MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
07/14/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 1236 - SUNDAY, JULY 14TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (46-40) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
New York Empires (48-41) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Wolverines Best Empires in Pitching Duel
Pitcher Scott Litwak was sensational for the Detroit Wolverines in his team's 2-0 triumph over the New York Empires. Litwak earned the win. The winner was Litwak. He threw 7.1 innings of shutout ball. The loser was Larry Stanford. Tim McGovern got the save, the 2nd for him this season.

Detroit used the hitting of Emil Wathen to pick up the win. The second baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Wolverines on top, 2-0. For the game, Wathen had 1 home run and 1 single in 3 at-bats.

Wathen attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity."

Detroit raised its record to 46-40 with the win.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Simmons 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 11 37
E. Wathen 2B 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .227 5 39
P. Morrison RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .290 13 60
T. Stallings 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .282 8 59
B. Gilley C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .264 5 32
B. Taylor SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .219 6 24
   b-D. Martinez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 1 18
B. Lee LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .283 4 30
C. McCormick CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .215 0 9
S. Litwak P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091 0 0
   G. Doll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
   a-J. Plumley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 4 30
   T. McGovern P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2 4 9 15      
a - J. Plumley pinch hit for G. Doll in the 9th
b - D. Martinez substituted for B. Taylor in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Taylor (5, 7th Inning off L. Stanford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Lee (6, 9th Inning off S. Carroll, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Wathen (5, 3rd Inning off L. Stanford, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wathen 5 , P. Morrison , B. Taylor 2 , B. Lee 3 , C. McCormick
2-out RBI: E. Wathen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Gilley 2 , J. Plumley
GIDP: S. Litwak
Sac Bunt: S. Litwak
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Taylor (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .282 8 41
G. Austin 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .267 3 30
L. Bickle 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266 5 46
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .247 13 41
P. Brower RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 5 31
E. Ellison C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268 7 34
J. Caldwell LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 4 24
D. Matuzak SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .202 4 27
L. Stanford P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .349 0 5
   a-A. Castro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 2 17
   S. Carroll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0 1 3 12      
a - A. Castro pinch hit for L. Stanford in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickey (17, 1st Inning off S. Litwak, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 2 , G. Austin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lintner , L. Stanford
Sac Bunt: J. Caldwell
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Austin-Matuzak-Bickle)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Litwak W (6-9) 7.1 3 0 0 1 3 0 101 5.10   
G. Doll H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.86   
T. McGovern SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Litwak 74
Batters Faced: S. Litwak 27, G. Doll 2, T. McGovern 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Litwak 9-10, G. Doll 1-1, T. McGovern 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Litwak 101-66, G. Doll 4-3, T. McGovern 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Doll 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford L (7-7) 8.0 5 2 2 4 7 1 112 2.65   
S. Carroll 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 67
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 32, S. Carroll 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 8-8, S. Carroll 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 112-71, S. Carroll 17-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Litwak
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 16 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM ET
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 21670
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