MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
09/05/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL HABITANTS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 2014 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Habitants (78-67) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Twin Cities Northmen (78-67) 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 4 7 0
Northmen Shut Out Habitants, 4-0
The home crowd had a good time watching the Montreal Habitants and Twin Cities Northmen get after it.

Twin Cities Northmen starter Gerald Gross pitched his team past the Montreal Habitants, 4-0. The winning streak has now reached 4 games for Twin Cities.

Rick Giardina chipped in a 2-run home run for Twin Cities in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the catcher had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"I'm just trying to make sure I'm focused for each and every pitch," said Gross.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Compton CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .174 10 26
D. Hill 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .295 18 72
R. Alvarez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .249 6 29
E. Hudson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .248 22 78
T. Delaney RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .223 13 36
C. Bartels C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .215 11 32
J. Conley LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .223 4 19
L. Fitzsimmons SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 3 35
M. Esparza P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .034 0 1
   a-B. Powers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 8
   E. Roe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0 1 9 6      
a - B. Powers pinch hit for M. Esparza in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Hill , R. Alvarez , E. Hudson , L. Fitzsimmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hill
Sac Bunt: M. Esparza
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Hudson (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Fitzsimmons-Alvarez-Hill, Alvarez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clement LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .267 14 46
S. Pavey 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .257 6 35
B. Shingleton SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .252 20 71
C. Jacobs RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .220 12 52
D. Davalos 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .277 1 6
E. Wathen 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .197 9 53
R. Giardina C 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .175 4 34
M. Perez CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .233 2 17
G. Gross P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .145 0 2
   B. Williams P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 27 4 7 4 4 7 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Giardina (4, 7th Inning off M. Esparza, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Clement , S. Pavey 2 , C. Jacobs , R. Giardina 5 , M. Perez
2-out RBI: S. Pavey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Clement , B. Shingleton
GIDP: S. Pavey
Sac Bunt: G. Gross
Sac Fly: C. Jacobs
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Jacobs (20)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Giardina-Pavey)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Esparza L (11-8) 7.0 7 4 4 4 5 1 102 3.39   
E. Roe 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Esparza 48
Batters Faced: M. Esparza 30, E. Roe 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Esparza 7-7, E. Roe 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Esparza 102-58, E. Roe 11-9
WP: M. Esparza
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Gross W (12-11) 6.0 3 0 0 0 6 0 73 2.56   
B. Williams SV (2) 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 38 1.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Gross 72
Batters Faced: G. Gross 21, B. Williams 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Gross 10-2, B. Williams 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Gross 73-53, B. Williams 38-24
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gerald Gross
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:20
Attendance: 18019
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