MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
08/31/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 1941 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (79-62) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 1
Twin Cities Northmen (74-65) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
Wolverines Outdo Northmen in Extra Innings
The Detroit Wolverines, behind a great outing from Juan Rodriguez, who is tied for 4th in the ABL with a 7.0 K/9 rate, defeated the Twin Cities Northmen, 3-1, at Twin Cities Stadium. John Ferguson locked down his 3rd save. The Wolverines, at 79-62, lead by one game in their division.

In his 110-pitch effort, Rodriguez allowed no runs on 2 hits over 8 innings. He walked 2 and struck out 6.

"Juan made the big pitches when he needed to," said Detroit manager Alex Wobbema.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cowell 1B 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .260 10 26
D. Simmons 3B 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .284 26 81
B. Taylor 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212 4 20
   a-J. Plumley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 11 47
   J. Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 3
   f-D. Strickland PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .500 0 2
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Lee LF, CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .309 10 62
P. Morrison RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .279 24 68
G. Copeland C 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .210 12 43
   c-E. Estrada PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 3 36
   e-J. Zimmerman C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .155 2 12
C. McCormick CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 8 31
   d-J. Caldwell PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .247 3 19
B. Cook SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .198 7 41
J. Rodriguez P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .147 0 3
   b-E. Taylor 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .305 0 6
Totals 38 3 9 3 3 8 13      
a - J. Plumley pinch hit for B. Taylor in the 9th
b - E. Taylor substituted for J. Rodriguez in the 9th
c - E. Estrada pinch hit for G. Copeland in the 10th
d - J. Caldwell pinch hit for C. McCormick in the 10th
e - J. Zimmerman substituted for E. Estrada in the 10th
f - D. Strickland pinch hit for J. Bailey in the 11th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Simmons (26, 1st Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Cowell , D. Simmons 5 , D. Strickland , B. Lee 2 , G. Copeland , C. McCormick , E. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Morrison , J. Zimmerman , B. Cook , J. Rodriguez
GIDP: D. Simmons , G. Copeland , B. Cook
Sac Bunt: C. McCormick
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Lee (9)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Cook (24)
Double Plays: 2 (Cook-Taylor-Cowell, Simmons-Taylor-Cowell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clement LF, RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 14 46
S. Pavey 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 6 32
D. Davalos 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .260 1 4
   c-S. Garcia PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .157 6 16
   e-J. Alicea 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 3 21
C. Jacobs RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221 11 49
   a-M. Perez PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 2 17
   d-M. Pino PH, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 4 21
B. Shingleton SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .256 19 69
E. Wathen 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .198 9 53
R. Giardina C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .171 3 30
E. Hernandez CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .228 5 39
C. Sokol P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .134 0 4
   J. Gibson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
   b-S. Price PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 2
   B. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-D. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .149 2 13
   C. Kirkley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 1 3 1 3 8 10      
a - M. Perez pinch hit for C. Jacobs in the 7th
b - S. Price pinch hit for J. Gibson in the 8th
c - S. Garcia pinch hit for D. Davalos in the 9th
d - M. Pino pinch hit for M. Perez in the 9th
e - J. Alicea substituted for S. Garcia in the 10th
f - D. Miller pinch hit for B. Williams in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Garcia (6, 9th Inning off J. Bailey, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Garcia 4 , E. Hernandez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Clement , C. Sokol
GIDP: B. Shingleton 2
Sac Bunt: S. Price
Hit by Pitch: M. Pino
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Sokol-Pavey-Davalos, Wathen-Pavey-Davalos, Pavey-Shingleton-Alicea)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rodriguez 8.0 2 0 0 2 6 0 110 3.17   
J. Bailey W (9-5), BS (6) 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 31 2.46   
J. Ferguson SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodriguez 82
Batters Faced: J. Rodriguez 28, J. Bailey 8, J. Ferguson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodriguez 7-10, J. Bailey 2-1, J. Ferguson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodriguez 110-72, J. Bailey 31-21, J. Ferguson 11-7
Hit Batsmen: J. Bailey
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sokol 6.2 3 1 1 2 5 1 76 2.92   
J. Gibson 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.18   
B. Williams 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 3.00   
C. Kirkley L (7-4) 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 29 1.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sokol 67
Batters Faced: C. Sokol 24, J. Gibson 5, B. Williams 6, C. Kirkley 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sokol 6-8, J. Gibson 3-0, B. Williams 3-0, C. Kirkley 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sokol 76-51, J. Gibson 14-9, B. Williams 19-13, C. Kirkley 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gibson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Rodriguez
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 17008
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