MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
04/13/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 68 - SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Lords (5-0) 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 1 8 10 0
Detroit Wolverines (2-3) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 0
Lords Win 5th Straight, Take Down Wolverines, 8-3
The Baltimore Lords picked up a win at Wolverine Field, dropping the Detroit Wolverines, 8-3. Jose Rodriguez, who finished 4th in the ABL in strikeouts with 191 in 1963, was the difference-maker. The winning pitcher was Rodriguez, now 1-0. He tossed 6.1 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 5 and fanning 8. The loss drops Detroit to 2-3.

In the top of the 4th, Baltimore took the lead on a 2-run single by Doug Stewart. At the time, the Lords were trailing 1-0, but Stewart's hit with two outs against Detroit pitcher William Matz put them in front, 2-1.

"Jose attacked hitters and trusted his stuff," said Baltimore manager Steve Read.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Carter CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .227 0 2
W. Scheideler 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .182 1 2
J. Balliet 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .364 0 2
J. Pendleton 2B 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .417 0 2
M. Caito SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .211 0 0
B. Capps RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .250 0 1
D. Stewart LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .250 0 5
M. Sheffield C 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .294 0 6
J. Rodriguez P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   P. Stack P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Payton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1 4
   D. Achber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Boyd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 8 5 2 14      
a - T. Payton pinch hit for P. Stack in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sheffield (1, 6th Inning off W. Matz, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Scheideler (1, 9th Inning off E. Bernstein, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Carter , W. Scheideler 5 , J. Balliet , J. Pendleton 2 , B. Capps , D. Stewart , M. Sheffield 3
2-out RBI: B. Carter , W. Scheideler , D. Stewart , M. Sheffield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Caito , D. Stewart , J. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Carter (1) , J. Pendleton (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pendleton-Caito-Scheideler)
PB: M. Sheffield
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lee LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 .381 1 4
J. Plumley CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .238 0 1
T. Stallings 1B 3 0 0 2 1 1 1 .211 1 3
P. Morrison RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .300 0 2
E. Wathen 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .444 1 6
B. Taylor SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .150 2 5
D. Simmons 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .312 1 1
B. Gilley C 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 .429 0 5
W. Matz P 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
   P. Carter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   E. Bernstein P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Cowell PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3 8 9 22      
a - E. Taylor pinch hit for P. Carter in the 7th
b - R. Cowell pinch hit for E. Bernstein in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Plumley (2, 1st Inning off J. Rodriguez, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Wathen (1, 4th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Lee , J. Plumley 3 , P. Morrison , E. Wathen 2 , B. Gilley
2-out RBI: T. Stallings
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Lee , P. Morrison , E. Wathen , B. Taylor , W. Matz
GIDP: B. Lee
Sac Fly: T. Stallings
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Morrison 2 (5)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Morrison(Scheideler at home))
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rodriguez W (1-0) 6.1 3 2 2 5 8 0 121 2.84   
P. Stack 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
D. Achber 1.2 3 1 1 3 1 0 52 1.35   
D. Boyd SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodriguez 62
Batters Faced: J. Rodriguez 27, P. Stack 1, D. Achber 11, D. Boyd 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodriguez 8-3, P. Stack 1-0, D. Achber 1-3, D. Boyd 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodriguez 121-69, P. Stack 5-3, D. Achber 52-24, D. Boyd 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Stack 1-0 , D. Boyd 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Matz L (0-1) 5.2 5 6 6 5 1 0 87 9.53   
P. Carter 1.1 4 1 1 0 0 0 16 6.75   
E. Bernstein 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 26 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Matz 31
Batters Faced: W. Matz 27, P. Carter 7, E. Bernstein 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Matz 7-9, P. Carter 1-2, E. Bernstein 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Matz 87-49, P. Carter 16-11, E. Bernstein 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Carter 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Rodriguez
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 21727
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