MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
07/27/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1454 - TUESDAY, JULY 27TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Wranglers (55-49) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0
Detroit Wolverines (52-52) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 5 0
Wolverines Deal Dallas 2-1 Defeat
Pitching was the name of the game in a tight contest between the Detroit Wolverines and the Dallas Wranglers. Detroit won it, 2-1. Detroit starter Doug Fiorentino was in command. Darrell Klug nailed down his 15th save. With the win, Detroit pushed its record to 52-52.

Booker Lee had a big run-scoring double for the Wolverines in the bottom of the second inning. With Detroit leading 1-0 and a runner on 2nd, he got a sinker from 15-year veteran Charlie Sokol and swatted a double to right. It was his 20th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Wolverines ahead, 2-0.

"Scoring was at a premium tonight," Lee said.
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .267 10 32
M. Weatherby SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .246 3 21
D. Simmons 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .306 11 66
P. Simmons LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .263 9 49
S. Walp RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280 5 42
F. Johnson C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 13 55
J. Robinson 3B 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .270 10 38
M. Shreve CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 3 19
   a-C. Yoshimura PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 0 13
C. Sokol P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174 0 7
   b-M. Gaines PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 0 10
   F. Dunn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1 2 7 9      
a - C. Yoshimura pinch hit for M. Shreve in the 7th
b - M. Gaines pinch hit for C. Sokol in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Weatherby (13, 1st Inning off D. Fiorentino, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Simmons (26, 6th Inning off D. Fiorentino, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Howard , M. Weatherby 2 , D. Simmons 2 , P. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Simmons , S. Walp
GIDP: S. Walp
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Weatherby-Howard-Simmons)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Taylor 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .238 3 21
G. Copeland C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .217 3 27
R. Cowell 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .310 2 15
J. Voss 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .247 7 46
C. McCormick CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .274 4 16
S. Hudson LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .242 5 23
   D. Klug P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Lee RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .266 2 35
   b-G. Jordan RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 0 19
D. Fiorentino P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Morales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Plumley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 9 42
   M. Kite P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-P. Morrison LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 6 17
D. Cox SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 1 21
Totals 28 2 5 2 5 2 11      
a - J. Plumley pinch hit for A. Morales in the 7th
b - G. Jordan substituted for B. Lee in the 8th
c - P. Morrison substituted for M. Kite in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Voss (14, 1st Inning off C. Sokol, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Lee (20, 2nd Inning off C. Sokol, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Cowell (8, 8th Inning off F. Dunn, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Voss (6, 3rd Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Cowell 2 , J. Voss 5 , C. McCormick , B. Lee 2
2-out RBI: J. Voss
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. McCormick 2 , S. Hudson
GIDP: G. Copeland
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Hudson (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cowell-Cox-Fiorentino)
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sokol L (10-6) 7.0 4 2 2 4 2 0 133 2.93   
F. Dunn 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sokol 59
Batters Faced: C. Sokol 28, F. Dunn 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sokol 9-9, F. Dunn 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sokol 133-81, F. Dunn 14-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fiorentino W (2-2) 6.0 4 1 1 2 4 0 102 6.35   
A. Morales H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 6.75   
M. Kite H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.09   
D. Klug SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fiorentino 62
Batters Faced: D. Fiorentino 23, A. Morales 3, M. Kite 3, D. Klug 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fiorentino 9-4, A. Morales 0-1, M. Kite 1-1, D. Klug 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fiorentino 102-62, A. Morales 12-8, M. Kite 10-7, D. Klug 16-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Doug Fiorentino
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 13237
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