WHIRLED BASEBALL
NEW YORK BLACK YANKEES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
09/17/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
NEW YORK BLACK YANKEES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1493 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
New York Black Yankees (85-66) 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 11 15 0
Detroit Wolverines (75-75) 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 9 0
Black Yankees Top Wolverines, 11-8
Lou Gehrig was instrumental in his team's 11-8, extra-inning triumph over the Detroit Wolverines. The designated hitter was 2-5 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the New York Black Yankees. Goose Gossage snagged the win in relief. He goes to 4-5 on the season. Buddy Napier suffered the loss. New York raised its record to 85-66 with the win.

The game was all tied up in the top of the tenth, until Gehrig delivered big-time for New York, stroking a dramatic 2-run home run off Buddy Napier. The game-changing hit put the Black Yankees on top, 9-7.

"I like our resilience," said Gehrig.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Johnson 3B, 2B 5 3 4 0 0 1 0 .297 2 6
R. Hornsby 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .261 8 26
   a-E. Davis PR, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 32 63
B. Ruth RF, LF 5 2 3 3 0 1 3 .282 66 153
L. Gehrig DH 5 2 2 4 0 2 0 .285 58 124
M. Mantle CF, RF 4 2 2 1 1 2 0 .253 50 118
D. Mattingly 1B 5 2 2 3 0 0 1 .295 20 51
M. Sanguillén C 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .319 1 14
R. Maris LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .389 2 8
   b-M. Schmidt 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 45 94
J. Harrison SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 0 1
Totals 42 11 15 11 2 8 9      
a - E. Davis pinch ran for R. Hornsby in the 7th
b - M. Schmidt substituted for R. Maris in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Johnson 3 (10, 1st Inning off C. Root, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Wilson, 0 on, 2 outs; 10th Inning off B. Napier, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Gehrig 2 (58, 1st Inning off C. Root, 1 on, 1 out; 10th Inning off B. Napier, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Mattingly 2 (20, 4th Inning off C. Root, 0 on, 1 out; 10th Inning off C. Bradford, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Mantle (50, 4th Inning off C. Root, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Ruth (66, 5th Inning off C. Root, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Johnson 7 , B. Ruth 6 , L. Gehrig 8 , M. Mantle 5 , D. Mattingly 8 , M. Sanguillén 2
2-out RBI: B. Ruth , L. Gehrig , D. Mattingly
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Ruth
GIDP: D. Mattingly , R. Maris
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Mantle (18)
CS: B. Ruth (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Chapman 2B, SS 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .324 1 15
J. Beníquez LF, 3B 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .311 19 57
T. Cobb CF 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 .383 49 127
H. Greenberg 1B 4 1 1 3 1 1 0 .270 55 126
J. Martinez DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .322 14 28
E. Lombardi C 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .272 20 61
   b-C. Gehringer PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 15 51
O. Gamble RF, LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .239 32 81
T. Lazzeri 3B, 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .286 7 17
   c-C. Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .252 34 95
G. Davis SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 3 14
   a-A. Kaline PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 30 79
Totals 39 8 9 8 5 13 11      
a - A. Kaline pinch hit for G. Davis in the 9th
b - C. Gehringer pinch ran for E. Lombardi in the 10th
c - C. Davis pinch hit for T. Lazzeri in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Gamble (17, 4th Inning off R. Guidry, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Lombardi (23, 5th Inning off N. Syndergaard, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Greenberg (55, 1st Inning off R. Guidry, 2 on, 0 outs) , T. Cobb (49, 3rd Inning off R. Guidry, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Chapman , J. Beníquez 3 , T. Cobb 5 , H. Greenberg 4 , E. Lombardi 2 , O. Gamble 2
2-out RBI: R. Chapman , J. Beníquez , O. Gamble
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Cobb , O. Gamble , C. Davis
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Chapman-Davis-Greenberg, Chapman-Davis-Greenberg)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Guidry 3.2 7 7 7 2 7 2 84 4.55   
N. Syndergaard 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 39 6.80   
A. Varvaro 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 7.94   
R. Duren 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7.36   
G. Gossage W (4-5) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 11 4.02   
A. Chapman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.19   
H. Wilhelm 0.2 0 0 0 3 1 0 26 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Guidry 22
Batters Faced: R. Guidry 20, N. Syndergaard 8, A. Varvaro 3, R. Duren 3, G. Gossage 4, A. Chapman 1, H. Wilhelm 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Guidry 3-1, N. Syndergaard 4-0, A. Varvaro 0-2, R. Duren 0-3, G. Gossage 0-2, A. Chapman 1-0, H. Wilhelm 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Guidry 84-52, N. Syndergaard 39-28, A. Varvaro 12-7, R. Duren 6-4, G. Gossage 11-9, A. Chapman 6-3, H. Wilhelm 26-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Syndergaard 2-0 , A. Chapman 1-0 , H. Wilhelm 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Root 5.0 9 7 7 1 4 4 86 6.30   
W. Álvarez 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 9.72   
J. Wilson 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 5.27   
S. Howe 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 7.59   
B. Napier L (2-3) 1.2 3 3 3 0 1 1 31 5.18   
C. Bradford 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 13 5.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Root 24
Batters Faced: C. Root 22, W. Álvarez 4, J. Wilson 3, S. Howe 4, B. Napier 8, C. Bradford 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Root 4-4, W. Álvarez 1-2, J. Wilson 1-0, S. Howe 2-0, B. Napier 1-3, C. Bradford 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Root 86-57, W. Álvarez 20-14, J. Wilson 9-5, S. Howe 19-11, B. Napier 31-21, C. Bradford 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Howe 2-0 , C. Bradford 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lou Gehrig
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 44021
Special Notes: Grant Johnson sets the NYY regular season extra-inning game record for doubles with 3.
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