WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
09/12/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
GAME ID: 1456 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Monarchs (72-74) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 0
Brooklyn Royal Giants (90-55) 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 X 7 9 1
Kansas City Defeated By Royal Giants, 7-3
The Brooklyn Royal Giants topped the Kansas City Monarchs, 7-3, in National League action at Ebbets Field. The game was highlighted by the performance of Brooklyn pitcher Fernando Valenzuela. Valenzuela got the win, improving to 14-5. He gave up 6 hits and walked 1 over 8 innings. He allowed 3 runs. The first-place Royal Giants have won 7 consecutive games.

Beals Becker, who is tied for 8th in the NL in stolen bases with 42, chipped in a 2-run home run for Brooklyn in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the right fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"Winning never gets dull," said Becker.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Frisch SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .261 6 42
A. Thornton 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .278 4 10
A. Pujols 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .319 37 108
S. Musial RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .315 12 61
T. Simmons C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .274 20 77
D. Medwick LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .249 13 55
D. Murphy CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .196 26 44
M. Rettenmund DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .318 0 1
R. Canó 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .242 14 49
Totals 32 3 7 3 1 7 9      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Musial (55, 2nd Inning off F. Valenzuela, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Pujols (37, 4th Inning off F. Valenzuela, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Pujols 4 , S. Musial 3 , T. Simmons , D. Medwick 2 , M. Rettenmund
2-out RBI: M. Rettenmund
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Musial
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Thornton (2)
CS: M. Rettenmund (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Briggs CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .280 28 65
B. Becker RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .283 36 76
J. Robinson 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .296 25 72
R. Cey 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .292 39 91
M. Piazza C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .299 47 110
P. Guerrero LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .242 25 69
D. Snider DH 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .255 48 100
J. Gentile 1B 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .167 0 0
R. Dandridge SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 13 40
Totals 31 7 9 7 1 8 6      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Snider (48, 2nd Inning off J. Rijo, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Briggs (28, 3rd Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Becker (36, 5th Inning off J. Rijo, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Cey (39, 8th Inning off B. Gibson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Briggs 4 , B. Becker 5 , J. Robinson , R. Cey 5 , M. Piazza , P. Guerrero , D. Snider 4
2-out RBI: B. Becker , R. Cey , D. Snider
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Cey
Sac Bunt: R. Dandridge
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Becker (42) , J. Robinson (49)
CS: D. Snider (16)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Guerrero (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Briggs-Gentile)
OF assists: 1 (Briggs(Simmons at 1st base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rijo L (8-11) 4.2 7 6 6 1 5 3 78 4.98   
B. Gibson 3.1 2 1 1 0 3 1 33 7.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rijo 30
Batters Faced: J. Rijo 22, B. Gibson 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rijo 4-5, B. Gibson 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rijo 78-51, B. Gibson 33-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Gibson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Valenzuela W (14-5) 8.0 6 3 3 1 6 1 96 3.58   
T. Forster 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Valenzuela 63
Batters Faced: F. Valenzuela 29, T. Forster 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Valenzuela 8-8, T. Forster 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Valenzuela 96-65, T. Forster 12-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fernando Valenzuela
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 41917
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