WHIRLED BASEBALL
NEW YORK BLACK YANKEES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
08/12/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
NEW YORK BLACK YANKEES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1170 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Black Yankees (65-54) 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 8 0
Detroit Wolverines (57-60) 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 X 7 7 0
Black Yankees Beaten By Wolverines, 7-5
The home crowd had a good time watching the New York Black Yankees and Detroit Wolverines get after it.

Wolverines catcher Ernie Lombardi left his imprint on his team's 7-5 win over the New York Black Yankees. Lombardi was 2-3 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for Detroit in the contest. Mike Henneman notched his 17th save in 20 chances.

With the game tied, 5-5, in the bottom of the fifth, Lombardi had a key at-bat for Detroit. With runners on 1st and 3rd, Lombardi hit a run-scoring single off Herm Wehmeier, making the score 6-5, Wolverines.

"It feels good to get this one," Lombardi told the Detroit Bulletin.

The Black Yankees, at 65-54, have lost 4 in a row.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Davis CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .287 24 48
M. Mantle RF 5 2 2 1 0 2 1 .265 42 99
B. Ruth LF 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .280 53 126
L. Gehrig DH 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .289 45 96
M. Schmidt 3B 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .244 35 72
D. Mattingly 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301 15 40
T. Munson C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 14 53
T. Herr 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .228 5 33
   a-H. López PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 10 26
E. Maddox SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .257 7 35
Totals 33 5 8 5 5 9 9      
a - H. López pinch hit for T. Herr in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Mantle (20, 5th Inning off C. Root, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Gehrig (26, 5th Inning off C. Root, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Mantle (42, 1st Inning off C. Root, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Schmidt (35, 5th Inning off C. Root, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Ruth (53, 5th Inning off C. Root, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Mantle 6 , B. Ruth 5 , L. Gehrig 3 , M. Schmidt 4 , E. Maddox
2-out RBI: B. Ruth , M. Schmidt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Davis
Hit by Pitch: T. Munson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Ruth 2 (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Gehringer 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .265 13 45
J. Beníquez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .313 13 44
   b-R. Thompson SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Cobb CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .370 35 95
H. Greenberg 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .266 39 89
A. Kaline RF 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 .282 23 60
E. Lombardi C 3 1 2 3 0 0 2 .288 14 43
O. Gamble LF 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .223 21 53
J. Martinez DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .257 7 12
R. Chapman SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-B. Bailey PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 25 58
Totals 29 7 7 7 7 6 14      
a - B. Bailey pinch hit for R. Chapman in the 8th
b - R. Thompson substituted for J. Beníquez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Cobb (47, 5th Inning off H. Wehmeier, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Lombardi (14, 4th Inning off R. Guidry, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Martinez (7, 4th Inning off R. Guidry, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Gehringer , T. Cobb 2 , E. Lombardi 5 , O. Gamble 2 , J. Martinez 4
2-out RBI: O. Gamble
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Martinez , R. Chapman
Sac Fly: E. Lombardi
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Cobb (58)
CS: R. Chapman (1)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Guidry 3.2 4 5 5 5 3 2 78 4.40   
H. Wehmeier L (6-3) 1.1 3 2 2 1 1 0 29 7.67   
A. Chapman 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 4.93   
S. Lyle 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Guidry 29
Batters Faced: R. Guidry 19, H. Wehmeier 8, A. Chapman 6, S. Lyle 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Guidry 3-4, H. Wehmeier 1-2, A. Chapman 2-2, S. Lyle 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Guidry 78-44, H. Wehmeier 29-15, A. Chapman 24-15, S. Lyle 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Wehmeier 1-0
WP: R. Guidry
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Root W (9-8) 6.0 8 5 5 2 4 3 109 5.63   
G. Bechtel H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 5.28   
B. Hoeft H (9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 20 6.04   
M. Henneman SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 2.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Root 38
Batters Faced: C. Root 28, G. Bechtel 3, B. Hoeft 4, M. Henneman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Root 7-6, G. Bechtel 0-0, B. Hoeft 0-0, M. Henneman 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Root 109-73, G. Bechtel 17-9, B. Hoeft 20-11, M. Henneman 14-7
Hit Batsmen: C. Root
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernie Lombardi
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 51310
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