MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
04/09/1968
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 10 - TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH , 1968 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Wranglers (1-0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 5 13 2
Twin Cities Northmen (0-1) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 8 0
Wranglers Deal Northmen 5-2 Defeat
The 1968 season did not get off to quite the start the Twin Cities Northmen had hoped, with an opening day loss to the Dallas Wranglers at Twin Cities Stadium. The final score was 5-2. Starting Pitcher Dario Perez was the top performer for Dallas.

Dallas used the clutch hitting of John Hammit to capture the win. The first baseman drilled a 2-run double in the top of the seventh inning to give the Wranglers the lead, 4-1. For the game, Hammit had 1 single and 1 double in 5 at-bats.

"Like I've always said, I'm the straw that stirs the drink," Hammit said (again).
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hamlyn C 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .400 0 0
J. Hammit 1B 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .400 0 2
S. Peyton 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .400 0 0
R. Paterson 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .200 0 0
J. Darnell SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
J. Duran LF 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .333 1 1
M. Sullivan CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .667 0 0
R. Pakula RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .667 0 0
D. Perez P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-L. Johnson PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 2
   W. Washington P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Alexander P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. McCusker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   J. Crain P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 5 13 5 2 7 19      
a - L. Johnson pinch hit for D. Perez in the 7th
b - J. McCusker pinch hit for L. Alexander in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sullivan 2 (2, 3rd Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Peyton (1, 4th Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Hammit (1, 7th Inning off C. Sokol, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Duran (1, 8th Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Hamlyn 2 , J. Hammit 3 , S. Peyton 3 , R. Paterson , J. Duran 4 , M. Sullivan 4 , R. Pakula 2 , L. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Hamlyn 2 , R. Paterson , J. Darnell 2
GIDP: J. Hammit
Sac Bunt: R. Pakula
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Paterson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hammit (1) , S. Peyton (1)
OF assists: 1 (Pakula(Berg at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Gonzalez CF 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .500 0 0
D. Basilio 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   a-S. Garcia PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .500 0 0
E. Hernandez RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .667 0 0
   b-A. Morales PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 0 1
   c-D. Bishop 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
D. Torres 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
M. Stephens C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
J. Hicks 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
M. Evans LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
D. Berg SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
C. Sokol P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Milligan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   C. Kirkley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 1 5 6 19      
a - S. Garcia pinch hit for D. Basilio in the 7th
b - A. Morales pinch hit for E. Hernandez in the 7th
c - D. Bishop substituted for A. Morales in the 8th
d - B. Milligan pinch hit for C. Sokol in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Berg (1, 7th Inning off W. Washington, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Gonzalez 2 , S. Garcia , E. Hernandez 2 , M. Stephens , M. Evans , D. Berg 2
2-out RBI: A. Morales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Basilio 2 , D. Torres 2 , B. Milligan
Sac Bunt: C. Sokol
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Gonzalez (1)
CS: E. Hernandez (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hicks-Basilio-Torres)
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Perez W (1-0) 6.0 4 1 0 3 5 0 111 0.00   
W. Washington H (1) 0.2 2 1 1 2 0 0 29 13.50   
L. Alexander H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00   
J. Crain SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 29 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Perez 64
Batters Faced: D. Perez 24, W. Washington 6, L. Alexander 1, J. Crain 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Perez 6-5, W. Washington 0-2, L. Alexander 0-1, J. Crain 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Perez 111-70, W. Washington 29-12, L. Alexander 9-6, J. Crain 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Alexander 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sokol L (0-1) 8.0 13 5 5 2 6 1 142 5.62   
C. Kirkley 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sokol 40
Batters Faced: C. Sokol 37, C. Kirkley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sokol 6-10, C. Kirkley 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sokol 142-83, C. Kirkley 17-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dario Perez
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (47 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 32452
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