MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT LOS ANGELES POBLADORES
10/01/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT LOS ANGELES POBLADORES
GAME ID: 2709 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 10 3
Los Angeles Pobladores 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Wolverines Heading to League Championship Series
By a score of 7-4, the Detroit Wolverines have sealed a victory in the Divisional Round over the Los Angeles Pobladores.

"We knew we would be in for a tough series and that's what we got," said right fielder Eddie Estrada of the Wolverines, who was named the series MVP. "The Pobladores knew how to battle and gave us a good test."

The next test for Detroit will come in the League Championship Series, after winning this series 4-1.

The Detroit Wolverines will play against the San Francisco Seagulls in the next round. San Francisco won their series against the Montreal Habitants 4 games to 1. The League Championship Series schedule will be announced after the Divisional Round finishes.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Plumley CF 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .267 2 2
P. Morrison RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .222 0 0
D. Simmons 3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .211 2 2
E. Estrada 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .500 2 3
B. Lee LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286 0 1
G. Copeland C 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .263 0 5
B. Taylor 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .211 1 1
B. Cook SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .150 0 2
L. Black P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-R. Cowell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 0 0
   J. Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 7 10 6 4 8 10      
a - R. Cowell pinch hit for L. Black in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Estrada (1, 7th Inning off D. Young, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Copeland (1, 1st Inning off D. Turner, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Plumley 2 (2, 1st Inning off D. Turner, 0 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off D. Turner, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Estrada (2, 5th Inning off D. Young, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Plumley 8 , P. Morrison , E. Estrada 7 , B. Lee , G. Copeland 4 , B. Cook
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Plumley , B. Lee
GIDP: L. Black
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: P. Morrison (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Estrada 2 , B. Cook
Double Plays: 1 (Taylor-Cook-Estrada)
PB: G. Copeland
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bridges RF 5 0 1 2 0 1 1 .267 0 2
C. Judy 3B 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .333 0 3
M. Castillo 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .143 0 1
C. Gunter 1B 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .167 2 4
P. McCarthy LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 .211 0 1
B. Bursley C 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 1
J. Roberson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 0 2
D. Turner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Novoa P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Wicke PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   D. Young P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Seger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Settles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   W. Meadows P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Fine SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .125 0 0
Totals 36 4 8 4 3 3 21      
a - B. Wicke pinch hit for C. Novoa in the 4th
b - B. Settles pinch hit for L. Seger in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Gunter (2, 4th Inning off L. Black, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bridges , C. Judy 3 , C. Gunter 5 , B. Wicke , J. Fine
2-out RBI: B. Bridges
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Castillo , P. McCarthy , B. Bursley , J. Roberson
GIDP: B. Bridges
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Castillo-Fine-Gunter)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Black W (1-0) 8.0 8 4 2 3 3 1 117 2.25   
J. Bailey SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Black 54
Batters Faced: L. Black 36, J. Bailey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Black 12-8, J. Bailey 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Black 117-78, J. Bailey 8-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Turner L (0-1) 1.1 5 6 6 1 0 2 42 40.50   
C. Novoa 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 39 0.00   
D. Young 2.2 4 1 1 1 2 1 36 3.38   
L. Seger 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 0.00   
W. Meadows 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Turner 13
Batters Faced: D. Turner 10, C. Novoa 10, D. Young 11, L. Seger 4, W. Meadows 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Turner 3-1, C. Novoa 3-3, D. Young 3-1, L. Seger 2-1, W. Meadows 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Turner 42-24, C. Novoa 39-23, D. Young 36-23, L. Seger 21-12, W. Meadows 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Seger 1-0
WP: D. Turner
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jerry Plumley
Ballpark: San Vicente Park
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM PT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 34218
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