MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
08/30/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 1917 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (64-73) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Twin Cities Northmen (67-72) 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 6 9 1
Northmen Win, Spilling Wolverines, 6-2
Twin Cities Northmen starter Gerald Gross kept the Detroit Wolverines hitters in check, leading his team to a comfortable 6-2 win. The winner was Gross. He threw 5.2 innings allowing 2 runs. The loser was Doug Fiorentino. The slumping Wolverines have dropped 6 in a row.

The Northmen got a big at-bat from first baseman David Davalos. For the game, Davalos was 1-3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the first, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 16th home run of the season gave Twin Cities a 2-0 lead.

Said losing manager Kurt Peterson: "Obviously, we wished for a better outcome."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Judy 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .132 1 1
D. Cox SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 3 16
   D. Strickland P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 5 15
   J. Riddle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Plumley RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .295 19 69
T. Stallings 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257 19 68
G. Jordan LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .293 8 54
S. Tingle 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .286 9 39
L. Adams C 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .249 3 30
D. Fiorentino P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .179 0 4
   a-B. Lutz SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .247 4 16
C. McCormick CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .256 4 17
   b-G. Russell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .215 4 7
Totals 34 2 8 2 3 7 13      
a - B. Lutz substituted for D. Fiorentino in the 5th
b - G. Russell pinch hit for C. McCormick in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Adams (11, 6th Inning off G. Gross, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Cox , T. Stallings , S. Tingle , L. Adams 4 , D. Fiorentino , B. Lutz
2-out RBI: L. Adams , D. Fiorentino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Stallings , G. Jordan , B. Lutz , C. McCormick
GIDP: C. Judy 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Plumley (25)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Tingle (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Judy-Tingle-Stallings)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Robles CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .237 2 17
J. Thorman SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .304 10 47
D. Davalos 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .316 16 64
C. Jacobs RF 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 .257 23 83
S. Pavey 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .253 6 36
D. Weaver LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 .272 1 17
R. Giardina C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .185 8 32
   S. Eaton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. McGurn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 2 12
   B. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Berman 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .276 4 45
G. Gross P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .203 0 4
   a-M. Honer C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .193 4 12
Totals 33 6 9 6 5 4 15      
a - M. Honer substituted for G. Gross in the 6th
b - M. McGurn pinch hit for S. Eaton in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Weaver (7, 1st Inning off D. Fiorentino, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Robles (8, 6th Inning off D. Strickland, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Pavey (6, 1st Inning off D. Fiorentino, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Davalos (16, 1st Inning off D. Fiorentino, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Robles 3 , J. Thorman , D. Davalos 4 , S. Pavey 5 , D. Weaver 3 , G. Gross
2-out RBI: D. Weaver , G. Gross
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Robles , J. Thorman 2 , M. McGurn
GIDP: C. Berman
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Robles (4)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Pavey (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Thorman-Pavey-Davalos, Pavey-Thorman-Davalos)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Fiorentino L (1-2) 4.2 6 6 5 4 2 2 24 65 3.95   
D. Strickland 2.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 10 28 4.58   
J. Riddle 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 14 5.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fiorentino 28
Batters Faced: D. Fiorentino 24, D. Strickland 10, J. Riddle 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fiorentino 8-3, D. Strickland 1-5, J. Riddle 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fiorentino 65-43, D. Strickland 28-19, J. Riddle 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Strickland 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
G. Gross W (8-10) 5.2 6 2 0 1 7 0 25 119 4.10   
S. Eaton 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 17 2.41   
B. Smith 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 32 2.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Gross 59
Batters Faced: G. Gross 25, S. Eaton 4, B. Smith 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Gross 7-3, S. Eaton 1-2, B. Smith 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Gross 119-78, S. Eaton 17-7, B. Smith 32-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Eaton 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gerald Gross
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 18239
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