MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT LOS ANGELES POBLADORES
09/23/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT LOS ANGELES POBLADORES
GAME ID: 2222 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Twin Cities Northmen (71-88) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 1
Los Angeles Pobladores (81-78) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Dominant Performance by Gross in Twin Cities Win
Twin Cities and Los Angeles duked it out and the Northmen came out victorious.

Pitcher Gerald Gross was rock solid in helping the Twin Cities Northmen beat the Los Angeles Pobladores, 3-0. With the victory, the Northmen record stands at 71-88.

It was a masterful performance from the popular Gross, who notched 8 strikeouts in 8.1 innings while allowing 2 hits. Gross, who finished 3rd in the ABL in ERA with 2.45 in 1973, goes to 8-14 on the year with 109 strikeouts.

"Obviously, you want to go out there and be good every time out," said Gross. "I take the ball every day with the same mindset."
TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Lockhart CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .267 6 48
C. Berman 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .267 7 49
D. Davalos 1B 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .294 6 43
   b-M. McGurn 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 3 29
C. Jacobs RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243 15 67
   c-D. Weaver LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 4 20
P. Walker LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .259 10 57
   a-R. Brown LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 0 16
B. Shingleton SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .230 15 63
R. Giardina C 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .224 5 30
S. Pavey 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .206 4 30
G. Gross P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .108 0 2
   B. Cole P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3 4 6 18      
a - R. Brown substituted for P. Walker in the 8th
b - M. McGurn substituted for D. Davalos in the 9th
c - D. Weaver substituted for C. Jacobs in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: R. Giardina (1, 2nd Inning off D. Wynn, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Davalos (6, 7th Inning off D. Wynn, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Berman , D. Davalos 5 , C. Jacobs , B. Shingleton , R. Giardina 3 , S. Pavey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Lockhart , C. Berman , P. Walker , B. Shingleton , G. Gross
GIDP: R. Giardina
Sac Bunt: C. Jacobs , G. Gross
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Pavey (4)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Pavey (18)
Double Plays: 1 (Pavey-Shingleton-Davalos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Fine SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248 4 40
M. Castillo 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .274 14 53
R. McCoy LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .251 9 51
D. Martin C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .226 15 50
C. Gunter 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276 17 61
   b-D. Lamons PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 2 13
M. Abreu RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277 5 58
J. Roberson CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .259 7 50
C. Judy 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .262 0 3
D. Wynn P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225 0 2
   W. Meadows P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Hoffmeier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 8 66
   B. Powell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 0 2 0 3 9 12      
a - D. Hoffmeier pinch hit for W. Meadows in the 8th
b - D. Lamons pinch hit for C. Gunter in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Abreu , J. Roberson
GIDP: C. Gunter
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: D. Wynn (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Meadows-Fine-Gunter)
TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Gross W (8-14) 8.1 2 0 0 3 8 0 114 3.18   
B. Cole SV (22) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Gross 84
Batters Faced: G. Gross 30, B. Cole 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Gross 11-5, B. Cole 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Gross 114-74, B. Cole 6-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Cole 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Wynn L (12-10) 6.1 6 3 3 4 5 1 120 2.51   
W. Meadows 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 2.06   
B. Powell 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Wynn 50
Batters Faced: D. Wynn 30, W. Meadows 5, B. Powell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Wynn 9-6, W. Meadows 2-1, B. Powell 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Wynn 120-75, W. Meadows 21-13, B. Powell 5-3
Balk: D. Wynn
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gerald Gross
Ballpark: San Vicente Park
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 13611
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