WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
08/01/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
GAME ID: 1076 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Monarchs (56-53) 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 11 0
Brooklyn Royal Giants (62-44) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 8 2
Monarchs Upend Royal Giants, 5-3
Ebbets Field was the site of a competitive game between the Brooklyn Royal Giants and Kansas City Monarchs.

Starting pitcher José Rijo pitched well enough to help the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Brooklyn Royal Giants, 5-3. Craig Kimbrel notched his 5th save in 5 chances.

A crucial at-bat came with a runner on 1st and no one out in the top of the sixth inning. That's when third baseman Albert Pujols, who is tied for 5th in the NL with a .321 batting average, hit a single. The Monarchs went on to win.

"José had good stuff. When he did get into a compromising count, he made the most of it," said Kansas City manager Daniel Makonnen.

The first-place Monarchs, at 56-53, lead the National League Marvin Miller Division by 2 games.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. McGee CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .254 6 39
J. Harris LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .327 2 9
A. Pujols 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .321 27 77
S. Musial RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .321 11 51
T. Simmons C 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .295 18 63
B. Powell 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280 23 63
D. Murphy DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .190 19 33
R. Canó 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .232 12 37
F. Frisch SS 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .281 5 35
Totals 36 5 11 5 0 9 10      
BATTING
Triples: J. Harris (1, 7th Inning off J. Bunning, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Frisch (5, 3rd Inning off F. Valenzuela, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Harris 4 , A. Pujols , S. Musial , T. Simmons , B. Powell , D. Murphy , R. Canó 2 , F. Frisch 5
2-out RBI: J. Harris
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. McGee 2 , A. Pujols
Sac Fly: T. Simmons
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Murphy (13) , F. Frisch (22)
CS: W. McGee (16) , S. Musial (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Powell, Pujols-Canó-Powell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Briggs CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .278 20 52
J. Robinson 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .287 20 50
D. Brouthers 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .326 12 30
R. Cey 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .288 27 62
R. White LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .232 19 43
D. Snider DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .226 28 65
V. Stephens SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .378 4 9
P. Guerrero RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .240 18 49
D. Bertell C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228 2 4
Totals 32 3 8 3 2 7 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Robinson (19, 4th Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Snider (2, 5th Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Cey (27, 9th Inning off C. Kimbrel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Briggs , J. Robinson 3 , D. Brouthers , R. Cey 4 , D. Snider 3 , V. Stephens , P. Guerrero
2-out RBI: J. Briggs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Brouthers , R. White
GIDP: P. Guerrero
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Robinson (28) , P. Guerrero (7)
CS: R. White (14)

FIELDING
Errors: V. Stephens (4) , D. Bertell (2)
PB: D. Bertell
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rijo W (6-8) 7.0 7 2 2 2 4 0 95 5.18   
E. Guardado H (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1.95   
C. Kimbrel SV (5) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16 2.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rijo 57
Batters Faced: J. Rijo 27, E. Guardado 3, C. Kimbrel 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rijo 8-6, E. Guardado 2-0, C. Kimbrel 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rijo 95-56, E. Guardado 11-9, C. Kimbrel 16-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Valenzuela L (7-4) 6.1 9 5 5 0 7 1 87 3.47   
J. Bunning 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 39 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Valenzuela 42
Batters Faced: F. Valenzuela 27, J. Bunning 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Valenzuela 6-4, J. Bunning 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Valenzuela 87-60, J. Bunning 39-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bunning 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Rijo
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 36352
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