MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
04/26/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 232 - FRIDAY, APRIL 26TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Hawks (8-9) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Twin Cities Northmen (5-12) 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 X 4 8 1
Hawks Bats Go Cold Against Northmen
Twin Cities pitcher Gerald Gross did his part in helping his team beat the Chicago Hawks, 4-0. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. Twin Cities is off to a sluggish start, getting just their 5th win in 17 games.

Gross, who dominated for Twin Cities, earned the victory to move to 2-1. He was in control the whole game, scattering 3 hits over 8.1 innings, while striking out 4. Chicago batters could never bunch up enough hits to produce a rally.

"You work hard, day in and day out, hoping to give the fans something to cheer about. Today was a good day," Gross told the Twin Cities Chronicle.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .159 0 1
D. Taranto 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 1 2
D. Bozza 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .317 3 12
M. Morris RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .361 2 3
B. Strange LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .185 2 6
L. Eccles C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234 0 3
J. Farrar SS 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .185 1 3
R. Gardner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .192 0 3
B. Elsner P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 2
Totals 30 0 3 0 5 4 15      
BATTING
Total Bases: S. Morales , M. Morris 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Strange 2 , R. Gardner
GIDP: R. Gardner
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Farrar-Taranto-Bozza)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clement LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .221 1 4
S. Pavey 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 1 3
D. Davalos 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .262 3 7
C. Jacobs RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .164 2 7
M. Perez CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316 2 2
B. Shingleton SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283 1 4
R. Giardina C 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .135 2 5
D. Miller 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .196 0 2
G. Gross P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   P. Whitaker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 4 8 4 0 4 5      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Pavey (2, 3rd Inning off B. Elsner, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Clement (1, 3rd Inning off B. Elsner, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Giardina (2, 7th Inning off B. Elsner, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Clement 6 , S. Pavey 2 , D. Davalos , M. Perez , R. Giardina 4 , D. Miller
GIDP: B. Shingleton
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Davalos (2)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Pavey (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Davalos-Shingleton-Whitaker)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Elsner L (1-3) 8.0 8 4 4 0 4 2 87 5.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Elsner 54
Batters Faced: B. Elsner 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Elsner 12-6
Pitches - Strikes: B. Elsner 87-60
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Gross W (2-1) 8.1 3 0 0 5 4 0 123 1.59   
P. Whitaker 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Gross 76
Batters Faced: G. Gross 34, P. Whitaker 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Gross 9-12, P. Whitaker 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Gross 123-72, P. Whitaker 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Whitaker 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gerald Gross
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:18
Attendance: 17032
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