MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO HURONS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
08/25/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO HURONS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1880 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Hurons (58-78) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 11 1
Detroit Wolverines (79-55) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 X 5 12 1
Wolverines Run Win Streak to 6
Getting a good performance from second baseman Paul Popeck, the Detroit Wolverines defeated the Toronto Hurons, 5-4. Popeck went 2-4 with a home run and a double. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Wolverines. Warren Washington collected save number 6. Toronto's current losing streak is now 5 games.

Catcher Bob Gilley made an impact for Detroit, when he swatted a 2-run double off Ben Immel in the bottom of the fifth. For the contest, Gilley went 2-4 with a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

In postgame comments to the Detroit Citizen, Popeck said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hinojosa SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .293 6 45
J. McPhearson 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .290 8 32
M. Walker CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .282 6 36
B. Hunt 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307 10 59
   c-J. Luna PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .330 20 72
   S. Persenaire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Hambrick RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .266 13 81
J. Banes LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .283 4 38
D. Hunter 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .305 0 21
   J. Frakes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   d-M. Lasseter PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 5 37
E. Santiago C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .227 2 20
B. Immel P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .113 0 1
   a-M. Bradshaw 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 1 3
   b-R. Paige PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 2 31
Totals 35 4 11 3 2 3 15      
a - M. Bradshaw substituted for B. Immel in the 6th
b - R. Paige pinch hit for M. Bradshaw in the 7th
c - J. Luna pinch hit for B. Hunt in the 8th
d - M. Lasseter pinch hit for J. Frakes in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Banes (22, 6th Inning off S. Litwak, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Hambrick (13, 8th Inning off W. Washington, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hinojosa , J. McPhearson , M. Walker , B. Hunt , P. Hambrick 4 , J. Banes 4 , D. Hunter , M. Lasseter , E. Santiago
2-out RBI: P. Hambrick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McPhearson , D. Hunter , E. Santiago
GIDP: M. Walker , E. Santiago
Sac Fly: R. Hinojosa
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Walker (6)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Immel (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Hinojosa-McPhearson-Hunt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Taylor SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 8 41
E. Wathen 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .274 10 38
   a-E. Taylor PR, 3B 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .302 1 33
P. Morrison RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .286 24 78
R. Cowell 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .292 8 40
B. Gilley C 4 1 2 2 0 0 5 .262 2 21
P. Popeck 2B 4 1 2 3 0 0 4 .273 1 21
B. Cook LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .229 4 19
C. McCormick CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .235 1 31
S. Litwak P 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .177 0 6
   W. Washington P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 5 3 4 24      
a - E. Taylor pinch ran for E. Wathen in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Popeck (11, 2nd Inning off B. Immel, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Wathen (11, 5th Inning off B. Immel, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Gilley (5, 5th Inning off B. Immel, 3 on, 1 out) , C. McCormick (9, 5th Inning off B. Immel, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Taylor (1, 6th Inning off B. Immel, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Popeck (1, 5th Inning off B. Immel, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Wathen 3 , E. Taylor 4 , P. Morrison , R. Cowell , B. Gilley 3 , P. Popeck 6 , B. Cook , C. McCormick 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Cowell , B. Gilley , P. Popeck , S. Litwak 3
GIDP: P. Popeck
Hit by Pitch: B. Taylor
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: E. Wathen (11)
Double Plays: 2 (Cowell-Taylor-Cowell, Wathen-Popeck-Cowell)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Immel L (3-13) 5.1 9 5 5 2 2 1 108 4.37   
J. Frakes 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 25 4.31   
S. Persenaire 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Immel 30
Batters Faced: B. Immel 29, J. Frakes 7, S. Persenaire 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Immel 3-11, J. Frakes 3-0, S. Persenaire 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Immel 108-63, J. Frakes 25-16, S. Persenaire 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Frakes 1-0
WP: B. Immel
Hit Batsmen: B. Immel
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Litwak W (12-9) 7.2 8 3 2 2 3 0 96 3.04   
W. Washington SV (6) 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 1 15 2.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Litwak 54
Batters Faced: S. Litwak 31, W. Washington 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Litwak 10-7, W. Washington 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Litwak 96-61, W. Washington 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Washington 1-1
WP: S. Litwak
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Popeck
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 24434
Special Notes: 3B Emil Wathen was injured while running the bases.
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