WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOUSTON COLT 45S AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
08/19/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOUSTON COLT 45S AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
GAME ID: 1236 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Colt 45s (61-62) 0 0 1 6 3 2 0 2 0 14 10 1
Brooklyn Royal Giants (73-50) 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 10 0
O'Rourke Hits Two Dingers, Colt 45s Win, 14-4
The Houston Colt 45s used the hitting of shortstop Jim O'Rourke to subdue the Brooklyn Royal Giants, 14-4. For the game, O'Rourke hit 2 home runs, while adding 6 RBI and scoring twice. Stephen Strasburg earned the win for Houston. He lasted 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits, while striking out 6. With the win, he raised his record to 5-8. The second-place Colt 45s now have a record of 61-62.

With Houston leading 3-1 in the top of the fourth, O'Rourke hit a fastball from Burleigh Grimes for a grand slam home run. It was his 11th home run of the season and put the Colt 45s ahead, 7-1.

"It's the best feeling when you come through for your teammates," said O'Rourke.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 17 50
   a-B. Rowell 2B 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 1
T. Gwynn RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .342 14 69
J. Bagwell 1B 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .279 28 89
J. Wynn CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .240 27 61
P. Goldschmidt DH 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 .270 8 19
G. Brett 3B 4 2 1 3 1 0 0 .236 13 45
G. Thomas LF 2 3 1 2 1 1 0 .273 3 4
J. Posada C 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 .238 9 34
J. O'Rourke SS 3 2 2 6 1 1 1 .258 11 34
Totals 34 14 10 13 3 4 10      
a - B. Rowell substituted for C. Biggio in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bagwell (24, 5th Inning off J. Bunning, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Posada (21, 8th Inning off D. Von Ohlen, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Thomas (3, 3rd Inning off B. Grimes, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. O'Rourke 2 (11, 4th Inning off B. Grimes, 3 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Bunning, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Brett (13, 5th Inning off J. Bunning, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Gwynn 2 , J. Bagwell 3 , J. Wynn , G. Brett 4 , G. Thomas 4 , J. Posada 2 , J. O'Rourke 8
2-out RBI: G. Brett , J. O'Rourke
Sac Fly: B. Rowell , J. Wynn
Hit by Pitch: T. Gwynn , G. Thomas , J. Posada
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
CS: J. O'Rourke (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. O'Rourke (3)
PB: J. Posada
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Briggs CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .275 22 57
B. Becker RF 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .282 30 59
R. Cey 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .281 30 68
R. White LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .245 23 51
   a-G. Hendrick LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
P. Guerrero 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .246 23 58
D. Snider DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .231 34 74
V. Stephens SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .308 8 16
   b-J. Robinson PR, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 23 64
D. Bertell C 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .234 2 4
R. Dandridge 2B, SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .231 12 35
Totals 37 4 10 4 3 7 15      
a - G. Hendrick substituted for R. White in the 8th
b - J. Robinson pinch ran for V. Stephens in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. White (26, 3rd Inning off S. Strasburg, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Becker (21, 7th Inning off J. Franco, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Snider (9, 8th Inning off J. Kern, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Cey (30, 3rd Inning off S. Strasburg, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Dandridge (12, 4th Inning off S. Strasburg, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Briggs 2 , B. Becker 2 , R. Cey 5 , R. White 2 , D. Snider 3 , V. Stephens , R. Dandridge 4
2-out RBI: R. Cey , R. Dandridge
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Becker , R. White , P. Guerrero 2 , R. Dandridge
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Briggs (14) , V. Stephens (1)
CS: D. Snider (13)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Strasburg W (5-8) 6.0 7 3 3 1 6 2 104 6.11   
J. Franco 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 27 5.36   
J. Kern 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 35 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Strasburg 51
Batters Faced: S. Strasburg 26, J. Franco 5, J. Kern 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Strasburg 7-4, J. Franco 1-2, J. Kern 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Strasburg 104-64, J. Franco 27-17, J. Kern 35-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Drysdale 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 5.61   
B. Grimes L (0-4) 2.1 5 7 7 2 0 2 54 4.98   
J. Bunning 2.0 3 5 5 0 2 2 38 6.97   
D. Von Ohlen 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 38 3.77   
T. Hildenberger 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Drysdale 50
Batters Faced: D. Drysdale 5, B. Grimes 14, J. Bunning 11, D. Von Ohlen 9, T. Hildenberger 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Drysdale 2-2, B. Grimes 5-1, J. Bunning 0-4, D. Von Ohlen 2-3, T. Hildenberger 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Drysdale 13-10, B. Grimes 54-28, J. Bunning 38-27, D. Von Ohlen 38-20, T. Hildenberger 12-7
WP: D. Von Ohlen
Hit Batsmen: B. Grimes , J. Bunning 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim O'Rourke
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 41886
Special Notes: SP Don Drysdale was injured while pitching.
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