MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
07/14/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 1293 - FRIDAY, JULY 14TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (49-45) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 5 11 14 1
Dallas Wranglers (42-52) 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 5 8 0
Big Day for Cook as Wolverines Down Wranglers, 11-5
No one was more impactful than Brian Cook in the 11-5 Detroit win over Dallas. Cook was 4 for 5 with a home run and 3 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. The triumph puts Detroit at 49-45 for the season.

In the top of the eighth, the Wolverines grabbed the lead when Cook hit his 3rd home run of the season. The 2-run home run off Frank Dunn made it 5-4, Detroit.

"We hit the ball on the barrel," said Detroit manager Alex Wobbema.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cowell 1B 6 2 4 3 0 0 0 .297 9 20
D. Simmons 3B 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .252 12 49
P. Popeck 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .250 0 6
C. McCormick LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 4 .208 7 20
P. Morrison RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .256 14 45
G. Copeland C 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 .220 8 23
J. Plumley CF 4 2 1 0 1 2 0 .245 9 33
B. Cook SS 5 2 4 3 0 1 0 .189 3 24
J. Bryant P 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .143 0 3
   a-E. Estrada PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 1 18
   J. Bailey P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 39 11 14 10 6 8 17      
a - E. Estrada pinch hit for J. Bryant in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Cowell (8, 8th Inning off F. Dunn, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Popeck (4, 9th Inning off F. Dunn, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. McCormick (5, 9th Inning off F. Dunn, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Cowell (9, 1st Inning off D. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Cook (3, 8th Inning off F. Dunn, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Cowell 8 , P. Popeck 3 , C. McCormick 3 , J. Plumley , B. Cook 7 , J. Bailey
2-out RBI: R. Cowell , B. Cook
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Simmons , P. Morrison , G. Copeland
Sac Fly: C. McCormick
Hit by Pitch: D. Simmons
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: D. Simmons (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell SS 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 .260 0 25
R. Adams LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 12
   c-J. Ballard PH, LF 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 .250 1 3
R. McCoy RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .301 5 43
L. Banda C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .143 0 2
A. Landa 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .286 11 34
D. Hughes 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .143 0 1
T. Golf 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .244 1 22
M. Sullivan CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 4 20
   a-J. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .103 0 1
   d-R. Mitchell LF, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 1 5
D. Perez P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .146 0 5
   b-B. Messinger PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .263 2 8
   F. Dunn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Whitley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-R. Pakula PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .201 4 18
Totals 36 5 8 5 3 6 20      
a - J. Anderson pinch hit for M. Sullivan in the 7th
b - B. Messinger pinch hit for D. Perez in the 7th
c - J. Ballard pinch hit for R. Adams in the 7th
d - R. Mitchell substituted for J. Anderson in the 8th
e - R. Pakula pinch hit for J. Whitley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ballard (1, 7th Inning off J. Bryant, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Landa (11, 8th Inning off J. Bailey, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Darnell , R. Adams , J. Ballard 2 , L. Banda , A. Landa 5 , R. Mitchell , R. Pakula
2-out RBI: J. Darnell , J. Ballard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. McCoy 2 , A. Landa , D. Hughes
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ballard-Banda)
OF assists: 1 (Ballard(Bailey at home))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bryant W (11-5) 7.0 5 4 4 3 4 0 97 2.69   
J. Bailey SV (6) 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 27 1.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bryant 52
Batters Faced: J. Bryant 30, J. Bailey 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bryant 8-9, J. Bailey 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bryant 97-63, J. Bailey 27-20
WP: J. Bryant
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Perez 7.0 6 3 3 3 7 1 137 3.78   
F. Dunn L (4-12), BS (8) 1.0 5 6 6 2 1 1 33 5.35   
J. Whitley 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 21 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Perez 57
Batters Faced: D. Perez 31, F. Dunn 10, J. Whitley 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Perez 7-7, F. Dunn 1-1, J. Whitley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Perez 137-80, F. Dunn 33-19, J. Whitley 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Whitley 2-2
WP: J. Whitley
Hit Batsmen: D. Perez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Cook
Ballpark: Bluff Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 17280
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