WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT WANDERING HOUSE OF DAVID
09/02/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT WANDERING HOUSE OF DAVID
GAME ID: 1366 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Black Barons (65-71) 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 12 1
Wandering House of David (66-70) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 6 0
Mathews Lifts Black Barons to 6-3 Triumph
Birmingham and Wandering duked it out and the Black Barons came out victorious.

Eddie Mathews helped his team muscle past the Wandering House of David, 6-3. In the game, the Birmingham third baseman was 4-5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. John Malarkey, who went 7 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 1 run on 4 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 4. His record now stands at 10-4.

Birmingham used the hitting of Paul Konerko to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Black Barons on top, 2-0. For the game, Konerko had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

Birmingham manager Daniel Makonnen commended his team for "banging out a nice win."

Birmingham has a record of 65-71, placing them last in the National League Marvin Miller Division.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE WANDERING BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Granderson CF 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .211 39 73
B. Grich 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .178 2 6
H. Aaron RF 5 2 1 0 0 1 2 .295 44 91
P. Konerko 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .273 3 5
E. Mathews 3B 5 2 4 2 0 0 1 .234 42 85
A. Belle DH 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .237 39 91
J. Arencibia C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .216 15 29
T. Tulowitzki SS 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .279 3 15
   a-H. Long PR, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 15 37
B. Nieman LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .211 16 45
Totals 38 6 12 6 4 7 19      
a - H. Long pinch ran for T. Tulowitzki in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Aaron (32, 3rd Inning off C. Sabathia, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Mathews (10, 7th Inning off F. Jenkins, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Mathews (42, 3rd Inning off C. Sabathia, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Konerko (3, 3rd Inning off C. Sabathia, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Belle (39, 5th Inning off F. Jenkins, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Grich , H. Aaron 2 , P. Konerko 5 , E. Mathews 8 , A. Belle 4 , T. Tulowitzki 2 , H. Long
2-out RBI: P. Konerko , E. Mathews 2 , A. Belle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Grich 2 , P. Konerko , A. Belle , B. Nieman
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Granderson (18) , H. Aaron (7) , H. Long (21)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Mathews (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hebner DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 22 48
R. Sandberg 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .292 35 72
A. Rizzo 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 23 58
E. Banks SS 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .303 54 117
R. Santo 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .242 26 75
J. Edmonds CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .226 17 35
S. Sosa RF 2 0 0 1 1 2 3 .203 37 66
B. Williams LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .154 0 1
E. Hendricks C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .184 22 41
Totals 32 3 6 3 2 7 13      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Sandberg (15, 1st Inning off J. Malarkey, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Banks (54, 6th Inning off J. Malarkey, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Sandberg 2 , E. Banks 6 , J. Edmonds 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Banks , R. Santo , E. Hendricks 2
Sac Fly: S. Sosa
Hit by Pitch: A. Rizzo
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Sandberg (18) , S. Sosa (19)
CS: R. Sandberg (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Banks)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE WANDERING PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Malarkey W (10-4) 7.0 4 1 1 2 4 1 104 4.17   
R. Melton 2.0 2 2 0 0 3 0 34 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Malarkey 67
Batters Faced: J. Malarkey 27, R. Melton 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Malarkey 10-6, R. Melton 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Malarkey 104-66, R. Melton 34-23
WP: R. Melton
Hit Batsmen: J. Malarkey
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sabathia L (5-11) 4.2 7 5 5 3 4 2 94 5.56   
F. Jenkins 2.2 4 1 1 0 1 1 34 6.32   
B. Shaw 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 30 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sabathia 31
Batters Faced: C. Sabathia 23, F. Jenkins 12, B. Shaw 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sabathia 4-5, F. Jenkins 1-6, B. Shaw 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sabathia 94-57, F. Jenkins 34-24, B. Shaw 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Jenkins 1-1 , B. Shaw 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Mathews
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 37688
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