MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
09/16/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 2160 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Twin Cities Northmen (81-74) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0
Montreal Habitants (84-70) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1
Dominant Performance by Gross in Twin Cities Win
The Twin Cities Northmen went home winners at LaSalle Stadium, thanks in large part to starter Gerald Gross. Gross stifled the Montreal Habitants, enabling Twin Cities to grab the 5-1 win. With the win, Twin Cities pushed its record to 81-74.

Gross, who was born in Pasadena, California, threw 107 pitches over 8 innings, while allowing 1 run.

"Got a lot of swings and misses today," said Gross.
TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clement LF 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .269 14 49
S. Pavey 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .266 6 40
B. Shingleton SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .248 21 80
D. Davalos 1B 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .326 3 16
S. Garcia RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .134 7 20
E. Hernandez CF 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .226 5 43
R. Giardina C 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .172 4 36
D. Miller 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .155 2 13
G. Gross P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .135 0 2
   a-C. Jacobs PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 13 60
   J. Gibson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
Totals 35 5 10 5 3 8 14      
a - C. Jacobs pinch hit for G. Gross in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Pavey (19, 2nd Inning off M. Esparza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Davalos (3, 1st Inning off M. Esparza, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Clement 2 , S. Pavey 3 , B. Shingleton , D. Davalos 6 , E. Hernandez , R. Giardina
2-out RBI: G. Clement , S. Pavey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Shingleton 2 , R. Giardina , D. Miller
Sac Bunt: G. Gross
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Clement (27)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Shingleton-Pavey-Davalos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sullivan LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .242 23 73
D. Hill 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .301 19 75
R. Alvarez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .242 6 33
E. Hudson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .253 24 85
T. Delaney RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .215 13 38
C. Bartels C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .230 11 36
O. Corte SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .247 2 43
D. Chavez CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236 4 33
M. Esparza P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .033 0 2
   L. Connor P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Compton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 10 26
   M. Calef P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1 1 10 10      
a - J. Compton pinch hit for L. Connor in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Sullivan (23, 8th Inning off G. Gross, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sullivan 4 , E. Hudson , T. Delaney , C. Bartels , O. Corte
2-out RBI: J. Sullivan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hudson , D. Chavez
GIDP: O. Corte
Hit by Pitch: D. Hill
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: C. Bartels (4)
TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Gross W (14-11) 8.0 4 1 1 1 9 1 107 2.41   
J. Gibson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Gross 78
Batters Faced: G. Gross 29, J. Gibson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Gross 7-7, J. Gibson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Gross 107-69, J. Gibson 16-10
Hit Batsmen: G. Gross
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Esparza L (11-9) 5.2 7 5 5 3 6 1 107 3.84   
L. Connor 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 3.09   
M. Calef 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Esparza 38
Batters Faced: M. Esparza 27, L. Connor 8, M. Calef 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Esparza 2-9, L. Connor 2-4, M. Calef 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Esparza 107-66, L. Connor 26-16, M. Calef 12-10
WP: M. Esparza 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gerald Gross
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 23850
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