MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT TORONTO HURONS
09/23/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT TORONTO HURONS
GAME ID: 2240 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (74-86) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 10 1
Toronto Hurons (65-95) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 10 1
Hurons Win Thriller, 4-3
Toronto beat Detroit on the strength of starting pitcher Alfonso Sosa's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-3. The last-place Hurons improved to 65-95.

Toronto got a knockout punch from Jeff McPhearson. The third baseman hammered a grand slam home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

"The crowd went nuts," Sosa said.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Cox SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 5 21
   a-J. Cooper SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .215 4 18
   b-J. Drago PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
   c-B. Allen SS, 2B 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .219 5 17
W. Spooner RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .294 0 2
G. Jordan 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .290 10 62
G. Russell 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .226 5 10
D. Hodges 2B, SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .298 0 6
B. Gilley C 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 .360 2 10
C. McCormick CF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 4 23
R. Wilson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   L. Black P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 0 4
   d-R. Cowell PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 1 1
   F. Harrison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   e-D. Strickland PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 7 19
J. Walker LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .257 0 2
   W. Matz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 2 4 3 13      
a - J. Cooper substituted for D. Cox in the 4th
b - J. Drago pinch ran for J. Cooper in the 5th
c - B. Allen substituted for J. Drago in the 5th
d - R. Cowell pinch hit for L. Black in the 7th
e - D. Strickland pinch hit for F. Harrison in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Walker (4, 5th Inning off A. Sosa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: G. Jordan (3, 5th Inning off A. Sosa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Cowell (1, 7th Inning off A. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cooper , W. Spooner 2 , G. Jordan 4 , D. Hodges 2 , R. Cowell 4 , J. Walker 3
2-out RBI: D. Hodges
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Russell , B. Gilley 2
GIDP: W. Spooner
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Allen (10) , W. Spooner (2)
CS: W. Spooner (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Cox (14)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hinojosa 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .284 4 37
V. Friend SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .217 14 54
J. Luna CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .315 25 68
M. Lasseter LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .328 25 90
J. McPhearson 3B 5 1 1 4 0 1 4 .241 5 19
J. Banes RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214 1 4
   a-B. Hunt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241 3 25
   b-H. Schwartz RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 0 3
C. Perez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .226 0 1
J. Messer C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .318 0 2
A. Sosa P 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .170 0 2
   c-D. Browning PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 2 33
   A. Mendoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   J. Scott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   d-D. Bleicher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251 6 29
   T. Ibsen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4 5 2 26      
a - B. Hunt pinch hit for J. Banes in the 5th
b - H. Schwartz substituted for B. Hunt in the 6th
c - D. Browning pinch hit for A. Sosa in the 6th
d - D. Bleicher pinch hit for J. Scott in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Perez (2, 2nd Inning off R. Wilson, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Luna 2 (28, 3rd Inning off R. Wilson, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off L. Black, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. McPhearson (5, 9th Inning off W. Matz, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hinojosa 2 , V. Friend 2 , J. Luna 4 , M. Lasseter , J. McPhearson 4 , H. Schwartz , C. Perez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hinojosa , V. Friend , M. Lasseter , J. Banes , C. Perez , D. Bleicher
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: J. McPhearson (8)
Double Plays: 1 (McPhearson-Hinojosa-Perez)
OF assists: 1 (Lasseter(Walker at home))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Wilson 3.2 3 0 0 3 1 0 18 77 1.72   
L. Black 2.1 3 0 0 1 1 0 11 31 4.17   
F. Harrison H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 3.46   
W. Matz L (5-6), BS (5) 1.1 4 4 4 1 0 1 9 29 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Wilson 51
Batters Faced: R. Wilson 18, L. Black 11, F. Harrison 3, W. Matz 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Wilson 5-5, L. Black 1-5, F. Harrison 3-0, W. Matz 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Wilson 77-46, L. Black 31-25, F. Harrison 7-5, W. Matz 29-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Black 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Sosa 6.0 6 1 1 2 2 0 25 104 3.91   
A. Mendoza 0.2 3 2 2 2 0 1 6 21 3.02   
J. Scott 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 17 4.12   
T. Ibsen W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Sosa 56
Batters Faced: A. Sosa 25, A. Mendoza 6, J. Scott 5, T. Ibsen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Sosa 6-8, A. Mendoza 0-1, J. Scott 1-2, T. Ibsen 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Sosa 104-65, A. Mendoza 21-12, J. Scott 17-11, T. Ibsen 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Scott 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alfonso Sosa
Ballpark: Dominion Field
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 16963
Special Notes: SS Dave Cox was injured while throwing the ball. SS Joe Cooper was injured while running the bases.
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