MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
06/30/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 1150 - SATURDAY, JUNE 30TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (50-33) 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 7 9 0
Atlanta Generals (37-44) 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 X 9 15 1
Generals Turn Back Wolverines, 9-7
Getting offensive support from Cliff Sanford, the Atlanta Generals topped the Detroit Wolverines, 9-7. Sanford was 4 for 4 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 2 times for the Generals. Frank Noorani picked up the win, lifting his record to 8-5 on the season. He struck out 3 and walked 7 in 5 innings, while yielding 5 runs. Atlanta, at 37-44, occupies 5th place in the American Baseball League Eastern Division.

Danny Bleicher, who finished 4th in the ABL in stolen bases with 34 in 1969, came through for Atlanta with a 2-run double in the bottom of the second. The right fielder went 2 for 5 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and collected 4 runs batted in.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Atlanta skipper Philipe Yazzie.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wathen 2B, SS 5 2 1 0 1 0 2 .250 9 27
D. Simmons 3B 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 .324 13 49
P. Morrison RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .290 9 47
R. Cowell 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .290 8 28
   b-J. Plumley PH, LF 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .309 10 31
B. Gilley C 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .253 1 11
B. Taylor SS 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .302 6 24
   c-S. Price PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 2 4
B. Cook LF, 2B 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .272 3 8
C. McCormick CF 3 0 1 2 1 1 5 .233 1 26
J. Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 0 2
   W. Washington P 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
   a-B. Lee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .265 8 43
   J. Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   d-G. Copeland PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249 7 30
Totals 34 7 9 7 10 4 26      
a - B. Lee pinch hit for W. Washington in the 7th
b - J. Plumley pinch hit for R. Cowell in the 8th
c - S. Price pinch hit for B. Taylor in the 8th
d - G. Copeland pinch hit for J. Bailey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Taylor (8, 4th Inning off F. Noorani, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Plumley (13, 8th Inning off D. McCranie, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Wathen , R. Cowell , J. Plumley 2 , B. Gilley , B. Taylor 3 , B. Cook , C. McCormick , G. Copeland
2-out RBI: C. McCormick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Morrison , B. Cook , W. Washington 2 , B. Lee
GIDP: S. Price
Sac Bunt: J. Rodriguez
Sac Fly: C. McCormick
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Simmons-Wathen-Cowell, Wathen-Taylor-Cowell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bleicher RF 5 2 2 4 0 2 1 .191 4 18
C. Berman 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .332 6 17
S. Walp LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .286 12 45
Z. Hodge 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .261 7 33
C. Sanford 2B 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .220 2 6
K. Devine SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .267 7 28
J. Harrison CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 3 27
   B. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Palacios PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258 10 37
   D. McCranie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 3
A. Lima C 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .231 3 20
F. Noorani P 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 .265 0 6
   a-G. Ercolano CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 36 9 15 9 1 5 13      
a - G. Ercolano substituted for F. Noorani in the 6th
b - R. Palacios pinch hit for B. Wilson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bleicher (5, 2nd Inning off J. Rodriguez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Berman (2, 1st Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Sanford (2, 2nd Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Berman (6, 2nd Inning off J. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Devine (7, 3rd Inning off J. Rodriguez, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Bleicher (4, 6th Inning off W. Washington, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Bleicher 6 , C. Berman 7 , S. Walp 3 , C. Sanford 7 , K. Devine 4 , J. Harrison , A. Lima , F. Noorani
2-out RBI: D. Bleicher , C. Berman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bleicher , Z. Hodge
GIDP: Z. Hodge , K. Devine
Sac Bunt: F. Noorani
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: K. Devine (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Sanford-Devine-Berman)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rodriguez L (6-8) 2.0 8 7 7 1 1 3 64 4.30   
W. Washington 4.0 6 2 2 0 2 1 47 3.00   
J. Bailey 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodriguez 8
Batters Faced: J. Rodriguez 15, W. Washington 16, J. Bailey 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodriguez 2-3, W. Washington 6-2, J. Bailey 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodriguez 64-42, W. Washington 47-31, J. Bailey 26-18
WP: W. Washington
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Noorani W (8-5) 5.0 4 5 4 7 3 0 113 4.19   
B. Wilson H (1) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 36 1.59   
D. McCranie 0.1 2 2 2 2 0 0 25 2.27   
R. White SV (8) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Noorani 37
Batters Faced: F. Noorani 27, B. Wilson 9, D. McCranie 5, R. White 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Noorani 5-7, B. Wilson 2-3, D. McCranie 1-0, R. White 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Noorani 113-62, B. Wilson 36-20, D. McCranie 25-13, R. White 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. White 2-0
Balk: F. Noorani
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cliff Sanford
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 18757
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