WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT KANSAS CITY MONARCHS
09/21/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT KANSAS CITY MONARCHS
GAME ID: 1538 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Birmingham Black Barons (72-81) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 0
Kansas City Monarchs (75-79) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 1
Black Barons Earn Win with Late Rally
Birmingham picked up a win at Muehlebach Field 1923-1941, bumping off the Kansas City Monarchs, 3-2. Pitcher Charlie A Morton was a major reason the Black Barons emerged victorious. The winner in relief was Akinori Otsuka. The right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits in 2 innings. He now owns a record of 3-1. Harley Young notched his 12th save in 15 chances.

Troy Tulowitzki came through with a big-time hit for Birmingham. The shortstop smacked a 2-run home run in the top of the 12th inning to give his team the lead, 3-1. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"You come to the ballpark to do your job and that's what I did today," Morton told the Birmingham Today.

The Black Barons raised their record to 72-81.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Childs 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 3 27
   e-T. Davis PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .486 2 3
J. Pagliaroni C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .265 42 87
   a-P. Getzien PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Arencibia C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 18 33
H. Aaron RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .293 48 99
E. Mathews 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231 46 90
P. Konerko 1B 4 0 1 1 1 2 0 .268 5 12
R. Braun LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .257 16 42
A. Belle DH 4 0 1 0 1 3 2 .244 45 101
H. Long SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 16 41
   c-N. Colbert PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 3 6
   d-T. Tulowitzki SS 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .284 4 17
C. Granderson CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .208 40 74
Totals 43 3 7 3 3 11 14      
a - P. Getzien pinch ran for J. Pagliaroni in the 8th
b - J. Arencibia substituted for P. Getzien in the 8th
c - N. Colbert pinch hit for H. Long in the 9th
d - T. Tulowitzki substituted for N. Colbert in the 9th
e - T. Davis pinch hit for C. Childs in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pagliaroni 2 (11, 1st Inning off F. Castillo, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off L. Hamlin, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Davis (2, 12th Inning off J. Pfeffer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Tulowitzki (4, 12th Inning off J. Pfeffer, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Davis 3 , J. Pagliaroni 4 , H. Aaron , P. Konerko , A. Belle , T. Tulowitzki 4
2-out RBI: P. Konerko
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Arencibia , H. Aaron , E. Mathews 2 , H. Long , N. Colbert
Hit by Pitch: R. Braun
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Childs (37) , R. Braun (11) , A. Belle 2 (23)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Tulowitzki-Davis-Konerko, Davis-Konerko)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Smith SS 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 .234 4 38
B. Powell 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .257 29 77
   a-C. Bell PR, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279 1 3
S. Musial RF, LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 6 .312 12 62
A. Pujols 3B 5 0 1 0 1 0 5 .318 40 112
D. Murphy C, RF 5 0 0 1 0 3 3 .192 28 48
D. Medwick DH 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .261 14 59
   e-A. Foster DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Rettenmund LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .235 0 2
   c-R. Canó PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 14 52
F. Frisch 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .257 6 43
   d-T. Simmons C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 21 80
W. McGee CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 6 46
   b-A. Thornton 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .241 5 11
Totals 40 2 8 2 6 7 23      
a - C. Bell pinch ran for B. Powell in the 7th
b - A. Thornton substituted for W. McGee in the 8th
c - R. Canó pinch hit for M. Rettenmund in the 8th
d - T. Simmons substituted for F. Frisch in the 9th
e - A. Foster inserted as DH in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Musial 2 (59, 4th Inning off C. Morton, 0 on, 0 outs; 10th Inning off A. Otsuka, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Medwick (43, 4th Inning off C. Morton, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Pujols (50, 6th Inning off C. Morton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Smith , S. Musial 4 , A. Pujols 2 , D. Medwick 4 , A. Thornton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Musial , A. Pujols 3 , F. Frisch 2
GIDP: D. Murphy
Sac Fly: S. Musial
Hit by Pitch: C. Bell , M. Rettenmund
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Smith 2 (59) , S. Musial (29)
CS: C. Bell (6)

FIELDING
Errors: W. McGee (9)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Morton 6.0 4 1 1 3 4 0 92 5.71   
S. Embrey 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 31 7.20   
A. Malloy 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 5.52   
A. Otsuka W (3-1) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 21 2.45   
H. Young SV (12) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 19 2.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Morton 61
Batters Faced: C. Morton 26, S. Embrey 5, A. Malloy 6, A. Otsuka 7, H. Young 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Morton 10-4, S. Embrey 1-1, A. Malloy 3-2, A. Otsuka 2-1, H. Young 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Morton 92-53, S. Embrey 31-17, A. Malloy 15-12, A. Otsuka 21-12, H. Young 19-9
WP: S. Embrey
Hit Batsmen: C. Morton , H. Young
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castillo 5.2 3 1 1 3 6 0 100 4.95   
L. Hamlin 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 5.65   
F. DiPino 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 4.01   
J. Pfeffer L (1-4) 2.1 2 2 2 0 3 1 39 6.14   
C. Kimbrel 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castillo 62
Batters Faced: F. Castillo 23, L. Hamlin 7, F. DiPino 6, J. Pfeffer 10, C. Kimbrel 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castillo 5-6, L. Hamlin 1-4, F. DiPino 1-3, J. Pfeffer 1-3, C. Kimbrel 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castillo 100-63, L. Hamlin 30-20, F. DiPino 19-15, J. Pfeffer 39-24, C. Kimbrel 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Hamlin 1-0 , F. DiPino 1-0 , C. Kimbrel 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Pfeffer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie A Morton
Ballpark: Muehlebach Field 1923-1941
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 43310
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