MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT BOSTON TERRIERS
05/09/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT BOSTON TERRIERS
GAME ID: 452 - TUESDAY, MAY 9TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Twin Cities Northmen (19-13) 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 1
Boston Terriers (13-19) 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 14 0
Terriers Sneak Past Northmen, 6-5
Behind the hitting of Paul Knight, the Boston Terriers stopped the Twin Cities Northmen, 6-5. Knight went 3-4 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk. He drove in 2 runs for the Terriers. The win belonged to Larry Alexander in relief. His record improves to 1-1. Joe Gibson took the loss for Twin Cities. The win puts Boston at 13-19.

The game came to a sudden end. In the bottom of the ninth, with one out, Knight hit a run-scoring single. It gave Boston the 6-5 walk-off win.

Knight told a Boston Times reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clement LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .296 2 13
S. Pavey 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 1 3
C. Jacobs RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258 3 12
   b-M. Perez PH, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 0 4
B. Shingleton SS 4 2 2 1 1 2 2 .317 4 17
A. Morales 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .273 2 11
E. Wathen 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .198 4 11
E. Hernandez CF, RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .223 0 9
R. Giardina C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .204 1 12
J. Jordan P 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 .238 0 2
   a-S. Garcia PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 0 3
   J. Gibson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 37 5 12 5 3 8 18      
a - S. Garcia pinch hit for J. Jordan in the 8th
b - M. Perez pinch hit for C. Jacobs in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Wathen (2, 4th Inning off K. Torkelson, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Jordan (1, 4th Inning off K. Torkelson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Shingleton (4, 2nd Inning off K. Torkelson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Clement 2 , S. Pavey , C. Jacobs , M. Perez , B. Shingleton 5 , E. Wathen 3 , E. Hernandez , J. Jordan 3
2-out RBI: G. Clement , J. Jordan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Pavey , E. Wathen , J. Jordan
GIDP: C. Jacobs
Sac Fly: E. Hernandez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Jacobs (5)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Perez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Giardina-Shingleton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Quinlan 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .244 1 6
M. Preciado CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .311 1 9
D. Bozza 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .297 3 14
A. Gutierrez RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .277 1 12
G. Williams LF 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 .183 2 14
M. Saenz 3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .188 1 9
P. Knight C 4 0 3 2 1 0 0 .194 1 5
B. Madaras SS 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 .192 1 5
K. Torkelson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 0 0
   a-J. Whitlock PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
   T. Jepperson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-L. Anderson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .150 0 0
   L. Alexander P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 6 14 6 5 4 16      
a - J. Whitlock pinch hit for K. Torkelson in the 6th
b - L. Anderson pinch hit for T. Jepperson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Preciado (7, 1st Inning off J. Jordan, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Knight (4, 7th Inning off J. Jordan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Preciado 3 , A. Gutierrez 3 , M. Saenz 3 , P. Knight 4 , B. Madaras , J. Whitlock , L. Anderson
2-out RBI: A. Gutierrez , M. Saenz , P. Knight , B. Madaras
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bozza , B. Madaras , K. Torkelson 2
Sac Fly: J. Quinlan
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Williams (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Quinlan-Madaras-Bozza)
TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Jordan 7.0 10 5 5 5 3 0 130 4.39   
J. Gibson L (2-2) 1.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 29 2.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Jordan 35
Batters Faced: J. Jordan 35, J. Gibson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Jordan 7-10, J. Gibson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Jordan 130-79, J. Gibson 29-23
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Torkelson 6.0 11 5 5 1 4 1 85 3.19   
T. Jepperson 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 42 3.09   
L. Alexander W (1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 7.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Torkelson 33
Batters Faced: K. Torkelson 29, T. Jepperson 8, L. Alexander 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Torkelson 8-5, T. Jepperson 4-0, L. Alexander 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Torkelson 85-57, T. Jepperson 42-22, L. Alexander 13-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Knight
Ballpark: Atlantic Avenue Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 14161
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