WHIRLED BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT BALTIMORE BLACK SOX
08/03/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT BALTIMORE BLACK SOX
GAME ID: 1088 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (52-57) 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 10 1
Baltimore Black Sox (48-61) 0 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 X 13 16 1
Black Sox Win at Home, 13-5
The Baltimore Black Sox defeated the Detroit Wolverines, 13-5. Third Baseman Cal Ripken Jr deserved a large share of the credit. Ripken Jr was 3 for 4 with 3 singles, while scoring 2 and driving in 3 for the Black Sox. Dennis Martínez picked up the win, improving his season record to 10-6. He struck out 3 in 6 innings. Picking up the save was Johnny Sain. He's now 2 for 2 in save chances.

In the bottom of the second inning, center fielder Paul Blair had a 2-run double for Baltimore. It was his 15th double of the season and put the Black Sox on top, 3-1.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Ripken Jr.

The Baltimore win streak is now 3 games.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bailey 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .273 24 55
J. Beníquez LF 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 .319 11 40
O. Gamble DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .225 21 48
A. Kaline RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .293 21 56
E. Lombardi C 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .286 12 36
C. Davis CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .251 26 64
V. Martinez 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .394 1 7
T. Lazzeri SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .291 5 13
C. Gehringer 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .264 12 43
Totals 36 5 10 5 3 7 17      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Gehringer 2 (19, 3rd Inning off D. Martínez, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off D. Martínez, 2 on, 2 outs) , V. Martinez (2, 4th Inning off D. Martínez, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Bailey 2 (14, 7th Inning off J. Sain, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Sain, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Beníquez (18, 9th Inning off J. Sain, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bailey 4 , J. Beníquez 3 , E. Lombardi 2 , V. Martinez 3 , C. Gehringer 4
2-out RBI: J. Beníquez , C. Gehringer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bailey , O. Gamble 2 , T. Lazzeri
GIDP: A. Kaline , T. Lazzeri
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Lazzeri (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Gehringer-Lazzeri-Martinez, Lazzeri-Gehringer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper RF 4 1 2 3 1 0 3 .251 26 63
D. McGann 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .275 17 47
F. Robinson LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .303 32 89
C. Blefary C 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .249 21 60
G. Cravath DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .241 32 80
C. Ripken Jr 2B, SS 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .283 16 40
M. Machado SS, 3B 5 3 2 3 0 0 2 .239 33 73
P. Blair CF 4 2 3 2 0 1 1 .236 9 39
B. Wallace 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .280 2 17
   a-M. Huggins PR, 2B 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .289 1 22
Totals 38 13 16 13 4 6 16      
a - M. Huggins pinch ran for B. Wallace in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: C. Blefary 3 (18, 2nd Inning off F. Frankhouse, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off F. Frankhouse, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Marcum, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Blair 2 (15, 2nd Inning off F. Frankhouse, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Marcum, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Machado (17, 5th Inning off P. Conway, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Harper (26, 4th Inning off F. Frankhouse, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Machado (33, 7th Inning off J. Marcum, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper 5 , F. Robinson , C. Blefary 6 , G. Cravath , C. Ripken Jr 3 , M. Machado 6 , P. Blair 5 , B. Wallace
2-out RBI: B. Harper , C. Ripken Jr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. McGann , F. Robinson , M. Machado
GIDP: D. McGann
Sac Fly: C. Ripken Jr
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Blair (8) , M. Huggins (26)

FIELDING
Errors: D. McGann (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Machado-Ripken Jr-McGann, Machado-Huggins-McGann)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Frankhouse L (0-1) 3.1 8 8 7 1 1 1 67 18.90   
P. Conway 2.2 4 3 3 2 2 0 48 5.70   
J. Marcum 2.0 4 2 2 1 3 1 39 5.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Frankhouse 12
Batters Faced: F. Frankhouse 19, P. Conway 14, J. Marcum 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Frankhouse 3-5, P. Conway 3-3, J. Marcum 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Frankhouse 67-44, P. Conway 48-27, J. Marcum 39-24
WP: F. Frankhouse , J. Marcum
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Martínez W (10-6) 6.0 6 4 2 3 3 0 112 4.96   
J. Sain SV (2) 3.0 4 1 1 0 4 0 44 5.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Martínez 48
Batters Faced: D. Martínez 26, J. Sain 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Martínez 7-6, J. Sain 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Martínez 112-63, J. Sain 44-30
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cal Ripken Jr
Ballpark: Camden Yards
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 45819
Special Notes: SS Bobby Wallace was injured while running the bases. Curt Blefary ties the BAL regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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