WHIRLED BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT MEMPHIS RED SOX
07/25/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT MEMPHIS RED SOX
GAME ID: 1007 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 25TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (46-54) 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 10 0
Memphis Red Sox (48-53) 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Wolverines Deal Red Sox 4-3 Loss
Fans watched the Detroit Wolverines and the Memphis Red Sox fight to the finish.

The Wolverines grabbed a win, 4-3, at Fenway Park, overcoming a fine effort from Memphis pitcher Len Barker. Barker went 6 innings and allowed 3 runs. Jack F Wilson picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 2-0. Tommy de la Cruz suffered the loss. Chad Bradford was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 7 of 14 save opportunities.

Detroit used the timely hitting of Juan Beníquez to seize the win. The third baseman stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Wolverines on top, 4-3. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"It never gets old," said Beníquez. "Winning, that is."

The 4th-place Wolverines have won 4 in a row.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE MEMPHIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Gehringer 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .251 12 39
J. Beníquez 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .290 7 28
T. Cobb DH 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 .381 30 86
H. Greenberg 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .266 31 71
A. Kaline RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .301 18 52
O. Gamble LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .231 19 43
C. Davis CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .257 25 59
T. Lazzeri SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 4 12
V. Martinez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .381 0 4
Totals 33 4 10 4 3 5 14      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Greenberg (17, 4th Inning off L. Barker, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Davis (25, 7th Inning off L. Barker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Gehringer , J. Beníquez , T. Cobb 2 , H. Greenberg 2 , A. Kaline , C. Davis 4 , T. Lazzeri 2 , V. Martinez
2-out RBI: H. Greenberg , A. Kaline
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Gehringer , H. Greenberg , O. Gamble 2
GIDP: C. Davis
Hit by Pitch: O. Gamble
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Cobb 2 (45) , A. Kaline (5) , T. Lazzeri 2 (2)
CS: C. Gehringer 2 (10) , T. Cobb (15) , C. Davis (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lazzeri-Gehringer-Greenberg, Lazzeri-Gehringer-Greenberg)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Smith CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .256 24 48
D. LeMahieu 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .299 3 17
T. Williams LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .305 26 79
B. White 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .266 17 70
M. Ramírez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .266 29 73
M. Betts RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278 18 48
G. Hartnett C 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .238 20 42
N. Garciaparra SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   a-D. Ortiz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297 22 46
I. De Jesús 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321 1 2
Totals 31 3 8 3 4 8 10      
a - D. Ortiz pinch hit for N. Garciaparra in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Betts (28, 2nd Inning off J. Marcum, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Smith (24, 3rd Inning off J. Marcum, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. White (21, 4th Inning off J. Marcum, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. LeMahieu (11, 5th Inning off J. Marcum, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Hartnett (20, 4th Inning off J. Marcum, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Smith 2 , D. LeMahieu 3 , T. Williams , B. White 2 , M. Betts 2 , G. Hartnett 4 , I. De Jesús
2-out RBI: D. LeMahieu , G. Hartnett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Williams , M. Ramírez , G. Hartnett
GIDP: D. LeMahieu , M. Ramírez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Smith (6)
CS: R. Smith (8) , T. Williams (8)

FIELDING
Errors: I. De Jesús (1)
Double Plays: 1 (LeMahieu-Garciaparra-White)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE MEMPHIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Marcum 5.0 7 3 3 3 6 1 97 5.44   
J. Wilson W (2-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.55   
B. Hoeft H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 5.22   
C. Bradford SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Marcum 44
Batters Faced: J. Marcum 23, J. Wilson 6, B. Hoeft 3, C. Bradford 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Marcum 1-6, J. Wilson 4-1, B. Hoeft 1-0, C. Bradford 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Marcum 97-56, J. Wilson 15-12, B. Hoeft 15-8, C. Bradford 10-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Barker 6.0 7 3 3 3 4 1 93 5.24   
T. de la Cruz L (0-1) 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 12 5.89   
A. Miller 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 4.13   
H. Bell 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Barker 47
Batters Faced: L. Barker 25, T. de la Cruz 4, A. Miller 5, H. Bell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Barker 5-6, T. de la Cruz 0-1, A. Miller 2-1, H. Bell 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Barker 93-53, T. de la Cruz 12-10, A. Miller 22-14, H. Bell 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Miller 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Miller
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Len Barker
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 29636
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