MLB
DETROIT WOLVERINES @ TORONTO HURONS
09/23/1977
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : RHP Alfonso Sosa
Pitching: RHP Alfonso Sosa
Batting: RHB Dave Cox 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 56 MPH)
Batting: LHB Wayne Spooner 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 82 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gary Jordan 0-0: Called Strike
Wayne Spooner is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 5S, EV 75 MPH)
Batting: LHB Greg Russell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Gary Jordan to second
Batting: RHB Dan Hodges 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 13S, EV 51 MPH) (infield hit)
Gary Jordan to third
Greg Russell to second
Batting: RHB Bob Gilley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 54 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base; Detroit 0 - Toronto 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Ray Wilson
Pitching: RHP Ray Wilson
Batting: RHB Roberto Hinojosa 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 56 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vern Friend 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 86 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jorge Luna 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 57 MPH)
Vern Friend to second
Batting: RHB Max Lasseter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 62 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Toronto 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : RHP Alfonso Sosa
Batting: RHB Chuck McCormick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 89S, EV 83 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ray Wilson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 53 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jeff Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 55 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Toronto 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Ray Wilson
Batting: SHB Jeff McPhearson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jack Banes 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 79 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carlos Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 89 MPH)
Jack Banes to third
Batting: RHB Jim Messer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Alfonso Sosa 0-0: Grounds into fielders choice 6-2 (Groundball, 6, EV 65 MPH)
Carlos Perez to third
Jim Messer to second
Batting: RHB Roberto Hinojosa 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 86 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on base; Detroit 0 - Toronto 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : RHP Alfonso Sosa
Batting: RHB Dave Cox 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4D, EV 45 MPH)
Batting: LHB Wayne Spooner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Gary Jordan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 89 MPH)
Batting: LHB Greg Russell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Toronto 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Ray Wilson
Batting: RHB Vern Friend 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jorge Luna 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 108 MPH)
Vern Friend to third
Batting: RHB Max Lasseter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 101 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jeff McPhearson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F1 (Popup, P, EV 51 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Banes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 88 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 0 - Toronto 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : RHP Alfonso Sosa
Batting: RHB Dan Hodges 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 78D, EV 74 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Gilley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Chuck McCormick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 47 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ray Wilson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 86 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Toronto 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Ray Wilson
Batting: SHB Carlos Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 85 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Messer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 76 MPH)
Now at SS: Joe Cooper
Batting: SHB Alfonso Sosa 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Larry Black
Batting: RHB Roberto Hinojosa 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 78M, EV 77 MPH)
Alfonso Sosa to second
Batting: RHB Vern Friend 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 0 - Toronto 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : RHP Alfonso Sosa
Batting: SHB Jeff Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 102 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Cooper 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter safe!
Jeff Walker to third
Pinch Runner at 1st Jeff Drago:
Batting: LHB Wayne Spooner 0-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 100 MPH)
Jeff Walker scores
Batting: LHB Gary Jordan 0-0: TRIPLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 108 MPH)
Batting: LHB Greg Russell 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 94 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Toronto 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Larry Black
Now at 2B: Bob Allen
Now at SS: Dan Hodges
Batting: RHB Jorge Luna 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 97 MPH)
Batting: RHB Max Lasseter 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: SHB Jeff McPhearson 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 80 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bill Hunt 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 40 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carlos Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 95 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 1 - Toronto 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : RHP Alfonso Sosa
Now in RF: Holger Schwartz
Batting: RHB Dan Hodges 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 78 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Gilley 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 110 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck McCormick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 79 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Toronto 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Larry Black
Batting: RHB Jim Messer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 80 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Dave Browning 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 84 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Hinojosa 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 88 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vern Friend 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 63 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Toronto 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : RHP Alfonso Sosa
Pitching: LHP Alex Mendoza
Pinch Hitting: RHB Randy Cowell 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 120 MPH), Distance : 356 ft
Batting: SHB Jeff Walker 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 84 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Allen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Jeff Walker to second
Batting: LHB Wayne Spooner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 87 MPH)
Jeff Walker to third
Bob Allen to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by LF and OUT! 7-2
Batting: LHB Gary Jordan 0-0: Called Strike
Bob Allen steals 3rd base
Wayne Spooner to second
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25, EV 74 MPH)
Batting: LHB Greg Russell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Joe Scott
Batting: RHB Dan Hodges 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 103 MPH)
Bob Allen scores
Wayne Spooner to third
Greg Russell to second
Batting: RHB Bob Gilley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 74 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Detroit 3 - Toronto 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Larry Black
Pitching: LHP Fred Harrison
Batting: RHB Jorge Luna 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 72 MPH)
Batting: RHB Max Lasseter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 114 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jeff McPhearson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 58 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 3 - Toronto 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : RHP Joe Scott
Batting: RHB Chuck McCormick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 72 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Danny Strickland 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 90 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jeff Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 3 - Toronto 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Fred Harrison
Pitching: LHP William Matz
Now in LF: Chuck McCormick
Now in CF: Danny Strickland
Batting: RHB Holger Schwartz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 90 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carlos Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 80 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Messer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 66 MPH)
Holger Schwartz to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Danny Bleicher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 83 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 3 - Toronto 0
TOP OF THE 9TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : RHP Joe Scott
Pitching: LHP Tom Ibsen
Batting: RHB Bob Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 73 MPH)
Batting: LHB Wayne Spooner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 81 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gary Jordan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 80 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 3 - Toronto 0
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP William Matz
Batting: RHB Roberto Hinojosa 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 73 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vern Friend 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 77 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jorge Luna 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Base on Balls
Vern Friend to second
Batting: RHB Max Lasseter 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 86 MPH)
Vern Friend to third
Jorge Luna to second
Batting: SHB Jeff McPhearson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: GRAND SLAM HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 90 MPH), Distance : 388 ft
Bottom of the 9th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 3 - Toronto 4
Monday, October 5th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 75