MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT CHICAGO HAWKS
06/27/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 1040 - FRIDAY, JUNE 27TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (39-34) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 14 2
Chicago Hawks (27-50) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 15 1
Hawks Win 5-4 Nail-Biter Versus Wolverines
The Chicago Hawks racked up a win at Hyde Park Stadium, bumping off the Detroit Wolverines, 5-4. Johnny Russell, who started for Chicago, pitched effectively for his team. Angel Villatoro was the winner in relief. His record is now 2-1. The losing pitcher was Warren Washington. The win puts Chicago at 27-50.

The Hawks got a clutch hit from first baseman Don Bozza. In the bottom of the 15th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Hawks.

"In baseball, you have your ups and downs," said Detroit manager Alex Wobbema. "You just try to stay level-headed the whole time."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wathen 2B 7 0 1 1 0 1 1 .227 2 6
J. Plumley RF 7 0 2 0 0 2 1 .247 6 24
T. Stallings 1B 7 0 3 0 0 2 1 .312 7 32
P. Morrison LF 7 0 3 0 0 2 4 .289 16 61
D. Simmons 3B 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 .302 17 45
C. McCormick CF 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 .248 2 21
   a-S. Hudson PH, CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .268 2 7
B. Gilley C 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249 4 31
J. Cooper SS 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 .246 3 16
J. Rodriguez P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .086 0 0
   b-B. Lee PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262 2 16
   T. McGovern P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Cowell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 1 3
   B. Kaiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   d-G. Copeland PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .212 0 5
   W. Washington P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 56 4 14 4 3 11 16      
a - S. Hudson pinch hit for C. McCormick in the 9th
b - B. Lee pinch hit for J. Rodriguez in the 9th
c - R. Cowell pinch hit for T. McGovern in the 12th
d - G. Copeland pinch hit for B. Kaiser in the 14th

BATTING
Triples: J. Cooper (3, 7th Inning off G. Ingram, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Wathen (2, 14th Inning off A. Villatoro, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. McCormick (2, 4th Inning off J. Russell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wathen 3 , J. Plumley 2 , T. Stallings 3 , P. Morrison 3 , C. McCormick 4 , S. Hudson , B. Gilley , J. Cooper 4
2-out RBI: E. Wathen , C. McCormick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Plumley , S. Hudson , B. Lee
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Plumley (6) , P. Morrison 2 (8) , S. Hudson (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Wathen (2) , T. Stallings (12)
Double Plays: 3 (Simmons-Wathen-Stallings, Cooper-Wathen-Stallings, Stallings-Cooper-Stallings)
OF assists: 2 (McCormick(Bozza at home), Plumley(Taranto at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales SS 6 1 1 0 1 0 2 .218 10 35
D. Taranto 2B 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 .258 3 12
D. Bozza 1B 6 0 3 1 1 0 0 .306 9 44
M. Morris RF 6 1 1 0 0 2 3 .254 10 37
L. Eccles C 5 1 4 0 1 0 1 .303 0 14
B. Strange LF 5 1 2 0 1 0 4 .284 7 26
A. Bires CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .299 3 17
F. Chavez 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .203 2 10
   b-B. DeFalco PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297 4 20
   d-R. Gardner 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229 9 40
J. Russell P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .059 0 0
   G. Ingram P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Farrar PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 0 26
   A. Alvarado P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Haynes PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264 3 17
   L. Ibarra P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-G. Malone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 0 4
   A. Villatoro P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 52 5 15 3 4 7 24      
a - J. Farrar pinch hit for G. Ingram in the 7th
b - B. DeFalco pinch hit for F. Chavez in the 10th
c - M. Haynes pinch hit for A. Alvarado in the 10th
d - R. Gardner substituted for B. DeFalco in the 11th
e - G. Malone pinch hit for L. Ibarra in the 12th

BATTING
Triples: A. Bires (1, 7th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Morales , D. Taranto , D. Bozza 3 , M. Morris , L. Eccles 4 , B. Strange 2 , A. Bires 3 , J. Farrar , M. Haynes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Taranto , R. Gardner , A. Villatoro , J. Russell , G. Malone
GIDP: L. Eccles , B. Strange 2
Sac Bunt: A. Bires
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Haynes (4)
CS: D. Taranto (6) , J. Farrar (5)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bozza (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Eccles-Taranto)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rodriguez 8.0 8 3 3 2 4 0 114 3.21   
T. McGovern 3.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 37 3.29   
B. Kaiser 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 4.20   
W. Washington L (0-2), BS (1) 1.1 3 2 1 2 1 0 32 6.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodriguez 56
Batters Faced: J. Rodriguez 31, T. McGovern 10, B. Kaiser 7, W. Washington 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodriguez 8-8, T. McGovern 3-2, B. Kaiser 3-3, W. Washington 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodriguez 114-71, T. McGovern 37-26, B. Kaiser 20-14, W. Washington 32-16
WP: J. Rodriguez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Russell 6.1 4 3 3 1 4 1 91 3.83   
G. Ingram 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 5.10   
A. Alvarado 3.0 4 0 0 0 4 0 44 4.09   
L. Ibarra 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 1.53   
A. Villatoro W (2-1) 3.0 3 1 1 2 3 0 51 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Russell 56
Batters Faced: J. Russell 25, G. Ingram 3, A. Alvarado 11, L. Ibarra 6, A. Villatoro 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Russell 9-6, G. Ingram 1-1, A. Alvarado 1-2, L. Ibarra 2-2, A. Villatoro 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Russell 91-58, G. Ingram 14-9, A. Alvarado 44-29, L. Ibarra 26-15, A. Villatoro 51-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Ingram 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Russell
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Rain (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:37
Attendance: 12124
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