MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
07/26/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 1435 - MONDAY, JULY 26TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Twin Cities Northmen (43-60) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 1
Dallas Wranglers (55-48) 0 0 3 7 6 0 0 0 X 16 19 0
Johnson has 4 hits as Wranglers Drub Northmen, 16-1
The Dallas Wranglers got production up and down the lineup while beating the Twin Cities Northmen, 16-1. One standout was catcher Fred Johnson. Johnson, who is tied for 10th in the ABL with a .457 slugging percentage, went 4-4 with 3 doubles and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4. Art Stager picked up the win, lifting his record to 4-6 on the season. He struck out 4 and walked 1 in 7.1 innings, while yielding 1 run. Dallas has 3 straight wins, Twin Cities 4 straight losses.

With Dallas leading 1-0 in the bottom of the third, Johnson hit a knuckle curve from Syed Farooqi for a 2-run double. It was his 11th double of the season and put the Wranglers ahead, 3-0.

"They beat us like the proverbial rented mule," said losing manager Jason Gudim.
TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Lockhart CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 2 24
C. Berman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 4 27
D. Davalos 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .330 1 9
C. Jacobs RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .254 10 42
P. Walker LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 7 33
   a-T. McNabb PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154 0 1
   c-D. Weaver LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 2 12
B. Shingleton SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .246 11 43
R. Giardina C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .219 2 21
S. Pavey 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .202 4 21
S. Farooqi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 1 3
   G. Forgette P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   P. Whitaker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. McGurn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .215 3 28
   B. Cole P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 8 1 2 5 10      
a - T. McNabb pinch hit for P. Walker in the 7th
b - M. McGurn pinch hit for P. Whitaker in the 7th
c - D. Weaver substituted for T. McNabb in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: C. Berman , D. Davalos , P. Walker , T. McNabb , B. Shingleton , R. Giardina , S. Pavey 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Lockhart , R. Giardina
GIDP: C. Jacobs , M. McGurn
Sac Bunt: S. Farooqi
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Jacobs (12)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Walker (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Shingleton-Pavey-Davalos)
OF assists: 1 (Jacobs(Shreve at home))
PB: R. Giardina
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 4 3 2 0 2 0 1 .267 10 32
M. Weatherby SS 4 3 3 0 0 1 0 .246 3 21
D. Simmons 1B 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .307 11 65
P. Simmons LF 4 2 1 3 1 2 4 .263 9 49
S. Walp RF 3 2 1 2 2 0 2 .284 5 42
F. Johnson C 4 2 4 4 1 0 0 .257 13 55
J. Robinson 3B 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 .272 10 38
M. Shreve CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .272 3 19
A. Stager P 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .167 0 3
   J. Lavelle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-E. Hernandez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 0 10
   J. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 39 16 19 14 6 4 19      
a - E. Hernandez pinch hit for J. Lavelle in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Johnson 3 (11, 3rd Inning off S. Farooqi, 2 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off G. Forgette, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off B. Cole, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Howard (26, 4th Inning off S. Farooqi, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Weatherby (12, 5th Inning off G. Forgette, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: P. Simmons (11, 4th Inning off S. Farooqi, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Walp (5, 4th Inning off G. Forgette, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Howard 3 , M. Weatherby 4 , D. Simmons 3 , P. Simmons 3 , S. Walp 4 , F. Johnson 7 , J. Robinson 2 , M. Shreve , A. Stager 2
2-out RBI: P. Simmons , S. Walp , F. Johnson , J. Robinson , A. Stager 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Robinson , M. Shreve , A. Stager
GIDP: P. Simmons
Sac Bunt: M. Weatherby
Sac Fly: D. Simmons
Hit by Pitch: M. Weatherby
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Weatherby-Howard-Simmons, Weatherby-Howard-Simmons)
TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Farooqi L (7-9) 3.2 7 7 7 4 2 0 95 4.42   
G. Forgette 0.2 7 7 7 2 0 1 33 5.73   
P. Whitaker 1.2 3 2 2 0 2 0 39 3.97   
B. Cole 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 33 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Farooqi 15
Batters Faced: S. Farooqi 22, G. Forgette 10, P. Whitaker 8, B. Cole 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Farooqi 4-4, G. Forgette 0-1, P. Whitaker 1-2, B. Cole 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Farooqi 95-53, G. Forgette 33-17, P. Whitaker 39-25, B. Cole 33-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Forgette 1-1 , P. Whitaker 3-3
Hit Batsmen: S. Farooqi
Balk: P. Whitaker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Stager W (4-6) 7.1 8 1 1 1 4 0 99 3.53   
J. Lavelle 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 3.00   
J. Hernandez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 6.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Stager 61
Batters Faced: A. Stager 29, J. Lavelle 2, J. Hernandez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Stager 10-6, J. Lavelle 1-0, J. Hernandez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Stager 99-67, J. Lavelle 6-2, J. Hernandez 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lavelle 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fred Johnson
Ballpark: Bluff Park
Weather: Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 17923
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