MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
07/04/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 1209 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 4TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (52-35) 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 8 13 2
New York Empires (51-37) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Win Makes Detroit 52-35
Detroit starter Larry Black pitched well against the New York Empires at Queens Field. The right-hander led his team to a win, 8-2. In 9 innings, Black surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 0. He allowed 2 runs. The setback makes New York 51-37.

Jerry Plumley, who finished 3rd in the ABL in OPS with .950 in 1970, chipped in a 2-run home run for Detroit in the top of the fourth. For the game, the center fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 3 runs scored, and 2 RBI.

"Things went our way," said Plumley.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wathen 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .258 9 30
J. Plumley CF 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 .324 11 35
P. Morrison RF 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .294 11 52
D. Simmons 3B 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .315 14 52
B. Lee LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .256 8 45
B. Taylor SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .296 6 25
G. Copeland C 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .241 7 30
S. Price 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .136 4 7
L. Black P 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .158 0 3
Totals 40 8 13 8 1 13 14      
BATTING
Triples: E. Wathen (1, 8th Inning off D. Molina, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Plumley (11, 4th Inning off A. Lopez, 1 on, 0 outs) , P. Morrison (11, 4th Inning off A. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Price (4, 6th Inning off T. Duncan, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Wathen 4 , J. Plumley 5 , P. Morrison 6 , D. Simmons 2 , B. Lee , B. Taylor , S. Price 4 , L. Black
2-out RBI: P. Morrison , D. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Plumley , B. Lee , G. Copeland
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Wathen (5)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Price 2 (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bickle 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .348 7 34
J. Caldwell LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .272 8 41
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 14 55
E. Ellison C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .277 14 45
R. Hickey CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .311 10 48
P. Brower RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .275 6 40
I. Olson 1B 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .225 5 23
D. Matuzak SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 4 22
A. Lopez P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .150 0 2
   a-J. Abarca PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 0 5
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. McKnight PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 0 6
   D. Molina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2 0 3 9      
a - J. Abarca pinch hit for A. Lopez in the 5th
b - C. McKnight pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: I. Olson (5, 2nd Inning off L. Black, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Caldwell , R. Hickey 2 , I. Olson 4 , D. Matuzak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Brower
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Bickle (4)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Black W (11-4) 9.0 5 2 2 0 3 1 108 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Black 72
Batters Faced: L. Black 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Black 12-11
Pitches - Strikes: L. Black 108-74
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Lopez L (2-4) 5.0 7 5 5 1 8 2 109 2.94   
T. Duncan 2.0 5 3 3 0 4 1 54 3.79   
D. Molina 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Lopez 40
Batters Faced: A. Lopez 23, T. Duncan 11, D. Molina 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Lopez 3-4, T. Duncan 0-2, D. Molina 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Lopez 109-77, T. Duncan 54-36, D. Molina 20-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Black
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 17 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 18914
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