WHIRLED BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO SEA LIONS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
08/22/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO SEA LIONS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1257 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Sea Lions (81-45) 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 7 8 1
Detroit Wolverines (63-64) 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 3 9 8 0
Wolverines Win Thriller, 9-7
The Detroit Wolverines defeated the San Francisco Sea Lions, 9-7, at Tiger Stadium. Detroit first baseman Hank Greenberg had a superb performance. He went 2-3 with 2 home runs and 2 walks. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. The third-place Wolverines go to 63-64.

The game was decided with no one out in the bottom of the ninth. With Detroit trailing 7-6, Greenberg jumped on a slider from two-time All-Star Rod Beck and hit a 3-run home run to right. With one swing, the Wolverines had a walk-off win.

"It's nice to see a lot of guys make contributions," said Wolverines manager Daniel Makonnen.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lundy 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292 10 58
M. Cochrane C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .293 18 66
R. Jackson DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .297 35 92
J. Clark 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .252 39 90
T. Stearnes CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .341 41 99
J. Foxx 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .227 38 71
B. Bonds RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .249 30 61
B. Downing LF 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .250 2 4
W. Gross SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   a-R. Clayton PR, SS 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 .333 5 21
Totals 32 7 8 7 3 7 7      
a - R. Clayton pinch ran for W. Gross in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: T. Stearnes (20, 2nd Inning off J. Wilson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Downing 2 (2, 2nd Inning off J. Wilson, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off C. Root, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Clark (39, 3rd Inning off C. Root, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Stearnes (41, 6th Inning off C. Root, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Clayton (5, 7th Inning off T. Percival, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lundy , R. Jackson , J. Clark 4 , T. Stearnes 6 , B. Downing 8 , R. Clayton 4
2-out RBI: B. Downing
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Clark
Hit by Pitch: W. Gross
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lundy 2 (49)
CS: M. Cochrane (16) , B. Downing (1) , R. Clayton (4)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Gross (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Gehringer 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .254 13 46
O. Gamble LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .236 25 63
T. Cobb CF, RF 4 3 1 2 0 0 2 .381 39 106
H. Greenberg 1B 3 2 2 4 2 1 1 .263 42 97
B. Bailey 3B 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .256 25 62
C. Davis RF, LF, CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .256 30 76
J. Martinez DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .294 9 15
E. Lombardi C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282 17 46
R. Chapman SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .389 0 5
   a-A. Kaline PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 24 67
   b-B. Wallace SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
Totals 32 9 8 9 5 6 11      
a - A. Kaline pinch hit for R. Chapman in the 8th
b - B. Wallace substituted for A. Kaline in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Gamble (14, 7th Inning off J. Devlin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Martinez (9, 6th Inning off B. Hadley, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Greenberg 2 (42, 7th Inning off J. Devlin, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off R. Beck, 2 on, 0 outs) , T. Cobb (39, 7th Inning off J. Devlin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Gamble 3 , T. Cobb 4 , H. Greenberg 8 , B. Bailey , J. Martinez 5
2-out RBI: B. Bailey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Gamble , H. Greenberg , C. Davis , J. Martinez
Sac Bunt: R. Chapman
Hit by Pitch: T. Cobb , E. Lombardi
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Greenberg (9)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hadley 6.0 4 3 3 4 4 1 114 4.09   
J. Devlin 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 2 7 4.97   
J. Nathan H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00   
K. Howell H (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.42   
R. Beck L (4-4), BS (6) 0.0 1 3 3 1 0 1 13 5.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hadley 52
Batters Faced: B. Hadley 28, J. Devlin 3, J. Nathan 3, K. Howell 3, R. Beck 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hadley 10-4, J. Devlin 0-0, J. Nathan 0-2, K. Howell 1-1, R. Beck 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hadley 114-70, J. Devlin 7-4, J. Nathan 8-5, K. Howell 12-6, R. Beck 13-6
Hit Batsmen: B. Hadley , R. Beck
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wilson 1.2 3 2 2 0 2 1 39 4.88   
C. Root 4.1 4 4 4 2 4 3 70 5.72   
T. Percival 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 18 4.15   
C. Bradford W (5-6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 5.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wilson 37
Batters Faced: J. Wilson 9, C. Root 17, T. Percival 7, C. Bradford 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wilson 0-3, C. Root 4-3, T. Percival 4-1, C. Bradford 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wilson 39-23, C. Root 70-42, T. Percival 18-9, C. Bradford 14-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Root 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Wilson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hank Greenberg
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 36421
Special Notes: Wayne Gross and Jack F Wilson were ejected in the 2nd inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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