. Topic 22-14, A. Alonso 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Topic 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Crumm W (1-0) 5.2 3 2 2 2 5 1 93 3.18   
D. Hamilton H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.00   
R. Haney 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 25 0.00   
S. Persenaire SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Crumm 58
Batters Faced: D. Crumm 22, D. Hamilton 3, R. Haney 6, S. Persenaire 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Crumm 5-7, D. Hamilton 2-1, R. Haney 2-0, S. Persenaire 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Crumm 93-59, D. Hamilton 13-8, R. Haney 25-13, S. Persenaire 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Hamilton 1-0 , S. Persenaire 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Crumm
Ballpark: Dominion Field
Weather: Clear skies (45 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 30529
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