WHIRLED BASEBALL
NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT HOMESTEAD GRAYS
08/10/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT HOMESTEAD GRAYS
GAME ID: 1155 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Gothams (55-62) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 1
Homestead Grays (60-55) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 X 9 13 0
Grays Win at Home, 9-2
Homestead catcher Josh Gibson was a significant contributor in his team's 9-2 triumph over the New York Gothams. He went 3-4 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for the Grays. The winner was Billy Pierce, who threw 95 pitches over 6.1 innings. The left-hander was charged with 2 runs on 7 hits. The victory gives Homestead a record of 60-55.

Willie Stargell, who is tied for 6th in the NL in home runs with 38, chipped in a 2-run home run for Homestead in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the designated hitter had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"We'll try to build on that win," Stargell told the Homestead Herald.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE HOMESTEAD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Buford LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .310 6 13
B. Posey C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .297 29 57
W. Mays CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .269 38 88
B. Kauff DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .280 28 71
W. Clark 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .294 25 72
J. Adcock RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .268 16 40
J. Hart 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .419 5 9
B. Crawford SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .231 11 29
T. Turner 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232 0 6
   a-L. Doyle PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .284 16 30
Totals 33 2 8 2 3 8 14      
a - L. Doyle pinch hit for T. Turner in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Mays (27, 4th Inning off B. Pierce, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Clark (20, 4th Inning off B. Pierce, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Posey (16, 5th Inning off B. Pierce, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hart (5, 7th Inning off B. Pierce, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Posey 2 , W. Mays 3 , W. Clark 2 , J. Adcock , J. Hart 4 , B. Crawford , T. Turner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Mays , W. Clark , B. Crawford , L. Doyle
GIDP: D. Buford , J. Hart
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hart (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Turner-Crawford-Clark)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. McCutchen CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .228 17 39
M. Epstein 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .241 29 79
J. Gibson C 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 .407 31 105
W. Stargell DH 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .282 38 80
R. Reichardt LF 5 1 4 1 0 1 2 .319 31 73
A. Van Slyke RF 3 1 1 2 2 1 2 .281 16 42
H. Wagner 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 5 .231 10 39
N. Lajoie 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .234 8 42
J. Johnson SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .294 5 20
Totals 36 9 13 8 4 7 22      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Gibson (38, 1st Inning off D. Sutton, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Epstein (19, 8th Inning off R. Nen, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: H. Wagner (3, 6th Inning off C. Hubbell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Van Slyke (16, 6th Inning off D. Sutton, 1 on, 0 outs) , W. Stargell (38, 6th Inning off D. Sutton, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Epstein 2 , J. Gibson 4 , W. Stargell 5 , R. Reichardt 4 , A. Van Slyke 4 , H. Wagner 3 , N. Lajoie
2-out RBI: R. Reichardt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Stargell , A. Van Slyke , H. Wagner , N. Lajoie , J. Johnson
GIDP: J. Gibson
Hit by Pitch: M. Epstein , H. Wagner
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Johnson-Lajoie-Epstein, Johnson-Lajoie-Epstein)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE HOMESTEAD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Sutton L (11-5) 5.0 7 4 4 1 4 2 94 4.85   
C. Hubbell 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 28 6.02   
M. Norris 1.0 1 2 2 2 1 0 24 4.09   
R. Nen 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 19 2.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Sutton 40
Batters Faced: D. Sutton 24, C. Hubbell 7, M. Norris 6, R. Nen 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Sutton 6-4, C. Hubbell 1-1, M. Norris 1-1, R. Nen 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Sutton 94-59, C. Hubbell 28-16, M. Norris 24-15, R. Nen 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Norris 2-0 , R. Nen 2-2
WP: D. Sutton , C. Hubbell , M. Norris
Hit Batsmen: D. Sutton 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Pierce W (9-6) 6.1 7 2 2 2 5 1 95 4.80   
G. Lucas H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 5.40   
R. Ownbey 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 4.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Pierce 54
Batters Faced: B. Pierce 26, G. Lucas 6, R. Ownbey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Pierce 10-2, G. Lucas 3-1, R. Ownbey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Pierce 95-59, G. Lucas 22-16, R. Ownbey 15-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Gibson
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 35472
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