WHIRLED BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA STARS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
09/09/2000
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA STARS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
GAME ID: 1513 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Stars (56-95) 0 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 8 7 1
Birmingham Black Barons (81-70) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 9 3
Stars Deal Black Barons 8-5 Loss
Philadelphia and Birmingham duked it out and the Stars came out victorious.

Philadelphia left-hander Ray Collins pitched his team to victory over the Birmingham Black Barons at Riverwalk Stadium. The final score was 8-5. In 7.1 innings, Collins surrendered 6 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 2. He allowed 3 runs.

The Stars got a big hit from first baseman Buck Freeman. In the top of the fifth, Freeman pounded a 3-run home run to left. His 20th home run of the season put the Stars ahead, 7-0.

Freeman told a Philadelphia Chronicle reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.

Birmingham, at 81-70, has lost 4 straight.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Byrd LF 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 .143 1 2
B. Abreu CF 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 .269 2 12
S. Rolen 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .276 19 58
A. Judge RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .282 6 18
B. Freeman 1B 4 1 1 3 0 2 0 .261 20 53
J. Ward DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258 1 4
M. Scioscia C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .242 2 10
J. Ramírez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 8 25
J. Rollins SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .200 0 1
Totals 34 8 7 6 4 5 9      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Abreu (7, 1st Inning off S. Baker, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Byrd (1, 7th Inning off K. Mercker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Freeman (20, 5th Inning off K. Mercker, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Byrd 3 , B. Abreu 3 , S. Rolen , A. Judge , B. Freeman 4 , J. Rollins
2-out RBI: B. Abreu , S. Rolen , A. Judge , B. Freeman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Byrd , S. Rolen , M. Scioscia , J. Ramírez
GIDP: S. Rolen
Sac Bunt: J. Ramírez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Rollins (4)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Abreu (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Collins-Ramírez-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nieman LF 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .292 15 49
   d-B. Southworth PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 8 44
H. Long SS, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 10 33
H. Aaron RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 28 93
G. Tenace C 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .221 12 35
E. Mathews DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .242 25 78
P. Traynor 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .288 4 28
F. McCormick 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .240 14 62
   b-T. Tulowitzki SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 9 32
   c-A. González PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .270 10 35
C. Flood CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
C. Childs 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 4 11
   a-N. Colbert PH, 1B 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .600 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5 2 4 10      
a - N. Colbert pinch hit for C. Childs in the 8th
b - T. Tulowitzki substituted for F. McCormick in the 9th
c - A. González pinch hit for T. Tulowitzki in the 9th
d - B. Southworth pinch hit for B. Nieman in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Nieman (15, 8th Inning off R. Collins, 2 on, 0 outs) , A. González (10, 9th Inning off W. Gomes, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Nieman 4 , B. Southworth , G. Tenace , E. Mathews , F. McCormick , A. González 4 , C. Flood 2 , N. Colbert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nieman , H. Long , F. McCormick
GIDP: P. Traynor
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: H. Long 2 (14) , C. Childs (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Traynor-Childs-McCormick)
OF assists: 1 (Aaron(Abreu at 3rd base))
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Collins W (9-12) 7.1 6 3 3 2 3 1 103 4.04   
W. Gomes 1.1 2 2 1 0 1 1 16 5.87   
B. Howry SV (25) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Collins 55
Batters Faced: R. Collins 29, W. Gomes 7, B. Howry 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Collins 8-10, W. Gomes 0-3, B. Howry 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Collins 103-62, W. Gomes 16-11, B. Howry 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Howry 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Baker L (7-6) 4.2 5 6 0 2 2 0 76 4.61   
K. Mercker 1.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 23 4.54   
L. Benton 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 32 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Baker 42
Batters Faced: S. Baker 22, K. Mercker 7, L. Benton 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Baker 6-5, K. Mercker 1-3, L. Benton 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Baker 76-47, K. Mercker 23-13, L. Benton 32-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Mercker 2-2 , L. Benton 2-1
WP: S. Baker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Collins
Ballpark: Riverwalk Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 42255
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