WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
04/04/2002
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
GAME ID: 36 - THURSDAY, APRIL 4TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Monarchs (3-1) 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 8 2
Brooklyn Royal Giants (2-2) 0 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 X 12 11 0
Guerrero Slugs Royal Giants to 12-5 Win
The rain could not dampen the enthusiasm of Brooklyn fans at Ebbets Field.

The Brooklyn Royal Giants topped the Kansas City Monarchs by a score of 12-5. Leading the way was first baseman Pedro Guerrero. Guerrero hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4 for the Royal Giants. Kansas City, with the loss, is still a robust 3-1.

Vern Stephens helped out the Brooklyn cause in the bottom of the second inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the shortstop was 1-3 with a walk. He scored 2 times.

"The team always comes first," Stephens told a reporter while responding to autograph requests. "Our fans like to come out to see a win, so I'm happy to do what I can to give them that."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Bell CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .294 0 4
F. Frisch 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1
S. Musial RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .333 0 5
A. Pujols 1B 4 1 2 4 0 1 2 .250 1 7
T. Simmons C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 1 4
   a-S. Pérez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Rader 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .062 0 1
J. Harris DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .143 0 1
M. Rettenmund LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
O. Smith SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .267 0 1
Totals 34 5 8 5 3 10 11      
a - S. Pérez substituted for T. Simmons in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Pujols (2, 7th Inning off N. Rucker, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Pujols (1, 1st Inning off D. Leonard, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Bell , F. Frisch 2 , S. Musial , A. Pujols 6 , T. Simmons , O. Smith
2-out RBI: A. Pujols
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Simmons , D. Rader
GIDP: M. Rettenmund
Hit by Pitch: F. Frisch
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Bell (3) , F. Frisch (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Pujols (1) , D. Rader (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Reardon-Frisch-Pujols)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Becker DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .200 0 0
J. Robinson 2B 5 2 2 4 0 1 1 .333 1 7
M. Piazza C 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .455 0 4
   a-R. Dandridge PR, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
R. Cey 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .067 0 0
   b-B. Bryan C 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
D. Snider CF 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 .200 0 1
R. White LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
P. Guerrero 1B 4 3 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 2 4
V. Stephens SS 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .214 0 1
G. Hendrick RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .250 0 1
Totals 36 12 11 12 4 8 15      
a - R. Dandridge pinch ran for M. Piazza in the 6th
b - B. Bryan substituted for R. Cey in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Piazza (2, 2nd Inning off M. Welch, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Guerrero 2 (2, 3rd Inning off M. Welch, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off A. Wainwright, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Robinson (1, 3rd Inning off M. Welch, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Becker , J. Robinson 5 , M. Piazza 2 , R. White , P. Guerrero 10 , V. Stephens , G. Hendrick
2-out RBI: J. Robinson , P. Guerrero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bryan , R. White
GIDP: V. Stephens
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Leonard-Robinson-Guerrero)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Welch L (0-1) 2.2 9 10 9 1 3 2 20 81 30.38   
A. Wainwright 2.1 1 2 2 1 0 1 9 38 3.60   
J. Reardon 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 7 29 0.00   
F. DiPino 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Welch 0
Batters Faced: M. Welch 20, A. Wainwright 9, J. Reardon 7, F. DiPino 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Welch 1-4, A. Wainwright 4-3, J. Reardon 2-0, F. DiPino 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Welch 81-49, A. Wainwright 38-24, J. Reardon 29-19, F. DiPino 22-11
Balk: F. DiPino
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Leonard W (1-0) 5.0 5 3 3 3 5 1 23 84 5.40   
N. Rucker 2.0 3 2 2 0 4 0 9 41 5.40   
F. Knauss 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Leonard 47
Batters Faced: D. Leonard 23, N. Rucker 9, F. Knauss 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Leonard 7-2, N. Rucker 1-1, F. Knauss 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Leonard 84-55, N. Rucker 41-27, F. Knauss 25-16
Hit Batsmen: D. Leonard
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pedro Guerrero
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: Rain (40 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 31689
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