MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
09/11/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 2028 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (79-67) 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 3 0 10 13 1
New York Empires (77-68) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 8 0
10-2 Win Takes Wolverines to 79-67
Duane Simmons led Detroit to a win over New York. The final score was 10-2. Simmons scored 3 times, going 4 for 6. He also knocked in 1 RBI. The Wolverines have a one-game lead in the American Baseball League Eastern Division.

Pete Morrison hit a run-scoring double off Jon Pierce in the top of the third, which put the Wolverines in front, 1-0. In addition to the double, Morrison had 2 singles and 1 walk, while going 3 for 4.

New York manager Dan Whiting said his team was "out of sync."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Simmons 3B 6 3 4 1 0 0 0 .267 16 62
E. Wathen 2B 3 3 2 0 3 0 0 .229 8 65
P. Morrison RF 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 .277 22 89
T. Stallings 1B 2 0 0 3 2 0 6 .260 11 85
B. Gilley C 5 1 2 3 0 0 6 .245 9 52
B. Lee LF 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 .265 13 62
C. McCormick CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .258 1 16
J. Cooper SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .224 2 17
S. Litwak P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .086 0 1
   P. Carter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-R. Cowell PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .215 3 7
   A. Morales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Plumley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 10 48
   E. Bernstein P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 39 10 13 10 7 4 21      
a - R. Cowell pinch hit for P. Carter in the 8th
b - J. Plumley pinch hit for A. Morales in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Morrison (26, 3rd Inning off J. Pierce, 2 on, 1 out) , C. McCormick (10, 4th Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Cowell (1, 8th Inning off T. Ross, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Gilley (3, 5th Inning off J. Pierce, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Simmons 4 , E. Wathen 2 , P. Morrison 4 , B. Gilley 4 , C. McCormick 2 , R. Cowell 2
2-out RBI: T. Stallings
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Gilley 3 , J. Cooper , S. Litwak
Sac Fly: T. Stallings
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Morrison (49)

FIELDING
Errors: C. McCormick (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Litwak-Stallings)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Abarca 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .255 4 25
   g-L. Kendall PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Brower LF, RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .303 13 67
   h-D. Goss PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Bickle 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .286 6 67
   i-A. Humphrey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Castro RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .224 4 31
   b-R. Lintner PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 20 64
C. Estrada 3B 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .333 2 7
   c-R. Haun PH, SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
E. Ellison C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .247 15 55
D. Matuzak SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .209 6 47
   d-S. Gay PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   D. Kretz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Olsen CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   e-D. Kerr PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Pierce P 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .238 1 14
   S. Neuman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Hickey PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .297 14 61
   T. Ross P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-D. Martin PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 4 13
Totals 34 2 8 2 5 3 23      
a - R. Hickey pinch hit for S. Neuman in the 7th
b - R. Lintner pinch hit for A. Castro in the 8th
c - R. Haun pinch hit for C. Estrada in the 8th
d - S. Gay pinch hit for D. Matuzak in the 8th
e - D. Kerr pinch hit for J. Olsen in the 8th
f - D. Martin pinch hit for A. Hernandez in the 8th
g - L. Kendall pinch hit for J. Abarca in the 9th
h - D. Goss pinch hit for P. Brower in the 9th
i - A. Humphrey pinch hit for L. Bickle in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Brower (26, 5th Inning off S. Litwak, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Abarca , P. Brower 3 , A. Castro , R. Haun , E. Ellison , S. Gay , J. Pierce
2-out RBI: P. Brower
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Bickle 3 , J. Olsen , D. Martin
Team LOB: 10
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Litwak W (10-12) 6.0 5 1 1 5 2 0 94 4.10   
P. Carter 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6.04   
A. Morales 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 13 3.48   
E. Bernstein 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Litwak 55
Batters Faced: S. Litwak 27, P. Carter 3, A. Morales 6, E. Bernstein 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Litwak 7-8, P. Carter 0-3, A. Morales 1-1, E. Bernstein 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Litwak 94-54, P. Carter 10-8, A. Morales 13-10, E. Bernstein 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Carter 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce L (18-9) 5.2 9 7 7 3 3 0 107 2.50   
S. Neuman 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 22 0.00   
T. Ross 0.1 4 3 3 2 0 0 33 81.00   
A. Hernandez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00   
D. Kretz 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 23
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 29, S. Neuman 6, T. Ross 7, A. Hernandez 2, D. Kretz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 7-7, S. Neuman 2-1, T. Ross 1-0, A. Hernandez 1-1, D. Kretz 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 107-66, S. Neuman 22-12, T. Ross 33-20, A. Hernandez 3-2, D. Kretz 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Neuman 2-1 , A. Hernandez 3-0
WP: T. Ross
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Duane Simmons
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 21493
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