MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
09/13/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
GAME ID: 2120 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (89-63) 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 5 6 1
Boston Terriers (71-80) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
Wolverines Drop Terriers, 5-0
Elmer Bernstein, the 20th overall pick in the 1970 draft, had a strong outing for the Detroit Wolverines against the Boston Terriers at Atlantic Avenue Grounds. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 5-0 win. Detroit reliever Elmer Bernstein got the win, raising his record to 1-0. Bruce Shurtleff was tagged with the loss. The American Baseball League Eastern Division-leading Wolverines have a record of 89-63.

The Wolverines got a gift in the top of the fourth inning, when they were leading 1-0. With two out and runners on 1st and 3rd, Randy Cowell reached on an error by the 3B, driving in 1 run. It made the score 2-0, Detroit.

"It was a solid team effort and we'll try to keep this momentum going," Cowell told reporters after the game.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cowell 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 12 30
D. Simmons 3B 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .291 29 94
B. Taylor 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .207 5 26
B. Lee LF 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 .292 10 66
P. Morrison RF 3 2 1 1 2 0 3 .284 24 72
G. Copeland C 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .217 12 47
C. McCormick CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .229 8 32
B. Cook SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .204 7 45
L. Black P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 0 3
   E. Bernstein P 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Estrada PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 3 43
   B. Long P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 31 5 6 3 9 7 17      
a - E. Estrada pinch hit for J. Ferguson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Cook (14, 4th Inning off B. Shurtleff, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Taylor , P. Morrison , G. Copeland , C. McCormick , B. Cook 2 , E. Bernstein
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Cowell , D. Simmons , P. Morrison , G. Copeland , E. Bernstein
Sac Fly: G. Copeland , B. Cook
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Morrison (43)
CS: C. McCormick (4)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Taylor (14)
Double Plays: 2 (Cowell-Cook-Cowell, Cook-Taylor-Cowell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Williams LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .244 9 62
M. Preciado CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .272 6 43
A. Gutierrez RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .254 5 48
J. Quinlan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .241 2 39
D. Bozza 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .291 7 52
M. Saenz 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .258 5 60
B. Madaras SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194 4 36
P. Knight C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 6 40
B. Shurtleff P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 0 4
   M. Walton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-L. Fletcher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 2 14
   T. McGovern P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0 1 2 13      
a - L. Fletcher pinch hit for M. Walton in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Preciado 2 , A. Gutierrez , D. Bozza 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Quinlan
GIDP: M. Preciado , M. Saenz
Sac Bunt: B. Shurtleff
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Preciado (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Saenz (21) , P. Knight (5)
PB: P. Knight
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Black 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.33   
E. Bernstein W (1-0) 5.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 60 1.59   
J. Ferguson 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.25   
B. Long 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Black 41
Batters Faced: L. Black 2, E. Bernstein 18, J. Ferguson 5, B. Long 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Black 0-1, E. Bernstein 7-5, J. Ferguson 2-2, B. Long 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: L. Black 6-3, E. Bernstein 60-35, J. Ferguson 16-10, B. Long 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Bernstein 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Shurtleff L (6-5) 6.2 5 5 3 9 4 0 139 3.80   
M. Walton 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 4.73   
T. McGovern 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shurtleff 43
Batters Faced: B. Shurtleff 34, M. Walton 4, T. McGovern 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shurtleff 8-7, M. Walton 2-0, T. McGovern 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shurtleff 139-71, M. Walton 13-9, T. McGovern 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Walton 1-0
WP: B. Shurtleff 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Elmer Bernstein
Ballpark: Atlantic Avenue Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 14027
Special Notes: SP Larry Black was injured while pitching.
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