WHIRLED BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS ABCS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
08/14/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS ABCS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
GAME ID: 1191 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis ABCs (60-61) 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 11 10 1
Brooklyn Royal Giants (70-48) 2 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 10 10 2
ABCs Take Tight Tangle
The Indianapolis ABCs defeated the Brooklyn Royal Giants, 11-10, at Ebbets Field. Indianapolis was led by slugging catcher Johnny Bench, who went 2-4 with a home run and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4. The Indianapolis win streak is now 3 games.

With Indianapolis trailing 9-8 in the top of the ninth, Bench hit a curveball from Eric Gagne for a 3-run home run. It was his 29th home run of the season and put the ABCs ahead, 11-9.

Bench told a Indianapolis Observer reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bescher LF 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .252 8 31
J. Morgan 2B 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .325 23 73
O. Charleston CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .343 30 100
J. Votto 1B 3 2 0 0 2 1 2 .261 26 61
B. Larkin SS 5 2 1 2 0 0 3 .246 10 29
J. Bench C 4 2 2 4 0 2 0 .235 29 78
G. Foster RF 4 1 3 2 1 1 0 .265 28 58
C. Sabo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .224 4 10
L. Padrón P, DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 5 22
   a-A. Dunn DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .223 33 62
Totals 38 11 10 9 4 13 17      
a - A. Dunn inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Foster (20, 8th Inning off S. Koufax, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Bescher (3, 1st Inning off D. Drysdale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Larkin (10, 1st Inning off D. Drysdale, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Foster (28, 1st Inning off D. Drysdale, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Bench (29, 9th Inning off E. Gagne, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bescher 4 , J. Morgan , O. Charleston , B. Larkin 4 , J. Bench 5 , G. Foster 7
2-out RBI: B. Larkin , J. Bench 2 , G. Foster
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bescher , O. Charleston , C. Sabo , A. Dunn
Hit by Pitch: J. Bench
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bescher (52) , J. Morgan (30) , O. Charleston (31) , J. Votto (24) , B. Larkin (20)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Sabo (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Briggs CF 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .275 21 56
D. Brouthers 1B 5 1 1 4 0 1 2 .323 14 36
J. Robinson 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .298 23 63
R. Cey 3B 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .280 28 65
M. Piazza C 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .306 42 99
B. Becker RF 5 1 1 2 0 2 3 .284 30 56
R. White LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .244 21 49
D. Snider DH 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .227 31 70
V. Stephens SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .312 6 14
Totals 37 10 10 10 7 6 18      
BATTING
Triples: J. Robinson (1, 1st Inning off L. Padrón, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Brouthers (14, 2nd Inning off L. Padrón, 3 on, 1 out) , B. Becker (30, 5th Inning off L. Padrón, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Snider (31, 7th Inning off D. Luque, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Cey (28, 9th Inning off R. Murphy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Brouthers 4 , J. Robinson 3 , R. Cey 4 , M. Piazza 2 , B. Becker 4 , R. White , D. Snider 5 , V. Stephens
2-out RBI: D. Snider
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Piazza , B. Becker 2 , D. Snider
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Robinson (33)
CS: R. White (17)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Piazza (1) , V. Stephens (5)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Padrón 5.0 8 8 7 5 3 2 114 3.64   
D. Luque 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 30 15.00   
J. Billingham W (5-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.76   
R. Murphy SV (2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 20 3.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Padrón 19
Batters Faced: L. Padrón 28, D. Luque 8, J. Billingham 3, R. Murphy 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Padrón 4-7, D. Luque 3-2, J. Billingham 2-0, R. Murphy 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Padrón 114-66, D. Luque 30-18, J. Billingham 12-8, R. Murphy 20-12
WP: R. Murphy
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Drysdale 4.2 8 7 7 2 6 2 87 5.67   
S. Koufax 2.2 1 0 0 0 5 0 34 5.46   
T. Forster H (13) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.75   
E. Gagne L (2-2), BS (5) 1.0 1 4 0 2 1 1 33 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Drysdale 24
Batters Faced: D. Drysdale 25, S. Koufax 9, T. Forster 2, E. Gagne 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Drysdale 5-3, S. Koufax 0-3, T. Forster 1-0, E. Gagne 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Drysdale 87-55, S. Koufax 34-26, T. Forster 10-8, E. Gagne 33-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Koufax 2-0 , T. Forster 1-0
WP: E. Gagne
Hit Batsmen: D. Drysdale
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Bench
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 41762
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