MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
06/09/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 857 - FRIDAY, JUNE 9TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (31-31) 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 6 12 1
Atlanta Generals (34-25) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 X 8 10 2
Walp Leads Generals to 8-6 Win Over Wolverines
Steve Walp was a major factor in the 8-6 Atlanta win over Detroit. The Generals left fielder was 4 for 4 with a home run and 3 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The winner was Ray Seals in relief. His record improves to 1-0. John Bailey took the loss. Frank Noorani earned save number 14 this season.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Generals grabbed the lead when Walp hit his 6th home run of the season. The 3-run home run off John Bailey made it 8-6, Atlanta.

"Our guys are never satisfied," said Atlanta manager Philipe Yazzie.

The second-place Generals lifted their record to 34-25.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cowell 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .303 7 12
D. Simmons 3B 4 2 2 3 1 2 1 .279 11 41
E. Taylor 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .270 0 5
C. McCormick LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .212 4 12
P. Morrison RF 4 0 1 2 1 1 4 .242 10 28
G. Copeland C 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .223 5 14
   J. Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Plumley CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .246 7 19
B. Cook SS 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .215 2 20
   b-B. Lee PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225 0 13
L. Black P 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .229 0 1
   a-J. Zimmerman C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .156 2 8
Totals 39 6 12 6 5 9 23      
a - J. Zimmerman substituted for L. Black in the 8th
b - B. Lee pinch hit for B. Cook in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Cook (8, 5th Inning off G. Palmer, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Morrison (8, 6th Inning off D. Kretz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Simmons (11, 4th Inning off G. Palmer, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Cowell 2 , D. Simmons 5 , E. Taylor 2 , C. McCormick , P. Morrison 2 , G. Copeland , J. Plumley , B. Cook 2 , B. Lee
2-out RBI: P. Morrison , G. Copeland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Morrison , G. Copeland , J. Plumley 2 , L. Black
GIDP: L. Black , J. Zimmerman
Hit by Pitch: E. Taylor
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: B. Cook (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Taylor-Cook-Cowell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Devine SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .230 4 19
J. Harrison CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 1
R. Palacios 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .260 11 30
E. Mika LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .227 10 26
   c-R. Rodgers RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 4
J. Nova RF 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .267 6 33
   F. Noorani P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
L. Moses 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .294 3 29
S. Walp 1B, LF 4 1 4 3 0 0 0 .303 6 22
J. Raymond C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .248 2 26
G. Palmer P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 0 4
   D. Kretz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-Z. Hodge PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255 2 5
   R. Seals P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-L. Torres PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 0 3
Totals 33 8 10 7 3 3 9      
a - Z. Hodge pinch hit for D. Kretz in the 7th
b - L. Torres pinch hit for R. Seals in the 8th
c - R. Rodgers substituted for E. Mika in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Walp (6, 8th Inning off J. Bailey, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Harrison , E. Mika 2 , J. Nova , L. Moses , S. Walp 7 , J. Raymond
2-out RBI: J. Raymond
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Devine , Z. Hodge
GIDP: J. Nova
Sac Bunt: G. Palmer
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Palacios (8) , S. Walp (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Palacios-Devine-Walp, Palacios-Devine-Torres)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Black 7.0 8 6 6 3 3 0 91 4.02   
J. Bailey L (3-1), BS (2) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 15 2.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Black 37
Batters Faced: L. Black 32, J. Bailey 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Black 8-9, J. Bailey 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Black 91-60, J. Bailey 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bailey 3-3
WP: L. Black
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Palmer 5.2 8 6 6 5 7 1 116 4.46   
D. Kretz 1.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.51   
R. Seals W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.38   
F. Noorani SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Palmer 31
Batters Faced: G. Palmer 31, D. Kretz 7, R. Seals 4, F. Noorani 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Palmer 6-3, D. Kretz 0-3, R. Seals 1-1, F. Noorani 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Palmer 116-70, D. Kretz 12-10, R. Seals 11-9, F. Noorani 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Kretz 2-2
Hit Batsmen: G. Palmer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Walp
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 22119
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