MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT SEATTLE EMERALDS
09/07/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT SEATTLE EMERALDS
GAME ID: 2021 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (73-72) 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 9 16 1
Seattle Emeralds (66-78) 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 6 1
Morrison goes 4-for-5 to Ignite Wolverines Offense
The Detroit Wolverines powered past the Seattle Emeralds, 9-6, at Puget Field. Pete Morrison provided some of the pop. He was 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Fred Harrison got credit for the win, improving to 1-0. He allowed no runs on no hits in 1.2 innings. The Wolverines improved their record to 73-72 with the win over Seattle.

Dave Cox helped out the Detroit cause in the top of the eighth inning with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. For the game, the shortstop drove in one run.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Kurt Peterson said.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Hudson CF 5 1 1 0 1 0 4 .202 7 28
   D. Klug P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Morrison LF 5 2 4 2 1 0 0 .272 10 35
J. Plumley RF 3 3 3 0 2 0 0 .303 14 71
J. Voss 3B 4 1 2 2 1 0 3 .270 11 74
G. Jordan 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 6 .283 1 26
D. Cox SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 .260 2 44
B. Taylor 2B 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .247 7 38
L. Adams C 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .289 7 48
J. Rodriguez P 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .221 0 7
   F. Harrison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-C. Sanford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   W. Matz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Stallings PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269 8 50
   c-C. McCormick CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 5 21
Totals 37 9 16 9 8 1 23      
a - C. Sanford pinch hit for F. Harrison in the 7th
b - T. Stallings pinch hit for W. Matz in the 9th
c - C. McCormick substituted for T. Stallings in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Voss (25, 3rd Inning off L. Finkel, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Morrison (12, 8th Inning off C. Reynolds, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Morrison (10, 3rd Inning off L. Finkel, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Taylor (7, 4th Inning off L. Finkel, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Hudson , P. Morrison 8 , J. Plumley 3 , J. Voss 3 , G. Jordan , B. Taylor 5 , L. Adams 2 , J. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: P. Morrison , J. Voss , B. Taylor , J. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hudson , G. Jordan , B. Taylor , L. Adams
GIDP: J. Voss , D. Cox
Sac Bunt: D. Cox
Sac Fly: D. Cox
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Morrison (12) , J. Plumley (26)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Morrison (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Soto SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .271 9 61
G. Patterson 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .249 3 42
A. Rojas LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .247 5 43
R. Salazar CF, RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .230 5 36
D. Thomas C 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 .249 1 17
D. Robertson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 7 37
F. Fleury 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .185 2 9
F. Venegas RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .259 1 13
   B. Fluckey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   b-P. Soroka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 0 19
   C. Reynolds P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Finkel P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .077 0 0
   a-D. Gerwig RF, CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .217 7 30
Totals 32 6 6 5 1 7 3      
a - D. Gerwig substituted for L. Finkel in the 5th
b - P. Soroka pinch hit for B. Fluckey in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Salazar (19, 2nd Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Venegas (7, 2nd Inning off J. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Gerwig (14, 5th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Salazar (5, 3rd Inning off J. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Patterson (3, 5th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Patterson 4 , R. Salazar 6 , F. Fleury , F. Venegas 2 , D. Gerwig 2
2-out RBI: R. Salazar , F. Fleury , F. Venegas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Finkel
Sac Bunt: D. Robertson
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Soto (23)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Rojas (11)
Double Plays: 3 (Patterson-Soto-Robertson, Patterson-Soto-Robertson, Reynolds-Robertson)
OF assists: 1 (Salazar(Adams at home))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rodriguez 4.1 6 6 6 1 3 2 66 3.46   
F. Harrison W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.79   
W. Matz H (4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 26 5.22   
D. Klug SV (23) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodriguez 29
Batters Faced: J. Rodriguez 20, F. Harrison 5, W. Matz 6, D. Klug 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodriguez 7-3, F. Harrison 3-2, W. Matz 2-2, D. Klug 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodriguez 66-44, F. Harrison 14-9, W. Matz 26-16, D. Klug 17-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Finkel 4.1 9 6 6 4 1 2 90 7.83   
B. Fluckey L (0-2) 2.2 4 1 1 2 0 0 46 3.79   
C. Reynolds 2.0 3 2 2 2 0 0 42 2.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Finkel 18
Batters Faced: L. Finkel 23, B. Fluckey 14, C. Reynolds 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Finkel 5-4, B. Fluckey 3-5, C. Reynolds 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Finkel 90-52, B. Fluckey 46-25, C. Reynolds 42-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Fluckey 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pete Morrison
Ballpark: Puget Field
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 14247
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