MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
08/15/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1721 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Terriers (51-73) 1 2 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 11 15 1
Detroit Wolverines (62-61) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 2
Terriers Spank Wolverines, 11-1
The Boston Terriers pinned a convincing loss on the Detroit Wolverines, 11-1, at Wolverine Field. Greg Kaminski was a main factor in the win. He was 3-5 with 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 5 for Boston. Bruce Shurtleff got the win, improving to 4-14. He held the Wolverines to 1 run on 5 hits over 8 innings, while striking out 4 and walking 4. The win puts the Terriers at 51-73, while the Wolverines drop to 62-61.

With Boston leading 1-0 in the top of the second, Kaminski hit a splitter from Larry Black for a 2-run home run. It was his 3rd home run of the season and put the Terriers ahead, 3-0.

"I thought we competed really well," said Terriers manager Phil Palapa. "I thought the energy was really good."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cash CF 5 1 1 3 0 1 1 .226 2 43
R. Alvarez 1B 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .240 1 13
C. Zacharias RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .289 6 23
   a-J. Whitlock PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 7 46
Z. Hodge 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .248 9 54
B. Muhammad SS 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .273 0 11
M. Berberet 2B 4 1 0 0 1 3 1 .265 4 12
L. Montgomery LF 5 3 4 0 0 0 0 .282 5 23
G. Kaminski C 5 3 3 5 0 0 1 .253 3 9
B. Shurtleff P 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .204 0 3
   T. Jepperson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120 0 0
Totals 41 11 15 11 1 8 11      
a - J. Whitlock pinch hit for C. Zacharias in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Montgomery (8, 9th Inning off D. Fiorentino, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Zacharias (7, 4th Inning off D. Fiorentino, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Alvarez (1, 1st Inning off L. Black, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Kaminski 2 (3, 2nd Inning off L. Black, 1 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off L. Black, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Cash (2, 4th Inning off L. Black, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Cash 4 , R. Alvarez 6 , C. Zacharias 3 , Z. Hodge 2 , B. Muhammad , L. Montgomery 5 , G. Kaminski 9
2-out RBI: R. Alvarez , B. Muhammad
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Hodge , G. Kaminski
Sac Bunt: B. Shurtleff
Hit by Pitch: Z. Hodge
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Alvarez (4)

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Hodge (19)
Double Plays: 2 (Muhammad-Berberet-Alvarez, Hodge-Berberet-Alvarez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Taylor 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .243 3 27
   d-C. McCormick PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264 4 16
G. Copeland C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .224 4 33
R. Cowell 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .284 2 15
J. Voss 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .258 9 59
T. Stallings LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .270 5 40
S. Hudson RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .205 5 24
D. Cox SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .253 2 30
   a-P. Morrison PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 8 24
L. Black P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179 0 4
   D. Fiorentino P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   A. Morales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Lee PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 2 36
D. Strickland CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .375 0 0
   c-J. Plumley PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277 12 54
Totals 33 1 7 0 4 6 20      
a - P. Morrison pinch hit for D. Cox in the 9th
b - B. Lee pinch hit for A. Morales in the 9th
c - J. Plumley pinch hit for D. Strickland in the 9th
d - C. McCormick pinch hit for B. Taylor in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Taylor , G. Copeland , T. Stallings , D. Cox , P. Morrison , D. Strickland , J. Plumley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. McCormick , T. Stallings , D. Fiorentino
GIDP: B. Taylor , J. Voss
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: B. Taylor 2 (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Cowell)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Shurtleff W (4-14) 8.0 5 1 1 4 4 0 124 3.22   
T. Jepperson 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 18 5.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shurtleff 68
Batters Faced: B. Shurtleff 32, T. Jepperson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shurtleff 10-8, T. Jepperson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shurtleff 124-74, T. Jepperson 18-12
WP: B. Shurtleff
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Black L (11-7) 3.0 8 8 7 1 2 4 73 2.82   
D. Fiorentino 5.2 7 3 2 0 6 0 90 6.75   
A. Morales 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Black 12
Batters Faced: L. Black 19, D. Fiorentino 24, A. Morales 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Black 3-3, D. Fiorentino 8-2, A. Morales 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Black 73-51, D. Fiorentino 90-55, A. Morales 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Morales 1-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Black
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Greg Kaminski
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 22275
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