MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
09/16/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 2145 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Chicago Hawks (67-87) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 12 2
Twin Cities Northmen (75-79) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 5 11 2
Northmen Top Hawks in Extras, 5-4
The Twin Cities Northmen picked up a win at Twin Cities Stadium, knocking off the Chicago Hawks, 5-4, in 10 innings. On the mound for Twin Cities was right-hander Gerald Gross. He played a pivotal role in the triumph. Pete McMillian, now 4-1, was credited with the win in 1 innings of relief. He allowed no runs on no hits, while striking out 0 and walking 0. The Northmen now have a record of 75-79 with the win over Chicago.

The Northmen got a clutch hit from shortstop Jim Thorman. In the bottom of the tenth, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Northmen.

"The crowd was boisterous tonight," said Gross.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales 3B 4 2 2 0 2 1 2 .289 17 61
H. Patterson CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .333 0 1
A. Robinson 1B 4 0 2 2 1 1 3 .316 41 103
E. Ronnebaum LF 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 .277 14 55
   c-M. Morris RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 21 81
D. Bozza C 4 0 1 1 0 0 6 .299 14 65
   b-T. Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .322 17 57
   d-G. Perritte C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 6 21
B. Strange RF, LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .308 15 58
F. Chavez 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .282 10 37
I. Trudell SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .160 0 11
D. Smilanich P 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .103 0 4
   B. Hix P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
   a-G. Getman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228 14 53
   M. Evert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   A. Alvarado P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
   e-C. Burton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 11 46
   B. Gatlin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 4 12 4 6 7 28      
a - G. Getman pinch hit for B. Hix in the 8th
b - T. Davis pinch hit for D. Bozza in the 9th
c - M. Morris substituted for E. Ronnebaum in the 9th
d - G. Perritte substituted for T. Davis in the 9th
e - C. Burton pinch hit for A. Alvarado in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Robinson (23, 8th Inning off S. Eaton, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Chavez (10, 8th Inning off S. Eaton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Morales 2 , H. Patterson , A. Robinson 3 , D. Bozza , B. Strange , F. Chavez 6 , I. Trudell , D. Smilanich
2-out RBI: D. Bozza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Ronnebaum , D. Bozza , B. Strange 2 , D. Smilanich
GIDP: I. Trudell
Sac Bunt: H. Patterson
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: S. Morales (31) , F. Chavez (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Robles CF 5 2 1 0 1 1 2 .251 3 20
J. Thorman SS 6 1 3 2 0 2 1 .292 10 55
D. Davalos 1B, 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .312 18 71
C. Jacobs RF 4 1 1 3 1 0 1 .263 25 92
P. Walker LF 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 .249 5 40
S. Pavey 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .266 6 41
   P. McMillian P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
R. Giardina C 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .194 8 34
J. Uhlenkamp 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .218 3 11
   b-D. Weaver PH, 1B 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 .263 1 20
G. Gross P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .203 0 4
   a-M. McGurn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 3 20
   S. Eaton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-L. Emery PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 5 27
   d-C. Berman 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 4 46
Totals 42 5 11 5 5 9 20      
a - M. McGurn pinch hit for G. Gross in the 7th
b - D. Weaver pinch hit for J. Uhlenkamp in the 8th
c - L. Emery pinch hit for S. Eaton in the 9th
d - C. Berman substituted for L. Emery in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Pavey (13, 4th Inning off D. Smilanich, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Thorman 2 (33, 5th Inning off D. Smilanich, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off A. Alvarado, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Jacobs (25, 9th Inning off A. Alvarado, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Robles , J. Thorman 5 , C. Jacobs 4 , P. Walker , S. Pavey 3 , R. Giardina 2 , G. Gross
2-out RBI: J. Thorman , C. Jacobs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jacobs , S. Pavey , J. Uhlenkamp 2 , D. Weaver
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Giardina (1)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Robles (3) , J. Thorman (28)
Double Plays: 1 (Pavey-Thorman-Davalos)
OF assists: 2 (Jacobs(Chavez at home), Jacobs(Patterson at home))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Smilanich 5.2 4 1 0 3 5 0 25 118 5.36   
B. Hix 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 20 2.22   
M. Evert H (1) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 24 4.96   
A. Alvarado BS (4) 1.1 3 3 3 2 1 1 9 30 4.41   
B. Gatlin L (1-2) 0.2 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 17 4.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Smilanich 61
Batters Faced: D. Smilanich 25, B. Hix 4, M. Evert 4, A. Alvarado 9, B. Gatlin 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Smilanich 6-6, B. Hix 0-2, M. Evert 0-1, A. Alvarado 0-3, B. Gatlin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Smilanich 118-71, B. Hix 20-13, M. Evert 24-12, A. Alvarado 30-17, B. Gatlin 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hix 1-0 , A. Alvarado 2-0
Balk: D. Smilanich
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
G. Gross 7.0 9 1 0 4 5 0 33 110 4.02   
S. Eaton 2.0 3 3 3 2 2 1 10 32 3.31   
P. McMillian W (4-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 5.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Gross 58
Batters Faced: G. Gross 33, S. Eaton 10, P. McMillian 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Gross 7-7, S. Eaton 2-1, P. McMillian 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Gross 110-62, S. Eaton 32-19, P. McMillian 6-5
Balk: G. Gross , S. Eaton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gerald Gross
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 18569
Special Notes: RP Mark Evert was injured while pitching.
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