WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT WANDERING HOUSE OF DAVID
09/16/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT WANDERING HOUSE OF DAVID
GAME ID: 1492 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Monarchs (74-76) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 9 0
Wandering House of David (72-77) 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 X 6 10 0
Monarchs Popped by House of David, 6-4
Wandering picked up a win at Wrigley Field, bumping off the Kansas City Monarchs, 6-4. Pitcher Bob Rush was a major reason the House of David emerged victorious. Wandering reliever Karl Spooner picked up the win, upping his record to 3-2. Joe Beggs took the loss. Wandering is now 72-77, Kansas City 74-76.

Anthony Rizzo helped out the Wandering cause in the bottom of the third inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the first baseman was 1-4.

"It's so much easier when you throw good pitches," said Rush.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE WANDERING BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Bell CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .273 1 3
B. Powell 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .263 29 77
A. Pujols 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .322 39 111
T. Simmons C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .278 21 79
D. Medwick LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .253 13 57
M. Rettenmund RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .258 0 2
A. Thornton DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .227 4 10
   a-W. McGee DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 6 46
R. Canó 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .238 14 50
O. Smith SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .239 4 38
Totals 34 4 9 4 4 8 11      
a - W. McGee inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Simmons (44, 8th Inning off E. Bauta, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Pujols (39, 1st Inning off B. Rush, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Powell (29, 1st Inning off B. Rush, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Bell , B. Powell 5 , A. Pujols 5 , T. Simmons 2 , D. Medwick , M. Rettenmund , R. Canó
2-out RBI: M. Rettenmund , R. Canó
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Powell , R. Canó
GIDP: T. Simmons
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Bell (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Canó-Smith-Powell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hebner DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .293 24 52
G. Stone LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278 13 45
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .284 27 69
E. Banks 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .295 58 121
R. Sandberg 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .291 39 79
G. Gore CF 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 .258 11 37
   a-F. Chance PR, C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219 1 12
S. Sosa RF 4 1 1 1 0 3 3 .203 40 72
E. Hendricks C 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .197 23 44
   b-J. Edmonds CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 18 36
D. Malarcher SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .364 1 2
Totals 33 6 10 6 2 7 10      
a - F. Chance pinch ran for G. Gore in the 6th
b - J. Edmonds substituted for E. Hendricks in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Gore (20, 4th Inning off F. Castillo, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Hendricks (11, 4th Inning off F. Castillo, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Malarcher (1, 7th Inning off J. Beggs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Sandberg (39, 6th Inning off F. Castillo, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Banks (58, 8th Inning off J. Beggs, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Sosa (40, 8th Inning off J. Beggs, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hebner , G. Stone , A. Rizzo , E. Banks 4 , R. Sandberg 4 , G. Gore 2 , S. Sosa 4 , E. Hendricks 2 , D. Malarcher 3
2-out RBI: S. Sosa , E. Hendricks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rizzo , E. Hendricks , D. Malarcher
GIDP: E. Banks
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Chance (38) , D. Malarcher 2 (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Sandberg-Malarcher-Rizzo, Chance-Malarcher)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE WANDERING PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castillo 6.0 7 4 4 2 5 1 101 5.06   
J. Beggs L (1-2) 1.2 3 2 2 0 2 2 32 5.73   
F. DiPino 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castillo 45
Batters Faced: F. Castillo 26, J. Beggs 8, F. DiPino 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castillo 4-8, J. Beggs 2-1, F. DiPino 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castillo 101-64, J. Beggs 32-21, F. DiPino 5-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Rush 7.0 6 3 3 3 5 2 90 5.33   
E. Bauta BS (7) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 17 3.71   
K. Spooner W (3-2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 20 4.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Rush 55
Batters Faced: B. Rush 29, E. Bauta 5, K. Spooner 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Rush 10-5, E. Bauta 1-1, K. Spooner 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Rush 90-52, E. Bauta 17-10, K. Spooner 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Spooner 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Rush
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 37409
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