MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT CHICAGO HAWKS
06/08/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 856 - FRIDAY, JUNE 8TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Twin Cities Northmen (25-37) 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 3 0 8 12 2
Chicago Hawks (25-39) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 10 1
Shingleton, Northmen Too Much for Hawks
The Twin Cities Northmen downed the Chicago Hawks, 8-4. The hitting star was shortstop Buddy Shingleton. Shingleton was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3 for the Northmen. The winning pitcher was Ben Hall. His record now stands at 6-4. The right-hander went 8 innings, allowing 4 runs on 9 hits for the Northmen. The current losing streak for Chicago has reached 5 games.

Twin Cities first baseman David Davalos contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the third. With two down, he hit a fastball to left field for a 2-run single. It was his 55th hit of the season and put the Northmen ahead, 2-0.

"You start putting runs on the board and winning, everyone's going to get excited," said Shingleton.
TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clement LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 2 16
M. Perez CF 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .238 1 13
C. Jacobs RF 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .262 10 34
B. Shingleton SS 5 3 3 3 0 0 2 .252 7 25
D. Davalos 1B 3 1 2 2 2 0 2 .249 6 28
R. Giardina C 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .280 7 25
D. Miller 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .196 3 21
J. McCusker 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .133 0 2
B. Hall P 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .097 0 2
   a-E. Laub PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 3 6
   P. Whitaker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 38 8 12 7 6 8 19      
a - E. Laub pinch hit for B. Hall in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Jacobs (5, 1st Inning off K. Edwards, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Shingleton (6, 3rd Inning off K. Edwards, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Shingleton (7, 8th Inning off T. Torda, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Perez 2 , C. Jacobs 3 , B. Shingleton 7 , D. Davalos 2 , R. Giardina 2 , D. Miller
2-out RBI: B. Shingleton , D. Davalos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Shingleton 2 , D. Miller , J. McCusker , B. Hall 2
Sac Bunt: D. Miller
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Miller (3)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Clement (3) , J. McCusker (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Shingleton-McCusker-Davalos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .274 8 27
D. Taranto 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .224 1 19
M. Morris RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 7 28
B. Strange LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .261 4 27
R. Gardner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .245 7 33
J. Farrar SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .235 2 26
P. Backer CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .205 2 11
   b-S. Morales PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 2 6
G. Malone C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .268 1 3
K. Edwards P 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .103 1 3
   M. Haskett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Haynes PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261 2 12
   T. Torda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
   c-A. Bires PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 1 8
Totals 37 4 10 3 1 7 15      
a - M. Haynes pinch hit for M. Haskett in the 7th
b - S. Morales pinch hit for P. Backer in the 8th
c - A. Bires pinch hit for T. Torda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Taranto (13, 4th Inning off B. Hall, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Strange (16, 8th Inning off B. Hall, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. DeFalco , D. Taranto 3 , B. Strange 2 , R. Gardner , J. Farrar 3 , K. Edwards , A. Bires
2-out RBI: J. Farrar , K. Edwards
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. DeFalco , D. Taranto , B. Strange
GIDP: J. Farrar
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Taranto (5) , J. Farrar (5)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Taranto (7)
TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hall W (6-4) 8.0 9 4 2 1 6 0 123 3.19   
P. Whitaker 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 7.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hall 57
Batters Faced: B. Hall 34, P. Whitaker 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hall 8-9, P. Whitaker 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hall 123-78, P. Whitaker 14-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Edwards L (1-11) 6.0 9 5 5 3 7 0 119 6.27   
M. Haskett 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.97   
T. Torda 2.0 2 3 3 3 1 1 42 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Edwards 38
Batters Faced: K. Edwards 31, M. Haskett 4, T. Torda 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Edwards 5-6, M. Haskett 2-1, T. Torda 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Edwards 119-74, M. Haskett 8-8, T. Torda 42-22
WP: K. Edwards
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Buddy Shingleton
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 17850
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