WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOMESTEAD GRAYS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
08/16/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOMESTEAD GRAYS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
GAME ID: 1208 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Homestead Grays (61-60) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 5 10 0
Birmingham Black Barons (58-64) 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 9 1
Black Barons Rally Late to Clip Homestead
The Birmingham Black Barons did just enough to nip the Homestead Grays, 6-5, in 10 innings. Birmingham pitcher Lefty Gomez, in particular, had a standout performance. Birmingham has won 3 straight, while Homestead has lost 3 in a row.

The decisive blow was delivered by Hank Aaron in the bottom of the tenth when he hit a run-scoring double off 33-year old right-handed pitcher Michael Jackson to win the game for Birmingham. The home crowd went nuts.

"Lefty never lets off the gas," said Birmingham manager Daniel Makonnen. "Good, bad, or ugly, he never gives in."
HOMESTEAD BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. McCutchen CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .229 17 40
J. Johnson SS 5 0 1 0 0 4 2 .278 5 22
J. Gibson C 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .407 33 108
R. Reichardt LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .311 31 74
R. Clemente RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .264 20 65
H. Wagner 2B 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .227 10 39
W. Stargell 1B 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .286 41 85
   a-G. Goslin PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 6 12
   b-M. Epstein 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242 31 81
N. Lajoie DH 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .235 11 47
A. Van Slyke 3B 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .285 20 47
Totals 38 5 10 5 4 14 17      
a - G. Goslin pinch ran for W. Stargell in the 9th
b - M. Epstein substituted for G. Goslin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Stargell 2 (19, 7th Inning off B. Chen, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off H. Young, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Van Slyke (20, 3rd Inning off L. Gomez, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Lajoie 2 (11, 5th Inning off L. Gomez, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off H. Young, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Johnson , J. Gibson , R. Reichardt , R. Clemente , W. Stargell 4 , N. Lajoie 8 , A. Van Slyke 5
2-out RBI: A. Van Slyke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. McCutchen , J. Johnson , R. Reichardt , M. Epstein
GIDP: J. Gibson , R. Clemente
Hit by Pitch: A. Van Slyke
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. McCutchen (38) , A. Van Slyke (47)
CS: J. Gibson (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Granderson CF 5 2 2 1 0 2 2 .215 38 70
J. Pagliaroni C 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .265 33 63
H. Aaron 2B 5 0 1 1 0 3 1 .296 41 86
E. Mathews 3B 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 .231 38 79
R. Braun LF 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .304 11 27
A. Belle RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .234 35 80
G. Tenace DH 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .218 9 16
A. González 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .252 23 60
   a-C. Childs PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 3 25
   c-T. Tulowitzki SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 3 15
H. Long SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 12 31
   b-R. Sexson PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 4 5
Totals 35 6 9 6 4 10 10      
a - C. Childs pinch ran for A. González in the 7th
b - R. Sexson pinch hit for H. Long in the 7th
c - T. Tulowitzki substituted for C. Childs in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Aaron (27, 10th Inning off M. Jackson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Braun (11, 3rd Inning off B. Friend, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Granderson (38, 7th Inning off G. Lucas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Granderson 5 , J. Pagliaroni , H. Aaron 2 , R. Braun 5 , A. Belle , G. Tenace , A. González
2-out RBI: C. Granderson , R. Braun
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Granderson , A. Belle
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Granderson (15) , R. Braun (4)
CS: G. Tenace (1) , C. Childs (23)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Long (16)
Double Plays: 2 (Mathews-Aaron-González, Sexson-Tulowitzki-Sexson)
HOMESTEAD PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Friend 6.0 5 4 4 3 7 1 98 7.06   
G. Lucas 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 14 6.43   
R. Ownbey 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 4.35   
M. Jackson L (1-7) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 22 5.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Friend 50
Batters Faced: B. Friend 25, G. Lucas 4, R. Ownbey 4, M. Jackson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Friend 6-4, G. Lucas 1-0, R. Ownbey 0-1, M. Jackson 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Friend 98-63, G. Lucas 14-9, R. Ownbey 14-9, M. Jackson 22-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Gomez 6.0 2 2 2 3 10 2 100 5.24   
B. Chen H (11) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 12 5.84   
A. Malloy H (3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 4.96   
H. Young BS (3) 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 23 2.84   
B. Phyle W (2-3) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 20 5.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Gomez 67
Batters Faced: L. Gomez 23, B. Chen 5, A. Malloy 4, H. Young 6, B. Phyle 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Gomez 6-1, B. Chen 2-0, A. Malloy 2-0, H. Young 0-1, B. Phyle 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Gomez 100-60, B. Chen 12-11, A. Malloy 15-9, H. Young 23-12, B. Phyle 20-10
WP: B. Phyle
Hit Batsmen: H. Young
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lefty Gomez
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 26268
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