WHIRLED BASEBALL
BALTIMORE BLACK SOX AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
09/12/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
BALTIMORE BLACK SOX AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1450 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Black Sox (67-78) 0 1 4 0 2 1 6 0 0 14 17 0
Detroit Wolverines (74-72) 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 11 0
Robinson Lifts Black Sox to 14-8 Triumph
The timely hitting of Frank Robinson helped the Baltimore Black Sox down the Detroit Wolverines, 14-8. Robinson was 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, a walk, and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 3 and driving in 3 for the Black Sox. The Baltimore winning streak has reached 4 games.

Baltimore used a clutch at-bat from Curt Blefary to capture the win. The catcher hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Black Sox ahead, 5-4. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"We got the victory," said Blefary. "That's all that matters at the end of the day."
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Huggins 2B 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 .279 1 28
B. Harper RF, LF, RF 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .252 37 90
F. Robinson LF, RF, LF 3 3 2 3 1 0 0 .311 45 111
C. Blefary C 5 1 1 3 0 1 3 .255 31 80
C. Ripken Jr SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .280 25 67
M. Machado 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .238 41 91
E. Averill CF, RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .264 5 11
   b-E. Murray 1B 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .284 5 13
K. Singleton DH 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .258 14 47
D. McGann 1B 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .276 22 61
   a-P. Blair PR, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 10 46
Totals 40 14 17 14 2 10 10      
a - P. Blair pinch ran for D. McGann in the 6th
b - E. Murray substituted for E. Averill in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Huggins (19, 5th Inning off C. Root, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Singleton (14, 6th Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Robinson (32, 7th Inning off J. Verlander, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Ripken Jr (23, 7th Inning off J. Verlander, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Machado (22, 7th Inning off G. Bechtel, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Ripken Jr (25, 2nd Inning off C. Root, 0 on, 1 out) , D. McGann (22, 3rd Inning off C. Root, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Blefary (31, 3rd Inning off C. Root, 2 on, 1 out) , F. Robinson (45, 5th Inning off C. Root, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Singleton (14, 7th Inning off G. Bechtel, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Huggins 3 , B. Harper 2 , F. Robinson 6 , C. Blefary 4 , C. Ripken Jr 6 , M. Machado 2 , E. Averill , E. Murray , K. Singleton 6 , D. McGann 5 , P. Blair
2-out RBI: C. Ripken Jr , M. Machado , E. Murray , K. Singleton , D. McGann
GIDP: C. Ripken Jr , M. Machado
Hit by Pitch: F. Robinson , C. Ripken Jr
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Huggins (33)
CS: B. Harper (15) , P. Blair (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Gehringer 2B 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .260 14 50
J. Beníquez LF, 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .313 19 55
   b-R. Chapman SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345 1 12
T. Cobb DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .381 47 123
H. Greenberg 1B 5 1 1 2 0 2 1 .269 53 122
A. Kaline RF 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .288 28 75
   c-O. Gamble PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 30 75
B. Bailey 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .260 28 71
C. Davis CF 4 1 1 3 1 3 2 .253 34 95
V. Martinez C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .284 2 10
G. Davis SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 3 14
   a-J. Martinez PH, LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .341 14 28
Totals 37 8 11 8 5 6 15      
a - J. Martinez pinch hit for G. Davis in the 8th
b - R. Chapman substituted for J. Beníquez in the 9th
c - O. Gamble pinch ran for A. Kaline in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Cobb (61, 4th Inning off D. Martínez, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Kaline 2 (22, 7th Inning off J. Tudor, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off G. Olson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Davis (34, 2nd Inning off D. Martínez, 2 on, 0 outs) , H. Greenberg (53, 3rd Inning off D. Martínez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Beníquez (19, 4th Inning off D. Martínez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Martinez (14, 8th Inning off J. Tudor, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Gehringer , J. Beníquez 5 , T. Cobb 2 , H. Greenberg 4 , A. Kaline 4 , B. Bailey , C. Davis 4 , V. Martinez , J. Martinez 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Greenberg , B. Bailey , C. Davis 2 , G. Davis
Sac Bunt: G. Davis
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Cobb 2 (73) , A. Kaline (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Davis-Gehringer-Greenberg, Gehringer-Davis-Greenberg)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Martínez 3.1 8 7 7 3 1 3 70 5.15   
M. Baldwin W (2-2) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 6.17   
J. Tudor H (4) 3.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 41 5.22   
G. Olson 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 5.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Martínez 12
Batters Faced: D. Martínez 21, M. Baldwin 6, J. Tudor 12, G. Olson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Martínez 7-2, M. Baldwin 2-2, J. Tudor 2-5, G. Olson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Martínez 70-39, M. Baldwin 20-13, J. Tudor 41-25, G. Olson 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Baldwin 1-1
WP: D. Martínez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Root 5.0 8 7 7 1 7 4 89 6.13   
J. Verlander L (4-12) 1.2 4 4 4 1 1 0 37 6.30   
G. Bechtel 0.0 4 3 3 0 0 1 17 5.92   
S. Howe 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 10.12   
J. Soria 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 7.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Root 29
Batters Faced: C. Root 23, J. Verlander 9, G. Bechtel 4, S. Howe 4, J. Soria 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Root 5-1, J. Verlander 2-1, G. Bechtel 0-0, S. Howe 0-1, J. Soria 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Root 89-60, J. Verlander 37-23, G. Bechtel 17-9, S. Howe 13-8, J. Soria 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Bechtel 1-1 , S. Howe 1-0 , J. Soria 2-0
WP: G. Bechtel
Hit Batsmen: C. Root , S. Howe
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Robinson
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 44458
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