WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
05/15/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
GAME ID: 400 - TUESDAY, MAY 15TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Monarchs (24-16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 0
Birmingham Black Barons (14-27) 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 X 7 9 0
Black Barons Earn 7-3 Home Win
The Birmingham Black Barons topped the Kansas City Monarchs, 7-3, with third baseman Eddie Mathews playing a big role. Mathews went 1-3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Black Barons in the win. John Malarkey earned the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits in 4 innings. His record is now 1-1. The win has Birmingham at 14-27.

Early in the game, Mathews had a grand slam home run for Birmingham. It was his 10th home run of the season and put the Black Barons on top, 4-0.

"I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Mathews. "And not try to do too much."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. McGee CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .239 1 14
B. Powell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258 10 31
A. Pujols 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .376 8 30
D. Medwick DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .266 4 16
R. Canó 2B 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .294 5 18
D. Murphy RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .211 8 10
M. Ruel C 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .188 0 1
   a-S. Musial PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 14
L. Brock LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .231 2 15
O. Smith SS 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .241 3 12
Totals 30 3 5 3 2 12 9      
a - S. Musial pinch hit for M. Ruel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ruel (2, 5th Inning off J. Malarkey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Canó (5, 9th Inning off B. Chen, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Medwick 2 , R. Canó 4 , M. Ruel 2 , L. Brock
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Brock
Sac Fly: O. Smith
Hit by Pitch: A. Pujols
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Pujols (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Pujols-Canó-Powell, Smith-Canó-Powell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nieman LF 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .279 8 27
C. Childs 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .250 0 6
E. Mathews 3B 3 1 1 4 1 1 0 .191 10 24
A. Belle RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .255 13 29
C. Granderson CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .220 14 24
J. Pagliaroni C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .293 12 21
J. Arencibia 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .256 4 7
A. González DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .230 8 13
T. Tulowitzki SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .280 0 1
Totals 31 7 9 7 4 6 10      
BATTING
Doubles: A. González 2 (6, 3rd Inning off B. Gibson, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off B. Gibson, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Childs (10, 7th Inning off F. DiPino, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Mathews (10, 3rd Inning off B. Gibson, 3 on, 2 outs) , C. Granderson (14, 4th Inning off B. Gibson, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Nieman (8, 7th Inning off B. Gibson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Nieman 4 , C. Childs 2 , E. Mathews 4 , C. Granderson 4 , J. Pagliaroni , J. Arencibia , A. González 4 , T. Tulowitzki
2-out RBI: E. Mathews
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Arencibia
GIDP: A. Belle , A. González
Team LOB: 4
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Gibson L (2-4) 6.1 7 7 7 2 6 3 94 8.69   
F. DiPino 1.2 2 0 0 2 0 0 27 1.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Gibson 35
Batters Faced: B. Gibson 28, F. DiPino 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Gibson 5-8, F. DiPino 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Gibson 94-58, F. DiPino 27-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Peña 3.0 0 0 0 1 5 0 49 4.63   
J. Malarkey W (1-1) 4.0 2 0 0 0 6 0 51 5.34   
B. Chen 1.1 3 3 3 1 1 1 33 7.36   
J. Rincón 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Peña 61
Batters Faced: A. Peña 10, J. Malarkey 14, B. Chen 8, J. Rincón 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Peña 1-3, J. Malarkey 2-3, B. Chen 1-2, J. Rincón 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Peña 49-32, J. Malarkey 51-37, B. Chen 33-21, J. Rincón 8-5
Hit Batsmen: J. Malarkey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Mathews
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 16883
Special Notes: SP Alejandro Peña was injured while pitching.
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