WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT HOUSTON COLT 45S
09/08/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT HOUSTON COLT 45S
GAME ID: 1418 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Monarchs (72-71) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 11 0
Houston Colt 45s (73-69) 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 X 9 9 0
Monarchs Sunk by Colt 45s
The Houston Colt 45s trumped the Kansas City Monarchs, 9-5, at Minute Maid Park. Houston catcher Will Smith was terrific. He went 1 for 1 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Roy Oswalt earned the win to go to 7-10. He allowed 3 runs on 7 hits, with 1 walk and 4 strikeouts in 5 innings of work. Houston now has a record of 73-69 with the win.

Second Baseman Craig Biggio made an impact for Houston, when he swatted a run-scoring double off Matt Morris in the bottom of the fifth. For the contest, Biggio went 1 for 5 with a double.

"Getting a lot of baserunners and getting some timely hits, it's a good combination," said Smith.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Smith SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .244 4 38
B. Powell 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .266 28 75
   a-C. Bell PR, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 2
S. Musial RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308 12 61
A. Pujols DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .317 35 103
D. Medwick LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .249 13 54
R. Canó 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 14 49
F. Frisch 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .264 6 42
M. Ruel C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .214 1 8
   c-M. Rettenmund PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
W. McGee CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .238 6 43
   b-A. Thornton 1B 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 3 8
Totals 36 5 11 5 1 8 9      
a - C. Bell pinch ran for B. Powell in the 7th
b - A. Thornton substituted for W. McGee in the 7th
c - M. Rettenmund pinch hit for M. Ruel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Medwick 2 (38, 2nd Inning off R. Oswalt, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off R. Oswalt, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Smith (34, 3rd Inning off R. Oswalt, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Rettenmund (1, 9th Inning off Ó. Tuero, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Pujols (35, 2nd Inning off R. Oswalt, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Powell (28, 3rd Inning off R. Oswalt, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Thornton (3, 9th Inning off Ó. Tuero, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Smith 3 , B. Powell 5 , A. Pujols 5 , D. Medwick 4 , M. Ruel , M. Rettenmund 2 , A. Thornton 4
2-out RBI: A. Thornton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Medwick , M. Ruel , W. McGee
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: O. Smith (16) , C. Bell (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .234 18 55
T. Gwynn DH 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .337 17 79
J. Wynn LF 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .245 34 73
P. Goldschmidt 1B 3 1 1 2 2 1 3 .281 15 39
P. Hill CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .266 10 54
G. Brett 3B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .238 17 52
G. Thomas RF 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 .260 9 13
J. Posada C 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 11 37
   a-C. Correa PH, SS 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .317 20 69
E. Maddox SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
   b-J. Warner PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250 1 4
   c-W. Smith C 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .385 4 12
Totals 32 9 9 9 9 6 15      
a - C. Correa pinch hit for J. Posada in the 6th
b - J. Warner pinch hit for E. Maddox in the 6th
c - W. Smith substituted for J. Warner in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Brett (16, 4th Inning off M. Morris, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Maddox (1, 5th Inning off M. Morris, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Gwynn (43, 5th Inning off M. Morris, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Biggio (19, 5th Inning off M. Morris, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Warner (1, 6th Inning off J. Beggs, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Goldschmidt (15, 1st Inning off M. Morris, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Smith (4, 7th Inning off J. Pfeffer, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Biggio 2 , T. Gwynn 3 , P. Goldschmidt 4 , G. Brett 3 , E. Maddox 2 , J. Warner 2 , W. Smith 4
2-out RBI: P. Goldschmidt , W. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Goldschmidt , P. Hill 2 , G. Thomas
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Goldschmidt (7) , G. Brett (12)
CS: T. Gwynn (13)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Morris L (0-1) 4.1 6 4 4 2 4 1 73 6.00   
B. Gibson 0.2 0 2 2 4 0 0 35 7.36   
J. Beggs 1.1 2 2 2 2 0 0 43 4.82   
J. Pfeffer 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 1 25 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Morris 37
Batters Faced: M. Morris 20, B. Gibson 6, J. Beggs 8, J. Pfeffer 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Morris 4-4, B. Gibson 0-2, J. Beggs 2-2, J. Pfeffer 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Morris 73-41, B. Gibson 35-15, J. Beggs 43-21, J. Pfeffer 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Gibson 1-0 , J. Beggs 3-2 , J. Pfeffer 2-2
WP: B. Gibson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Oswalt W (7-10) 5.0 7 3 3 1 4 2 72 6.71   
V. Blue H (3) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 29 2.81   
A. Chafin 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.95   
Ó. Tuero 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 1 22 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Oswalt 44
Batters Faced: R. Oswalt 23, V. Blue 6, A. Chafin 4, Ó. Tuero 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Oswalt 7-4, V. Blue 1-1, A. Chafin 2-1, Ó. Tuero 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Oswalt 72-46, V. Blue 29-22, A. Chafin 9-8, Ó. Tuero 22-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Will Smith
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 41716
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