MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
06/02/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 748 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2ND , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (31-22) 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 5 7 1
Montreal Habitants (24-29) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
Wolverines Upend Habitants, 5-2
The Detroit Wolverines rode a solid performance from 24-year-old starting pitcher Scott Litwak to a win, beating the Montreal Habitants, 5-2, at LaSalle Stadium. Ron Laws finished to wrap up his 9th save. With the win, the Wolverines sit at 31-22.

Detroit used a well-timed hit by Brian Cook to capture the win. The shortstop socked a run-scoring double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Wolverines ahead, 2-1. Though it was his only hit in 4 at-bats, it was important.

"Scott knows how to get ahead of hitters, stay ahead of hitters, and put people out," said Detroit manager Alex Wobbema.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Plumley CF 3 0 1 2 2 1 0 .354 5 34
P. Morrison RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .245 10 34
B. Lee 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .256 7 32
C. Beeler 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .303 1 23
J. Caldwell LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .296 4 22
D. Simmons 3B 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .319 5 16
J. Zimmerman C 2 1 0 1 1 0 4 .243 6 26
B. Cook SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .250 2 26
S. Litwak P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296 0 4
   a-L. Middleton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 2 10
   R. Laws P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
Totals 31 5 7 5 5 8 13      
a - L. Middleton pinch hit for S. Litwak in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Cook (9, 5th Inning off O. Rodela, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Simmons (5, 5th Inning off O. Rodela, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Plumley , C. Beeler 2 , J. Caldwell , D. Simmons 5 , B. Cook 2
2-out RBI: J. Plumley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Morrison , B. Lee
GIDP: J. Zimmerman
Sac Fly: J. Zimmerman
Hit by Pitch: S. Litwak
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Beeler (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Lee (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Zimmerman-Beeler)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sullivan LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .281 7 19
D. Chavez CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233 1 7
T. Delaney RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .186 7 28
E. Hudson 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .208 6 13
G. Locke 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .189 1 4
   b-J. Conley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347 1 6
   c-J. Rafferty 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 5 12
E. Santiago C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 2 7
B. Madaras SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 2 8
L. Fitzsimmons 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .184 0 0
O. Rodela P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .385 0 2
   J. Meek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Hill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 6 25
   E. Roe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2 1 3 14      
a - D. Hill pinch hit for J. Meek in the 7th
b - J. Conley pinch hit for G. Locke in the 8th
c - J. Rafferty substituted for J. Conley in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Hudson (6, 8th Inning off S. Litwak, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sullivan , D. Chavez , T. Delaney , E. Hudson 5 , L. Fitzsimmons , O. Rodela
2-out RBI: E. Hudson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Delaney , E. Hudson
Hit by Pitch: O. Rodela
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Fitzsimmons (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodela-Fitzsimmons-Locke)
PB: E. Santiago
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Litwak W (7-1) 8.0 7 2 2 1 3 1 100 3.93   
R. Laws SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Litwak 62
Batters Faced: S. Litwak 32, R. Laws 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Litwak 8-11, R. Laws 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Litwak 100-69, R. Laws 8-5
WP: S. Litwak
Hit Batsmen: S. Litwak
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Rodela L (5-7) 5.0 7 4 4 2 6 1 92 3.86   
J. Meek 2.0 0 1 1 3 1 0 48 3.22   
E. Roe 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 3.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Rodela 41
Batters Faced: O. Rodela 22, J. Meek 10, E. Roe 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Rodela 2-5, J. Meek 1-4, E. Roe 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: O. Rodela 92-56, J. Meek 48-23, E. Roe 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Meek 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Meek
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Litwak
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 15039
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