MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
06/09/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 874 - SATURDAY, JUNE 9TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (34-29) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Detroit Wolverines (40-24) 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 4 10 0
4-0 Win Gets Detroit to 40-24
The home crowd had a good time watching the Houston Drillers and Detroit Wolverines get after it.

Detroit Wolverines starter Scott Litwak found his groove in his team's 4-0 win over the Houston Drillers. The Drillers, at 34-29, have lost 4 straight games.

Houston had a runner on 1st in the top of the seventh. With no one out, Chuck Walton stood at the plate, hoping to find a gap. Instead, he popped out. The score remained 2-0, Detroit. The Drillers never could mount a comeback.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .341 7 38
M. Sisson CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309 12 37
   b-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 1 4
   D. Knight P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Lockhart LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .190 0 0
M. Wells 1B, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304 15 50
L. Ward 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .249 7 25
C. Walton 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .333 1 11
C. Fee C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .250 9 30
D. Martinez SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .228 2 12
R. Robins P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
   a-A. Amador PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 4 19
Totals 27 0 5 0 5 3 17      
a - A. Amador pinch hit for R. Robins in the 8th
b - J. Burke pinch hit for M. Sisson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Martinez (7, 8th Inning off E. Bernstein, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost , L. Ward , C. Walton 2 , D. Martinez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Lockhart 2
GIDP: C. Fee 2
Sac Bunt: R. Robins
Hit by Pitch: L. Ward
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Ward (6) , C. Walton (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Plumley LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .314 8 24
P. Morrison RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .288 6 29
D. Simmons 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .339 10 42
C. McCormick CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .263 1 21
R. Cowell 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .297 6 20
G. Copeland C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .218 6 25
E. Wathen 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .232 5 15
B. Cook SS 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .264 2 5
S. Litwak P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 0 2
   P. Carter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Taylor PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285 5 17
   E. Bernstein P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 10 4 1 5 8      
a - B. Taylor pinch hit for P. Carter in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Simmons (11, 4th Inning off R. Robins, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Plumley (11, 7th Inning off R. Robins, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Cowell (10, 8th Inning off D. Knight, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Morrison (6, 1st Inning off R. Robins, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Wathen (5, 2nd Inning off R. Robins, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Plumley 2 , P. Morrison 5 , D. Simmons 2 , C. McCormick , R. Cowell 2 , E. Wathen 4 , B. Cook 2 , B. Taylor
2-out RBI: J. Plumley , E. Wathen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Plumley , P. Morrison , G. Copeland , E. Wathen
Sac Bunt: S. Litwak
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: P. Morrison (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Simmons-Wathen-Cowell, Wathen-Cook-Cowell)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Robins L (2-5) 7.0 9 4 4 0 4 2 101 5.04   
D. Knight 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Robins 47
Batters Faced: R. Robins 29, D. Knight 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Robins 6-10, D. Knight 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Robins 101-69, D. Knight 21-13
WP: D. Knight
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Litwak W (6-4) 6.0 2 0 0 5 2 0 100 2.86   
P. Carter H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.15   
E. Bernstein 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 31 4.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Litwak 65
Batters Faced: S. Litwak 23, P. Carter 2, E. Bernstein 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Litwak 6-8, P. Carter 0-2, E. Bernstein 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Litwak 100-52, P. Carter 5-5, E. Bernstein 31-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Carter 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Bernstein
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Litwak
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 21452
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