WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
08/02/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
GAME ID: 1085 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Monarchs (57-53) 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 7 1
Brooklyn Royal Giants (62-45) 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 8 0
Monarchs Sneak Past Royal Giants, 7-6
The Kansas City Monarchs overcame a good performance by Brooklyn catcher Mike Piazza to knock off Brooklyn, 7-6, at Ebbets Field. Piazza was 2 for 4 with a home run, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3. Frank DiPino claimed the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The left-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 1.1 innings. His record stands at 3-1. Craig Kimbrel earned his 6th save in 6 chances.

The Monarchs got a big at-bat from catcher Ted Simmons. For the game, Simmons went 2-4 with 2 doubles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. In the top of the third, with the bases loaded, he stroked a bases-clearing double. His 36th double of the season gave Kansas City a 4-2 lead.

"Feels good to get the job done," Simmons said after the game.

Kansas City improves to 57-53 with the win. They lead their division by 2½ games.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Smith SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .255 4 30
B. Powell 1B 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 .278 23 63
S. Musial RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .318 11 51
A. Pujols 3B 3 2 1 2 1 0 2 .321 28 79
T. Simmons C 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .298 18 66
D. Medwick LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .245 11 48
S. Wood DH 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 .277 3 12
D. Murphy CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .194 19 33
F. Frisch 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .277 5 35
Totals 30 7 7 7 6 6 7      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Wood (8, 3rd Inning off S. Williams, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Simmons 2 (36, 3rd Inning off S. Williams, 3 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off S. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Pujols (28, 8th Inning off S. Koufax, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Smith , A. Pujols 4 , T. Simmons 4 , S. Wood 2 , D. Murphy 2
2-out RBI: A. Pujols , T. Simmons , S. Wood
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Pujols , D. Medwick , D. Murphy
GIDP: A. Pujols
Hit by Pitch: O. Smith
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Smith (44) , T. Simmons (4) , D. Medwick (4) , F. Frisch (23)
CS: O. Smith (9) , D. Murphy 2 (10)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Medwick (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Briggs CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .277 20 52
J. Robinson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287 20 50
B. Becker RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .281 24 47
R. Cey 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .287 27 62
M. Piazza C 4 2 2 3 0 2 1 .303 41 90
R. White LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .232 19 44
P. Guerrero 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .241 18 50
D. Snider DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .223 28 65
G. Smith SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .205 10 27
   a-D. Brouthers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 12 30
Totals 34 6 8 5 2 6 10      
a - D. Brouthers pinch hit for G. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Becker (18, 8th Inning off F. DiPino, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Piazza (41, 2nd Inning off A. Foster, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Briggs , J. Robinson , B. Becker 2 , R. Cey , M. Piazza 5 , R. White , P. Guerrero
2-out RBI: M. Piazza , R. White , P. Guerrero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. White , D. Snider , G. Smith
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Smith (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Robinson-Guerrero)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Foster 5.2 7 6 5 1 2 1 83 2.89   
F. DiPino W (3-1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 25 4.38   
L. Smith H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 4.50   
C. Kimbrel SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Foster 34
Batters Faced: A. Foster 25, F. DiPino 5, L. Smith 3, C. Kimbrel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Foster 7-8, F. DiPino 1-0, L. Smith 2-0, C. Kimbrel 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Foster 83-54, F. DiPino 25-14, L. Smith 14-11, C. Kimbrel 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. DiPino 1-0 , L. Smith 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Williams 6.0 6 6 6 6 3 0 98 3.84   
S. Koufax L (2-2) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 22 5.65   
T. Hildenberger 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Williams 33
Batters Faced: S. Williams 27, S. Koufax 7, T. Hildenberger 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Williams 7-5, S. Koufax 1-3, T. Hildenberger 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Williams 98-53, S. Koufax 22-16, T. Hildenberger 12-6
Hit Batsmen: T. Hildenberger
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Piazza
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 38719
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