MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
05/29/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 665 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 29TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Wranglers (24-23) 8 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 13 18 0
Detroit Wolverines (25-21) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Wranglers Smoke Wolverines, 13-1
Fred Johnson helped his team muscle past the Detroit Wolverines, 13-1. In the game, the Dallas catcher went 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He drove in 5 runs and scored once. At 24-23, the Wranglers claim third place in the American Baseball League Western Division.

With Dallas leading 9-1 in the top of the fifth, Johnson came up to bat against Detroit pitcher Gary Doll. Johnson hit a fastball to left-center for a grand slam home run. His 3rd home run of the season put the Wranglers on top, 13-1.

Dallas manager William Albrecht commended his team for "putting the hammer down."
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 5 2 3 3 1 1 0 .279 4 20
R. Adams CF 5 1 2 0 1 0 4 .295 1 10
R. McCoy RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .290 5 24
   a-M. Shreve PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Hammit 3B 4 2 2 3 2 1 1 .280 6 25
R. Somers 1B 6 3 4 0 0 0 3 .301 5 28
P. Simmons LF 5 1 0 0 1 2 4 .292 3 24
F. Johnson C 4 1 3 5 1 0 2 .199 3 12
M. Weatherby SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .253 2 7
C. Sokol P 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .107 0 2
   J. Richardson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 45 13 18 13 6 6 24      
a - M. Shreve pinch hit for R. McCoy in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. McCoy (13, 1st Inning off S. Litwak, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Somers (10, 4th Inning off P. Carter, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Howard (6, 8th Inning off G. Doll, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Hammit (6, 1st Inning off S. Litwak, 2 on, 0 outs) , D. Howard (4, 1st Inning off S. Litwak, 2 on, 2 outs) , F. Johnson (3, 5th Inning off G. Doll, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Howard 7 , R. Adams 2 , R. McCoy 3 , J. Hammit 5 , R. Somers 5 , F. Johnson 6 , M. Weatherby , C. Sokol
2-out RBI: D. Howard , C. Sokol
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Adams , M. Shreve , J. Hammit , R. Somers , M. Weatherby
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Adams (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Simmons 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .320 7 25
   a-B. Cook PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 0 1
E. Wathen 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .238 3 16
P. Morrison RF 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .292 7 29
T. Stallings 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .213 6 30
B. Gilley C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .262 3 17
B. Taylor SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .224 2 11
J. Plumley LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .255 3 19
C. McCormick CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .243 0 4
S. Litwak P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 0 0
   P. Carter P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   G. Doll P 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .667 0 0
Totals 35 1 8 1 5 2 21      
a - B. Cook pinch hit for D. Simmons in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Gilley (5, 4th Inning off C. Sokol, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Wathen , B. Gilley 2 , B. Taylor , J. Plumley , C. McCormick 2 , G. Doll 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Cook , T. Stallings , B. Gilley , C. McCormick , G. Doll
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Morrison (20)
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sokol W (4-3) 7.2 8 1 1 5 2 0 129 3.68   
J. Richardson 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sokol 56
Batters Faced: C. Sokol 36, J. Richardson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sokol 9-12, J. Richardson 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sokol 129-76, J. Richardson 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Richardson 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Litwak L (4-5) 0.2 7 8 8 1 1 2 38 4.47   
P. Carter 3.2 7 4 4 5 2 0 89 6.88   
G. Doll 4.2 4 1 1 0 3 1 60 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Litwak -2
Batters Faced: S. Litwak 10, P. Carter 23, G. Doll 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Litwak 1-0, P. Carter 3-6, G. Doll 6-5
Pitches - Strikes: S. Litwak 38-27, P. Carter 89-46, G. Doll 60-44
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Doll 3-3
WP: S. Litwak , P. Carter
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fred Johnson
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 16460
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