WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS
04/18/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS
GAME ID: 150 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Black Barons (5-11) 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 11 11 1
New York Gothams (9-8) 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 10 1
Belle Hits 2 home runs in Black Barons Win
The Birmingham Black Barons grabbed a win, 11-6, over the New York Gothams at Polo Grounds. Birmingham designated hitter Albert Belle went 3 for 3 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 4 runs and drove in 2. The loss makes New York 9-8.

Birmingham used the hitting of Hank Aaron to pick up the win. The right fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Black Barons on top, 6-4. For the game, Aaron had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Belle.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nieman LF 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .291 2 9
C. Childs 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .265 0 4
H. Aaron RF 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 .297 4 14
A. Belle DH 3 4 3 2 1 0 0 .317 5 14
G. Tenace C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 4 5
   a-J. Pagliaroni PR, C 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .355 5 8
E. Mathews 3B 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 .260 6 15
C. Granderson CF 4 2 3 4 0 0 0 .310 5 11
J. Beckley 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .107 1 3
H. Long SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 3
Totals 34 11 11 11 3 2 4      
a - J. Pagliaroni pinch ran for G. Tenace in the 2nd

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Belle 2 (5, 2nd Inning off C. Hubbell, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off C. Hubbell, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Granderson 2 (5, 2nd Inning off C. Hubbell, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off S. Howe, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Aaron (4, 5th Inning off C. Hubbell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Childs , H. Aaron 5 , A. Belle 9 , J. Pagliaroni , C. Granderson 9 , J. Beckley
2-out RBI: H. Aaron , A. Belle
Sac Fly: E. Mathews
Hit by Pitch: G. Tenace
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Belle (1)
CS: B. Nieman (1) , J. Beckley (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Granderson (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Long-Childs-Beckley, Long-Beckley)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sheckard LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .140 1 2
   d-C. Furillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .083 0 1
J. Callison RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .317 3 7
B. Kauff CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 .340 5 12
W. Clark 1B 4 2 3 4 0 0 0 .327 6 18
J. Adcock DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .346 1 3
W. Westrum C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .143 0 0
B. Crawford SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .308 1 6
E. Suárez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .156 0 4
   a-M. Higgins PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209 1 3
P. Runnels 2B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .188 0 3
   b-B. Posey PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 3 8
   c-W. Mays PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 3 6
Totals 35 6 10 6 4 10 13      
a - M. Higgins pinch hit for E. Suárez in the 8th
b - B. Posey pinch hit for P. Runnels in the 9th
c - W. Mays pinch ran for B. Posey in the 9th
d - C. Furillo pinch hit for J. Sheckard in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sheckard (2, 1st Inning off A. Peña, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Clark 2 (6, 1st Inning off A. Peña, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off L. Gomez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Adcock (1, 1st Inning off A. Peña, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Sheckard 2 , J. Callison 2 , B. Kauff , W. Clark 9 , J. Adcock 5 , P. Runnels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Kauff , W. Westrum
GIDP: B. Kauff , J. Adcock
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Sheckard (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Hubbell-Clark)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Peña 4.0 7 5 5 3 5 2 90 5.59   
J. Whitney W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 25 0.63   
L. Gomez H (2) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 29 2.35   
B. Chen 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Peña 30
Batters Faced: A. Peña 22, J. Whitney 5, L. Gomez 8, B. Chen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Peña 2-5, J. Whitney 2-0, L. Gomez 3-1, B. Chen 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Peña 90-56, J. Whitney 25-17, L. Gomez 29-20, B. Chen 15-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Whitney 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hubbell L (2-2) 4.2 6 7 7 3 2 4 84 5.06   
G. Hecker 2.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 29 4.91   
T. Percival 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 7.71   
S. Howe 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 1.35   
M. Norris 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hubbell 23
Batters Faced: C. Hubbell 22, G. Hecker 9, T. Percival 1, S. Howe 4, M. Norris 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hubbell 4-6, G. Hecker 2-4, T. Percival 0-0, S. Howe 1-2, M. Norris 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hubbell 84-48, G. Hecker 29-21, T. Percival 4-3, S. Howe 8-6, M. Norris 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Percival 2-1 , S. Howe 2-2
WP: C. Hubbell
Hit Batsmen: C. Hubbell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Albert Belle
Ballpark: Polo Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (47 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 30700
Special Notes: C Gene Tenace was injured being hit by a pitch. Albert Belle ties the NL regular season game record for runs with 4.
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