MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
05/18/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 545 - TUESDAY, MAY 18TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Terriers (16-23) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Detroit Wolverines (15-24) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 11 1
Wolverines Win Thriller, 4-3
The Detroit Wolverines picked up a win at Wolverine Field, taking down the Boston Terriers, 4-3. Starting pitcher Juan Rodriguez was a big reason why. Detroit currently is in 6th place in the American Baseball League Eastern Division at 15-24.

The decisive blow was delivered by Troy Stallings in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a run-scoring double off 24-year old right-handed pitcher Bill Falcon to win the game for Detroit. The home crowd went nuts.

"Juan's as tough as he is talented," said Detroit manager Kurt Peterson.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Zacharias 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .364 3 4
M. Cash CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .208 0 16
J. Whitlock RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .230 2 8
Z. Hodge 3B 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .258 3 19
P. Knight C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .188 0 1
L. Montgomery LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .329 1 13
C. Bowers 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 2
D. Martinez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .149 0 8
N. Edwards P 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .056 0 1
   a-R. Anderson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 3
   B. Falcon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 3 3 6 18      
a - R. Anderson pinch hit for N. Edwards in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: C. Zacharias (2, 1st Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Zacharias 3 , M. Cash 2 , J. Whitlock , Z. Hodge , P. Knight , L. Montgomery , C. Bowers , N. Edwards , R. Anderson
2-out RBI: L. Montgomery
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Whitlock , L. Montgomery 2 , C. Bowers
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martinez-Bowers-Zacharias)
OF assists: 1 (Whitlock(Jordan at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lee LF, 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .288 1 18
J. Cooper SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .162 0 9
T. Stallings 1B 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .272 0 13
G. Jordan RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .246 0 6
C. McCormick CF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .241 2 4
L. Adams C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .277 0 7
B. Taylor 3B 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .241 1 10
   a-S. Hudson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .197 0 3
   D. Klug P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-R. Cowell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .156 0 1
   W. Matz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Tingle 2B 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .276 1 4
   b-J. Plumley PH, CF 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .261 6 21
J. Rodriguez P 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .208 0 4
   c-J. Voss PH, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 3 16
Totals 34 4 11 4 5 4 24      
a - S. Hudson pinch hit for B. Taylor in the 7th
b - J. Plumley pinch hit for S. Tingle in the 7th
c - J. Voss pinch hit for J. Rodriguez in the 7th
d - R. Cowell pinch hit for D. Klug in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Jordan (3, 4th Inning off N. Edwards, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Tingle (5, 5th Inning off N. Edwards, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Stallings 2 (6, 6th Inning off N. Edwards, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off B. Falcon, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Plumley (6, 9th Inning off B. Falcon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Stallings 4 , G. Jordan 3 , L. Adams 2 , S. Tingle 3 , J. Plumley 4 , J. Rodriguez , J. Voss
2-out RBI: T. Stallings
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Stallings , L. Adams , B. Taylor
GIDP: C. McCormick
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Lee (2)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Adams (3)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Edwards 7.0 8 2 2 3 2 0 113 2.17   
B. Falcon L (1-2), BS (3) 1.2 3 2 2 2 2 1 43 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Edwards 52
Batters Faced: N. Edwards 30, B. Falcon 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Edwards 9-8, B. Falcon 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Edwards 113-68, B. Falcon 43-24
WP: N. Edwards
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rodriguez 7.0 9 3 3 3 6 0 106 3.27   
D. Klug 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 1.98   
W. Matz W (2-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodriguez 50
Batters Faced: J. Rodriguez 33, D. Klug 4, W. Matz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodriguez 5-10, D. Klug 2-1, W. Matz 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodriguez 106-67, D. Klug 16-11, W. Matz 5-4
WP: J. Rodriguez
Balk: J. Rodriguez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Rodriguez
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 12378
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 8th inning. CL Bill Falcon was injured while pitching.
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