MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
07/30/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1454 - TUESDAY, JULY 30TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Boston Terriers (48-55) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 2
Detroit Wolverines (56-47) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 5 11 1
Wolverines Win 5-4 Walk-Off
Though he had a stellar game, Ralph King could not prevent his team, the Boston Terriers, from losing, 5-4, to the Detroit Wolverines. King was 3 for 4 with a home run and a double. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Tim McGovern got credit for the win, improving to 1-3. He allowed no runs on no hits in 2 innings. The win gives Detroit a season record of 56-47.

A crucial at-bat came with runners on 2nd and 3rd and one out in the bottom of the seventh inning. That's when left fielder Booker Lee, who finished 2nd in the ABL in doubles with 34 in 1966, hit a 2-run single. The Wolverines went on to win.

"Took some scratching and clawing," said Lee. "But we got it done."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Hernandez CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .253 11 36
R. Alvarez 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .286 4 41
R. King 1B 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 .237 9 47
   c-P. Knight PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 9 40
   D. Juarez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 3
   J. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 0 0
L. Montgomery RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 0 11
   B. Falcon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-R. Anderson PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205 0 2
M. Cash LF, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 7 36
B. Madaras SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 3 41
R. Stewart C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 1 9
R. Bush 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .159 0 3
A. Alonso P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 0 1
   a-C. Zacharias RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 0 5
   b-L. Anderson PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .310 2 8
   e-D. Breighner 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 0 1
Totals 34 4 5 4 1 3 6      
a - C. Zacharias substituted for A. Alonso in the 6th
b - L. Anderson pinch hit for C. Zacharias in the 8th
c - P. Knight pinch ran for R. King in the 8th
d - R. Anderson pinch hit for B. Falcon in the 8th
e - D. Breighner substituted for L. Anderson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Hernandez (20, 1st Inning off J. Bryant, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. King (19, 8th Inning off G. Doll, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. King (9, 1st Inning off J. Bryant, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Hernandez 2 , R. King 7 , R. Bush
2-out RBI: R. King
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hernandez , R. Anderson
Sac Bunt: E. Hernandez , A. Alonso
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: J. Williams (1) , B. Madaras (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Madaras-Alvarez-Breighner)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Simmons 3B 4 1 1 0 2 0 1 .267 12 43
E. Wathen 2B 6 2 2 1 0 1 4 .237 7 52
T. Stallings 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 5 .274 8 67
B. Lee LF 5 0 1 2 0 1 6 .277 8 45
J. Plumley RF, CF 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 .247 5 36
G. Copeland C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .226 1 6
C. McCormick CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .234 0 10
   b-E. Estrada PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .375 1 3
D. Martinez SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 7 .221 1 19
J. Bryant P 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .125 0 7
   a-R. Cowell PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .204 2 4
   G. Doll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
   c-B. Gilley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 6 37
   T. McGovern P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Cooper PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 9
Totals 39 5 11 4 6 4 35      
a - R. Cowell pinch hit for J. Bryant in the 7th
b - E. Estrada pinch hit for C. McCormick in the 7th
c - B. Gilley pinch hit for G. Doll in the 8th
d - J. Cooper pinch hit for T. McGovern in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Wathen (21, 7th Inning off B. Falcon, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Simmons , E. Wathen 3 , T. Stallings , B. Lee , G. Copeland , C. McCormick 2 , E. Estrada , D. Martinez , R. Cowell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Lee , E. Estrada , D. Martinez 2 , J. Bryant
GIDP: B. Gilley
Sac Bunt: G. Copeland
Sac Fly: J. Plumley
Hit by Pitch: T. Stallings
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: D. Simmons (21)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Alonso 5.2 5 0 0 2 3 0 107 3.24   
B. Falcon BS (4) 1.1 3 3 3 2 1 0 36 2.81   
D. Juarez BS (2) 2.0 3 1 0 1 0 0 29 5.05   
J. Williams L (1-1) 0.2 0 1 0 1 0 0 21 4.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Alonso 60
Batters Faced: A. Alonso 25, B. Falcon 9, D. Juarez 10, J. Williams 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Alonso 7-7, B. Falcon 2-1, D. Juarez 1-4, J. Williams 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Alonso 107-64, B. Falcon 36-18, D. Juarez 29-19, J. Williams 21-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Falcon 1-0
WP: J. Williams
Hit Batsmen: A. Alonso
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bryant 7.0 4 3 2 0 3 1 104 3.37   
G. Doll 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 14 2.63   
T. McGovern W (1-3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bryant 62
Batters Faced: J. Bryant 26, G. Doll 5, T. McGovern 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bryant 9-9, G. Doll 2-1, T. McGovern 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bryant 104-70, G. Doll 14-7, T. McGovern 27-18
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ralph King
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 21055
Special Notes: 1B Ralph King was injured while running the bases.
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