MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
04/20/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 192 - TUESDAY, APRIL 20TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (6-8) 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 8 12 1
Atlanta Generals (6-8) 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 X 9 10 1
Atlanta Wins, Bleicher drives in 4 runs
The Atlanta Generals saddled the Detroit Wolverines with a loss at Atlantic Station Field. The final score was 9-8. Danny Bleicher was 2 for 4, including 1 single and 1 home run. The Atlanta center fielder scored 2 runs and drove in 4. Dick McCranie closed it out for his 3rd save. The Wolverines fall to 6-8 and continue to sputter in the early going.

With Atlanta trailing 6-5 in the bottom of the fifth, Bleicher hit a fastball from John Fredrick for a grand slam home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Generals ahead, 9-6.

"We're in a funk and we need to shake ourselves out of it," said Detroit manager Alex Wobbema.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Middleton LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .312 0 3
G. Copeland C 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .097 1 1
D. Simmons 3B 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 .382 3 8
   a-C. Beeler PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Taylor 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 0 3
P. Morrison RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .220 4 12
B. Cook SS 5 0 2 3 0 1 2 .340 2 11
J. Plumley CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .289 1 4
B. Lee 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .280 2 8
R. Cowell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .107 0 0
J. Fredrick P 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .375 0 1
   L. Moore P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Caldwell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .379 2 8
   R. Laws P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
Totals 38 8 12 8 3 8 18      
a - C. Beeler pinch ran for D. Simmons in the 7th
b - E. Taylor substituted for C. Beeler in the 7th
c - J. Caldwell pinch hit for L. Moore in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Plumley (2, 2nd Inning off G. Palmer, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Cook (2, 5th Inning off G. Palmer, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Simmons (2, 7th Inning off R. Cwiklinski, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Taylor (3, 9th Inning off D. McCranie, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Lee (1, 2nd Inning off G. Palmer, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Simmons (3, 1st Inning off G. Palmer, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Copeland (1, 7th Inning off R. Cwiklinski, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Middleton 2 , G. Copeland 4 , D. Simmons 6 , E. Taylor 2 , B. Cook 3 , J. Plumley 2 , B. Lee 4 , J. Fredrick
2-out RBI: B. Cook
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Copeland , B. Cook , J. Plumley , B. Lee , J. Fredrick
GIDP: B. Cook
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Lee (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Cook (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bleicher CF 4 2 2 4 1 0 1 .176 2 8
R. Palacios 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .240 0 3
J. Nova RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .320 2 9
E. Mika LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .449 0 4
C. Berman 1B 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .264 1 5
T. Martucci SS 4 2 2 3 1 1 2 .314 0 7
J. Raymond C 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 .341 0 5
D. Martinez 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .318 1 7
G. Palmer P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Seals P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Dean PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .111 0 0
   R. Cwiklinski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-L. Torres PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 0 3
   D. McCranie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 9 10 8 6 4 20      
a - C. Dean pinch hit for R. Seals in the 5th
b - L. Torres pinch hit for R. Cwiklinski in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Raymond (3, 1st Inning off J. Fredrick, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Mika (3, 5th Inning off J. Fredrick, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Bleicher (2, 5th Inning off J. Fredrick, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bleicher 5 , R. Palacios , E. Mika 3 , C. Berman , T. Martucci 2 , J. Raymond 3
2-out RBI: D. Bleicher , T. Martucci , J. Raymond
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Nova , J. Raymond , D. Martinez 2
Hit by Pitch: D. Martinez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Bleicher 2 (4) , J. Raymond (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bleicher (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Martinez-Palacios-Berman)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fredrick L (1-2) 4.2 9 9 9 4 3 1 124 9.33   
L. Moore 2.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 48 0.00   
R. Laws 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 8.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fredrick 9
Batters Faced: J. Fredrick 28, L. Moore 10, R. Laws 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fredrick 6-5, L. Moore 4-2, R. Laws 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fredrick 124-70, L. Moore 48-24, R. Laws 11-6
WP: J. Fredrick
Hit Batsmen: J. Fredrick
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Palmer 4.2 8 6 6 2 5 1 89 5.03   
R. Seals W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.45   
R. Cwiklinski H (2) 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 36 6.75   
D. McCranie SV (3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 12.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Palmer 27
Batters Faced: G. Palmer 23, R. Seals 1, R. Cwiklinski 10, D. McCranie 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Palmer 1-7, R. Seals 1-0, R. Cwiklinski 1-4, D. McCranie 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: G. Palmer 89-54, R. Seals 2-1, R. Cwiklinski 36-25, D. McCranie 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Seals 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Bleicher
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 15418
Special Notes: 3B Duane Simmons was injured while running the bases.
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