MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
08/19/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1788 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Twin Cities Northmen (69-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 8 0
Detroit Wolverines (74-56) 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 4 X 9 15 2
Simmons Hits 3 home runs in Wolverines Win
The home crowd had a good time watching the Twin Cities Northmen and Detroit Wolverines get after it.

Led by Duane Simmons, the Detroit Wolverines defeated the Twin Cities Northmen, 9-4. Simmons hit 3 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring three times for the Wolverines. Detroit pitcher John Fredrick got the win. He's now 10-8. Dave Church was tagged with the loss.

Though it wasn't a flawless game -- few are -- the fans who filled the stands at Wolverine Field seemed to enjoy watching the American Baseball League action.

"It was a solid, all-around game for us," said Detroit manager Alex Wobbema.

The Wolverines have now won 6 straight.
TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clement LF 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 .278 12 43
S. Pavey 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266 6 32
   c-S. Price PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235 1 2
B. Shingleton SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .259 18 66
C. Jacobs RF 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .232 11 47
D. Davalos 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 .286 0 2
E. Wathen 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .204 9 52
   a-T. McNabb PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
R. Giardina C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .172 2 28
E. Hernandez CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .216 5 35
D. Church P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .082 0 3
   C. Kirkley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .150 4 12
Totals 37 4 8 4 4 7 18      
a - T. McNabb pinch hit for E. Wathen in the 9th
b - S. Garcia pinch hit for C. Kirkley in the 9th
c - S. Price pinch hit for S. Pavey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Pavey (16, 8th Inning off J. Fredrick, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Hernandez (13, 9th Inning off J. Fredrick, 2 on, 0 outs) , G. Clement (26, 9th Inning off B. Long, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Hernandez (5, 8th Inning off J. Fredrick, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Clement 3 , S. Pavey 2 , E. Wathen , T. McNabb , R. Giardina , E. Hernandez 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Shingleton , D. Davalos 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Clement (23)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pavey-Shingleton-Davalos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Plumley CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248 11 44
J. Caldwell RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .242 3 19
   a-C. Beeler PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 5 22
D. Simmons 3B 5 3 3 4 0 1 3 .283 23 75
E. Estrada 1B, RF 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .281 3 32
B. Lee LF 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .308 10 56
J. Zimmerman C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .153 2 12
B. Taylor 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .227 3 18
B. Cook SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .199 7 37
J. Fredrick P 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 0 3
   B. Long P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 38 9 15 9 0 7 16      
a - C. Beeler pinch hit for J. Caldwell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Estrada 2 (15, 4th Inning off D. Church, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off C. Kirkley, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Taylor (9, 5th Inning off D. Church, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Zimmerman (6, 8th Inning off C. Kirkley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Simmons 3 (23, 1st Inning off D. Church, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off D. Church, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off D. Church, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Cook (7, 7th Inning off D. Church, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Lee (10, 8th Inning off C. Kirkley, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Caldwell , D. Simmons 12 , E. Estrada 5 , B. Lee 5 , J. Zimmerman 2 , B. Taylor 4 , B. Cook 5
2-out RBI: D. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Plumley , D. Simmons , B. Taylor
GIDP: J. Zimmerman
Hit by Pitch: J. Plumley
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Simmons (21) , B. Cook (22)
TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Church L (12-8) 7.0 10 6 6 0 5 4 99 3.48   
C. Kirkley 1.0 5 3 3 0 2 1 33 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Church 38
Batters Faced: D. Church 30, C. Kirkley 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Church 9-6, C. Kirkley 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Church 99-68, C. Kirkley 33-22
WP: D. Church
Hit Batsmen: C. Kirkley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fredrick W (10-8) 8.1 7 4 4 2 5 1 127 3.23   
B. Long 0.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 27 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fredrick 56
Batters Faced: J. Fredrick 36, B. Long 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fredrick 12-8, B. Long 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fredrick 127-76, B. Long 27-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Long 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Duane Simmons
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Rain (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 24753
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