MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
09/06/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 2007 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Hawks (57-88) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Twin Cities Northmen (61-83) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 2 11 2
Northmen 2-0 Winners Versus Chicago
Gerald Gross, the 2nd overall pick in the 1969 draft, never let the Hawks get in a groove. The right-hander used his bread and butter, his splitter, to pitch the Northmen to a win, 2-0. The winning pitcher was Gross, now 6-14. He tossed 6 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 4 and fanning 8. Steve Eaton was credited with the save, his 8th in 9 tries.

The Northmen got a big at-bat from first baseman David Davalos. For the game, Davalos was 1 for 4 with a double. In the bottom of the first, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 18th double of the season gave Twin Cities a 1-0 lead.

"For the most part, I made good pitches when I needed to," said Gross.

The Northmen raised their record to 61-83.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Richter 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 4 23
   a-B. DeFalco PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 6 47
A. Bires CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .248 5 51
T. Davis 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 17 58
B. Strange LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .272 8 27
M. Morris RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .236 19 47
F. Chavez 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 8 28
   b-S. Morales PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 13 53
B. Raley SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .267 0 19
G. Perritte C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .235 1 8
D. Smilanich P 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 .038 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0 4 9 15      
a - B. DeFalco pinch hit for B. Richter in the 7th
b - S. Morales pinch hit for F. Chavez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Raley (11, 4th Inning off G. Gross, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Strange , M. Morris 2 , B. Raley 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. DeFalco , D. Smilanich 2
Sac Bunt: F. Chavez , D. Smilanich
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Morris (14)
CS: A. Bires (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Raley-Richter-Davis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Lockhart CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .261 3 39
C. Berman 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .272 7 43
D. Davalos 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .278 5 34
   c-M. McGurn 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 3 29
C. Jacobs RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .246 14 58
   b-D. Weaver LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275 3 19
S. Pavey 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .197 4 27
T. McNabb SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .172 1 6
R. Brown LF, RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 .272 0 16
J. Kinney C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .218 0 6
G. Gross P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .109 0 2
   R. Lindstrom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Shingleton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 13 52
   S. Eaton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 11 2 1 2 22      
a - B. Shingleton pinch hit for R. Lindstrom in the 7th
b - D. Weaver substituted for C. Jacobs in the 8th
c - M. McGurn substituted for D. Davalos in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Davalos (18, 1st Inning off D. Smilanich, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Lockhart 2 , C. Berman 2 , D. Davalos 2 , D. Weaver , S. Pavey , T. McNabb , R. Brown 2 , G. Gross
2-out RBI: R. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Pavey , R. Brown , J. Kinney
GIDP: R. Brown
Sac Bunt: C. Berman
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Berman (5)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Davalos (5) , S. Pavey (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Brown-Berman)
OF assists: 1 (Brown(Morris at 3rd base))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Smilanich L (3-9) 8.0 11 2 2 1 2 0 110 5.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Smilanich 53
Batters Faced: D. Smilanich 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Smilanich 9-12
Pitches - Strikes: D. Smilanich 110-75
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Gross W (6-14) 6.0 3 0 0 4 8 0 117 3.62   
R. Lindstrom H (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.44   
S. Eaton SV (8) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Gross 70
Batters Faced: G. Gross 25, R. Lindstrom 3, S. Eaton 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Gross 3-5, R. Lindstrom 2-1, S. Eaton 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Gross 117-68, R. Lindstrom 8-5, S. Eaton 24-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lindstrom 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gerald Gross
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 14134
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