MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
08/11/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
GAME ID: 1620 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (61-54) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 10 0
Boston Terriers (54-61) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Matz Shuts Out Boston, 2-0
Detroit's William Matz brought his best stuff to Atlantic Avenue Grounds, shutting down and shutting out the Boston Terriers, 2-0. He racked up 2 strikeouts, surrendered 5 hits, and issued 3 walks on his way to the victory.

"We barely made him work at all," Boston manager David Molina said later. "Detroit could probably pitch him again tomorrow if they wanted."

Thus far this season, Matz has worked 161 innings with 101 strikeouts en route to a 12-9 record and a 2.85 ERA.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Simmons 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .264 12 46
E. Wathen 2B 4 0 2 1 1 1 3 .236 7 56
T. Stallings 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .263 8 68
B. Lee LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .265 9 51
J. Plumley RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .263 7 40
J. Cooper SS 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .278 1 13
G. Copeland C 5 0 3 0 0 1 2 .245 1 6
C. McCormick CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 .245 0 12
W. Matz P 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .217 0 10
Totals 36 2 10 2 7 5 25      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Copeland (3, 6th Inning off B. Shurtleff, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Plumley (2, 6th Inning off B. Shurtleff, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wathen 2 , J. Plumley 4 , J. Cooper , G. Copeland 4 , C. McCormick , W. Matz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Wathen , T. Stallings , G. Copeland , C. McCormick
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cooper (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Cooper-Wathen-Stallings, Simmons-Wathen-Stallings, Wathen-Cooper-Stallings)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cash LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 7 38
R. Alvarez 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .304 5 49
E. Hernandez CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242 12 39
P. Knight C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 9 45
B. Madaras SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .253 3 43
L. Montgomery RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .277 0 14
L. Anderson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .283 2 10
R. Bush 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .178 0 6
B. Shurtleff P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 1 7
   B. Falcon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Anderson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 0 3
   S. Cisneros P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 27 0 5 0 3 2 10      
a - R. Anderson pinch hit for B. Falcon in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Alvarez , P. Knight , B. Madaras , L. Montgomery , R. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hernandez
GIDP: R. Alvarez , L. Montgomery , L. Anderson
Sac Bunt: M. Cash
Hit by Pitch: B. Madaras , R. Bush
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Alvarez (9)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Cash(McCormick at home))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Matz W (12-9) 9.0 5 0 0 3 2 0 102 2.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Matz 76
Batters Faced: W. Matz 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Matz 12-9
Pitches - Strikes: W. Matz 102-64
Hit Batsmen: W. Matz 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Shurtleff L (14-6) 7.0 8 2 2 4 3 0 126 3.21   
B. Falcon 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 14 2.84   
S. Cisneros 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18 4.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shurtleff 52
Batters Faced: B. Shurtleff 33, B. Falcon 5, S. Cisneros 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shurtleff 8-10, B. Falcon 1-0, S. Cisneros 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shurtleff 126-79, B. Falcon 14-10, S. Cisneros 18-8
WP: B. Shurtleff
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: William Matz
Ballpark: Atlantic Avenue Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 20849
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