MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/22/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1822 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Twin Cities Northmen (70-60) 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 8 13 0
Houston Drillers (66-63) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
Northmen Roll to 8-1 Win Over Drillers
Twin Cities used a superb performance from starting pitcher Gerald Gross to down the Houston Drillers, 8-1. Gross yielded 1 run over 8 innings to notch the win. He scattered 4 hits, walked 4, and struck out 4. His record improves to 10-10. With the win, Twin Cities upped its record to 70-60.

Carl Jacobs, who finished 5th in the ABL in slugging percentage with .538 in 1970, helped out the Twin Cities cause in the top of the third inning with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. For the game, the right fielder drew 1 walk.

"We didn't help ourselves, it's as simple as that," said losing manager Steven Palps.
TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clement LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .275 12 44
S. Pavey 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .269 6 32
B. Shingleton SS 4 2 2 1 1 1 4 .261 19 67
C. Jacobs RF 3 1 0 1 1 0 5 .229 11 48
D. Davalos 1B 4 1 2 2 1 2 2 .300 1 4
E. Wathen 3B 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 .205 9 53
R. Giardina C 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .170 2 28
E. Hernandez CF 5 2 4 1 0 1 1 .222 5 36
G. Gross P 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .145 0 2
   a-S. Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .148 4 12
   J. Gibson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
Totals 36 8 13 8 6 5 21      
a - S. Garcia pinch hit for G. Gross in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Hernandez (14, 6th Inning off R. McStay, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Hernandez (1, 4th Inning off R. McStay, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Shingleton (19, 7th Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Davalos (1, 7th Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Clement , S. Pavey 2 , B. Shingleton 5 , D. Davalos 5 , E. Wathen , E. Hernandez 7 , G. Gross
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Pavey , C. Jacobs 2 , D. Davalos , S. Garcia
GIDP: G. Clement
Sac Bunt: S. Pavey , G. Gross
Sac Fly: C. Jacobs
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador 1B 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .277 8 48
C. Walton 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221 0 10
J. Frost RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .257 8 40
M. Sisson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277 27 81
W. Fields 3B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .226 12 47
C. Fee C 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .242 6 32
M. Hoffman CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .108 0 0
   b-E. Ellison PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 8 25
D. Martinez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .206 7 29
   c-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .171 1 8
R. McStay P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281 0 2
   L. Bilski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
   a-L. Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 8 39
   J. Pederson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-R. Lewis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .173 0 4
Totals 32 1 5 1 4 4 15      
a - L. Ward pinch hit for L. Bilski in the 7th
b - E. Ellison pinch hit for M. Hoffman in the 9th
c - J. Burke pinch hit for D. Martinez in the 9th
d - R. Lewis pinch hit for J. Pederson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Fee (9, 9th Inning off J. Gibson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Walton , J. Frost , W. Fields , C. Fee 3
2-out RBI: J. Frost
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sisson , M. Hoffman , D. Martinez , R. Lewis
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Walton (4) , R. McStay (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Fields-Walton-Amador, Frost-Fields)
OF assists: 2 (Frost(Davalos at 3rd base), Frost(Davalos at 3rd base))
TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Gross W (10-10) 8.0 4 1 1 4 4 0 121 2.70   
J. Gibson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Gross 70
Batters Faced: G. Gross 32, J. Gibson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Gross 10-10, J. Gibson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Gross 121-74, J. Gibson 13-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. McStay L (11-8) 6.0 8 6 5 3 4 0 118 2.71   
L. Bilski 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 2 25 3.39   
J. Pederson 2.0 3 0 0 2 0 0 40 3.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McStay 35
Batters Faced: R. McStay 29, L. Bilski 6, J. Pederson 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McStay 4-9, L. Bilski 1-1, J. Pederson 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. McStay 118-65, L. Bilski 25-17, J. Pederson 40-23
WP: J. Pederson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gerald Gross
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 16819
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