WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT PHILADELPHIA STARS
05/05/2002
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT PHILADELPHIA STARS
GAME ID: 308 - SUNDAY, MAY 5TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Black Barons (10-20) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 7 0
Philadelphia Stars (20-11) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 1
Black Barons Win, 4-2, at Philadelphia
The Black Barons grabbed a win, 4-2, at Shibe Park AL, overcoming a fine effort from Philadelphia pitcher Ray Collins. Collins went 7 innings and allowed 3 runs. The winning pitcher was John Malarkey. He's now 3-1. He went 5.2 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits for the Black Barons. The defeat makes Philadelphia 20-11.

Birmingham used a clutch at-bat from Hank Aaron to capture the win. The right fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Black Barons ahead, 3-1. It was his lone hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"It was a good effort all around," said Aaron.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Grich 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .202 1 7
J. Torre C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .341 0 6
H. Aaron RF 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .233 5 13
P. Konerko 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 5 15
   a-C. Granderson PR, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 1 3
A. Belle DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .216 2 12
   c-C. Childs DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
E. Mathews 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 7 16
M. Cabrera CF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266 0 2
T. Davis LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 0 3
   b-R. Fairly 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 0 0
D. Groat SS 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 7
Totals 33 4 7 4 1 5 10      
a - C. Granderson pinch ran for P. Konerko in the 6th
b - R. Fairly substituted for T. Davis in the 6th
c - C. Childs inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Torre (5, 4th Inning off R. Collins, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Konerko (5, 6th Inning off R. Collins, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Grich (5, 8th Inning off T. Hunter, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Groat (1, 8th Inning off T. Hunter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Aaron (5, 6th Inning off R. Collins, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Grich 2 , J. Torre 3 , H. Aaron 4 , P. Konerko 2 , A. Belle , D. Groat 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Granderson , A. Belle
GIDP: E. Mathews
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Granderson (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Cabrera(Rolen at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Utley 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205 2 7
R. Carty DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .374 7 19
H. Killebrew LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .275 10 22
S. Rolen 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .302 6 18
A. Judge RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .148 3 11
J. Kang 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .196 3 13
B. Dickey C 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .244 3 12
O. Herrera CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .138 0 0
   a-R. Ashburn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 0 3
J. Fregosi SS 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .232 1 5
Totals 33 2 7 2 3 9 17      
a - R. Ashburn pinch hit for O. Herrera in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Dickey (5, 6th Inning off J. Malarkey, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Kang (1, 6th Inning off J. Malarkey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Rolen 2 , J. Kang 3 , B. Dickey 3 , J. Fregosi 2
2-out RBI: S. Rolen , B. Dickey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Killebrew , A. Judge , O. Herrera
Hit by Pitch: C. Utley
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Rolen (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Collins (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Fregosi-Utley-Kang)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Malarkey W (3-1) 5.2 5 2 2 2 4 0 25 97 4.91   
K. Ligtenberg H (3) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 27 0.00   
A. Otsuka H (3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 24 0.82   
H. Young SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 2.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Malarkey 53
Batters Faced: J. Malarkey 25, K. Ligtenberg 5, A. Otsuka 4, H. Young 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Malarkey 3-10, K. Ligtenberg 0-2, A. Otsuka 0-0, H. Young 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Malarkey 97-61, K. Ligtenberg 27-16, A. Otsuka 24-12, H. Young 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Ligtenberg 1-0
WP: K. Ligtenberg
Hit Batsmen: J. Malarkey
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Collins L (1-2) 7.0 4 3 2 1 4 1 26 92 4.76   
T. Hunter 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 22 6.75   
F. Cambria 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 15 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Collins 62
Batters Faced: R. Collins 26, T. Hunter 5, F. Cambria 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Collins 8-8, T. Hunter 1-2, F. Cambria 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Collins 92-59, T. Hunter 22-12, F. Cambria 15-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Collins
Ballpark: Shibe Park AL
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 39740
Special Notes: SP John Malarkey was injured while pitching.
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