MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
07/16/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1328 - SUNDAY, JULY 16TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Lords (43-53) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 9 0
Detroit Wolverines (51-45) 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 X 4 12 1
Detroit Edges Baltimore, 4-3
The Detroit Wolverines besoiled an otherwise fine performance by Baltimore catcher Larry Merritt by beating the Lords, 4-3, at Wolverine Field. Merritt went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Detroit pitcher Juan Rodriguez got the win, upping his record to 7-9. Duane Siudzinski got the loss. Brian Long got the save, the 4th for him this season.

Brian Cook helped out the Detroit cause in the bottom of the fifth inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the shortstop was 2-3 with 2 singles and a walk.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Cook told the Detroit Daily News.

With the win, the Wolverines hiked their record to 51-45.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pavlik 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .218 7 31
J. Balliet 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .260 3 30
W. Scheideler 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233 4 23
M. Caito SS 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .292 3 10
J. Flakes LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .300 0 0
   b-B. Fitch PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 1 5
   c-D. Deschamps LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 8 19
B. Carter CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .168 3 23
L. Merritt C 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .198 3 11
J. Moore RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .223 4 23
D. Achber P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240 0 0
   a-R. Amos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 3 10
   P. Morris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   D. Siudzinski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-D. Phillips PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .237 3 10
Totals 35 3 9 3 3 6 17      
a - R. Amos pinch hit for D. Achber in the 6th
b - B. Fitch pinch hit for J. Flakes in the 8th
c - D. Deschamps substituted for B. Fitch in the 8th
d - D. Phillips pinch hit for D. Siudzinski in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Moore (6, 6th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Merritt (3, 2nd Inning off J. Rodriguez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Caito 2 , J. Flakes , B. Carter , L. Merritt 6 , J. Moore 3
2-out RBI: J. Moore
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pavlik , J. Balliet , J. Flakes , B. Carter , R. Amos
GIDP: D. Achber
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Scheideler-Balliet-Pavlik)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cowell 1B 3 1 1 1 2 1 4 .297 10 21
D. Simmons 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .257 13 51
P. Popeck 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .252 0 7
C. McCormick LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .215 7 20
P. Morrison RF 4 2 1 0 1 1 4 .252 14 45
G. Copeland C 3 1 2 2 1 0 3 .228 9 25
J. Plumley CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .248 9 33
B. Cook SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .191 3 25
J. Rodriguez P 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 .185 0 2
   B. Long P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 35 4 12 4 6 3 32      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Plumley (12, 2nd Inning off D. Achber, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Morrison (15, 7th Inning off D. Siudzinski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Copeland (9, 4th Inning off D. Achber, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Cowell (10, 6th Inning off P. Morris, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Cowell 4 , D. Simmons , P. Popeck , C. McCormick 2 , P. Morrison 2 , G. Copeland 5 , J. Plumley 3 , B. Cook 2
2-out RBI: B. Cook
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Cowell , D. Simmons 2 , G. Copeland , J. Rodriguez
GIDP: C. McCormick
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: J. Plumley (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Cook-Cowell)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Achber 5.0 6 2 2 6 2 1 111 2.87   
P. Morris BS (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 16 4.76   
D. Siudzinski L (3-1) 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 36 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Achber 43
Batters Faced: D. Achber 27, P. Morris 4, D. Siudzinski 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Achber 6-7, P. Morris 1-1, D. Siudzinski 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Achber 111-59, P. Morris 16-10, D. Siudzinski 36-23
WP: D. Achber
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rodriguez W (7-9) 8.0 9 3 3 2 5 1 109 3.21   
B. Long SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 4.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodriguez 55
Batters Faced: J. Rodriguez 34, B. Long 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodriguez 8-10, B. Long 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodriguez 109-68, B. Long 17-10
WP: J. Rodriguez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Merritt
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 19015
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