WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
04/15/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
GAME ID: 127 - SUNDAY, APRIL 15TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Monarchs (10-2) 1 0 4 3 1 0 2 0 1 12 17 1
Birmingham Black Barons (4-9) 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 7 1
Monarchs Victorious at Birmingham, 12-6
Robinson Canó made an impact in the 12-6 Kansas City win over Birmingham. Canó went 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. Kansas City is off to a hot start at 10-2.

Frankie Frisch contributed to the Kansas City win with a 2-run home run in the top of the third. For the game, the shortstop had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"Trying isn't good enough in this league," said Canó. "You've got to get results."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Brock LF 6 1 2 1 0 2 3 .286 1 7
B. Powell 1B 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 .286 2 12
S. Musial CF 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .318 0 7
A. Pujols 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .385 2 7
D. Medwick DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .242 0 5
R. Canó 2B 5 3 3 2 0 0 3 .421 1 5
F. Frisch SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .478 2 6
D. Murphy RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .217 2 2
M. Ruel C 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .125 0 1
Totals 42 12 17 11 3 3 17      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Pujols (5, 6th Inning off W. Spahn, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Musial (8, 8th Inning off L. Benton, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Canó (5, 9th Inning off L. Benton, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Ruel (1, 9th Inning off L. Benton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Powell 2 (2, 3rd Inning off V. Willis, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off V. Willis, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Frisch (2, 3rd Inning off V. Willis, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Canó (1, 7th Inning off W. Spahn, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Murphy (2, 7th Inning off W. Spahn, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Brock 2 , B. Powell 8 , S. Musial 4 , A. Pujols 3 , R. Canó 7 , F. Frisch 5 , D. Murphy 5 , M. Ruel 2
2-out RBI: A. Pujols , F. Frisch , M. Ruel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Brock 2 , D. Medwick 2 , R. Canó
GIDP: D. Medwick , D. Murphy
Hit by Pitch: A. Pujols
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Brock (1) , A. Pujols (1) , D. Murphy (1) , M. Ruel 2 (2)
CS: L. Brock (2)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Pujols (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Frisch-Canó-Powell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nieman LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .302 1 7
C. Childs 2B 5 1 1 2 0 2 3 .269 0 4
H. Aaron CF 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 .314 3 12
E. Mathews 3B 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .275 4 10
A. Belle RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .264 2 11
A. González DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 0 3
J. Pagliaroni C 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 .333 3 4
J. Beckley 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .087 1 2
J. Barbour SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .208 0 0
Totals 34 6 7 4 5 5 15      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Nieman (3, 1st Inning off B. Gibson, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Childs (3, 2nd Inning off B. Gibson, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Barbour (1, 6th Inning off E. Guardado, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Aaron (3, 2nd Inning off B. Gibson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Nieman 3 , C. Childs 2 , H. Aaron 4 , A. Belle , J. Pagliaroni , J. Barbour 2
2-out RBI: C. Childs , H. Aaron
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nieman , C. Childs , A. Belle , J. Pagliaroni
GIDP: A. Belle
Hit by Pitch: J. Pagliaroni
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Barbour (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Mathews-Childs-Beckley, Barbour-Childs-Beckley)
PB: J. Pagliaroni
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Gibson W (1-1) 5.1 5 6 5 4 3 1 89 8.62   
E. Guardado 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 1.93   
A. Foster 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Gibson 35
Batters Faced: B. Gibson 25, E. Guardado 6, A. Foster 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Gibson 4-8, E. Guardado 0-2, A. Foster 0-7
Pitches - Strikes: B. Gibson 89-53, E. Guardado 20-14, A. Foster 27-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Guardado 1-1 , A. Foster 1-0
WP: B. Gibson
Hit Batsmen: B. Gibson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Willis L (0-3) 3.0 8 8 7 1 2 3 73 11.91   
W. Spahn 3.1 5 3 3 2 0 2 42 8.31   
L. Benton 2.2 4 1 1 0 1 0 39 5.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Willis 12
Batters Faced: V. Willis 20, W. Spahn 15, L. Benton 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Willis 5-2, W. Spahn 6-2, L. Benton 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: V. Willis 73-46, W. Spahn 42-25, L. Benton 39-26
WP: V. Willis , W. Spahn
Hit Batsmen: V. Willis
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Robinson Canó
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 24808
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