WHIRLED BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
09/04/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1377 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Angels (62-76) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Detroit Wolverines (71-68) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 X 7 9 0
Wolverines Raise Rally Flag, Beat Los Angeles, 7-3
The Detroit Wolverines beat the Los Angeles Angels, 7-3. Detroit pitcher and Stone Mountain, Georgia, native Connie Johnson led the way. Detroit pitcher Joakim Soria earned the win, hiking his record to 2-1. Luke Walker suffered the loss. With the win, the Wolverines hiked their record to 71-68.

Detroit took a 7-3 lead on Ernie Lombardi's 18th home run of the season. The grand slam home run, which Lombardi hit in the bottom of the eighth, left Los Angeles pitcher Darren Holmes visibly frustrated.

"Trying isn't good enough in this league," said Lombardi. "You've got to get results."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289 7 63
E. Joost SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .266 15 32
B. Giles CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .300 2 7
C. Delgado DH 4 1 1 2 0 3 1 .249 36 76
F. Freeman 1B 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 .316 1 6
   c-B. Doran PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 0 1
D. Rader 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .238 23 73
R. Hassey C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .263 6 26
   a-F. Patek PR, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 2
   d-K. Daniels PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .351 31 90
E. Smith LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .231 0 10
M. Ellis 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .273 8 23
   b-G. Tenace C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 1
Totals 31 3 6 3 3 11 11      
a - F. Patek pinch ran for R. Hassey in the 7th
b - G. Tenace substituted for M. Ellis in the 7th
c - B. Doran pinch ran for F. Freeman in the 9th
d - K. Daniels pinch hit for F. Patek in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Joost (7, 4th Inning off C. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Freeman (6, 9th Inning off B. Napier, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Freeman (1, 2nd Inning off C. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Delgado (36, 4th Inning off C. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki , E. Joost 2 , C. Delgado 4 , F. Freeman 6 , E. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Daniels
GIDP: E. Joost
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Patek (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Joost-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Wallace SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 0 5
J. Beníquez LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .317 17 52
H. Greenberg 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .262 47 106
A. Kaline RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .279 26 72
   a-T. Cobb PR, RF 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .387 45 118
B. Bailey 3B 4 2 2 0 0 1 3 .258 28 67
J. Martinez DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .329 12 25
C. Davis CF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .256 33 89
E. Lombardi C 4 1 1 4 0 2 3 .271 18 52
J. Wood 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .247 4 16
Totals 32 7 9 7 4 7 15      
a - T. Cobb pinch ran for A. Kaline in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Martinez (6, 6th Inning off P. Galvin, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Davis (27, 6th Inning off P. Galvin, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Cobb (59, 8th Inning off L. Walker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Lombardi (18, 8th Inning off D. Holmes, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Kaline , T. Cobb 2 , B. Bailey 2 , J. Martinez 2 , C. Davis 3 , E. Lombardi 4 , J. Wood
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bailey , J. Wood 2
GIDP: H. Greenberg
Hit by Pitch: J. Beníquez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Greenberg-Wallace-Greenberg)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Galvin 6.0 6 3 3 3 6 0 90 5.16   
L. Walker L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13 9.00   
D. Holmes 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 1 15 7.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Galvin 51
Batters Faced: P. Galvin 27, L. Walker 4, D. Holmes 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Galvin 7-5, L. Walker 2-0, D. Holmes 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Galvin 90-54, L. Walker 13-7, D. Holmes 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Holmes 1-1
Hit Batsmen: L. Walker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Johnson 7.0 5 3 3 3 10 2 106 4.07   
J. Soria W (2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 10.38   
B. Napier 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Johnson 62
Batters Faced: C. Johnson 27, J. Soria 3, B. Napier 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Johnson 6-3, J. Soria 2-1, B. Napier 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Johnson 106-67, J. Soria 9-6, B. Napier 15-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Connie Johnson
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 43835
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