MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
09/09/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 2044 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (75-72) 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 12 2
Atlanta Generals (78-69) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 10 0
Atlanta 8-5 Losers to Wolverines
Wolverines center fielder Danny Strickland left his imprint on his team's 8-5 win over the Atlanta Generals. Strickland was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice for Detroit in the contest. The Generals, now 78-69, have lost 4 straight.

Pete Morrison hit a 2-run triple off Bruce Owen in the top of the second, which put the Wolverines in front, 4-2. Morrison had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 5.

"You work hard, day in and day out, hoping to give the fans something to cheer about. Today was a good day," Morrison told the Detroit Daily.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lee CF, RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 6 45
P. Morrison LF 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 .276 11 38
J. Plumley RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 14 71
   a-D. Strickland RF, CF 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .393 3 7
J. Voss 3B 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .273 11 76
G. Jordan 1B 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .284 1 26
D. Cox SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .263 3 48
B. Taylor 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .245 7 38
L. Adams C 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .292 7 48
B. Anderson P 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .048 0 1
   b-T. Stallings PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 8 52
   W. Matz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 8 12 8 4 4 10      
a - D. Strickland substituted for J. Plumley in the 1st
b - T. Stallings pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Jordan (13, 2nd Inning off B. Owen, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Adams (14, 2nd Inning off B. Owen, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: P. Morrison (5, 2nd Inning off B. Owen, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Cox (3, 2nd Inning off B. Owen, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Strickland 2 (3, 2nd Inning off B. Owen, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off R. Cwiklinski, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Lee , P. Morrison 4 , J. Plumley , D. Strickland 8 , J. Voss , G. Jordan 2 , D. Cox 5 , L. Adams 3
2-out RBI: P. Morrison , D. Strickland , J. Voss
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Voss , D. Cox , B. Anderson
GIDP: T. Stallings
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Morrison (14) , J. Plumley (27) , J. Voss 2 (69)
CS: J. Voss (17)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Cox (22) , B. Anderson (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Taylor-Cox-Jordan, Voss-Taylor-Jordan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Legrow CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .296 12 62
E. Mika 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259 23 74
J. Darnell 3B 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .296 2 30
K. Devine SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .236 6 65
R. Lord RF 4 1 2 2 0 2 2 .273 5 42
R. Clark LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .196 0 5
R. Bullins C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .222 4 40
J. Martin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .117 0 1
B. Owen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 0 0
   a-M. McRae PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 5 37
   J. Johnson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
   b-T. Conley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147 0 4
   R. Cwiklinski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Spencer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 0 7
Totals 37 5 10 5 0 6 16      
a - M. McRae pinch hit for B. Owen in the 2nd
b - T. Conley pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 7th
c - R. Spencer pinch hit for R. Cwiklinski in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Devine (25, 1st Inning off B. Anderson, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. McRae (26, 2nd Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Mika (20, 5th Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Darnell (19, 8th Inning off W. Matz, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Lord (14, 8th Inning off W. Matz, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Mika 2 , J. Darnell 3 , K. Devine 3 , R. Lord 3 , R. Bullins 2 , M. McRae 2
2-out RBI: K. Devine , R. Lord , R. Bullins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Legrow , R. Lord , R. Clark
GIDP: M. Legrow , J. Martin
Hit by Pitch: R. Clark
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Darnell (23) , K. Devine (22)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martin-Devine-Mika)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Anderson W (11-7) 7.0 7 3 1 0 5 0 107 3.18   
W. Matz 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 27 5.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Anderson 60
Batters Faced: B. Anderson 29, W. Matz 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Anderson 6-8, W. Matz 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Anderson 107-67, W. Matz 27-17
Hit Batsmen: B. Anderson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Owen L (11-6) 2.0 7 6 6 2 1 2 55 2.93   
J. Johnson 5.0 3 1 1 2 3 0 72 1.93   
R. Cwiklinski 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 31 2.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Owen 13
Batters Faced: B. Owen 15, J. Johnson 19, R. Cwiklinski 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Owen 3-2, J. Johnson 7-4, R. Cwiklinski 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Owen 55-30, J. Johnson 72-44, R. Cwiklinski 31-22
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Strickland
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 20083
Special Notes: RF Jerry Plumley was injured while throwing the ball.
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