MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
07/20/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 1398 - FRIDAY, JULY 20TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Hawks (39-62) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 12 0
Twin Cities Northmen (45-56) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 X 6 10 0
Hawks Suffer 6-3 Road Loss
Despite a great performance by Chicago first baseman Buck DeFalco, the Twin Cities Northmen defeated the Hawks by the score of 6-3 at Twin Cities Stadium. DeFalco went 3-4 with a triple, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 3 runs. Charlie Sokol, the winning pitcher, improved to 8-9. He pitched 9 innings, giving up 12 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 7 and walking 2. The Northmen move to 45-56 with the win, while the Hawks drop to 39-62.

The Northmen got a big at-bat from first baseman David Davalos. For the game, Davalos went 2-3 with a double and a walk. He drove in 3 runs. In the bottom of the third, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 18th double of the season gave Twin Cities a 3-1 lead.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said Davalos.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco 1B 4 3 3 0 1 0 1 .288 11 37
S. Morales 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .230 2 9
   a-J. Farrar PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .218 2 40
M. Morris RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .230 9 45
   b-B. Ray PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 1 4
   c-A. Bires RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243 1 11
B. Strange LF 5 0 3 2 0 0 1 .251 7 45
P. Backer CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .215 5 22
T. Greenlee 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .384 1 10
G. Malone C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .293 2 8
R. Brown SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .283 0 2
S. Papa P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220 0 4
   A. Villatoro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   d-D. Taranto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 3 36
Totals 39 3 12 3 2 7 23      
a - J. Farrar pinch hit for S. Morales in the 7th
b - B. Ray pinch hit for M. Morris in the 7th
c - A. Bires substituted for B. Ray in the 7th
d - D. Taranto pinch hit for A. Villatoro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Strange (22, 1st Inning off C. Sokol, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Greenlee (5, 6th Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. DeFalco (6, 7th Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Strange (5, 8th Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. DeFalco 5 , S. Morales , J. Farrar , M. Morris , A. Bires , B. Strange 6 , T. Greenlee 2 , G. Malone
2-out RBI: B. Strange
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. DeFalco , B. Ray , P. Backer , T. Greenlee 2 , G. Malone , R. Brown
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Backer(Sokol at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Laub CF 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .228 3 14
D. Miller 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .199 7 40
D. Davalos 1B 3 0 2 3 1 0 0 .267 8 41
C. Jacobs RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .261 15 50
S. Pavey 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .210 4 27
R. Giardina C 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .286 9 37
M. Clark LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .297 1 12
T. McNabb SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 0 3
C. Sokol P 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .184 0 2
Totals 32 6 10 6 5 5 12      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Sokol (1, 3rd Inning off S. Papa, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Davalos (18, 3rd Inning off S. Papa, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Clark (10, 8th Inning off S. Papa, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Laub 2 , D. Miller , D. Davalos 3 , R. Giardina , M. Clark 2 , C. Sokol 4
2-out RBI: D. Davalos , C. Sokol
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Miller , S. Pavey 2 , M. Clark
Sac Bunt: R. Giardina
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Laub (4)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Papa L (4-10) 7.1 8 6 6 5 5 0 120 4.84   
A. Villatoro 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 5.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Papa 38
Batters Faced: S. Papa 34, A. Villatoro 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Papa 8-8, A. Villatoro 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Papa 120-72, A. Villatoro 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Villatoro 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sokol W (8-9) 9.0 12 3 3 2 7 0 125 3.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sokol 56
Batters Faced: C. Sokol 41
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sokol 12-8
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sokol 125-87
WP: C. Sokol
Balk: C. Sokol
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Buck DeFalco
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 21582
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