WHIRLED BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS ABCS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
08/26/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS ABCS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
GAME ID: 1301 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis ABCs (64-67) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 1
Birmingham Black Barons (62-68) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 10 0
Black Barons Score Late, Clip ABCs, 5-4
Birmingham Black Barons starter Charlie A Morton found his groove in his team's 5-4 win over the Indianapolis ABCs. Birmingham reliever Bruce Chen was the winner. His record is now 2-3. The losing pitcher was Rob Murphy. The Black Barons, at 62-68, sit in last place in the National League Marvin Miller Division.

Birmingham fans at Rickwood Field were rewarded for their support of the Black Barons with a nice win.

"Fun game," said Aaron, "even when the outcome was in doubt."
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bescher LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .256 10 36
J. Morgan 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .310 24 75
O. Charleston CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .342 31 104
A. Dunn DH 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .217 34 63
G. Foster RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .251 29 60
J. Bench C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .233 32 87
C. Sabo 3B 4 1 1 3 0 2 1 .229 5 13
H. Morris 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-B. Larkin SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 13 38
T. Helms SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 5 31
   a-J. Votto PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 28 68
Totals 30 4 4 4 4 9 10      
a - J. Votto pinch hit for T. Helms in the 8th
b - B. Larkin substituted for H. Morris in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bescher (22, 1st Inning off C. Morton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Sabo (5, 9th Inning off B. Chen, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bescher 2 , O. Charleston , J. Bench , C. Sabo 4
2-out RBI: C. Sabo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bescher , J. Bench , H. Morris
Hit by Pitch: H. Morris
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bescher (56) , O. Charleston 2 (37) , J. Bench (5) , H. Morris (1) , T. Helms (7)
CS: B. Bescher (12)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Charleston (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Childs 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .233 3 25
J. Pagliaroni C 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .273 36 71
E. Mathews 3B 5 1 2 0 0 2 4 .224 40 81
P. Konerko 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .208 1 1
R. Braun LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .273 12 30
A. González DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .253 23 60
A. Belle RF 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .235 36 83
H. Long SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238 14 35
   a-J. Arencibia PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 15 29
   b-B. Grich SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .087 1 2
C. Granderson CF 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 .213 38 70
   c-H. Aaron PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .298 43 90
Totals 33 5 10 3 6 8 21      
a - J. Arencibia pinch hit for H. Long in the 6th
b - B. Grich substituted for J. Arencibia in the 7th
c - H. Aaron pinch hit for C. Granderson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pagliaroni (8, 7th Inning off M. LaCoss, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Aaron (43, 9th Inning off R. Murphy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Childs , J. Pagliaroni 4 , E. Mathews 2 , R. Braun , A. Belle , C. Granderson , H. Aaron 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Konerko 2 , R. Braun , C. Granderson
Sac Bunt: H. Long
Hit by Pitch: R. Braun
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Childs (25) , R. Braun (5)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Foster 5.0 7 3 3 2 4 0 95 5.43   
W. Mitchell 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 5.85   
M. LaCoss 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 34 3.51   
R. Murphy L (2-6), BS (5) 0.1 2 2 1 2 0 1 22 3.76   
J. Billingham 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Foster 43
Batters Faced: R. Foster 23, W. Mitchell 5, M. LaCoss 7, R. Murphy 5, J. Billingham 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Foster 3-6, W. Mitchell 1-1, M. LaCoss 1-2, R. Murphy 1-0, J. Billingham 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Foster 95-62, W. Mitchell 16-10, M. LaCoss 34-20, R. Murphy 22-12, J. Billingham 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. LaCoss 1-0 , J. Billingham 3-1
WP: R. Foster , J. Billingham
Hit Batsmen: R. Foster
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Morton 6.0 1 1 1 3 4 0 93 5.25   
R. Melton H (3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 3.24   
B. Chen W (2-3), BS (4) 1.0 2 3 3 1 3 1 23 6.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Morton 67
Batters Faced: C. Morton 22, R. Melton 7, B. Chen 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Morton 7-6, R. Melton 3-1, B. Chen 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Morton 93-54, R. Melton 25-14, B. Chen 23-16
Hit Batsmen: C. Morton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie A Morton
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 34500
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