MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT BALTIMORE LORDS
09/17/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT BALTIMORE LORDS
GAME ID: 2184 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (89-67) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 13 0
Baltimore Lords (69-87) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 8 14 1
Lords Get Past Detroit for 8-7 Win
The Baltimore Lords defeated the Detroit Wolverines, 8-7. Third Baseman John Balliet deserved a large share of the credit. Balliet went 1-1 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Lords. Baltimore is now 69-87, while Detroit is 89-67.

James Pendleton was the walk-off hero for Baltimore. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Lords third baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"The crowd was boisterous tonight," said Pendleton.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Taylor SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .243 10 50
J. Plumley CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .329 23 69
D. Simmons 3B 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .319 18 68
P. Morrison RF 5 1 3 1 0 1 3 .302 31 101
B. Lee LF 5 1 1 2 0 2 4 .270 16 77
E. Estrada 1B 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 .242 6 30
P. Popeck 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .256 1 26
G. Copeland C 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .246 9 50
L. Black P 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .217 0 4
   a-D. Strickland PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 3 17
   W. Washington P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 7 13 7 3 10 18      
a - D. Strickland pinch hit for L. Black in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Simmons (27, 1st Inning off D. Boyd, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Black (2, 6th Inning off G. Rivera, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Estrada (6, 1st Inning off D. Boyd, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Morrison (31, 7th Inning off D. Achber, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Copeland (9, 8th Inning off D. Achber, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Plumley , D. Simmons 4 , P. Morrison 6 , B. Lee , E. Estrada 4 , P. Popeck , G. Copeland 4 , L. Black 3
2-out RBI: B. Lee , E. Estrada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Plumley , E. Estrada , P. Popeck 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Morrison (28)
CS: G. Copeland (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fierro 1B 5 1 1 2 0 0 2 .280 3 13
B. Capps RF 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .276 14 56
D. Stewart LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .262 1 32
M. Sheffield C 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .256 7 45
J. Pendleton 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .250 7 46
M. Caito 2B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .255 4 53
G. McIntyre SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .164 1 8
B. Carter CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .209 9 53
   c-D. Arrington PH, CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274 0 10
D. Boyd P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .257 0 2
   a-D. Phillips PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 5 23
   G. Rivera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
   b-B. Fitch PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .234 4 13
   D. Achber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147 0 3
   d-J. Balliet PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .265 5 46
   J. Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 2
Totals 39 8 14 8 2 2 13      
a - D. Phillips pinch hit for D. Boyd in the 5th
b - B. Fitch pinch hit for G. Rivera in the 6th
c - D. Arrington pinch hit for B. Carter in the 8th
d - J. Balliet pinch hit for D. Achber in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Caito (13, 6th Inning off L. Black, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Carter (14, 6th Inning off L. Black, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Fierro (3, 3rd Inning off L. Black, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Balliet (5, 8th Inning off W. Washington, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Fierro 4 , B. Capps 3 , D. Stewart 2 , J. Pendleton 2 , M. Caito 3 , B. Carter 2 , D. Arrington , D. Boyd , J. Balliet 4
2-out RBI: B. Carter , J. Balliet
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Fierro
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: D. Fierro (5)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Black 7.0 9 4 4 1 2 1 109 3.27   
W. Washington L (2-5), BS (5) 1.1 5 4 4 1 0 1 27 3.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Black 44
Batters Faced: L. Black 31, W. Washington 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Black 16-3, W. Washington 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Black 109-66, W. Washington 27-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Boyd 5.0 8 4 4 1 4 1 81 4.24   
G. Rivera 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 17 4.82   
D. Achber 2.0 3 3 3 0 4 2 24 4.65   
J. Rodriguez W (5-5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Boyd 38
Batters Faced: D. Boyd 24, G. Rivera 5, D. Achber 9, J. Rodriguez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Boyd 8-3, G. Rivera 1-0, D. Achber 1-1, J. Rodriguez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Boyd 81-54, G. Rivera 17-8, D. Achber 24-20, J. Rodriguez 19-12
WP: J. Rodriguez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Balliet
Ballpark: Seton Hill Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 13377
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