WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOUSTON COLT 45S AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
09/16/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOUSTON COLT 45S AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
GAME ID: 1490 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Colt 45s (78-71) 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 14 1
Birmingham Black Barons (70-78) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 4 5 1
Colt 45s Topple Black Barons with Late Rally
Toad Ramsey was outstanding against Birmingham. The left-hander, who is on pace for 292 strikeouts this season, had a knuckleball that was virtually unhittable at times. The result was a Colt 45s 6-4 win. Sparky Lyle, credited with the save, is now 5 for 7 in save opportunities. Houston improves to 78-71 with the win. They lead their division by 4 games.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Tony Gwynn? The 25-year old right fielder Gwynn stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put Houston up, 5-4. For the game, he was 3 for 5, including 1 double and 2 singles.

"Toad is good at sticking to his strengths," said Houston manager Daniel Makonnen.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .240 19 58
T. Gwynn RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .338 17 83
C. Correa SS 4 1 2 1 1 2 0 .320 21 73
J. Bagwell 1B 4 2 2 1 0 2 2 .267 33 105
P. Goldschmidt DH 3 0 2 2 2 1 1 .287 17 45
G. Brett 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .239 19 58
P. Hill LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .268 10 54
J. Posada C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .233 12 38
G. Thomas CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .238 9 13
Totals 36 6 14 5 5 11 15      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Goldschmidt 2 (8, 1st Inning off C. Morton, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off B. Phyle, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Hill (29, 2nd Inning off C. Morton, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Gwynn (46, 3rd Inning off C. Morton, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Biggio (20, 9th Inning off S. Embrey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Correa (21, 1st Inning off C. Morton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Biggio 3 , T. Gwynn 4 , C. Correa 5 , J. Bagwell 2 , P. Goldschmidt 4 , P. Hill 2 , J. Posada , G. Thomas
2-out RBI: C. Correa , P. Goldschmidt 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Biggio , T. Gwynn , G. Brett 4
GIDP: G. Thomas
Sac Fly: J. Bagwell
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Correa 2 (19) , J. Bagwell (14) , P. Goldschmidt (9) , G. Thomas (3)
CS: C. Biggio (19) , T. Gwynn 2 (15)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Thomas (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Grich 2B 4 2 2 2 0 2 0 .205 5 11
T. Tulowitzki SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .285 3 15
   b-H. Long PR, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 16 40
P. Konerko 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .277 5 10
A. Belle RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .243 44 100
E. Mathews 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .234 46 90
J. Arencibia C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .214 17 31
N. Colbert DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .200 3 6
   c-H. Aaron DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 48 99
B. Nieman LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 16 46
   a-R. Braun PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 16 41
C. Granderson CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .212 40 74
Totals 32 4 5 3 4 12 11      
a - R. Braun pinch hit for B. Nieman in the 7th
b - H. Long pinch ran for T. Tulowitzki in the 7th
c - H. Aaron inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Grich (5, 5th Inning off T. Ramsey, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Colbert (3, 7th Inning off T. Ramsey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Grich 5 , T. Tulowitzki , N. Colbert 4 , C. Granderson
2-out RBI: B. Grich
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Konerko , J. Arencibia
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Belle (21) , C. Granderson (21)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Arencibia (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Tulowitzki-Grich-Konerko)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Ramsey 6.0 3 3 3 4 10 2 109 3.26   
Ó. Tuero BS (1) 1.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 17 3.60   
J. Franco W (1-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.30   
S. Lyle SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 11.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ramsey 60
Batters Faced: T. Ramsey 25, Ó. Tuero 5, J. Franco 3, S. Lyle 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ramsey 4-4, Ó. Tuero 2-0, J. Franco 0-2, S. Lyle 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ramsey 109-66, Ó. Tuero 17-11, J. Franco 9-7, S. Lyle 8-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Morton 4.2 8 3 3 5 5 1 95 6.01   
L. Gomez 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 5.11   
B. Phyle 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 15 5.90   
F. Fussell 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 3.99   
S. Embrey L (1-1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 10.80   
W. Spahn 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 8.45   
A. Malloy 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 6.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Morton 36
Batters Faced: C. Morton 23, L. Gomez 6, B. Phyle 3, F. Fussell 4, S. Embrey 1, W. Spahn 1, A. Malloy 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Morton 3-2, L. Gomez 0-3, B. Phyle 0-0, F. Fussell 0-2, S. Embrey 0-0, W. Spahn 0-0, A. Malloy 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Morton 95-52, L. Gomez 28-17, B. Phyle 15-9, F. Fussell 15-9, S. Embrey 2-1, W. Spahn 4-2, A. Malloy 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Gomez 1-0 , F. Fussell 1-0 , W. Spahn 1-1 , A. Malloy 1-1
WP: C. Morton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Toad Ramsey
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Weather: Rain (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 6 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 28775
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