MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
08/08/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 1615 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (57-59) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Dallas Wranglers (65-51) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 4 X 10 11 2
Wranglers Strike Down Wolverines, 10-1
The Dallas Wranglers extended their winning streak.

Dallas third baseman John Hammit contributed significantly to his team's 10-1 win over the Detroit Wolverines. Hammit, who finished 3rd in the ABL in slugging percentage with .466 in 1974, went 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored to lead the offensive attack for the Wranglers. The winning pitcher was 14-year veteran Barry Gilmore. He tossed 119 pitches over 7 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits.

With the game tied, 1-1, in the bottom of the seventh, Hammit had a key at-bat for Dallas. With the bases loaded, Hammit hit a 2-run single off William Matz, making the score 3-1, Wranglers.

Hammit told the Dallas Observer: "Sometimes the big stage is not big enough for me."

Dallas has run its win streak to 7 in a row.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lee 2B 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .260 2 36
   d-D. Cox PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 2 26
S. Hudson CF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .209 5 23
J. Plumley RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 9 44
J. Voss 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .263 9 58
T. Stallings 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .267 5 37
P. Morrison LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 8 22
   W. Matz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Kite P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Cowell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 2 15
   D. Fiorentino P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Taylor SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .233 3 23
L. Adams C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .286 6 40
B. Anderson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .041 0 1
   a-C. McCormick LF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268 4 16
   c-D. Strickland PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 34 1 6 1 2 6 14      
a - C. McCormick substituted for B. Anderson in the 6th
b - R. Cowell pinch hit for M. Kite in the 8th
c - D. Strickland pinch hit for C. McCormick in the 9th
d - D. Cox pinch hit for B. Lee in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Stallings (20, 2nd Inning off B. Gilmore, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Lee (24, 3rd Inning off B. Gilmore, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Strickland (1, 9th Inning off J. DuFour, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Lee 2 , J. Voss , T. Stallings 3 , L. Adams , D. Strickland 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Cox , S. Hudson 2 , J. Plumley , B. Taylor
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Lee (17)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Lee (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Taylor-Lee-Stallings)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 .265 10 35
M. Weatherby SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .266 4 26
D. Simmons 1B 3 2 0 0 2 2 4 .302 13 72
J. Hammit 3B 5 2 3 4 0 0 0 .258 3 25
F. Johnson C 4 1 1 3 1 0 3 .249 14 63
P. Simmons LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .263 9 55
E. Hernandez RF 4 0 2 3 1 1 2 .266 0 14
M. Shreve CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .272 4 22
B. Gilmore P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196 0 2
   a-D. Hughes PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217 0 5
   b-C. Yoshimura PR 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 .220 0 14
   J. DuFour P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 10 11 10 9 8 24      
a - D. Hughes pinch hit for B. Gilmore in the 7th
b - C. Yoshimura pinch ran for D. Hughes in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hammit (7, 8th Inning off D. Fiorentino, 3 on, 0 outs) , E. Hernandez (3, 8th Inning off D. Fiorentino, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: P. Simmons 2 (13, 4th Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Johnson (14, 7th Inning off W. Matz, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Weatherby 2 , J. Hammit 4 , F. Johnson 4 , P. Simmons 6 , E. Hernandez 3 , M. Shreve
2-out RBI: , E. Hernandez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Simmons 2 , E. Hernandez 2 , M. Shreve , C. Yoshimura
GIDP: F. Johnson
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: M. Weatherby (16) , F. Johnson (4)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Anderson 5.2 5 1 1 3 5 0 116 3.37   
W. Matz L (3-5), BS (3) 0.2 3 5 4 2 0 1 21 6.29   
M. Kite 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 20 3.49   
D. Fiorentino 1.0 3 4 4 2 2 0 34 7.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Anderson 57
Batters Faced: B. Anderson 24, W. Matz 8, M. Kite 4, D. Fiorentino 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Anderson 6-5, W. Matz 1-1, M. Kite 0-1, D. Fiorentino 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Anderson 116-72, W. Matz 21-15, M. Kite 20-9, D. Fiorentino 34-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Matz 1-1
WP: B. Anderson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Gilmore W (9-7) 7.0 4 1 0 2 6 0 119 2.40   
J. DuFour 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Gilmore 71
Batters Faced: B. Gilmore 29, J. DuFour 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Gilmore 8-7, J. DuFour 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Gilmore 119-71, J. DuFour 21-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Hammit
Ballpark: Bluff Park
Weather: Rain (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 23239
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