WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOUSTON COLT 45S AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
08/17/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOUSTON COLT 45S AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
GAME ID: 1216 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Colt 45s (59-62) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 6 0
Brooklyn Royal Giants (73-48) 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 X 8 13 0
Colt 45s Sunk by Royal Giants
The Brooklyn Royal Giants picked up a win at Ebbets Field, taking down the Houston Colt 45s, 8-4. Starting pitcher Fernando Valenzuela was a big reason why. The Brooklyn winning streak has reached 3 games.

Brooklyn took the lead, 5-3, on Vern Stephens's 8th home run of the season. The solo home run came off Houston pitcher Vida Blue in the bottom of the seventh.

"All in all, I thought Fernando pitched a fine game for us tonight," said Brooklyn manager Daniel Makonnen.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .244 17 50
T. Gwynn LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .340 14 67
C. Correa SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .326 18 61
J. Bagwell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .278 28 88
J. O'Rourke C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250 8 27
P. Hill RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .258 6 46
G. Johnson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .271 11 53
G. Brett DH 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .236 12 42
G. Thomas CF 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .400 2 2
Totals 32 4 6 3 5 12 14      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Johnson (22, 5th Inning off F. Valenzuela, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Correa (32, 6th Inning off F. Valenzuela, 1 on, 0 outs) , P. Hill (23, 9th Inning off T. Forster, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Thomas (2, 7th Inning off F. Valenzuela, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Gwynn , C. Correa 3 , P. Hill 2 , G. Johnson 2 , G. Thomas 4
2-out RBI: G. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Biggio , J. O'Rourke
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Gwynn (22)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Biggio-Correa-Bagwell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Becker RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .282 30 56
D. Brouthers 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .326 15 38
J. Robinson 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .300 23 64
R. Cey 3B 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .281 29 67
M. Piazza C 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .303 43 100
R. White LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .245 23 51
P. Guerrero DH 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 .251 23 58
D. Snider CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .229 34 74
V. Stephens SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .319 8 16
Totals 34 8 13 8 1 6 8      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Robinson (28, 1st Inning off R. Clemens, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. White (25, 6th Inning off R. Clemens, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. White (23, 2nd Inning off R. Clemens, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Piazza (43, 2nd Inning off R. Clemens, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Guerrero (23, 2nd Inning off R. Clemens, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Stephens (8, 7th Inning off V. Blue, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Cey (29, 8th Inning off D. Ellis, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Snider (34, 8th Inning off D. Ellis, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Becker 2 , D. Brouthers 2 , J. Robinson 3 , R. Cey 4 , M. Piazza 4 , R. White 6 , P. Guerrero 4 , D. Snider 4 , V. Stephens 4
2-out RBI: D. Snider
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Robinson , R. Cey , R. White , P. Guerrero
GIDP: J. Robinson
Sac Fly: R. Cey
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Becker (39) , D. Brouthers (19) , J. Robinson (35)
CS: B. Becker (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cey-Brouthers)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Clemens L (13-8) 5.2 9 4 4 0 4 3 94 3.60   
V. Blue 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 16 4.61   
D. Ellis 1.1 2 3 3 1 0 2 29 5.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Clemens 39
Batters Faced: R. Clemens 24, V. Blue 5, D. Ellis 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Clemens 7-4, V. Blue 1-0, D. Ellis 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Clemens 94-61, V. Blue 16-11, D. Ellis 29-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Blue 1-0 , D. Ellis 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Valenzuela W (10-4) 6.2 4 3 3 4 10 1 99 3.75   
B. Grimes H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.16   
T. Forster SV (2) 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 35 3.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Valenzuela 60
Batters Faced: F. Valenzuela 27, B. Grimes 1, T. Forster 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Valenzuela 6-3, B. Grimes 0-1, T. Forster 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Valenzuela 99-58, B. Grimes 5-4, T. Forster 35-21
WP: F. Valenzuela 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fernando Valenzuela
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 41680
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