MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT CHICAGO HAWKS
04/16/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 99 - TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Twin Cities Northmen (1-6) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 11 1
Chicago Hawks (4-3) 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 X 7 8 1
Northmen Handed 7-4 Loss by Chicago
The Chicago Hawks beat the Twin Cities Northmen, 7-4, at Hyde Park Stadium. Chicago third baseman Ray Gardner had an outstanding performance. He went 2-3 with 2 singles and a walk, while scoring 2. Bruce Elsner got credit for the win, improving to 1-1. He allowed 4 runs on 10 hits in 7 innings. Twin Cities now is 1-6.

There was more than one reason the Hawks beat the Northmen, but Gardner's big at-bat in the bottom of the second was an important factor. He staked his team to a 1-0 lead when he hit a run-scoring single.

"We're in a little bit of a dry spell," said Twin Cities manager Jason Gudim.
TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clement LF 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .267 0 2
S. Pavey 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .219 1 1
D. Davalos 1B 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .296 1 2
C. Jacobs RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .192 1 2
B. Shingleton SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .393 1 1
R. Giardina C 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .130 0 3
D. Miller 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .154 0 1
N. Lockhart CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .143 0 1
G. Gross P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
   a-E. Haack PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   P. Whitaker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Preciado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   R. Lindstrom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 4 11 4 4 5 22      
a - E. Haack pinch hit for G. Gross in the 7th
b - M. Preciado pinch hit for P. Whitaker in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Davalos (2, 1st Inning off B. Elsner, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Gross (1, 3rd Inning off B. Elsner, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Shingleton (1, 4th Inning off B. Elsner, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Clement (3, 7th Inning off B. Elsner, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Clement 2 , S. Pavey , D. Davalos 4 , B. Shingleton 4 , D. Miller , N. Lockhart , G. Gross 2
2-out RBI: G. Clement , D. Davalos , D. Miller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Pavey , D. Davalos , C. Jacobs 2 , D. Miller
Sac Bunt: D. Miller
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: B. Shingleton (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Pavey-Shingleton-Davalos, Shingleton-Pavey-Davalos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .069 0 0
B. Strange LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .107 1 2
   K. Eldridge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Bozza 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 1 4
M. Morris RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .407 2 3
L. Eccles C 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .250 0 2
J. Farrar SS 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 .192 1 1
R. Gardner 3B 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 .190 0 2
P. Backer CF 3 0 0 2 1 2 2 .176 0 2
B. Elsner P 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .200 0 2
   a-M. Haynes LF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .500 1 2
Totals 31 7 8 7 5 3 15      
a - M. Haynes substituted for B. Elsner in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Haynes (1, 8th Inning off R. Lindstrom, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Morris , L. Eccles , J. Farrar 2 , R. Gardner 2 , B. Elsner , M. Haynes 4
2-out RBI: M. Haynes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Morales , D. Bozza
GIDP: S. Morales , R. Gardner
Sac Bunt: J. Farrar
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bozza (1)
TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Gross L (0-1) 6.0 5 5 4 5 2 0 103 2.77   
P. Whitaker 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 2.25   
R. Lindstrom 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 14 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Gross 41
Batters Faced: G. Gross 28, P. Whitaker 4, R. Lindstrom 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Gross 9-6, P. Whitaker 1-2, R. Lindstrom 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Gross 103-56, P. Whitaker 17-10, R. Lindstrom 14-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Elsner W (1-1) 7.0 10 4 4 1 5 0 111 6.00   
K. Eldridge SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 3 0 0 36 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Elsner 45
Batters Faced: B. Elsner 33, K. Eldridge 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Elsner 7-9, K. Eldridge 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Elsner 111-71, K. Eldridge 36-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Eldridge 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Gardner
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 15999
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