MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO HURONS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
06/23/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO HURONS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 982 - SUNDAY, JUNE 23RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Hurons (33-39) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 7 0
Twin Cities Northmen (32-38) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Toronto Blanks Twin Cities, 3-0
In a seemingly effortless performance, Bill John of the Toronto Hurons shot down the Twin Cities Northmen, 3-0, on 4 hits.

"Bill was just locating so well and using his pitches," Toronto manager Jim Burns said later. "He wasn't leaving anything over the plate."

John recorded 3 strikeouts and 1 walk in a strong outing.

"When he needed to make pitches, he elevated his game," Twin Cities manager Jason Gudim said in postgame comments to BNN. "We couldn't get a key hit off him."

In the current season in 15 starts, Bill John has a record of 9-4 with 52 strikeouts in 110.2 innings and a 1.55 ERA.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hinojosa SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .307 2 17
J. McPhearson 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .272 3 20
J. Luna CF 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .312 18 47
B. Hunt 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .209 0 19
J. Banes LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .223 5 25
D. Jackson RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 3
E. Alfonso 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .143 1 3
B. Bass C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .221 0 6
B. John P 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .205 0 2
Totals 33 3 7 3 4 3 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Luna (18, 6th Inning off R. Long, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hinojosa 3 , J. Luna 5 , B. Bass , B. John
2-out RBI: R. Hinojosa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McPhearson , B. Hunt , J. Banes , B. Bass
Sac Bunt: D. Jackson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Luna (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Lockhart CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 0 9
S. Pavey 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 3 18
B. Shingleton SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .272 6 30
C. Jacobs RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .224 8 29
M. Preciado LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .194 2 9
R. Giardina C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .199 10 34
M. McGurn 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .217 0 0
D. Miller 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .195 3 14
R. Long P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0 1 3 8      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Giardina (4, 7th Inning off B. John, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Jacobs (15, 9th Inning off B. John, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Shingleton 2 , C. Jacobs 2 , R. Giardina 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Preciado , R. Giardina , M. McGurn
Sac Bunt: M. Preciado
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: D. Miller (5)
OF assists: 1 (Lockhart(Hinojosa at home))
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. John W (9-4) 9.0 4 0 0 1 3 0 103 1.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. John 81
Batters Faced: B. John 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. John 12-12
Pitches - Strikes: B. John 103-58
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Long L (2-11) 9.0 7 3 3 4 3 1 116 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Long 60
Batters Faced: R. Long 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Long 12-11
Pitches - Strikes: R. Long 116-72
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill John
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:23
Attendance: 19490
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