MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
04/17/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
GAME ID: 130 - THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (6-3) 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 9 0
Boston Terriers (2-7) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 1
Wolverines Win at Boston, 6-3
The Detroit Wolverines topped the Boston Terriers, 6-3, in American Baseball League action at Atlantic Avenue Grounds. The game was highlighted by the performance of Detroit pitcher William Matz. Matz picked up the win for Detroit, going 8 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 7 hits. He now sports a record of 2-0. The loss drops Boston to 2-7.

Detroit shortstop Joe Cooper helped the Wolverines go up, 3-1, in the top of the sixth inning. With the game tied, Cooper hit a 2-run single off Boston pitcher Nate Edwards.

"William was able to execute his pitches," said Detroit manager Alex Wobbema. "Simple as that."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. McCormick CF 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .343 0 2
J. Plumley RF 5 1 1 3 0 1 3 .206 1 4
T. Stallings 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .222 0 0
P. Morrison LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .371 2 10
D. Simmons 3B 3 1 2 1 2 1 0 .394 2 9
B. Taylor 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .267 0 3
B. Gilley C 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .172 0 2
J. Cooper SS 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .312 0 2
W. Matz P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333 0 0
   W. Washington P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6 5 5 21      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Simmons (2, 4th Inning off N. Edwards, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Plumley (1, 6th Inning off N. Edwards, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. McCormick 2 , J. Plumley 4 , T. Stallings , D. Simmons 3 , B. Taylor , J. Cooper 2
2-out RBI: J. Plumley , D. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. McCormick , J. Plumley , P. Morrison , B. Taylor , B. Gilley , W. Matz
GIDP: B. Taylor
Sac Bunt: W. Matz
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. McCormick (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cooper-Taylor-Stallings)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cash LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 0 1
R. Alvarez 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .257 0 4
E. Hernandez CF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .389 2 10
M. Saenz 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .467 0 9
Z. Hodge 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .121 0 2
J. Whitlock RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .500 0 0
P. Knight C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .152 0 3
B. Madaras SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .306 0 3
   b-R. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1 1
N. Edwards P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 1
   P. Geary P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Montgomery PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .600 1 1
   L. Taylor P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Milton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 0 3
Totals 33 3 7 3 3 7 11      
a - L. Montgomery pinch hit for P. Geary in the 7th
b - R. Anderson pinch hit for B. Madaras in the 9th
c - J. Milton pinch hit for L. Taylor in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Hernandez (2, 8th Inning off W. Matz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alvarez , E. Hernandez 6 , M. Saenz , J. Whitlock , B. Madaras
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cash , J. Whitlock
GIDP: Z. Hodge
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alvarez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Geary (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Hodge-Alvarez-Saenz)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Matz W (2-0) 8.0 7 3 3 3 6 1 114 2.25   
W. Washington SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Matz 59
Batters Faced: W. Matz 33, W. Washington 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Matz 14-3, W. Washington 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Matz 114-71, W. Washington 10-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Edwards L (0-1) 5.2 9 6 6 3 3 1 108 4.97   
P. Geary 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 0.00   
L. Taylor 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 24 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Edwards 27
Batters Faced: N. Edwards 29, P. Geary 5, L. Taylor 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Edwards 6-8, P. Geary 2-0, L. Taylor 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Edwards 108-71, P. Geary 23-13, L. Taylor 24-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: William Matz
Ballpark: Atlantic Avenue Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 16884
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