MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT LOS ANGELES POBLADORES
05/17/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT LOS ANGELES POBLADORES
GAME ID: 494 - FRIDAY, MAY 17TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (19-16) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Los Angeles Pobladores (18-17) 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 X 6 8 0
Detroit Upended by Los Angeles, 6-1
Thanks in large part to right fielder Richie Lord, the Los Angeles Pobladores beat the Detroit Wolverines, 6-1. Lord went 2 for 4 with a home run and a triple, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once. Phil Lester, the winner, improved to 4-2. He held the Wolverines to 1 run on 4 hits over 7.1 innings, while striking out 5 and walking 4. With the win, Los Angeles raised its record to 18-17.

Lord contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Los Angeles in the bottom of the fourth. With his team trailing 1-0, Lord took a cutter from William Matz and stroked the home run to left. His 3rd home run of the season allowed the Pobladores to leap in front, 3-1.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Lord told the Los Angeles Times.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Simmons 3B 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .347 7 23
E. Wathen 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .243 2 12
P. Morrison RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289 5 22
T. Stallings 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .215 5 19
B. Lee LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .242 2 12
B. Taylor SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .221 2 10
G. Copeland C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .292 0 1
C. McCormick CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .259 0 3
W. Matz P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 0 4
   a-J. Plumley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 2 14
   T. McGovern P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Cowell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 1 3
   W. Washington P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1 5 8 12      
a - J. Plumley pinch hit for W. Matz in the 6th
b - R. Cowell pinch hit for T. McGovern in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Simmons (5, 6th Inning off P. Lester, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Simmons (7, 3rd Inning off P. Lester, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Simmons 6 , E. Wathen , T. Stallings , G. Copeland
2-out RBI: D. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Morrison , G. Copeland , C. McCormick
GIDP: C. McCormick
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Stallings (3)

FIELDING
Errors: T. McGovern (1)
Double Plays: 1 (McGovern-Taylor-Stallings)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Fine SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 1 6
M. Castillo 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .239 6 18
P. McCarthy LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .285 2 13
C. Gunter 1B 3 2 0 0 1 0 4 .248 6 16
R. Lord RF 4 1 2 5 0 1 2 .232 3 12
C. Judy 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .258 0 12
J. Roberson CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .312 3 12
P. Lester P 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 3
   D. Young P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-B. Bridges PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 6
   C. Novoa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Baker C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 2 7
Totals 32 6 8 6 4 4 14      
a - B. Bridges pinch hit for D. Young in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: P. McCarthy (1, 4th Inning off W. Matz, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Lord (1, 7th Inning off T. McGovern, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Lord (3, 4th Inning off W. Matz, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Roberson (3, 6th Inning off T. McGovern, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Fine , P. McCarthy 4 , R. Lord 7 , C. Judy , J. Roberson 4 , P. Lester
2-out RBI: R. Lord
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lord , C. Judy
GIDP: T. Baker
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Fine (19)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fine-Castillo-Gunter)
OF assists: 1 (Lord(Stallings at home))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Matz L (5-2) 5.0 4 3 3 4 3 1 112 3.35   
T. McGovern 2.0 4 3 1 0 1 1 36 2.53   
W. Washington 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 6.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Matz 46
Batters Faced: W. Matz 23, T. McGovern 10, W. Washington 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Matz 5-7, T. McGovern 3-1, W. Washington 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Matz 112-65, T. McGovern 36-24, W. Washington 14-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Lester W (4-2) 7.1 4 1 1 4 5 1 117 3.16   
D. Young 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.93   
C. Novoa 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 1.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Lester 67
Batters Faced: P. Lester 27, D. Young 3, C. Novoa 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Lester 4-10, D. Young 0-0, C. Novoa 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Lester 117-64, D. Young 17-10, C. Novoa 20-11
WP: P. Lester 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Richie Lord
Ballpark: San Vicente Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 17964
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