MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
04/14/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 90 - MONDAY, APRIL 14TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Hawks (0-7) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 9 1
Twin Cities Northmen (4-3) 0 1 6 1 0 3 0 0 X 11 17 0
Northmen Mow Down Hawks, 11-4
Twin Cities center fielder Melvin Perez contributed significantly to his team's 11-4 win over the Chicago Hawks. Perez went 4 for 5 with 2 runs scored to lead the offensive attack for the Northmen. Jose Menendez, now 1-0, was credited with the win in 5 innings of relief. He allowed 4 runs on 8 hits, while striking out 0 and walking 0. With the win, Twin Cities is 4-3.

With Twin Cities leading 1-0 in the bottom of the third, Perez hit a run-scoring single off Chicago hurler Johnny Russell. It was the 7th hit of the season for Perez and put his team ahead, 2-0.

"Just trying to keep things simple and helping the team win any way I can," Perez told a local reporter after the game.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .118 2 3
B. Strange LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .154 0 1
D. Bozza 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .321 2 4
M. Morris RF 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .261 2 5
L. Eccles C 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .316 0 0
D. Taranto SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .160 0 1
R. Gardner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280 2 5
B. DeFalco 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .545 0 1
J. Russell P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
   D. Chambers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Haynes PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   A. Villatoro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Bires PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4 3 3 13      
a - M. Haynes pinch hit for D. Chambers in the 7th
b - A. Bires pinch hit for A. Villatoro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bozza (2, 6th Inning off J. Menendez, 0 on, 1 out) , B. DeFalco (2, 7th Inning off J. Menendez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Morris (2, 8th Inning off J. Menendez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Strange , D. Bozza 2 , M. Morris 5 , L. Eccles , R. Gardner , B. DeFalco 3 , M. Haynes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Morales , B. DeFalco
GIDP: D. Taranto
Sac Bunt: D. Chambers
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Eccles (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bozza (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Taranto-Bozza)
OF assists: 1 (Morales(Clement at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clement LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .043 0 1
   a-R. Clifford PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-N. Lockhart LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Berman 3B 4 0 1 2 1 1 1 .259 0 4
D. Davalos 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .167 0 1
C. Jacobs RF 4 3 3 0 1 0 1 .429 1 3
M. Perez CF 5 2 4 2 0 0 1 .269 1 3
B. Shingleton SS 3 1 0 2 0 1 3 .458 1 9
   c-D. Miller PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
R. Giardina C 5 2 3 2 0 1 2 .273 1 2
S. Pavey 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .292 0 4
G. Gross P 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 .200 0 2
   J. Menendez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 39 11 17 10 3 6 17      
a - R. Clifford pinch hit for G. Clement in the 7th
b - N. Lockhart substituted for R. Clifford in the 8th
c - D. Miller pinch hit for B. Shingleton in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Davalos 2 (2, 1st Inning off J. Russell, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Russell, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Perez (1, 6th Inning off D. Chambers, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Giardina (1, 6th Inning off D. Chambers, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Clement , C. Berman , D. Davalos 4 , C. Jacobs 3 , M. Perez 6 , R. Giardina 6 , S. Pavey 3
2-out RBI: G. Clement , C. Berman , R. Giardina 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Clement , C. Jacobs , R. Giardina 2 , G. Gross
Sac Fly: B. Shingleton
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Pavey-Shingleton-Davalos, Shingleton-Pavey)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Russell L (0-1) 3.0 9 7 4 2 2 0 67 6.00   
D. Chambers 3.0 7 4 4 0 2 1 65 12.00   
A. Villatoro 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 26 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Russell 17
Batters Faced: J. Russell 20, D. Chambers 16, A. Villatoro 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Russell 5-1, D. Chambers 4-3, A. Villatoro 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Russell 67-44, D. Chambers 65-40, A. Villatoro 26-16
WP: D. Chambers
Balk: J. Russell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Gross 4.0 1 0 0 3 3 0 58 2.45   
J. Menendez W (1-0) 5.0 8 4 4 0 0 1 77 7.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Gross 60
Batters Faced: G. Gross 15, J. Menendez 22
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Gross 5-3, J. Menendez 8-6
Pitches - Strikes: G. Gross 58-36, J. Menendez 77-47
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Melvin Perez
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Rain (43 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 16785
Special Notes: SP Gerald Gross was injured while pitching.
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