WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
07/30/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
GAME ID: 1056 - MONDAY, JULY 30TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Monarchs (55-52) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Brooklyn Royal Giants (61-43) 1 0 0 2 3 2 0 2 X 10 12 0
Royal Giants, Stephens Blast Monarchs, 10-2
Good production from shortstop Vern Stephens helped the Brooklyn Royal Giants topple the Kansas City Monarchs, 10-2. Stephens hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for the Royal Giants. The winning pitcher was Don Drysdale. His record now stands at 10-4. The right-hander went 8 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits for the Royal Giants. Brooklyn leads the National League Effa Manley Division by 5½ games.

Jackie Robinson, who is tied for 10th in the NL in stolen bases with 27, chipped in a 3-run home run for Brooklyn in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 4 runs batted in.

"We can't expect to win," said Kansas City manager Daniel Makonnen, "with that kind of performance."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Smith SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .259 4 30
B. Powell 1B 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 .279 23 63
A. Pujols 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .323 27 76
J. Harris DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .311 2 8
T. Simmons C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .289 17 61
D. Medwick LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .248 11 46
D. Murphy RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .189 19 33
R. Canó 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .226 11 36
W. McGee CF 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .258 6 39
Totals 32 2 8 2 2 8 15      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Smith (29, 3rd Inning off D. Drysdale, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Simmons 2 (33, 4th Inning off D. Drysdale, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off S. Koufax, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. McGee (32, 5th Inning off D. Drysdale, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Powell (22, 5th Inning off D. Drysdale, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Smith 2 , B. Powell 2 , J. Harris , T. Simmons 4 , R. Canó , W. McGee 3
2-out RBI: B. Powell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Smith , A. Pujols 2 , J. Harris , D. Murphy , R. Canó
Sac Bunt: W. McGee
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Smith (43) , W. McGee (26)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Briggs CF 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 .268 20 48
D. Brouthers DH 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .335 12 28
J. Robinson 2B, 1B 4 1 2 4 0 0 1 .281 20 49
R. Cey 3B 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .286 26 59
M. Piazza C 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .303 39 86
R. White LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .233 18 42
P. Guerrero 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240 18 46
   a-R. Dandridge 1B, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 11 32
V. Stephens SS 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .394 4 9
B. Becker RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .281 24 47
Totals 34 10 12 10 3 10 6      
a - R. Dandridge substituted for P. Guerrero in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Brouthers (21, 5th Inning off F. Castillo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Piazza (39, 4th Inning off F. Castillo, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Robinson (20, 5th Inning off F. Castillo, 2 on, 0 outs) , V. Stephens 2 (4, 6th Inning off B. Shawkey, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Pfeffer, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Briggs (20, 6th Inning off B. Shawkey, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Becker (24, 8th Inning off J. Pfeffer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Briggs 5 , D. Brouthers 4 , J. Robinson 5 , M. Piazza 4 , V. Stephens 9 , B. Becker 4
2-out RBI: J. Briggs , V. Stephens 2 , B. Becker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Piazza
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Briggs (8) , J. Robinson (27) , R. White (14)
CS: D. Brouthers (9) , R. Cey (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Stephens-Robinson, Robinson-Guerrero)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castillo L (11-3) 4.0 7 6 6 2 5 2 81 4.62   
B. Shawkey 2.0 3 2 2 0 3 2 33 4.23   
J. Pfeffer 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 2 40 6.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castillo 27
Batters Faced: F. Castillo 21, B. Shawkey 8, J. Pfeffer 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castillo 4-3, B. Shawkey 2-0, J. Pfeffer 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castillo 81-50, B. Shawkey 33-21, J. Pfeffer 40-26
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Drysdale W (10-4) 8.0 7 2 2 2 6 0 95 5.29   
S. Koufax 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 5.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Drysdale 64
Batters Faced: D. Drysdale 31, S. Koufax 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Drysdale 7-9, S. Koufax 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Drysdale 95-65, S. Koufax 17-13
WP: S. Koufax
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vern Stephens
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 39483
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