MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
07/08/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 1253 - SATURDAY, JULY 8TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (47-44) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
Montreal Habitants (55-35) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 3 6 0
Habitants Prevail, 3-1, Over Detroit
The Montreal Habitants picked up a win at LaSalle Stadium, knocking off the Detroit Wolverines, 3-1. Starting pitcher Oscar Rodela played a key role in the triumph. The first-place Habitants, at 55-35, now lead their division by 4½ games.

Montreal took control in the bottom of the seventh. With one out and runners on 2nd and 3rd, Marvin Walker hit a run-scoring single to make it 2-1, Habitants.

"I found a nice groove out there," said Rodela.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Plumley CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 8 32
P. Morrison RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 14 43
D. Simmons 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .257 12 48
E. Estrada 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .288 1 18
B. Lee LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284 5 33
G. Copeland C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 8 23
P. Popeck 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 0 5
   a-J. Caldwell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 2 15
   J. Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Taylor SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .185 0 7
J. Rodriguez P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 2
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Cook PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .175 2 21
Totals 30 1 3 1 0 6 5      
a - J. Caldwell pinch hit for P. Popeck in the 8th
b - B. Cook pinch hit for J. Ferguson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Taylor (7, 6th Inning off O. Rodela, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Simmons (12, 4th Inning off O. Rodela, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Simmons 4 , E. Estrada , B. Taylor 2
2-out RBI: D. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Morrison , G. Copeland
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Lee (5)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Taylor (6)
OF assists: 1 (Plumley(Walker at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sullivan LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .251 14 38
M. Waber CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .000 0 0
D. Hill 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 13 51
E. Hudson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .244 10 40
T. Delaney RF 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 .215 5 19
L. Fitzsimmons 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .244 2 23
O. Corte SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .230 2 23
M. Walker C 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .218 4 17
O. Rodela P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 0 3
   a-J. Compton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .181 7 20
   A. Johns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 30 3 6 3 1 8 9      
a - J. Compton pinch hit for O. Rodela in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Corte (8, 7th Inning off J. Ferguson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Sullivan , E. Hudson , L. Fitzsimmons , O. Corte 3 , M. Walker
2-out RBI: J. Sullivan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hill
Team LOB: 4
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rodriguez 6.0 2 1 1 1 7 0 72 3.20   
J. Ferguson L (1-2), BS (3) 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 14 3.38   
J. Bailey 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodriguez 70
Batters Faced: J. Rodriguez 22, J. Ferguson 6, J. Bailey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodriguez 6-5, J. Ferguson 1-1, J. Bailey 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodriguez 72-47, J. Ferguson 14-9, J. Bailey 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ferguson 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Rodela W (6-8) 7.0 3 1 1 0 5 1 86 3.41   
A. Johns SV (17) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 1.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Rodela 72
Batters Faced: O. Rodela 24, A. Johns 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Rodela 11-5, A. Johns 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: O. Rodela 86-60, A. Johns 26-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Oscar Rodela
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 14 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:17
Attendance: 23932
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