WHIRLED BASEBALL
CHICAGO AMERICAN GIANTS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
07/30/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
CHICAGO AMERICAN GIANTS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 1051 - MONDAY, JULY 30TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago American Giants (48-58) 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 1 8 7 4
Cleveland Spiders (57-46) 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 10 0
American Giants Take Down Spiders, 8-7
A good performance from catcher Carlton Fisk helped the Chicago American Giants defeat the Cleveland Spiders, 8-7. Fisk went 2-4 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 for the American Giants. Akinori Otsuka was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 4 of 6 save opportunities. Chicago is now 48-58, Cleveland 57-46.

The game was all tied up in the top of the ninth, until Fisk delivered big-time for Chicago, stroking a dramatic solo home run off Ron Reed. The game-changing hit put the American Giants on top, 8-7.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Fisk told the Chicago Times.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Collins 2B 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .294 5 34
J. Jackson RF, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .355 9 62
F. Thomas DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .294 25 70
P. Konerko 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 22 62
   c-V. Wells PR, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 9 19
D. Allen 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .243 22 58
K. Mitchell LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .289 7 18
C. Fisk C 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .222 24 64
D. Jackson SS 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .170 0 3
   a-R. Colavito PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .179 2 3
   b-F. Parent SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 2 18
C. Torriente CF, RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .185 0 10
Totals 32 8 7 8 2 9 2      
a - R. Colavito pinch hit for D. Jackson in the 7th
b - F. Parent substituted for R. Colavito in the 7th
c - V. Wells pinch ran for P. Konerko in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Torriente (10, 6th Inning off Y. Ventura, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Allen (4, 7th Inning off W. Wyatt, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Collins (5, 6th Inning off Y. Ventura, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Colavito (2, 7th Inning off F. Marberry, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Fisk (24, 9th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Collins 4 , P. Konerko , D. Allen 3 , C. Fisk 5 , R. Colavito 4 , C. Torriente 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Allen
Hit by Pitch: E. Collins , K. Mitchell
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Wells (10) , K. Mitchell (1) , C. Fisk 2 (14) , D. Jackson (8) , C. Torriente (17)
CS: E. Collins (24) , J. Jackson (14)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Allen (13) , K. Mitchell (1) , C. Fisk (4) , F. Parent (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Collins-Jackson-Konerko)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bates LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .280 9 34
A. Vaughan SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .312 9 53
R. Blomberg DH 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .284 40 107
E. Longoria 3B 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .280 23 62
E. Bailey C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .208 6 8
L. Doby CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216 17 42
J. Ellis 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .230 7 25
L. Santop RF 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 .209 7 27
   a-L. Berkman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 35 85
S. Sax 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .296 1 8
   b-T. Speaker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .339 25 73
Totals 37 7 10 6 1 5 11      
a - L. Berkman pinch hit for L. Santop in the 9th
b - T. Speaker pinch hit for S. Sax in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Longoria (23, 1st Inning off M. Buehrle, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bates , A. Vaughan 2 , R. Blomberg 2 , E. Longoria 5 , J. Ellis , L. Santop , T. Speaker
2-out RBI: A. Vaughan , R. Blomberg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Vaughan
GIDP: E. Bailey
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bates (39) , A. Vaughan (16) , L. Santop (9)
CS: J. Bates (12)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Buehrle 5.0 8 6 6 1 3 1 82 5.17   
D. Price 2.0 1 1 0 0 2 0 21 4.74   
B. Loes 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.16   
A. Minter W (5-3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6.14   
A. Otsuka SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Buehrle 29
Batters Faced: M. Buehrle 23, D. Price 7, B. Loes 1, A. Minter 2, A. Otsuka 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Buehrle 5-5, D. Price 2-2, B. Loes 1-0, A. Minter 2-0, A. Otsuka 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Buehrle 82-53, D. Price 21-15, B. Loes 2-1, A. Minter 6-3, A. Otsuka 12-9
WP: D. Price
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Ventura 5.1 2 3 3 1 4 1 71 5.38   
W. Wyatt H (2) 1.0 2 3 3 0 1 0 28 5.58   
F. Marberry BS (3) 1.2 2 1 1 1 3 1 25 3.61   
R. Reed L (4-6) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Ventura 55
Batters Faced: Y. Ventura 19, W. Wyatt 6, F. Marberry 7, R. Reed 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Ventura 4-7, W. Wyatt 0-2, F. Marberry 0-1, R. Reed 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Ventura 71-45, W. Wyatt 28-16, F. Marberry 25-16, R. Reed 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Marberry 1-1
Hit Batsmen: Y. Ventura , W. Wyatt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlton Fisk
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 22371
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