MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
04/12/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 115 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (3-5) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2
Detroit Wolverines (3-5) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 3 7 0
Wolverines Come Back Late to Top Drillers, 3-1
In a low-scoring contest between the Detroit Wolverines and the Houston Drillers, Scott Litwak was the X factor. The Detroit left-hander spearheaded the 3-1 win. With the win, Detroit elevates its record to 3-5.

Jim Caldwell chipped in a 2-run home run for Detroit in the bottom of the eighth. For the game, the left fielder had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"I found a nice groove out there," said Litwak.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .281 0 3
L. Ward 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .167 0 0
J. Frost RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 1
M. Sisson CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .207 1 5
   c-E. Ellison PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 0 1
   d-B. Jackson CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Fields 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .214 0 0
M. Wells LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .174 0 1
C. Fee C 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .286 1 2
D. Martinez SS 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 .250 0 3
   a-J. Burke PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-C. Walton SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
F. Castro P 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 1
   B. Switzer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-E. Shofner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1 4 5 20      
a - J. Burke pinch hit for D. Martinez in the 7th
b - C. Walton substituted for J. Burke in the 7th
c - E. Ellison pinch hit for M. Sisson in the 8th
d - B. Jackson substituted for E. Ellison in the 8th
e - E. Shofner pinch hit for B. Switzer in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: A. Amador , J. Frost , E. Ellison , W. Fields , M. Wells , C. Fee , J. Burke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Amador 2 , M. Sisson , W. Fields , E. Shofner
GIDP: L. Ward
Sac Fly: D. Martinez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (5)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Ward (1) , C. Fee (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Fields-Ward-Amador)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Plumley CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .257 1 3
P. Morrison RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .312 1 3
B. Lee 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .273 0 9
J. Caldwell LF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .154 1 4
D. Simmons 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .300 2 4
C. Beeler 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 1 2
J. Zimmerman C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 0 0
B. Cook SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207 0 5
S. Litwak P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   J. Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 2
   P. Carter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3 2 7 9      
a - E. Taylor pinch hit for J. Bailey in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Morrison (1, 1st Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Caldwell (1, 8th Inning off B. Switzer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Plumley , P. Morrison 4 , B. Lee , J. Caldwell 5 , D. Simmons , B. Cook
2-out RBI: J. Caldwell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Morrison , C. Beeler
GIDP: J. Zimmerman
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Lee (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cook-Beeler, Cook-Lee-Beeler)
PB: J. Zimmerman
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro L (1-1) 7.2 6 2 1 2 6 1 112 3.68   
B. Switzer 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 65
Batters Faced: F. Castro 30, B. Switzer 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 7-8, B. Switzer 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 112-77, B. Switzer 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Switzer 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Litwak 6.0 4 1 0 3 2 0 101 2.19   
J. Bailey 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.00   
P. Carter W (1-1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 29 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Litwak 61
Batters Faced: S. Litwak 23, J. Bailey 5, P. Carter 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Litwak 7-7, J. Bailey 0-2, P. Carter 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Litwak 101-59, J. Bailey 16-9, P. Carter 29-17
WP: S. Litwak
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Litwak
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Rain (47 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 12375
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