MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT TORONTO HURONS
08/14/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT TORONTO HURONS
GAME ID: 1733 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (71-53) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 0
Toronto Hurons (55-71) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 4 9 2
John Now 8-6 After Subduing Wolverines
The Toronto Hurons picked up a win at Dominion Field, dropping the Detroit Wolverines, 4-2. Bill John, who is tied for 8th in the ABL with a 2.74 ERA, was the difference-maker. Steve Persenaire, credited with the save, is now 9 for 15 in save opportunities. After today's action, Toronto sits at 55-71; Detroit slips to 71-53.

John allowed 1 run on 4 hits over 8.1 innings for Toronto. With the win, the southpaw is 8-6 with an ERA of 2.74.

"Bill did a good job mixing and matching," said Toronto manager Jim Burns.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Taylor SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .266 8 39
J. Plumley CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .319 19 58
E. Wathen 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 9 30
P. Morrison RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .284 21 72
B. Lee LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .260 11 63
G. Copeland C 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .248 8 43
   a-E. Estrada PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 2 16
   b-B. Gilley C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244 1 15
R. Cowell 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .290 8 37
P. Popeck 2B 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 .258 0 16
S. Litwak P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .164 0 5
   E. Bernstein P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-E. Taylor PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299 1 32
   A. Morales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   d-D. Strickland PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .232 3 17
Totals 31 2 6 2 4 10 14      
a - E. Estrada pinch ran for G. Copeland in the 7th
b - B. Gilley substituted for E. Estrada in the 7th
c - E. Taylor pinch hit for E. Bernstein in the 8th
d - D. Strickland pinch hit for A. Morales in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Lee (21, 4th Inning off B. John, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Morrison (21, 9th Inning off B. John, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Morrison 4 , B. Lee 3 , B. Gilley , R. Cowell , E. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Morrison , R. Cowell , S. Litwak
GIDP: B. Taylor , D. Strickland
Hit by Pitch: G. Copeland
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Plumley (11)
CS: P. Morrison (13) , B. Lee (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cowell-Taylor-Cowell, Taylor-Popeck-Cowell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hinojosa SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .283 6 38
M. Walker RF 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .297 6 34
J. Luna CF 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 .333 20 71
M. Lasseter 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 .268 5 35
J. Banes LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .273 4 37
D. Hunter 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 0 21
G. Neyland 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .238 2 21
B. Bass C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .201 0 12
   S. Persenaire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. John P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .100 0 3
   R. Gordon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Santiago C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 2 20
Totals 30 4 9 4 3 5 17      
a - E. Santiago substituted for R. Gordon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. John (2, 5th Inning off S. Litwak, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Walker (4, 7th Inning off E. Bernstein, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Luna (20, 1st Inning off S. Litwak, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Walker 5 , J. Luna 5 , M. Lasseter 2 , G. Neyland , B. John 2
2-out RBI: M. Walker , M. Lasseter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lasseter , J. Banes
GIDP: J. Banes , B. Bass
Sac Bunt: B. John
Hit by Pitch: G. Neyland
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hinojosa (17) , B. John (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Neyland-Hinojosa-Lasseter, Hunter-Santiago-Lasseter)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Litwak L (10-9) 6.1 7 3 3 2 4 1 99 3.13   
E. Bernstein 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 11 4.82   
A. Morales 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Litwak 49
Batters Faced: S. Litwak 27, E. Bernstein 5, A. Morales 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Litwak 7-6, E. Bernstein 1-1, A. Morales 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Litwak 99-61, E. Bernstein 11-9, A. Morales 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Bernstein 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Litwak
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. John W (8-6) 8.1 4 1 1 3 10 1 118 2.74   
R. Gordon 0.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 2.70   
S. Persenaire SV (9) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 2.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. John 78
Batters Faced: B. John 31, R. Gordon 3, S. Persenaire 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. John 7-5, R. Gordon 0-0, S. Persenaire 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. John 118-81, R. Gordon 10-7, S. Persenaire 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Persenaire 3-1
Hit Batsmen: B. John
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill John
Ballpark: Dominion Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 13098
Special Notes: C Gasper Copeland was injured being hit by a pitch.
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