WHIRLED BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT NEW YORK BLACK YANKEES
09/09/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT NEW YORK BLACK YANKEES
GAME ID: 1421 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (74-69) 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 6 1
New York Black Yankees (80-64) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 2
Black Yankees Beaten By Wolverines, 6-2
Connie Johnson was locked in. The right-hander led the Detroit Wolverines to a 6-2 win against the New York Black Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The triumph puts Detroit at 74-69 for the season.

Detroit used a clutch at-bat from Hank Greenberg to capture the win. The first baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Wolverines ahead, 3-1. It was his lone hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Greenberg said.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Chapman SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .312 1 9
J. Beníquez LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .314 18 54
T. Cobb CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .382 46 121
H. Greenberg 1B 3 1 1 3 1 2 0 .263 50 116
B. Bailey 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .255 28 67
C. Davis RF 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .251 33 90
E. Lombardi C 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .268 19 55
O. Gamble DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .239 30 75
C. Gehringer 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .260 14 48
Totals 33 6 6 6 4 13 9      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Lombardi (20, 9th Inning off R. Duren, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Greenberg (50, 4th Inning off D. Righetti, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Chapman , H. Greenberg 4 , B. Bailey , C. Davis , E. Lombardi 2 , O. Gamble
2-out RBI: E. Lombardi , O. Gamble
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Chapman , O. Gamble
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Greenberg (10) , B. Bailey 2 (17)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Bailey (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Davis LF, CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .274 30 59
R. Hornsby 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 7 19
B. Ruth RF, LF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .269 59 139
M. Mantle DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .256 48 114
M. Schmidt 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249 41 87
D. Mattingly 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299 18 46
T. Munson C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .261 16 61
H. López CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 11 30
   a-L. Gehrig PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291 56 119
   b-R. Maris RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 6
D. Jeter SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .247 19 61
Totals 31 2 4 2 2 9 9      
a - L. Gehrig pinch hit for H. López in the 7th
b - R. Maris substituted for L. Gehrig in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Davis (16, 1st Inning off C. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Ruth (59, 9th Inning off C. Bradford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Davis 2 , B. Ruth 5 , D. Jeter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Schmidt , D. Mattingly
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Ruth (21)
CS: D. Jeter (10)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hornsby (5) , H. López (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Ruth-Schmidt)
OF assists: 1 (Ruth(Greenberg at 3rd base))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Johnson W (3-0) 7.0 3 1 1 2 8 0 100 3.45   
B. Napier H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.85   
C. Bradford 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17 5.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Johnson 73
Batters Faced: C. Johnson 26, B. Napier 3, C. Bradford 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Johnson 5-7, B. Napier 0-3, C. Bradford 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Johnson 100-65, B. Napier 8-5, C. Bradford 17-9
Balk: C. Johnson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Righetti L (8-6) 6.0 3 4 4 3 9 1 87 5.35   
R. Evans 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 8.82   
J. Nelson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 8.44   
R. Duren 0.2 3 2 2 1 2 0 23 9.53   
J. Corsi 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Righetti 56
Batters Faced: D. Righetti 23, R. Evans 3, J. Nelson 4, R. Duren 6, J. Corsi 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Righetti 1-7, R. Evans 2-0, J. Nelson 2-0, R. Duren 0-0, J. Corsi 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Righetti 87-54, R. Evans 9-6, J. Nelson 13-7, R. Duren 23-13, J. Corsi 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Corsi 2-0
Balk: D. Righetti
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Connie Johnson
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 52112
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