MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
09/28/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 2252 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (89-72) 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 11 1
Atlanta Generals (76-85) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Generals Lose, 6-0, to Detroit
The Detroit Wolverines handed the Atlanta Generals a 6-0 defeat at Atlantic Station Field. Third Baseman Emil Wathen starred for Detroit. He went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. The winning pitcher was Scott Litwak. He's now 12-12. He went 5 innings, allowing no runs on 4 hits for the Wolverines. Detroit is now 89-72, 2½ games up in the American Baseball League Eastern Division.

With Detroit leading 1-0 in the top of the third, Wathen hit a fastball from Frank Noorani for a 2-run home run. It was his 10th home run of the season and put the Wolverines ahead, 3-0.

"Good baseball players make you a smarter manager," said Detroit manager Alex Wobbema.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Simmons 3B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .274 16 66
E. Wathen 2B 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .228 10 72
T. Stallings 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .260 12 93
B. Lee LF 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .255 13 73
B. Gilley C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .253 9 55
J. Plumley RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .249 13 56
C. McCormick CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .252 2 17
J. Cooper SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .253 2 24
S. Litwak P 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 .109 0 2
   P. Carter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-R. Cowell PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232 3 9
   W. Washington P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-P. Morrison PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 23 94
   A. Morales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6 4 2 12      
a - R. Cowell pinch hit for P. Carter in the 7th
b - P. Morrison pinch hit for W. Washington in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Wathen (10, 3rd Inning off F. Noorani, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Simmons , E. Wathen 5 , T. Stallings 2 , B. Lee , B. Gilley , J. Plumley , J. Cooper 2 , R. Cowell
2-out RBI: J. Cooper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Wathen , B. Lee , S. Litwak
GIDP: B. Gilley , C. McCormick
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: S. Litwak (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Devine SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .251 7 44
M. Legrow CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .270 15 38
E. Mika 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .235 16 58
R. Palacios 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .243 23 80
S. Walp RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .238 20 80
Z. Hodge 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 10 45
M. McRae LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .248 2 12
R. Bullins C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .238 5 26
F. Noorani P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .208 0 4
   J. Phillips P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Spencer PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276 4 33
   P. Darch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Sanford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 3 14
Totals 32 0 5 0 4 7 17      
a - R. Spencer pinch hit for J. Phillips in the 7th
b - C. Sanford pinch hit for P. Darch in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Palacios , M. McRae , R. Bullins 2 , F. Noorani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Devine 2 , S. Walp 2
Sac Bunt: M. Legrow
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: E. Mika (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Hodge-Palacios-Mika, Mika-Devine-Darch)
OF assists: 2 (Legrow(Stallings at 3rd base), Legrow(Cowell at home))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Litwak W (12-12) 5.0 4 0 0 3 3 0 89 3.95   
P. Carter 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5.98   
W. Washington 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 5.75   
A. Morales 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Litwak 59
Batters Faced: S. Litwak 23, P. Carter 3, W. Washington 7, A. Morales 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Litwak 4-8, P. Carter 1-1, W. Washington 2-2, A. Morales 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Litwak 89-52, P. Carter 8-7, W. Washington 19-12, A. Morales 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Carter 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Noorani L (9-18) 4.1 8 6 5 1 2 1 78 5.41   
J. Phillips 2.2 2 0 0 2 0 0 42 0.00   
P. Darch 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 25 3.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Noorani 26
Batters Faced: F. Noorani 22, J. Phillips 9, P. Darch 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Noorani 7-3, J. Phillips 2-3, P. Darch 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Noorani 78-49, J. Phillips 42-25, P. Darch 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Phillips 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Emil Wathen
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 21498
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