WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT HOMESTEAD GRAYS
07/28/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT HOMESTEAD GRAYS
GAME ID: 1034 - SATURDAY, JULY 28TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Monarchs (55-50) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 0
Homestead Grays (54-49) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1
Kansas City Beats Homestead, 3-1
Kansas City Monarchs starter A. Rube Foster turned in an exceptional performance against the Homestead Grays at Forbes Field, resulting in a Kansas City win, 3-1. The first-place Monarchs, at 55-50, lead the National League Marvin Miller Division by 2 games.

Stan Musial went 1 for 4 with a home run, while scoring 2 against the Grays. In the top of the first inning, he reached on an error by the P, driving in 1 run, putting Kansas City in front, 1-0.

"A. Rube can pitch. He moves the ball around," said Kansas City manager Daniel Makonnen.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOMESTEAD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. McGee CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 6 39
O. Smith SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .252 4 27
A. Pujols 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .327 27 76
S. Musial RF 4 2 1 1 0 1 2 .320 10 46
T. Simmons C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .286 17 61
J. Harris 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 1 5
D. Medwick LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .252 11 46
D. Murphy DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .188 19 33
R. Canó 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 11 36
Totals 32 3 6 2 2 9 8      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Pujols (38, 1st Inning off F. Liriano, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Musial (10, 9th Inning off R. Ownbey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Pujols 3 , S. Musial 4 , T. Simmons , D. Medwick 2
2-out RBI: T. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Musial , J. Harris
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Medwick (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Canó-Harris)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Van Slyke 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .287 13 33
J. Johnson SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .352 4 16
J. Gibson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .404 29 97
W. Stargell DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .275 31 65
   a-H. Wagner DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 10 36
R. Reichardt LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .301 27 64
M. Epstein 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .251 27 73
R. Clemente RF 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .262 14 56
N. Lajoie 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .236 8 40
A. McCutchen CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .234 14 33
Totals 31 1 5 1 3 10 14      
a - H. Wagner inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Lajoie (33, 7th Inning off A. Foster, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Van Slyke , J. Johnson 2 , N. Lajoie 2 , A. McCutchen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Van Slyke , R. Clemente , A. McCutchen
GIDP: J. Johnson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Van Slyke (43) , A. McCutchen (32)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Liriano (2)
Double Plays: 1 (McCutchen-Epstein)
OF assists: 1 (McCutchen(Medwick at 1st base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOMESTEAD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Foster W (7-3) 6.2 5 1 1 2 8 0 101 2.66   
L. Smith H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00   
C. Kimbrel SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 2.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Foster 66
Batters Faced: A. Foster 26, L. Smith 4, C. Kimbrel 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Foster 4-7, L. Smith 1-2, C. Kimbrel 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Foster 101-61, L. Smith 12-7, C. Kimbrel 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Smith 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Liriano L (6-8) 6.1 5 2 0 1 7 0 93 5.03   
B. Colón 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 24 0.00   
R. Ownbey 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 20 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Liriano 65
Batters Faced: F. Liriano 25, B. Colón 5, R. Ownbey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Liriano 4-7, B. Colón 2-1, R. Ownbey 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Liriano 93-62, B. Colón 24-15, R. Ownbey 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Colón 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: A. Rube Foster
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 30329
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