WHIRLED BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS ABCS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
04/03/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS ABCS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
GAME ID: 15 - TUESDAY, APRIL 3RD , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis ABCs (2-0) 0 0 5 0 4 0 1 0 5 15 17 0
Birmingham Black Barons (0-2) 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 9 12 0
Bench Lifts ABCs to 15-9 Win
The Indianapolis ABCs defeated the Birmingham Black Barons, 15-9, at Rickwood Field. Indianapolis was led by slugging catcher Johnny Bench, who was 2 for 5 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 3 and driving in 4. Birmingham falls to 0-2.

Joey Votto was 1 for 2 with a double and 4 walks for Indianapolis. The 31-year old first baseman had a key at-bat in the top of the fifth. With no one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 6-6 tie with a run-scoring walk off Jim Whitney. It was his 6th walk of the season.

"It was a solid team effort," said Bench after the game.
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Morgan 2B 5 3 3 1 1 0 2 .375 0 1
D. Menke SS 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 .500 0 1
   b-B. Larkin SS 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
J. Bench C 5 3 2 4 1 2 1 .300 1 5
O. Charleston CF 6 1 3 2 0 0 0 .455 0 2
E. Charles 3B 4 1 0 0 2 0 2 .125 0 0
J. Votto 1B 2 0 1 1 4 0 0 .600 0 2
A. Dunn RF 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 .000 0 1
   a-G. Foster RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
J. Stenzel DH 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .625 1 5
B. Bescher LF 4 2 2 2 1 2 2 .375 1 2
Totals 41 15 17 14 10 5 19      
a - G. Foster substituted for A. Dunn in the 7th
b - B. Larkin substituted for D. Menke in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Menke (1, 5th Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Votto (2, 8th Inning off L. Benton, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Bescher (1, 9th Inning off B. Chen, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Bench (1, 9th Inning off B. Chen, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Bescher (1, 3rd Inning off G. Maddux, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Bench (1, 3rd Inning off G. Maddux, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Morgan 3 , D. Menke 4 , B. Larkin , J. Bench 6 , O. Charleston 3 , J. Votto 2 , J. Stenzel 2 , B. Bescher 6
2-out RBI: D. Menke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morgan , D. Menke , A. Dunn , G. Foster
Sac Fly: J. Stenzel
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Morgan (1) , O. Charleston (1)
CS: E. Charles (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Larkin-Morgan-Votto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nieman LF 4 2 3 2 1 1 2 .375 0 2
C. Childs 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .111 0 0
H. Aaron RF 5 0 2 4 0 0 2 .444 0 4
A. Belle DH 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .333 0 2
G. Tenace C 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .167 0 0
E. Mathews 3B 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .286 0 1
A. González 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .375 0 0
C. Granderson CF 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 .625 1 2
T. Tulowitzki SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .333 0 1
   a-H. Long PH, SS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 9 12 9 6 5 20      
a - H. Long pinch hit for T. Tulowitzki in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Nieman (1, 1st Inning off W. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Aaron (2, 2nd Inning off W. Mitchell, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Nieman 4 , H. Aaron 3 , A. Belle , G. Tenace , A. González 2 , C. Granderson 2 , T. Tulowitzki
2-out RBI: H. Aaron , T. Tulowitzki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nieman , H. Aaron , A. Belle 2 , G. Tenace , A. González
GIDP: G. Tenace
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Mathews (1) , C. Granderson (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Long-Mathews)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Mitchell W (1-0) 5.0 8 7 7 3 4 0 92 12.60   
E. Nolan H (1) 2.0 2 2 2 3 0 0 48 9.00   
E. Blackwell SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 29 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Mitchell 24
Batters Faced: W. Mitchell 26, E. Nolan 10, E. Blackwell 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Mitchell 6-5, E. Nolan 3-2, E. Blackwell 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: W. Mitchell 92-51, E. Nolan 48-25, E. Blackwell 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Nolan 1-1 , E. Blackwell 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Maddux L (0-1) 4.0 6 8 8 5 0 2 80 18.00   
J. Whitney 2.0 2 1 1 4 3 0 53 4.50   
L. Benton 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 25 6.75   
B. Chen 0.0 5 5 5 0 0 0 19 135.00   
J. Rincón 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Maddux 13
Batters Faced: G. Maddux 22, J. Whitney 12, L. Benton 9, B. Chen 5, J. Rincón 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Maddux 3-8, J. Whitney 1-2, L. Benton 4-0, B. Chen 0-0, J. Rincón 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Maddux 80-47, J. Whitney 53-22, L. Benton 25-19, B. Chen 19-11, J. Rincón 16-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Whitney 2-2 , J. Rincón 2-2
WP: J. Rincón
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Bench
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 25420
Special Notes: Joey Votto sets the NL regular season game record for bases on balls with 4. RP Juan Rincón was injured while pitching.
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