MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
08/17/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 1724 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (63-58) 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 10 2
Montreal Habitants (58-66) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 1
Wolverines Pin 5-3 Loss on Montreal
Jerry Plumley helped his team muscle past the Montreal Habitants, 5-3. In the game, the Detroit center fielder was 3 for 4 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Juan Rodriguez got the win, improving to 9-10. He pitched 8.1 innings, giving up 7 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 5 and walking 2. Detroit is now 63-58, Montreal 58-66.

With Detroit trailing 1-0 in the top of the third, Plumley hit a fastball from Lawrence Connor for a 2-run double. It was his 19th double of the season and put the Wolverines ahead, 2-1.

"What we get, we earn," Plumley told the Detroit Daily.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rodgers RF 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .250 0 0
B. Taylor 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .233 4 37
B. Allen 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .171 1 2
T. Stallings 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 4 .303 13 66
J. Plumley CF 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .293 10 42
G. Copeland C 4 0 0 1 0 2 5 .208 0 11
J. Cooper SS 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .235 5 40
D. Strickland LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .136 0 0
J. Rodriguez P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .136 0 0
   A. Morales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 4 8 7 21      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Stallings (29, 3rd Inning off L. Connor, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Plumley (19, 3rd Inning off L. Connor, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Rodgers , B. Taylor , B. Allen , T. Stallings 3 , J. Plumley 4 , J. Cooper , D. Strickland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rodgers , T. Stallings , G. Copeland , J. Rodriguez
GIDP: T. Stallings
Sac Bunt: J. Rodriguez 2
Sac Fly: G. Copeland
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Plumley 2 (16)
CS: J. Cooper (5)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Taylor (18) , G. Copeland (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Chavez CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .236 5 30
   c-J. Murchison PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 4 12
J. Sullivan LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .233 8 32
   d-S. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .212 2 15
D. Hill 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .246 18 59
E. Hudson 3B 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .262 22 63
J. Foulke C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .201 5 18
T. Delaney RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .205 13 37
B. Hennie 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 0 1
O. Corte SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .244 6 38
L. Connor P 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .225 0 0
   B. Valentine P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-J. Crabtree PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 2 14
   H. Lelièvre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 3
   b-J. Compton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 6 20
Totals 34 3 8 3 2 5 18      
a - J. Crabtree pinch hit for B. Valentine in the 7th
b - J. Compton pinch hit for H. Lelièvre in the 9th
c - J. Murchison pinch hit for D. Chavez in the 9th
d - S. Burke pinch hit for J. Sullivan in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: D. Chavez (3, 1st Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Delaney (13, 9th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Chavez 3 , J. Murchison , J. Sullivan , T. Delaney 6 , O. Corte , L. Connor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hill , J. Foulke 2 , O. Corte
Sac Bunt: B. Hennie
Sac Fly: E. Hudson
Hit by Pitch: J. Sullivan
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Foulke (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Lelièvre-Corte-Hill)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rodriguez W (9-10) 8.1 7 3 3 2 5 1 109 3.14   
A. Morales SV (6) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodriguez 60
Batters Faced: J. Rodriguez 36, A. Morales 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodriguez 8-12, A. Morales 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodriguez 109-71, A. Morales 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Morales 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Rodriguez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Connor L (6-8) 4.1 6 3 3 3 2 0 98 3.19   
B. Valentine 2.2 4 2 2 3 3 0 65 2.96   
H. Lelièvre 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 28 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Connor 38
Batters Faced: L. Connor 21, B. Valentine 15, H. Lelièvre 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Connor 4-6, B. Valentine 4-1, H. Lelièvre 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Connor 98-53, B. Valentine 65-35, H. Lelièvre 28-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jerry Plumley
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 14 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 18398
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