WHIRLED BASEBALL
BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
05/15/2002
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
GAME ID: 408 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Royal Giants (23-15) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 7 13 0
Birmingham Black Barons (14-26) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Royal Giants Williams Strikes out 17
Smokey Joe Williams really had Birmingham batters swinging and missing at Rickwood Field. Williams sat down 17 hitters on strikes and whipped the Black Barons, 7-1. He allowed 4 hits and gave up 2 walks in a standout mound performance.

This season, Williams has compiled a 5-1 record with a 3.98 ERA.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Robinson 2B 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .336 4 26
M. Betts RF, CF 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 .278 4 12
D. Brouthers 1B 4 1 2 2 1 0 3 .377 6 22
M. Piazza C 5 0 1 1 0 2 6 .239 3 18
R. White LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .273 5 12
V. Stephens SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .265 4 19
D. Snider CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .242 5 18
   a-G. Hendrick CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1 7
S. Williams P 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .367 1 1
R. Dandridge 3B 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .239 2 10
Totals 41 7 13 6 4 12 20      
a - G. Hendrick substituted for D. Snider in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Dandridge 2 (4, 7th Inning off S. Bedrosian, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off C. Diaz, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Brouthers (13, 7th Inning off S. Bedrosian, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Robinson (17, 8th Inning off C. Diaz, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Robinson 2 , M. Betts 2 , D. Brouthers 3 , M. Piazza , V. Stephens , D. Snider 2 , S. Williams 2 , R. Dandridge 4
2-out RBI: D. Brouthers , M. Piazza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Piazza 2 , R. White , R. Dandridge
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Robinson-Piazza-Brouthers, Brouthers-Stephens-Brouthers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cabrera LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .256 0 5
B. Grich 2B 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .218 3 13
H. Aaron CF, RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .237 8 20
E. Mathews 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .244 12 25
P. Konerko 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .279 5 16
A. Belle RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .222 3 15
   a-C. Granderson PR, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221 2 7
J. Torre C 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 .292 0 7
R. Fairly DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .154 0 3
D. Groat SS 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .295 0 7
Totals 29 1 4 1 2 17 12      
a - C. Granderson pinch ran for A. Belle in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: H. Aaron , E. Mathews , P. Konerko , A. Belle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Groat
GIDP: E. Mathews , R. Fairly
Hit by Pitch: J. Torre , D. Groat
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: P. Konerko (4)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Williams W (5-1) 9.0 4 1 1 2 17 0 33 139 3.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Williams 90
Batters Faced: S. Williams 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Williams 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Williams 139-85
Hit Batsmen: S. Williams 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Gomez 6.1 4 1 1 2 9 0 26 112 3.13   
S. Bedrosian L (1-3), BS (3) 0.1 3 3 3 1 1 0 5 21 6.52   
C. Diaz 0.2 4 3 3 0 2 0 6 23 8.31   
D. Cardwell 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 33 4.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Gomez 68
Batters Faced: L. Gomez 26, S. Bedrosian 5, C. Diaz 6, D. Cardwell 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Gomez 6-4, S. Bedrosian 0-0, C. Diaz 0-0, D. Cardwell 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Gomez 112-69, S. Bedrosian 21-12, C. Diaz 23-16, D. Cardwell 33-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Bedrosian 1-1 , C. Diaz 1-0 , D. Cardwell 1-0
WP: C. Diaz 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Smokey Joe Williams
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Weather: Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 18772
Special Notes: RP Steve Bedrosian was injured while pitching. Smokey Joe Williams ties the Brooklyn Royal Giants regular season game record for strikeouts with 12. RP Carlos Diaz was injured while pitching. Smokey Joe Williams sets the Brooklyn Royal Giants regular season game record for strikeouts with 13. Smokey Joe Williams ties the NL regular season game record for strikeouts with 14. Smokey Joe Williams sets the NL regular season game record for strikeouts with 15. Smokey Joe Williams sets the NL regular season game record for strikeouts with 16. Smokey Joe Williams sets the NL regular season game record for strikeouts with 17.
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