WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT BALTIMORE BLACK SOX
08/24/2000
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT BALTIMORE BLACK SOX
GAME ID: 1366 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Black Barons (74-62) 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 9 1
Baltimore Black Sox (81-55) 0 3 0 0 4 3 1 0 X 11 12 0
Blefary Powers Black Sox to 11-4 Win
The Baltimore Black Sox defeated the Birmingham Black Barons, 11-4, at Camden Yards. Baltimore catcher Curt Blefary had a superb performance. He was 4 for 4 with 3 doubles and a walk, while scoring 3 and driving in 2. The winning pitcher was Mike Mussina. He tossed 96 pitches over 5.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits. The win elevated the Black Sox to 81-55.

Manny Machado aided the Baltimore cause with a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the third baseman drew 1 walk.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Blefary.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nieman LF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .299 12 43
C. Childs 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .299 4 8
H. Aaron RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .267 27 87
F. McCormick DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .233 13 57
C. Granderson CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .241 15 48
A. González 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .262 7 27
H. Long SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .252 9 31
J. Pagliaroni C 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .230 2 9
   a-B. Southworth PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 7 42
P. Traynor 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 4 22
   b-E. Mathews PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 22 71
Totals 35 4 9 4 1 9 10      
a - B. Southworth pinch hit for J. Pagliaroni in the 9th
b - E. Mathews pinch hit for P. Traynor in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. González (10, 7th Inning off B. Ryan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Long (9, 2nd Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Nieman (12, 2nd Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Nieman 6 , C. Childs , F. McCormick , C. Granderson , A. González 2 , H. Long 4 , J. Pagliaroni
2-out RBI: , B. Nieman 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Childs , A. González
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Childs (5)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Childs (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Long-Childs-González)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Wallace SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .313 5 53
L. Gardner 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .323 11 69
F. Robinson 1B, LF 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 .289 34 103
C. Blefary C 4 3 4 2 1 0 0 .261 22 72
B. Harper LF, RF 3 2 0 0 2 2 5 .242 10 70
B. Jacobson DH 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .279 8 29
K. Singleton RF 3 0 1 2 1 1 3 .269 16 79
   a-D. McGann 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284 14 62
M. Machado 3B 4 0 0 1 1 2 5 .274 7 26
P. Blair CF 4 0 2 3 1 1 1 .238 10 40
Totals 36 11 12 11 8 7 28      
a - D. McGann substituted for K. Singleton in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Blefary 3 (20, 3rd Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off S. Streeter, 2 on, 0 outs) , L. Gardner (25, 6th Inning off J. Whitney, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Robinson (34, 5th Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Wallace , L. Gardner 2 , F. Robinson 4 , C. Blefary 7 , B. Jacobson 2 , K. Singleton , P. Blair 2
2-out RBI: C. Blefary , K. Singleton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Gardner 2 , B. Harper , B. Jacobson , M. Machado
GIDP: B. Wallace
Hit by Pitch: B. Jacobson
Team LOB: 10
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Maddux L (4-6) 4.0 5 6 6 5 3 1 92 3.36   
J. Whitney 1.0 3 3 3 2 1 0 29 7.63   
S. Streeter 1.2 4 2 2 1 1 0 30 5.06   
E. Gunderson 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Maddux 26
Batters Faced: G. Maddux 23, J. Whitney 7, S. Streeter 10, E. Gunderson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Maddux 4-5, J. Whitney 1-0, S. Streeter 2-2, E. Gunderson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Maddux 92-52, J. Whitney 29-14, S. Streeter 30-20, E. Gunderson 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Whitney 2-2 , S. Streeter 2-2 , E. Gunderson 2-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Gunderson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mussina W (6-3) 5.2 5 3 3 1 5 2 96 4.13   
B. Ryan 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 10 5.14   
R. Betancourt 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.00   
M. Pappas 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mussina 51
Batters Faced: M. Mussina 22, B. Ryan 3, R. Betancourt 8, M. Pappas 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mussina 7-4, B. Ryan 0-1, R. Betancourt 1-3, M. Pappas 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mussina 96-61, B. Ryan 10-7, R. Betancourt 18-12, M. Pappas 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Betancourt 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Curt Blefary
Ballpark: Camden Yards
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 40498
Special Notes: Curt Blefary ties the AL regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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