MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
09/25/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 2711 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Detroit Wolverines 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 8 11 1
New York Empires 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
Wolverines, Empires Play 12 to Settle Game 1, Detroit Now Leads Series 1-0
One game in and the Divisional Round is already looking exhausting.

The Detroit Wolverines and the New York Empires needed 12 innings to settle Game 1, with the Wolverines finally taking the 8-3 victory at Queens Field. Excelling in the win was Detroit pitcher Scott Litwak, who threw 7.0 innings of 3-hit ball. The Wolverines and Empires are playing a best-of-7 series.

Pete Morrison came through with a big-time hit for Detroit. The right fielder smacked a 3-run home run in the top of the 12th inning to give his team the lead, 6-3. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

Morrison said he was "thrilled" the fans had something to get excited about.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Queens Field in New York.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Simmons 3B 7 1 2 1 0 2 4 .286 0 1
E. Taylor 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-J. Plumley PH, LF 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .500 0 1
P. Morrison RF 5 1 1 3 1 2 2 .200 1 3
R. Cowell 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .667 0 0
   b-E. Estrada PH, 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
B. Gilley C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
   W. Washington P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   G. Doll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-P. Popeck PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   A. Morales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Cook SS 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 .000 0 0
B. Lee LF, 2B 6 1 0 0 0 1 6 .000 0 0
C. McCormick CF 5 2 2 2 1 0 1 .400 0 2
S. Litwak P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   c-G. Copeland C 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 46 8 11 8 8 7 22      
a - J. Plumley pinch hit for E. Taylor in the 7th
b - E. Estrada pinch hit for R. Cowell in the 7th
c - G. Copeland substituted for S. Litwak in the 8th
d - B. Taylor pinch hit for W. Washington in the 10th
e - P. Popeck pinch hit for G. Doll in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Simmons (1, 12th Inning off T. Duncan, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Estrada (1, 12th Inning off A. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. McCormick (1, 3rd Inning off L. Stanford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Morrison (1, 12th Inning off T. Duncan, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Simmons 3 , E. Taylor , J. Plumley , P. Morrison 4 , R. Cowell 2 , E. Estrada 2 , P. Popeck , C. McCormick 4
2-out RBI: J. Plumley , C. McCormick , G. Copeland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Simmons , R. Cowell , E. Estrada , B. Cook
GIDP: B. Lee
Sac Bunt: S. Litwak
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: E. Taylor
Double Plays: 2 (Simmons-Taylor-Cowell, Litwak-Estrada)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
L. Bickle 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
G. Austin 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0
E. Ellison C 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
P. Brower RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .400 2 2
J. Caldwell LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 1 1
   b-A. Castro PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .000 0 0
L. Stanford P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Shone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-I. Olson PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Lopez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 3 5 3 2 5 10      
a - I. Olson pinch hit for B. Shone in the 8th
b - A. Castro pinch hit for J. Caldwell in the 10th
c - D. Martin pinch hit for J. Pratt in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Caldwell (1, 2nd Inning off S. Litwak, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Brower 2 (2, 2nd Inning off S. Litwak, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off S. Litwak, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Austin , P. Brower 8 , J. Caldwell 4 , A. Castro
2-out RBI: P. Brower , J. Caldwell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hickey , L. Bickle
GIDP: G. Austin
Sac Bunt: R. Hickey
Hit by Pitch: I. Olson
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: D. Matuzak
Double Plays: 1 (Matuzak-Bickle-Austin)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Litwak 7.0 3 3 3 2 3 3 75 3.86   
W. Washington 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 0.00   
G. Doll W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 36 0.00   
A. Morales 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Litwak 60
Batters Faced: S. Litwak 25, W. Washington 8, G. Doll 7, A. Morales 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Litwak 11-5, W. Washington 2-4, G. Doll 0-4, A. Morales 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Litwak 75-45, W. Washington 25-19, G. Doll 36-19, A. Morales 13-10
WP: G. Doll
Hit Batsmen: W. Washington
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford 6.1 6 3 1 2 3 0 95 1.42   
B. Shone BS (1) 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 23 0.00   
J. Pratt 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 0.00   
T. Duncan L (0-1) 1.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 18 20.25   
A. Lopez 0.2 2 2 2 3 1 0 32 27.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 54
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 27, B. Shone 8, J. Pratt 6, T. Duncan 7, A. Lopez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 9-6, B. Shone 1-4, J. Pratt 1-2, T. Duncan 1-3, A. Lopez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 95-59, B. Shone 23-13, J. Pratt 19-15, T. Duncan 18-12, A. Lopez 32-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shone 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Litwak
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 34178
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