WHIRLED BASEBALL
NEW YORK BLACK YANKEES AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
05/09/2002
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
NEW YORK BLACK YANKEES AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
GAME ID: 346 - THURSDAY, MAY 9TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Black Yankees (21-14) 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 11 1
Birmingham Black Barons (13-21) 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 3 X 10 18 0
Mathews, Black Barons Too Much for Black Yankees
The Birmingham Black Barons outscored the New York Black Yankees, 10-9. Among the hitting stars was third baseman Eddie Mathews. Mathews, who is tied for 4th in the NL in bases on balls with 16, went 4-4 with a home run, a double, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 4. Birmingham reliever Al Javery picked up the win to move to 3-0. Hoyt Wilhelm suffered the loss. The Black Barons now have a record of 13-21 with the win over New York.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Black Barons grabbed the lead when Mathews hit his 8th home run of the season. The 3-run home run off Hoyt Wilhelm made it 10-9, Birmingham.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Mathews.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Davis LF 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 .256 6 17
M. Mantle CF 5 2 2 5 0 1 0 .243 8 23
B. Ruth RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .231 11 22
L. Gehrig DH 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 .299 9 28
R. Hornsby 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .235 9 22
M. Schmidt 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .198 3 10
D. Mattingly 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .204 6 17
M. Sanguillén C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .189 0 0
J. Sewell SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .271 2 6
Totals 36 9 11 9 4 5 7      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Ruth 2 (4, 2nd Inning off J. Malarkey, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off A. Javery, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Mattingly (3, 3rd Inning off J. Malarkey, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Sewell (6, 3rd Inning off J. Malarkey, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Mantle 2 (8, 1st Inning off J. Malarkey, 1 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off J. Malarkey, 2 on, 2 outs) , L. Gehrig (9, 2nd Inning off J. Malarkey, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Schmidt (3, 5th Inning off D. Cardwell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Mantle 8 , B. Ruth 4 , L. Gehrig 4 , M. Schmidt 4 , D. Mattingly 3 , M. Sanguillén 2 , J. Sewell 2
2-out RBI: M. Mantle , L. Gehrig , J. Sewell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Davis , L. Gehrig
GIDP: J. Sewell
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Sanguillén (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Mattingly (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Schmidt-Hornsby-Mattingly, Sewell-Hornsby-Mattingly, Sewell-Hornsby-Mattingly)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Grich 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .205 2 9
J. Torre C 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .333 0 6
H. Aaron RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .239 5 15
P. Konerko 1B 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .267 5 16
A. Belle DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 8 .229 3 15
E. Mathews 3B 4 3 4 4 1 0 0 .219 8 20
R. Braun LF 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .208 2 7
C. Granderson CF 4 1 2 4 0 0 3 .224 2 7
A. Cabrera SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .298 0 6
Totals 39 10 18 10 4 5 20      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Torre 2 (8, 1st Inning off T. Brizzolara, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off T. Lilly, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Aaron (8, 4th Inning off T. Brizzolara, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Mathews (4, 6th Inning off T. Lilly, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Konerko (7, 8th Inning off H. Wilhelm, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Granderson (2, 5th Inning off T. Lilly, 2 on, 0 outs) , E. Mathews (8, 8th Inning off H. Wilhelm, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Grich , J. Torre 4 , H. Aaron 3 , P. Konerko 3 , A. Belle , E. Mathews 8 , R. Braun 3 , C. Granderson 5 , A. Cabrera
2-out RBI: , E. Mathews 2 , R. Braun 2 , C. Granderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Aaron , A. Belle , R. Braun , C. Granderson , A. Cabrera
GIDP: B. Grich 2 , A. Belle
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Cabrera (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Grich-Cabrera-Konerko)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Brizzolara 4.0 11 6 6 2 3 0 25 95 5.35   
T. Lilly 3.0 4 1 1 2 0 1 12 43 3.67   
H. Wilhelm L (0-2), BS (3) 1.0 3 3 3 0 2 1 6 22 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Brizzolara 17
Batters Faced: T. Brizzolara 25, T. Lilly 12, H. Wilhelm 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Brizzolara 5-3, T. Lilly 6-0, H. Wilhelm 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Brizzolara 95-64, T. Lilly 43-27, H. Wilhelm 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Lilly 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Malarkey 2.2 7 8 8 4 3 3 18 74 6.41   
D. Cardwell 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 9 39 4.09   
A. Javery W (3-0) 4.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 40 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Malarkey 7
Batters Faced: J. Malarkey 18, D. Cardwell 9, A. Javery 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Malarkey 2-2, D. Cardwell 3-3, A. Javery 4-6
Pitches - Strikes: J. Malarkey 74-43, D. Cardwell 39-24, A. Javery 40-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Cardwell 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Mathews
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 16878
Special Notes: Rain delay of 26 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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