MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
09/15/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 2093 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (77-73) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Atlanta Generals (74-76) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 X 4 10 0
Generals Win, 4-2, Versus Detroit
The Atlanta Generals defeated the Detroit Wolverines, 4-2. Doing his part was first baseman Ed Mika, who went 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. The Generals now have a record of 74-76 with the win over Detroit.

A crucial at-bat came with the bases empty and no one out in the bottom of the eighth inning. That's when pinch hitter Steve Walp, who was drafted in the 3rd round of the 1968 draft, hit a double. The Generals went on to win.

Mika attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Morrison LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .280 20 83
J. Cooper SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .227 6 44
E. Wathen 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .293 9 25
T. Stallings 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .298 17 88
B. Taylor 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .215 5 43
C. McCormick CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .251 3 43
   a-J. Plumley PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 14 59
S. Hudson RF, CF 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 .305 13 36
B. Gilley C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .221 6 47
S. Litwak P 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .095 1 6
   E. Bernstein P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Lee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 4 35
   D. Klug P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2 4 8 26      
a - J. Plumley pinch hit for C. McCormick in the 8th
b - B. Lee pinch hit for E. Bernstein in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cooper (16, 5th Inning off R. Banas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Hudson (13, 4th Inning off R. Banas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Morrison , J. Cooper 3 , E. Wathen , T. Stallings 2 , C. McCormick , S. Hudson 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Morrison , B. Taylor 2 , C. McCormick , B. Lee
GIDP: B. Gilley
Sac Fly: T. Stallings
Hit by Pitch: E. Wathen
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Morrison 2 (29) , S. Hudson (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 3B 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .203 1 12
M. McRae LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .197 1 14
E. Mika 1B 5 1 3 2 0 0 4 .263 22 58
R. Palacios 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .261 14 78
R. Lord RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 16 62
   b-S. Walp PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270 7 34
   c-W. Spooner RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Devine SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .240 4 46
R. Bullins C 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 .206 2 21
T. Conley CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .308 1 4
R. Banas P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .206 0 4
   a-R. Spencer PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 0 15
   P. Hodges P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Winder P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 0 3
Totals 31 4 10 3 6 3 19      
a - R. Spencer pinch hit for R. Banas in the 6th
b - S. Walp pinch hit for R. Lord in the 8th
c - W. Spooner substituted for S. Walp in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Mika (21, 3rd Inning off S. Litwak, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Devine (21, 6th Inning off S. Litwak, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Walp (11, 8th Inning off D. Klug, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Mika (22, 1st Inning off S. Litwak, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Darnell , M. McRae , E. Mika 7 , S. Walp 2 , K. Devine 2 , T. Conley 2 , R. Winder
2-out RBI: E. Mika
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Mika , R. Palacios 2 , R. Lord , R. Banas , R. Spencer
Sac Bunt: M. McRae 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Mika (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Devine-Palacios-Mika)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Litwak 6.2 6 2 2 5 3 1 99 3.93   
E. Bernstein 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.59   
D. Klug L (1-3) 1.0 4 2 2 1 0 0 29 4.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Litwak 52
Batters Faced: S. Litwak 30, E. Bernstein 1, D. Klug 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Litwak 8-8, E. Bernstein 1-0, D. Klug 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Litwak 99-55, E. Bernstein 6-5, D. Klug 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Bernstein 1-0
WP: D. Klug
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Banas 6.0 8 2 2 1 6 1 107 3.90   
P. Hodges 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 2.97   
R. Winder W (9-6) 2.0 0 0 0 3 2 0 33 2.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Banas 53
Batters Faced: R. Banas 27, P. Hodges 5, R. Winder 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Banas 4-8, P. Hodges 2-1, R. Winder 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Banas 107-73, P. Hodges 18-11, R. Winder 33-17
WP: R. Banas
Hit Batsmen: P. Hodges
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Mika
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 18194
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