WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT PHILADELPHIA STARS
08/29/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT PHILADELPHIA STARS
GAME ID: 1324 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Monarchs (67-67) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 9 0
Philadelphia Stars (66-67) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Monarchs, Rijo Blank Philadelphia, 3-0
José Rijo hurled a fine game for the Kansas City Monarchs at Shibe Park AL, holding the Philadelphia Stars to 2 hits in a shutout win.

"When he started out, his command wasn't that good, but he's a tough guy," Kansas City manager Daniel Makonnen said. "The more pitches he throws, the better his command is."

The right-hander had 6 strikeouts and 2 walks in the 3-0 victory.

"An outstanding job," Philadelphia manager Daniel Makonnen said. "We couldn't get anything going. Every time we got a hit, he got out of the jam. He pitched a terrific game."

For the season, Rijo has logged 7 wins and 10 losses and struck out 129 batters in 150 innings while compiling a 4.98 ERA.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Smith SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 4 33
B. Powell 1B 3 2 3 2 2 0 0 .271 25 69
   a-C. Bell PR, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 1
S. Musial RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .313 12 58
A. Pujols LF, 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .311 33 94
J. Harris DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .259 5 18
T. Simmons C 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 .277 20 73
F. Frisch 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266 6 39
R. Canó 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .244 14 48
W. McGee CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .244 6 40
   b-M. Rettenmund LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3 4 6 15      
a - C. Bell pinch ran for B. Powell in the 9th
b - M. Rettenmund substituted for W. McGee in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Canó (14, 4th Inning off C. Rogan, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Powell 2 (25, 5th Inning off C. Rogan, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off R. Roberts, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Powell 9 , S. Musial , A. Pujols 2 , J. Harris , R. Canó 4 , W. McGee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Smith , S. Musial , T. Simmons 2
GIDP: R. Canó
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Bell (10) , W. McGee 2 (35)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Frisch-Canó-Pujols)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Utley 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .250 17 57
J. Fregosi SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .268 1 2
A. Judge RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 46 98
S. Rolen 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 34 77
T. Kluszewski 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 19 48
C. Rogan P, DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .287 23 62
S. Magee LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 15 49
B. Dickey C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 5 18
W. Davis CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .236 13 40
   a-R. Carty PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 21 60
   b-C. Hernández CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 1 4
Totals 28 0 2 0 2 6 7      
a - R. Carty pinch hit for W. Davis in the 8th
b - C. Hernández substituted for R. Carty in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: C. Utley , B. Dickey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Judge
GIDP: J. Fregosi
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Utley (20)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Kluszewski (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Kluszewski, Fregosi-Utley-Kluszewski)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rijo W (7-10) 9.0 2 0 0 2 6 0 111 4.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rijo 87
Batters Faced: J. Rijo 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rijo 9-11
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rijo 111-69
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Rogan L (10-9) 5.0 7 2 2 3 5 2 80 4.37   
R. Roberts 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 32 5.93   
F. Cambria 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 2.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rogan 47
Batters Faced: C. Rogan 24, R. Roberts 8, F. Cambria 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rogan 5-4, R. Roberts 2-2, F. Cambria 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rogan 80-45, R. Roberts 32-21, F. Cambria 19-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Rijo
Ballpark: Shibe Park AL
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 38327
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