WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT WANDERING HOUSE OF DAVID
08/31/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT WANDERING HOUSE OF DAVID
GAME ID: 1346 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Black Barons (64-70) 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 4 6 0
Wandering House of David (65-69) 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 X 11 15 0
Banks Hits 2 home runs in House of David Win
Ernie Banks was a vital contributor to the 11-4 Wandering victory over Birmingham. The House of David shortstop belted 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Jack W. Taylor picked up the win, lifting his record to 9-10 on the season. He struck out 5 and walked 0 in 6 innings, while yielding 3 runs. Wandering has a record of 65-69, placing them 4th in the National League Marvin Miller Division.

The fans who filled the stands at Wrigley Field to watch the National League action seemed to enjoy the game.

"Every time I go up there, I try and hit a ball hard," said Banks.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE WANDERING BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Grich 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .194 2 6
J. Pagliaroni C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .276 37 76
   a-C. Childs PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 3 25
   b-P. Konerko 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 2 3
H. Aaron RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .295 44 91
E. Mathews 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 41 82
R. Braun LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .261 13 33
A. González 1B 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .251 26 65
   c-J. Arencibia C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 15 29
A. Belle DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 37 87
H. Long SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .245 15 37
C. Granderson CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .214 39 73
Totals 32 4 6 4 1 6 4      
a - C. Childs pinch ran for J. Pagliaroni in the 8th
b - P. Konerko substituted for C. Childs in the 8th
c - J. Arencibia substituted for A. González in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Granderson (9, 6th Inning off J. Taylor, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Braun (3, 7th Inning off L. Jackson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. González (26, 5th Inning off J. Taylor, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Grich , R. Braun 3 , A. González 4 , H. Long 2 , C. Granderson 2
2-out RBI: A. González
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Mathews
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Long (20)
CS: H. Long (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Long-Grich-González, Pagliaroni-Grich)
OF assists: 1 (Aaron(Herman at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hebner DH 5 2 3 3 0 1 3 .303 22 47
F. Chance C 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .220 1 9
A. Rizzo 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .270 22 55
E. Banks 3B, SS 4 2 3 4 0 0 0 .299 53 116
P. Browning LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .259 4 26
J. Edmonds CF 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .222 17 35
S. Sosa RF 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 .204 37 65
B. Herman 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   a-G. Stone PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 12 42
   c-R. Santo 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 26 75
C. Reynolds SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 4 7
   b-M. McGwire PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .207 17 34
   d-R. Sandberg 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 35 72
Totals 35 11 15 11 2 5 11      
a - G. Stone pinch ran for B. Herman in the 7th
b - M. McGwire pinch hit for C. Reynolds in the 7th
c - R. Santo substituted for G. Stone in the 8th
d - R. Sandberg substituted for M. McGwire in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Chance (12, 1st Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Herman (2, 4th Inning off R. Melton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hebner 2 (22, 1st Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off A. Malloy, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Banks 2 (53, 4th Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Malloy, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Sosa (37, 4th Inning off G. Maddux, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Edmonds (17, 7th Inning off B. Chen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hebner 9 , F. Chance 2 , E. Banks 9 , J. Edmonds 6 , S. Sosa 4 , B. Herman 3 , R. Santo , R. Sandberg
2-out RBI: R. Hebner , S. Sosa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Chance
GIDP: P. Browning
Sac Fly: S. Sosa
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Browning (20) , G. Stone (22)
CS: R. Hebner (10)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE WANDERING PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Maddux L (9-12) 3.2 7 5 5 0 2 3 50 5.48   
R. Melton 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 3.77   
B. Chen 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 10 6.28   
A. Malloy 1.0 4 4 4 2 1 2 29 6.56   
B. Phyle 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Maddux 27
Batters Faced: G. Maddux 16, R. Melton 7, B. Chen 3, A. Malloy 9, B. Phyle 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Maddux 2-5, R. Melton 2-3, B. Chen 0-1, A. Malloy 0-2, B. Phyle 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Maddux 50-34, R. Melton 25-15, B. Chen 10-6, A. Malloy 29-15, B. Phyle 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Malloy 1-1 , B. Phyle 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Taylor W (9-10) 6.0 4 3 3 0 5 1 90 6.02   
L. Jackson H (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 8.31   
E. Bauta 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 3.47   
K. Spooner 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Taylor 57
Batters Faced: J. Taylor 22, L. Jackson 4, E. Bauta 4, K. Spooner 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Taylor 7-6, L. Jackson 1-1, E. Bauta 2-1, K. Spooner 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Taylor 90-60, L. Jackson 12-10, E. Bauta 19-10, K. Spooner 10-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernie Banks
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 37572
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