WHIRLED BASEBALL
NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
07/27/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
GAME ID: 1026 - FRIDAY, JULY 27TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Gothams (51-53) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
Brooklyn Royal Giants (58-43) 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 X 7 12 0
Posey Heroics Not Enough in 7-4 Loss to Brooklyn
Though he had a stellar game, Buster Posey could not prevent his team, the New York Gothams, from losing, 7-4, to the Brooklyn Royal Giants. Posey belted 2 home runs, while scoring 3 and driving in 2. Eric Gagne was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 21 of 25 save opportunities. The first-place Royal Giants, at 58-43, lead the National League Effa Manley Division by 4½ games.

Vern Stephens chipped in a 3-run home run for Brooklyn in the bottom of the second. For the game, the shortstop had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.

"It's the best feeling when you come through for your teammates," said Stephens.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Buford 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .227 2 7
B. Posey C 4 3 4 2 0 0 0 .304 28 52
W. Clark 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .295 22 63
B. Kauff CF, LF 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 .272 25 57
J. Adcock DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .280 16 37
J. Callison RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .263 28 65
B. Crawford SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .239 10 26
   a-W. Mays PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .264 35 76
R. Zimmerman LF, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .175 1 4
T. Turner 3B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 0 6
Totals 34 4 9 4 2 8 10      
a - W. Mays pinch hit for B. Crawford in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Posey (15, 1st Inning off F. Valenzuela, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Kauff (23, 3rd Inning off F. Valenzuela, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Crawford (19, 4th Inning off F. Valenzuela, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Posey 2 (28, 3rd Inning off F. Valenzuela, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off F. Valenzuela, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Posey 11 , W. Clark , B. Kauff 3 , J. Adcock , B. Crawford 2
2-out RBI: B. Posey , B. Kauff
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Adcock , W. Mays , T. Turner
Sac Fly: B. Kauff
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Kauff (11)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Callison (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Briggs CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .266 18 45
D. Brouthers 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .320 12 28
J. Robinson 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .275 18 43
M. Piazza C 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .304 38 85
R. White LF 4 2 3 3 0 0 2 .235 18 42
P. Guerrero 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .244 18 46
D. Snider DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .218 27 62
V. Stephens SS 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .346 2 6
B. Becker RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .282 23 46
Totals 36 7 12 7 1 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Brouthers (20, 1st Inning off D. Sutton, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Robinson (16, 3rd Inning off D. Sutton, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Becker (17, 7th Inning off D. Sutton, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. White (20, 7th Inning off V. Gregg, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: V. Stephens (2, 2nd Inning off D. Sutton, 2 on, 1 out) , R. White (18, 3rd Inning off D. Sutton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Briggs , D. Brouthers 3 , J. Robinson 3 , R. White 7 , P. Guerrero , V. Stephens 5 , B. Becker 2
2-out RBI: , R. White 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Piazza , R. White , P. Guerrero
Team LOB: 6
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Sutton L (10-4) 6.0 9 6 6 0 4 2 98 4.81   
V. Gregg 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 33 8.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Sutton 34
Batters Faced: D. Sutton 27, V. Gregg 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Sutton 7-7, V. Gregg 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Sutton 98-67, V. Gregg 33-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Gregg 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Valenzuela W (7-3) 7.0 7 4 4 1 7 2 104 3.22   
T. Forster H (7) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 26 4.06   
E. Gagne SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Valenzuela 53
Batters Faced: F. Valenzuela 28, T. Forster 6, E. Gagne 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Valenzuela 6-7, T. Forster 1-2, E. Gagne 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Valenzuela 104-70, T. Forster 26-14, E. Gagne 11-7
WP: F. Valenzuela
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Buster Posey
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 39915
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