MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
08/20/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1736 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Twin Cities Northmen (59-65) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Detroit Wolverines (66-58) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 1
Wolverines Earn 3-2 Win Against Northmen
The Detroit Wolverines earned a close win over the Twin Cities Northmen, thanks in part to Juan Rodriguez. The Detroit left-hander, who led the ABL in wins with 21 in 1968, played a key role in the 11-inning, 3-2 victory. Gary Doll was the winner in relief. His record is now 3-2. The losing pitcher was Paul Whitaker. The triumph puts Detroit at 66-58 for the season.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the 11th inning, when Detroit shortstop Joe Cooper, facing Paul Whitaker, had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It gave the Wolverines the 3-2 win.

"Juan just went about his business, throwing strikes," said Detroit manager Alex Wobbema.
TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Jacobs RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 16 60
   b-M. Preciado PH, LF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .259 2 19
C. Berman 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .267 1 4
D. Davalos 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .284 7 38
M. Perez CF 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .279 8 40
B. Shingleton SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .249 11 47
G. Clement LF, RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .290 12 47
R. Giardina C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .207 14 52
   c-D. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 5 31
   e-J. Kinney C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216 2 14
S. Pavey 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .229 5 33
K. Glanden P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190 0 2
   a-M. McGurn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 1 1
   R. Lindstrom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-T. McNabb PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 2 6
   P. Whitaker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 2 7 2 3 10 17      
a - M. McGurn pinch hit for K. Glanden in the 8th
b - M. Preciado pinch hit for C. Jacobs in the 9th
c - D. Miller pinch hit for R. Giardina in the 10th
d - T. McNabb pinch hit for R. Lindstrom in the 10th
e - J. Kinney substituted for D. Miller in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Perez (8, 4th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Preciado 2 , C. Berman , D. Davalos , M. Perez 4 , G. Clement , S. Pavey
2-out RBI: M. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Berman , G. Clement , J. Kinney
Sac Bunt: C. Berman , M. Perez
Hit by Pitch: D. Davalos
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Davalos (6)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Shingleton (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Plumley CF 5 0 2 0 1 2 0 .258 8 42
J. Cooper SS 5 0 0 1 0 0 5 .248 1 14
T. Stallings 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .256 8 73
P. Morrison LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .280 18 74
E. Wathen 2B 4 1 2 0 1 2 1 .234 8 60
B. Gilley C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .254 7 42
   b-E. Estrada PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 1 5
   c-G. Copeland C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 1 7
B. Taylor 3B 3 1 0 0 2 0 4 .214 7 28
C. McCormick RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .251 0 12
J. Rodriguez P 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .222 0 2
   T. McGovern P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Lee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 9 51
   G. Doll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
   d-R. Cowell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 2 5
Totals 39 3 8 1 6 7 22      
a - B. Lee pinch hit for T. McGovern in the 9th
b - E. Estrada pinch hit for B. Gilley in the 10th
c - G. Copeland substituted for E. Estrada in the 11th
d - R. Cowell pinch hit for G. Doll in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Plumley (23, 5th Inning off K. Glanden, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Plumley 3 , T. Stallings , P. Morrison , E. Wathen 2 , B. Gilley , C. McCormick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cooper , T. Stallings , C. McCormick , J. Rodriguez
Sac Bunt: C. McCormick
Sac Fly: J. Cooper
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Morrison (45) , B. Lee (15)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Morrison (4)
TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Glanden 7.0 5 2 2 4 6 0 116 2.48   
R. Lindstrom 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 2.89   
P. Whitaker L (2-3) 1.2 2 1 0 1 0 0 26 3.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Glanden 61
Batters Faced: K. Glanden 30, R. Lindstrom 8, P. Whitaker 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Glanden 7-8, R. Lindstrom 2-3, P. Whitaker 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Glanden 116-78, R. Lindstrom 23-14, P. Whitaker 26-16
WP: K. Glanden 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rodriguez 8.0 4 2 2 0 10 1 101 3.17   
T. McGovern 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 3.27   
G. Doll W (3-2) 2.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 39 2.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodriguez 76
Batters Faced: J. Rodriguez 28, T. McGovern 5, G. Doll 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodriguez 4-9, T. McGovern 1-2, G. Doll 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodriguez 101-69, T. McGovern 20-13, G. Doll 39-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McGovern 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Rodriguez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Rodriguez
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 16076
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