MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
08/30/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 1934 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (78-62) 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 9 0
Twin Cities Northmen (74-64) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 X 8 11 1
Northmen Score Late, Stun Wolverines, 8-4
The Twin Cities Northmen powered past the Detroit Wolverines, 8-4, at Twin Cities Stadium. Steve Garcia provided some of the pop. He was 1-1 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Joe Gibson, now 12-7, picked up the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 3 innings. With the victory, the Northmen upped their record to 74-64.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Northmen grabbed the lead when Garcia hit his 5th home run of the season. The 3-run home run off John Bailey made it 6-4, Twin Cities.

"See ball, hit ball. When I think too much, that's when I get in trouble," Garcia told the Twin Cities Chronicle.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Plumley CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .240 11 47
P. Morrison RF 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .281 24 68
D. Simmons 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .283 25 80
E. Estrada 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .285 3 36
B. Lee LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 .307 10 62
G. Copeland C 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .208 12 43
B. Taylor 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .215 4 20
B. Cook SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 7 41
J. Fredrick P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 0 3
   a-R. Cowell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 10 26
   J. Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 3
   B. Long P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4 3 6 15      
a - R. Cowell pinch hit for J. Fredrick in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: B. Lee (5, 7th Inning off J. Gibson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Taylor (4, 6th Inning off D. Church, 1 on, 0 outs) , P. Morrison (24, 7th Inning off D. Church, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Plumley , P. Morrison 5 , E. Estrada , B. Lee 5 , B. Taylor 4 , J. Fredrick
2-out RBI: E. Estrada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Morrison , G. Copeland 2
GIDP: B. Lee
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Morrison (38)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cook-Taylor-Estrada, Simmons-Taylor-Estrada)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clement LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .273 14 46
S. Pavey 2B 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .259 6 32
B. Shingleton SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .258 19 69
C. Jacobs RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .222 11 49
D. Davalos 1B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .267 1 4
   b-S. Garcia PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .149 5 15
   c-S. Price 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 2
E. Wathen 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .200 9 53
R. Giardina C 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .172 3 30
   J. Gibson P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
M. Perez CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .234 2 17
D. Church P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 0 3
   a-J. Alicea C 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 .195 3 21
Totals 33 8 11 8 4 5 11      
a - J. Alicea substituted for D. Church in the 7th
b - S. Garcia pinch hit for D. Davalos in the 8th
c - S. Price substituted for S. Garcia in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Pavey (17, 1st Inning off J. Fredrick, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Giardina (3, 4th Inning off J. Fredrick, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Garcia (5, 8th Inning off J. Bailey, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Clement , S. Pavey 3 , B. Shingleton , C. Jacobs , D. Davalos , S. Garcia 4 , E. Wathen , J. Gibson , R. Giardina 4 , J. Alicea
2-out RBI: R. Giardina
GIDP: G. Clement , C. Jacobs
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: S. Pavey (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Wathen-Pavey-Davalos)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fredrick 7.0 5 3 3 3 5 1 105 3.30   
J. Bailey L (8-5), BS (5) 0.1 6 5 5 1 0 1 20 2.42   
B. Long 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fredrick 57
Batters Faced: J. Fredrick 28, J. Bailey 8, B. Long 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fredrick 5-10, J. Bailey 0-1, B. Long 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fredrick 105-68, J. Bailey 20-15, B. Long 3-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Long 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Church 6.0 8 4 4 3 4 2 102 3.45   
J. Gibson W (12-7) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 39 2.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Church 41
Batters Faced: D. Church 29, J. Gibson 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Church 8-5, J. Gibson 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Church 102-57, J. Gibson 39-29
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Garcia
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 17662
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