WHIRLED BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS ABCS AT KANSAS CITY MONARCHS
05/09/2000
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS ABCS AT KANSAS CITY MONARCHS
GAME ID: 397 - TUESDAY, MAY 9TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis ABCs (18-20) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 6 11 0
Kansas City Monarchs (19-20) 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 9 0
ABCs Edge Past Monarchs, 6-5
Baseball fans saw a good contest between the Indianapolis ABCs and Kansas City Monarchs.

The Indianapolis ABCs downed the Kansas City Monarchs, 6-5. The hitting star was right fielder Oscar Charleston. Charleston went 2 for 4 with a home run and a double. He drove in 4 runs and scored once for the ABCs. The 4th-place Monarchs have lost 6 consecutive games.

Charleston had a timely hit for Indianapolis in the top of the ninth. With Kansas City trailing 5-4, he turned a 2-2 changeup into a 2-run double. It was his 9th double of the season, making it 6-5, Indianapolis.

Charleston described the clubhouse as "strangely calm" after the game.
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hoffman LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .235 5 18
   d-D. Menke SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 2 12
J. Morgan 2B 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .357 0 3
O. Charleston RF 4 1 2 4 0 0 2 .345 2 13
J. Bench C 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .282 9 22
H. Morris 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .293 7 19
J. Stenzel DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .307 4 17
E. Roush CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .409 1 6
C. Headley 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .240 3 8
   a-E. Lombardi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 4 13
   c-E. Charles 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 1 10
D. Concepción SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216 2 7
   b-B. Bescher PH, LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .208 3 7
Totals 36 6 11 6 3 7 19      
a - E. Lombardi pinch hit for C. Headley in the 9th
b - B. Bescher pinch hit for D. Concepción in the 9th
c - E. Charles substituted for E. Lombardi in the 9th
d - D. Menke substituted for D. Hoffman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Roush (2, 9th Inning off F. DiPino, 0 on, 0 outs) O. Charleston (9, 9th Inning off J. Pfeffer, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Morgan (1, 8th Inning off A. Wainwright, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Charleston (2, 4th Inning off L. Hamlin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bench , E. Roush 3 , H. Morris 2 , J. Morgan 5 , D. Hoffman , O. Charleston 6
2-out RBI: J. Morgan , O. Charleston
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Headley 2 , J. Bench 2 , J. Stenzel
Sac Fly: O. Charleston
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Morgan-Concepción-Morris)
PB: J. Bench
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Smith SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .254 0 12
B. Powell 1B 4 2 1 2 1 1 3 .298 5 24
S. Musial RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .377 6 30
A. Pujols 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 5 32
R. Hornsby 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .290 3 18
D. Medwick DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .429 0 7
T. Simmons C 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .294 1 14
F. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .216 1 11
L. Brock LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .265 3 15
Totals 35 5 9 5 3 3 14      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Hornsby (10, 8th Inning off L. James, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Powell (5, 7th Inning off J. Cueto, 1 on, 1 out) S. Musial (6, 1st Inning off J. Cueto, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Smith , R. Hornsby 3 , B. Powell 4 , L. Brock 2 , T. Simmons 2 , S. Musial 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Smith , B. Powell , F. Jones
GIDP: F. Jones
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Jones(Roush at 2nd base))
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cueto 6.1 8 5 5 3 3 2 91 4.93   
L. James W (2-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 1.99   
D. White SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cueto 37
Batters Faced: J. Cueto 29, L. James 6, D. White 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cueto 9-6, L. James 3-2, D. White 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cueto 91-57, L. James 21-15, D. White 11-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Hamlin 6.0 7 2 2 1 4 1 96 4.08   
A. Wainwright H (1) 2.0 1 1 1 1 3 0 29 1.54   
F. DiPino 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 2.16   
C. Kimbrel H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.60   
J. Pfeffer L (3-1), BS (2) 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 15 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Hamlin 53
Batters Faced: L. Hamlin 25, A. Wainwright 8, F. DiPino 1, C. Kimbrel 1, J. Pfeffer 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Hamlin 3-10, A. Wainwright 2-1, F. DiPino 0-0, C. Kimbrel 1-0, J. Pfeffer 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Hamlin 96-66, A. Wainwright 29-15, F. DiPino 6-3, C. Kimbrel 1-1, J. Pfeffer 15-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Kimbrel 1-0 , J. Pfeffer 1-1
WP: A. Wainwright
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Oscar Charleston
Ballpark: Muehlebach Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 26729
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