MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
09/27/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 2238 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (88-72) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 11 0
Atlanta Generals (76-84) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 10 1
Extra-Inning Win by Generals Over Wolverines
Well, that's how to end a game in style.

Detroit got a decent performance from pitcher William Matz, but it wasn't enough to beat the Atlanta Generals. Atlanta won the Atlantic Station Field contest, 4-3. Matz threw 8.2 innings of 7-hit ball for the losing team. Atlanta has run its win streak to 4 straight.

The decisive blow was delivered by Steve Walp in the bottom of the tenth when he hit a run-scoring double off 26-year old right-handed pitcher Elmer Bernstein to win the game for Atlanta. The home crowd went nuts.

"We battled our tails off to get this win," said Atlanta manager Philipe Yazzie.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lee RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .255 13 71
J. Plumley CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .248 13 56
T. Stallings 1B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .258 12 92
P. Morrison LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275 23 94
D. Simmons 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .274 16 66
E. Wathen 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .226 9 70
G. Copeland C 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .277 1 9
J. Cooper SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 .248 2 23
   a-E. Estrada PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 2 8
   b-D. Martinez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 1 21
W. Matz P 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .217 0 10
   E. Bernstein P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 40 3 11 2 2 3 25      
a - E. Estrada pinch hit for J. Cooper in the 8th
b - D. Martinez substituted for E. Estrada in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Stallings (23, 7th Inning off B. Davis, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Lee , J. Plumley , T. Stallings 3 , P. Morrison , D. Simmons 2 , G. Copeland 3 , J. Cooper
2-out RBI: T. Stallings
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Lee , T. Stallings , P. Morrison , J. Cooper 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Lee (18)
CS: J. Plumley (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wathen-Stallings)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Devine SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .253 7 44
M. Legrow CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .272 15 38
E. Mika 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .237 16 58
R. Palacios 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .242 23 80
S. Walp RF 4 1 3 1 1 0 2 .239 20 80
Z. Hodge 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .239 10 45
D. Decoste LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .250 0 2
J. Arriaga C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 0 1
B. Davis P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 1 10
   a-R. Spencer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 4 33
   R. Winder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-P. Lee PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .237 4 19
   R. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 0 5
Totals 36 4 10 4 3 4 16      
a - R. Spencer pinch hit for B. Davis in the 7th
b - P. Lee pinch hit for R. Winder in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Hodge (18, 4th Inning off W. Matz, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Walp (22, 10th Inning off E. Bernstein, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Decoste (1, 4th Inning off W. Matz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Devine 2 , E. Mika , R. Palacios , S. Walp 4 , Z. Hodge 3 , D. Decoste 3
2-out RBI: Z. Hodge , D. Decoste
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Legrow , S. Walp , J. Arriaga
Sac Bunt: R. Palacios
Hit by Pitch: M. Legrow
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Arriaga (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Arriaga-Palacios)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Matz 8.2 7 3 3 3 4 0 120 3.06   
E. Bernstein L (3-4) 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 17 2.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Matz 59
Batters Faced: W. Matz 36, E. Bernstein 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Matz 11-10, E. Bernstein 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Matz 120-69, E. Bernstein 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Bernstein 2-0
WP: W. Matz
Hit Batsmen: W. Matz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Davis 7.0 8 3 3 1 2 0 114 2.85   
R. Winder 2.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 30 2.49   
R. White W (13-10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Davis 50
Batters Faced: B. Davis 31, R. Winder 9, R. White 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Davis 9-10, R. Winder 1-3, R. White 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Davis 114-72, R. Winder 30-17, R. White 12-9
Balk: B. Davis
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: William Matz
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 18506
Monday, December 29th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82