WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
04/03/2002
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
GAME ID: 26 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3RD , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Monarchs (3-0) 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 3 1 9 11 0
Brooklyn Royal Giants (1-2) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Royal Giants Beaten By Monarchs, 9-3
The Kansas City Monarchs defeated the Brooklyn Royal Giants by the score of 9-3, with the biggest share of the credit going to catcher Ted Simmons. Simmons was 2 for 4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 for the Monarchs on the day. Bob Shawkey got credit for the win, improving to 1-0. He allowed 3 runs on 5 hits in 6 innings. With the loss, Brooklyn sinks to 1-2.

With Kansas City leading 5-3 in the top of the eighth, Simmons hit a fastball from Sandy Koufax for a 3-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Monarchs ahead, 8-3.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Simmons told the Kansas City Gazette. "It's as simple as that."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Bell CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .333 0 4
F. Frisch 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .200 0 1
S. Musial RF 5 2 2 1 0 2 2 .333 0 4
A. Pujols LF 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .167 0 3
D. Rader 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .083 0 1
T. Simmons C 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .364 1 4
J. Harris 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
M. Rettenmund DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
O. Smith SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 1
Totals 37 9 11 9 4 6 11      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Musial (1, 3rd Inning off F. Valenzuela, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Simmons (3, 4th Inning off F. Valenzuela, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Harris (1, 4th Inning off F. Valenzuela, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Pujols (1, 9th Inning off T. Forster, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Simmons (1, 8th Inning off S. Koufax, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Bell 2 , F. Frisch , S. Musial 3 , A. Pujols 3 , T. Simmons 6 , J. Harris 2 , O. Smith
2-out RBI: C. Bell , F. Frisch , S. Musial , A. Pujols 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Frisch , S. Musial , D. Rader
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Bell (2) , O. Smith (2)
CS: M. Rettenmund (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Frisch-Harris)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Becker DH 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 0 0
   a-P. Guerrero DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Robinson 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .308 0 3
M. Piazza C 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .500 0 2
R. Cey 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .083 0 0
M. Betts RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .231 1 2
D. Snider CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .273 0 1
R. White LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 0 0
D. Brouthers 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .444 1 2
V. Stephens SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3 3 10 11      
a - P. Guerrero inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Robinson (2, 1st Inning off B. Shawkey, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Brouthers (1, 9th Inning off B. Gibson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Betts (1, 4th Inning off B. Shawkey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Robinson 2 , M. Piazza , R. Cey , M. Betts 5 , D. Brouthers 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Robinson , V. Stephens
GIDP: R. White
Team LOB: 6
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Shawkey W (1-0) 6.0 5 3 3 2 6 1 24 88 4.50   
J. Thatcher H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0.00   
E. Guardado H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 18 13.50   
B. Gibson 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 28 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shawkey 54
Batters Faced: B. Shawkey 24, J. Thatcher 1, E. Guardado 4, B. Gibson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shawkey 7-4, J. Thatcher 0-0, E. Guardado 1-1, B. Gibson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shawkey 88-52, J. Thatcher 5-3, E. Guardado 18-9, B. Gibson 28-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
F. Valenzuela L (0-1) 4.1 7 5 5 1 3 0 21 85 10.38   
R. Branca 2.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 9 43 0.00   
S. Koufax 1.0 1 3 3 2 0 1 6 25 16.20   
T. Forster 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 15 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Valenzuela 31
Batters Faced: F. Valenzuela 21, R. Branca 9, S. Koufax 6, T. Forster 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Valenzuela 5-5, R. Branca 2-2, S. Koufax 0-3, T. Forster 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Valenzuela 85-51, R. Branca 43-26, S. Koufax 25-13, T. Forster 15-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ted Simmons
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: Cloudy (40 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 31368
Special Notes: Rain delay of 19 minutes in the 5th inning. RP Joe Thatcher was injured while pitching.
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