WHIRLED BASEBALL
MIAMI CUBAN GIANTS AT KANSAS CITY MONARCHS
05/09/2002
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
MIAMI CUBAN GIANTS AT KANSAS CITY MONARCHS
GAME ID: 349 - THURSDAY, MAY 9TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Miami Cuban Giants (16-19) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 9 0
Kansas City Monarchs (18-17) 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 X 6 9 1
Miami Upended, 6-5, by Kansas City
Bob Gibson was locked in. The right-hander led the Kansas City Monarchs to a 6-5 win against the Miami Cuban Giants at Muehlebach Field 1923-1941. The winning pitcher was Gibson, now 1-0. He tossed 5 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 5. The loss makes Miami 16-19.

Center Fielder Benny Kauff made an impact for Kansas City, when he swatted a 2-run home run off José Méndez in the bottom of the second. For the contest, Kauff went 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"It's the best feeling when you come through for your teammates," said Kauff.
MIAMI BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pafko CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .314 9 22
Y. Puig RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .262 4 8
J. Canseco DH 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 .240 7 15
J. Thome 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .180 4 9
   c-P. Smith PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 1
R. Yount SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .283 6 16
G. Sheffield 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .230 4 14
C. Hoiles C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .210 2 3
   a-R. Branyan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 3 7
   b-S. Burgess C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
M. Dihigo 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .183 2 9
A. Oms LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .203 3 7
Totals 37 5 9 5 3 11 18      
a - R. Branyan pinch hit for C. Hoiles in the 8th
b - S. Burgess substituted for R. Branyan in the 8th
c - P. Smith pinch ran for J. Thome in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: A. Pafko (1, 1st Inning off B. Gibson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Canseco (7, 1st Inning off B. Gibson, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Pafko (9, 5th Inning off B. Gibson, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Dihigo (2, 6th Inning off F. DiPino, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Pafko 7 , Y. Puig , J. Canseco 4 , J. Thome 2 , G. Sheffield , M. Dihigo 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Yount , A. Oms
Hit by Pitch: G. Sheffield
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Yount-Thome)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Frisch SS 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .222 1 8
B. Powell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .220 4 14
S. Musial RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .306 4 15
A. Pujols DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .211 4 18
B. Kauff CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .234 3 13
D. Rader 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208 1 7
M. Rettenmund LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 2 8
S. Pérez C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .200 1 2
K. Wong 2B 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .169 0 1
Totals 32 6 9 6 0 7 8      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Musial (11, 3rd Inning off J. Méndez, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Pérez (1, 4th Inning off J. Méndez, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Frisch (5, 4th Inning off J. Méndez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Kauff (3, 2nd Inning off J. Méndez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Frisch 3 , S. Musial 3 , A. Pujols 2 , B. Kauff 4 , S. Pérez 2 , K. Wong
2-out RBI: F. Frisch , S. Musial , A. Pujols
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Powell
GIDP: B. Powell
Hit by Pitch: K. Wong
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: K. Wong (3)
MIAMI PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Méndez L (3-3) 6.1 8 6 6 0 6 1 28 109 3.35   
R. Martínez 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 22 4.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Méndez 39
Batters Faced: J. Méndez 28, R. Martínez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Méndez 6-7, R. Martínez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Méndez 109-73, R. Martínez 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Martínez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Méndez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Gibson W (1-0) 5.0 4 3 3 2 5 2 23 102 3.68   
F. DiPino H (2) 0.2 1 2 2 1 2 1 4 25 3.29   
M. Kume H (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 15 6.17   
J. Reardon H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 16 3.65   
L. Smith SV (5) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Gibson 50
Batters Faced: B. Gibson 23, F. DiPino 4, M. Kume 5, J. Reardon 4, L. Smith 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Gibson 3-7, F. DiPino 0-0, M. Kume 2-1, J. Reardon 0-0, L. Smith 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Gibson 102-60, F. DiPino 25-14, M. Kume 15-9, J. Reardon 16-11, L. Smith 13-9
Hit Batsmen: B. Gibson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Gibson
Ballpark: Muehlebach Field 1923-1941
Weather: Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 30225
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