MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
08/26/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
GAME ID: 1830 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (66-64) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 2
Boston Terriers (54-77) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Wolverines Clip Terriers, 3-2
Boston got a big-time effort from pitcher Bruce Shurtleff, but it wasn't enough to keep the Detroit Wolverines from winning the game, 3-2. Shurtleff threw 7.0 innings of 1-hit ball for the losing team. Detroit reliever Darrell Klug was the winner. His record is now 1-1. David Juarez took the loss. The last-place Terriers have dropped 4 straight games.

Detroit used the timely hitting of Steve Hudson to seize the win. The left fielder stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Wolverines on top, 3-2. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

Hudson called the win "a lesson in teamwork."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rodgers RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .125 0 0
   a-J. Plumley PH, RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .289 11 45
B. Taylor 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236 5 40
   b-S. Hudson PH, LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .296 8 27
E. Wathen 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .297 6 16
B. Lee LF, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .284 4 33
T. Stallings 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .299 14 69
B. Gilley C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .232 6 45
   D. Klug P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. McCormick CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .236 2 32
J. Cooper SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .231 5 41
S. Litwak P 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .111 1 6
   c-G. Copeland C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190 0 11
Totals 30 3 2 1 6 7 19      
a - J. Plumley pinch hit for R. Rodgers in the 8th
b - S. Hudson pinch hit for B. Taylor in the 8th
c - G. Copeland substituted for S. Litwak in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Hudson , S. Litwak
2-out RBI: S. Hudson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Wathen , T. Stallings , B. Gilley , J. Cooper
Hit by Pitch: S. Hudson , C. McCormick , J. Cooper
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: E. Wathen (6) , J. Cooper (25)
OF assists: 1 (McCormick(Madaras at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Hernandez CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .264 14 53
   b-J. Milton PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 2 12
M. Saenz 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .274 8 65
J. Whitlock RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 5 36
R. Alvarez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 8 58
Z. Hodge 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .263 10 57
M. Cash LF, CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .243 2 34
P. Knight C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 13 56
   c-L. Montgomery PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 1 13
B. Madaras SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .268 1 41
B. Shurtleff P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .203 0 7
   a-R. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 4 22
   D. Juarez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-D. Breighner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 1 15
Totals 33 2 8 2 0 2 13      
a - R. Anderson pinch hit for B. Shurtleff in the 7th
b - J. Milton pinch hit for E. Hernandez in the 8th
c - L. Montgomery pinch hit for P. Knight in the 9th
d - D. Breighner pinch hit for D. Juarez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Saenz (8, 4th Inning off S. Litwak, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Hernandez , M. Saenz 5 , R. Alvarez , M. Cash 3 , B. Madaras
2-out RBI: E. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hernandez , Z. Hodge , R. Anderson , D. Breighner
Sac Bunt: P. Knight 2 , B. Shurtleff
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Hodge (13)
PB: P. Knight 2
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Litwak 7.0 5 2 2 0 1 1 89 4.09   
D. Klug W (1-1) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 35 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Litwak 60
Batters Faced: S. Litwak 27, D. Klug 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Litwak 13-6, D. Klug 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Litwak 89-54, D. Klug 35-24
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Shurtleff 7.0 1 1 0 3 5 0 102 3.21   
D. Juarez L (8-9), BS (2) 2.0 1 2 1 3 2 0 40 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shurtleff 75
Batters Faced: B. Shurtleff 27, D. Juarez 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shurtleff 5-11, D. Juarez 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shurtleff 102-66, D. Juarez 40-20
WP: B. Shurtleff , D. Juarez
Hit Batsmen: B. Shurtleff , D. Juarez 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bruce Shurtleff
Ballpark: Atlantic Avenue Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 15503
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