MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
08/09/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1608 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Terriers (47-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Detroit Wolverines (58-55) 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 1 X 9 11 1
Detroit Wins, Cooper goes 3-for-4
The Detroit Wolverines downed the Boston Terriers, 9-0. The hitting star was shortstop Joe Cooper. Cooper was 3-4 with a triple, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 3 and driving in 3 for the Wolverines. Detroit pitcher Fred Harrison got the win, upping his record to 1-0. Bruce Shurtleff got the loss. Detroit has 3 straight wins, Boston 3 straight losses.

With Detroit leading 1-0 in the bottom of the fifth, Cooper hit a knuckle curve from Bruce Shurtleff for a run-scoring triple. It was his 4th triple of the season and put the Wolverines ahead, 2-0.

"The boys came out and just played their butts off," said Detroit manager Alex Wobbema.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Hernandez CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 11 45
M. Saenz 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 5 52
J. Whitlock RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .282 5 33
R. Alvarez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .269 7 48
Z. Hodge 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .276 9 50
M. Cash LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .236 2 34
D. Breighner 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 0 10
P. Knight C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .233 11 53
B. Shurtleff P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 0 7
   M. Sutter P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0 0 3 9      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Whitlock , R. Alvarez , Z. Hodge 2 , D. Breighner , P. Knight
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hernandez , M. Cash , P. Knight
Sac Bunt: D. Breighner , B. Shurtleff
Hit by Pitch: M. Saenz
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Whitlock (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cooper SS 4 3 3 3 1 0 0 .230 5 36
B. Taylor 2B 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .236 3 30
P. Morrison RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280 20 83
   a-J. Plumley PR, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290 9 37
B. Lee LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .293 3 26
T. Stallings 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .304 12 57
   b-D. Strickland PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Cowell 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 2 9
B. Gilley C 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .237 5 39
C. McCormick CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .238 2 30
D. Cox 3B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .227 0 6
F. Harrison P 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 0 2
   T. McGovern P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 9 11 9 5 6 13      
a - J. Plumley pinch ran for P. Morrison in the 6th
b - D. Strickland pinch hit for T. Stallings in the 7th
c - R. Cowell substituted for D. Strickland in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Lee (8, 4th Inning off B. Shurtleff, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Stallings (26, 6th Inning off B. Shurtleff, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Taylor (6, 8th Inning off M. Sutter, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Cooper (4, 5th Inning off B. Shurtleff, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cooper 5 , B. Taylor 3 , B. Lee 2 , T. Stallings 2 , C. McCormick 2 , D. Cox , F. Harrison
2-out RBI: J. Cooper , B. Taylor , B. Lee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Lee , R. Cowell , B. Gilley
Sac Bunt: F. Harrison
Hit by Pitch: P. Morrison
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: B. Taylor (15)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Shurtleff L (10-8) 5.1 9 8 8 3 5 0 106 3.30   
M. Sutter 2.2 2 1 1 2 1 0 54 5.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shurtleff 20
Batters Faced: B. Shurtleff 28, M. Sutter 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shurtleff 6-5, M. Sutter 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shurtleff 106-71, M. Sutter 54-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Sutter 1-0
WP: B. Shurtleff
Hit Batsmen: M. Sutter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Harrison W (1-0) 8.2 6 0 0 0 3 0 104 1.23   
T. McGovern 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Harrison 75
Batters Faced: F. Harrison 34, T. McGovern 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Harrison 12-11, T. McGovern 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Harrison 104-73, T. McGovern 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McGovern 1-0
Hit Batsmen: F. Harrison
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Cooper
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 20647
Special Notes: LF Pete Morrison was injured being hit by a pitch.
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