WHIRLED BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS ABCS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
08/24/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS ABCS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
GAME ID: 1281 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis ABCs (64-65) 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 1
Birmingham Black Barons (60-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 0
Larkin Lit, ABCs Win, 7-3
Barry Larkin left his imprint on the 7-3 Indianapolis win against the Birmingham Black Barons. Larkin was 3-3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4. Luis Padrón, who went 8.2 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 3 runs on 5 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 11. His record now stands at 18-3. The third-place ABCs now have a win-loss record of 64-65.

Early in the game, Larkin had a 2-run home run for Indianapolis. It was his 13th home run of the season and put the ABCs on top, 2-0.

"Glad to go home with a win," said Larkin.
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bescher LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .251 9 34
J. Morgan 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .315 24 74
O. Charleston CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .344 31 104
J. Votto 1B 2 2 1 0 2 1 2 .261 28 68
J. Bench C 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .231 30 82
C. Sabo 3B 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 .220 4 10
B. Larkin SS 3 2 3 4 1 0 0 .253 13 38
L. Padrón P, DH 4 1 1 3 0 2 2 .227 6 25
R. Youngs RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
Totals 34 7 8 7 4 14 17      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Larkin (13, 2nd Inning off A. Peña, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Padrón (6, 4th Inning off A. Peña, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Charleston 2 , J. Votto , B. Larkin 6 , L. Padrón 4 , R. Youngs
2-out RBI: B. Larkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bescher , J. Morgan , C. Sabo , R. Youngs
GIDP: J. Bench
Hit by Pitch: C. Sabo
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Votto 2 (28) , B. Larkin (21) , R. Youngs (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Sabo (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Grich 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 0 0
C. Granderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .211 38 70
H. Aaron RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .292 42 89
E. Mathews 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225 40 81
R. Braun LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .276 12 29
A. Belle DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .233 36 83
J. Arencibia C 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .232 15 29
A. González 1B 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .255 23 60
   a-H. Long PR, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 14 35
T. Tulowitzki SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .282 3 15
   b-P. Konerko PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 1 1
Totals 33 3 5 3 2 12 9      
a - H. Long pinch ran for A. González in the 8th
b - P. Konerko pinch hit for T. Tulowitzki in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. González (14, 3rd Inning off L. Padrón, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Belle (16, 7th Inning off L. Padrón, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Arencibia (15, 9th Inning off L. Padrón, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Belle 3 , J. Arencibia 4 , A. González 3
2-out RBI: J. Arencibia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Grich , J. Arencibia , T. Tulowitzki
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mathews-Grich-González)
PB: J. Arencibia 2
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Padrón W (18-3) 8.2 5 3 3 2 11 1 121 3.55   
R. Dibble 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Padrón 71
Batters Faced: L. Padrón 34, R. Dibble 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Padrón 6-9, R. Dibble 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Padrón 121-81, R. Dibble 4-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Peña L (6-9) 4.0 5 7 7 2 7 2 84 5.71   
R. Melton 2.0 3 0 0 1 5 0 43 3.52   
B. Chen 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 29 5.63   
H. Young 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Peña 29
Batters Faced: A. Peña 20, R. Melton 10, B. Chen 6, H. Young 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Peña 2-3, R. Melton 1-0, B. Chen 2-1, H. Young 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Peña 84-50, R. Melton 43-30, B. Chen 29-16, H. Young 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Chen 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Peña
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Barry Larkin
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Weather: Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 35933
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