WHIRLED BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT BALTIMORE BLACK SOX
08/31/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT BALTIMORE BLACK SOX
GAME ID: 1338 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (68-67) 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 8 15 1
Baltimore Black Sox (59-75) 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 7 11 1
Wolverines Squeeze By Baltimore, 8-7
Due in large part to third baseman Juan Beníquez, the Detroit Wolverines sunk the Baltimore Black Sox, 8-7. Beníquez was 3-5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 4. The win elevated the Wolverines to 68-67.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for J. D. Martinez? The Detroit designated hitter had a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Wolverines on top, 8-7. For the game, Martinez had 1 double and 3 singles in 5 at-bats.

"It feels good to get this one," Martinez told the Detroit Bulletin.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Wallace SS 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .250 0 3
J. Beníquez 3B 5 4 3 1 0 0 0 .319 17 51
T. Cobb LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .388 44 116
H. Greenberg 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .261 44 103
J. Martinez DH 5 0 4 3 0 0 0 .333 12 24
   a-R. Chapman DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 0 6
E. Lombardi C 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .274 17 47
O. Gamble RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .239 27 70
C. Davis CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .253 32 84
C. Gehringer 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .261 13 47
Totals 40 8 15 5 2 8 13      
a - R. Chapman inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Beníquez (21, 2nd Inning off M. Cuellar, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Gehringer (23, 4th Inning off M. Cuellar, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Martinez (5, 5th Inning off M. Cuellar, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Cobb (58, 9th Inning off B. Groom, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Gehringer (3, 2nd Inning off M. Cuellar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Beníquez (17, 5th Inning off M. Cuellar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Wallace 2 , J. Beníquez 7 , T. Cobb 4 , J. Martinez 5 , C. Gehringer 6
2-out RBI: B. Wallace , J. Martinez 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Cobb , H. Greenberg , E. Lombardi 2
GIDP: H. Greenberg
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Cobb 2 (67)
CS: O. Gamble (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Beníquez (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper DH 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 .250 32 76
K. Singleton RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .260 12 42
F. Robinson LF 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .304 40 102
C. Blefary C 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .252 25 71
C. Ripken Jr SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .281 19 52
M. Machado 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .239 37 83
E. Murray 1B 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .200 3 8
E. Averill CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .211 3 6
L. Gardner 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .210 0 14
   a-D. McGann PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 19 49
   b-M. Huggins 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 1 25
Totals 36 7 11 7 6 8 13      
a - D. McGann pinch hit for L. Gardner in the 8th
b - M. Huggins substituted for D. McGann in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Machado 2 (20, 4th Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off S. Howe, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Blefary (2, 9th Inning off M. Henneman, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Averill (3, 4th Inning off J. Verlander, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Murray (3, 6th Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper , C. Blefary 4 , C. Ripken Jr , M. Machado 4 , E. Murray 5 , E. Averill 5 , L. Gardner
2-out RBI: , E. Murray 2 , E. Averill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Robinson , M. Machado , E. Averill
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper 2 (19) , F. Robinson (11)
CS: B. Harper 2 (13)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Singleton (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Machado-Gardner-Murray, Gardner-Ripken Jr)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Verlander 5.2 6 4 4 4 4 2 102 5.92   
L. Hensley H (1) 0.2 1 2 2 2 0 0 18 18.00   
S. Howe BS (1) 0.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 9 10.12   
J. Wilson W (6-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 22 4.62   
M. Henneman SV (21) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 41
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 25, L. Hensley 5, S. Howe 3, J. Wilson 5, M. Henneman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 3-8, L. Hensley 0-2, S. Howe 0-0, J. Wilson 0-1, M. Henneman 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 102-58, L. Hensley 18-8, S. Howe 9-5, J. Wilson 22-15, M. Henneman 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Howe 2-2 , J. Wilson 2-0
WP: J. Verlander
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Cuellar 4.2 10 6 4 0 3 1 76 5.06   
K. Tapani 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 2.08   
R. Dickey 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 16 9.31   
G. Olson L (1-3) 1.1 0 1 1 2 1 0 17 5.88   
B. Groom 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 5.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Cuellar 27
Batters Faced: M. Cuellar 23, K. Tapani 5, R. Dickey 5, G. Olson 5, B. Groom 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Cuellar 6-3, K. Tapani 1-1, R. Dickey 2-0, G. Olson 2-0, B. Groom 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Cuellar 76-52, K. Tapani 23-15, R. Dickey 16-11, G. Olson 17-9, B. Groom 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Tapani 1-0 , B. Groom 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Beníquez
Ballpark: Camden Yards
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 45488
Special Notes: Juan Beníquez ties the DET regular season game record for runs with 4.
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