MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
07/27/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 1485 - FRIDAY, JULY 27TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (61-45) 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 8 0
New York Empires (61-47) 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 10 0
Wolverines Topple Empires, 8-5, as Lee Shines
Behind a fine performance from Booker Lee, the Detroit Wolverines knocked off the New York Empires, 8-5. Lee went 3-4 with a home run and a double. He scored 3 times and drove in 6 for the Wolverines. Earning his 3rd save of the year was Paul Carter. The win for the Wolverines lifted their record to 61-45.

Early in the game, Lee had a grand slam home run for Detroit. It was his 10th home run of the season and put the Wolverines on top, 4-0.

"It's nice to see a lot of guys make contributions," said Wolverines manager Alex Wobbema.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Taylor SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .287 8 36
J. Plumley CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .309 17 45
P. Morrison RF 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .285 14 59
D. Simmons 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .310 16 55
B. Lee LF 4 3 3 6 0 0 1 .259 10 56
P. Popeck 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .290 0 5
G. Copeland C 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .245 7 35
S. Price 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .154 4 12
J. Fredrick P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .208 0 5
   J. Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   a-R. Cowell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294 8 37
   P. Carter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 8 8 8 5 5 9      
a - R. Cowell pinch hit for J. Bailey in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Lee (17, 8th Inning off T. Duncan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Lee (10, 1st Inning off A. Humphrey, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Taylor , P. Morrison 2 , B. Lee 7 , P. Popeck , J. Fredrick
2-out RBI: B. Lee , P. Popeck
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Popeck
Sac Fly: G. Copeland
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Morrison 3 (20) , B. Lee (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Taylor-Popeck-Price, Popeck-Taylor-Price)
OF assists: 1 (Plumley(Lintner at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .310 12 57
L. Bickle 2B 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 .333 7 42
R. Lintner 3B 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .255 16 63
E. Ellison C 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .280 14 48
J. Caldwell LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .263 9 49
I. Olson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .205 5 26
D. Matuzak SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .247 5 27
A. Castro RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .234 4 15
A. Humphrey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 0 7
   S. Carroll P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-P. Brower PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .293 6 46
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Estrada PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
   D. Molina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5 6 6 22      
a - P. Brower pinch hit for S. Carroll in the 6th
b - C. Estrada pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Matuzak (10, 3rd Inning off J. Fredrick, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Lintner (20, 7th Inning off J. Bailey, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Ellison (2, 4th Inning off J. Fredrick, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey , L. Bickle , R. Lintner 2 , E. Ellison 4 , J. Caldwell , I. Olson , D. Matuzak 3 , P. Brower
2-out RBI: L. Bickle , P. Brower
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hickey , A. Castro , C. Estrada
GIDP: L. Bickle , I. Olson
Sac Bunt: A. Humphrey
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lintner-Olson)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fredrick W (15-4) 5.2 7 5 5 5 4 0 100 4.03   
J. Bailey H (5) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 4.42   
P. Carter SV (3) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 5.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fredrick 34
Batters Faced: J. Fredrick 27, J. Bailey 5, P. Carter 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fredrick 9-2, J. Bailey 2-1, P. Carter 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fredrick 100-56, J. Bailey 18-11, P. Carter 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bailey 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Humphrey L (11-6) 4.2 6 7 7 4 1 1 92 2.99   
S. Carroll 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.97   
T. Duncan 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 42 3.67   
D. Molina 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Humphrey 21
Batters Faced: A. Humphrey 23, S. Carroll 5, T. Duncan 8, D. Molina 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Humphrey 1-11, S. Carroll 2-1, T. Duncan 2-2, D. Molina 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Humphrey 92-47, S. Carroll 18-11, T. Duncan 42-22, D. Molina 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Carroll 1-0
WP: A. Humphrey , T. Duncan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Booker Lee
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 21970
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