WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT INDIANAPOLIS ABCS
09/10/2001
BNN Index | WBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT INDIANAPOLIS ABCS
GAME ID: 1438 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Birmingham Black Barons (67-76) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 1
Indianapolis ABCs (71-73) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 9 0
ABCs Rally Late to Clip Birmingham
The Indianapolis ABCs withstood a fine game by Birmingham first baseman Paul Konerko at Crosley Field, to upend the Black Barons, 5-4. Konerko went 3 for 3 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The ABCs go to 71-73, putting them third in the National League Marvin Miller Division.

The decisive blow was delivered by Tommy Helms in the bottom of the 13th when he hit a run-scoring double off 29-year old right-handed pitcher Charlie A Morton to win the game for Indianapolis. The home crowd went nuts.

"Baseball is such a beautiful game," said Helms. "Anything can happen on any night, and that's why you don't dwell on what happened yesterday. Just look forward and trust you're going to have positive results."
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Childs 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225 3 25
   e-N. Colbert 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 1 2
J. Pagliaroni C 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 .265 39 79
H. Aaron CF, RF 6 1 2 0 0 1 0 .289 45 93
P. Konerko 1B 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 .293 4 8
   d-B. Grich PR, 2B 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .182 4 9
R. Braun LF 6 1 2 2 0 3 3 .268 16 40
T. Davis 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .375 0 0
R. Fairly RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .182 0 2
   a-P. Getzien PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-C. Granderson CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 40 74
A. González DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .253 26 68
   b-A. Belle DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 41 93
H. Long SS 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .244 15 38
Totals 48 4 11 4 2 14 12      
a - P. Getzien pinch ran for R. Fairly in the 7th
b - A. Belle inserted as DH in the 7th
c - C. Granderson substituted for P. Getzien in the 7th
d - B. Grich pinch ran for P. Konerko in the 8th
e - N. Colbert substituted for C. Childs in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Konerko (4, 2nd Inning off J. Lake, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Braun (6, 8th Inning off J. Billingham, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Long (22, 9th Inning off W. Mitchell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Konerko (4, 6th Inning off J. Lake, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Braun (16, 6th Inning off J. Lake, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Aaron 2 , P. Konerko 7 , R. Braun 6 , T. Davis , A. González , H. Long 3
2-out RBI: P. Konerko , R. Braun 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Childs , N. Colbert , T. Davis , R. Fairly
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Davis (1)
CS: A. Belle (12)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Childs (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Davis-Childs-Konerko)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Morgan 2B 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 .308 25 82
B. Larkin SS 5 0 1 0 1 1 3 .234 15 43
J. Votto DH 4 1 2 2 2 1 2 .260 33 75
G. Foster LF 6 1 2 0 0 2 3 .248 32 65
E. Swartwood RF 5 1 1 0 1 2 3 .267 2 2
D. Henderson CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .156 5 10
   b-J. Bench PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 36 94
T. Helms 3B 6 1 2 3 0 1 4 .264 6 35
D. Driessen 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   a-A. Dunn PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212 34 64
L. Pratt C 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 0 1
Totals 44 5 9 5 7 12 21      
a - A. Dunn pinch hit for D. Driessen in the 9th
b - J. Bench pinch hit for D. Henderson in the 13th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Foster (22, 6th Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Helms (29, 13th Inning off C. Morton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Helms (6, 6th Inning off G. Maddux, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Votto (33, 7th Inning off B. Phyle, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Larkin , J. Votto 5 , G. Foster 3 , E. Swartwood , T. Helms 6 , D. Driessen
2-out RBI: J. Votto , T. Helms 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Votto , D. Henderson , T. Helms
GIDP: G. Foster
Hit by Pitch: D. Henderson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Morgan (34) , B. Larkin (24) , J. Votto (30) , E. Swartwood (1) , D. Driessen (1)
CS: B. Larkin (10) , D. Henderson (5) , D. Driessen (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Henderson(Davis at home))
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Maddux 6.1 5 3 3 5 3 1 103 5.27   
B. Phyle BS (2) 2.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 38 5.80   
A. Otsuka 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 28 3.00   
B. Chen 2.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 30 6.71   
C. Morton L (5-6) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 6.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Maddux 49
Batters Faced: G. Maddux 28, B. Phyle 9, A. Otsuka 5, B. Chen 6, C. Morton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Maddux 8-6, B. Phyle 1-4, A. Otsuka 0-0, B. Chen 0-1, C. Morton 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Maddux 103-56, B. Phyle 38-24, A. Otsuka 28-12, B. Chen 30-21, C. Morton 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Phyle 1-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Phyle
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lake 6.0 6 3 3 1 5 2 81 3.75   
E. Watt 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 4.15   
J. Billingham BS (6) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 17 5.09   
W. Mitchell 3.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 34 5.57   
R. Dibble 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 4.31   
G. White W (5-11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 6.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lake 52
Batters Faced: J. Lake 24, E. Watt 4, J. Billingham 5, W. Mitchell 10, R. Dibble 3, G. White 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lake 6-6, E. Watt 0-2, J. Billingham 2-1, W. Mitchell 1-3, R. Dibble 0-1, G. White 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lake 81-58, E. Watt 16-6, J. Billingham 17-11, W. Mitchell 34-25, R. Dibble 13-9, G. White 15-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Konerko
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 36622
Tuesday, October 7th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 25.11 Build 104