WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
05/16/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
GAME ID: 410 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 16TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Monarchs (24-17) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 6 7 0
Birmingham Black Barons (15-27) 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 X 8 8 1
Black Barons Prevail, 8-6, Over Kansas City
The Birmingham Black Barons topped the Kansas City Monarchs, 8-6, in National League action at Rickwood Field. The standout performance belonged to Birmingham pitcher and San Angelo, Texas, native Greg Maddux. The Black Barons go to 15-27 with the win.

Bob Nieman had a big grand slam home run for the Black Barons in the bottom of the fifth inning. With Birmingham leading 2-0 and the bases loaded, he sized up a fastball from Luke Hamlin, who is tied for 7th in the NL in quality starts with 5, and punished it. The result was his 9th home run of the season, which put the Black Barons on top, 6-0.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Nieman told the Birmingham Today.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. McGee CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .230 1 14
F. Frisch 3B 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 .325 2 12
S. Musial RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .277 1 14
A. Pujols 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .365 8 30
T. Simmons C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .287 5 23
R. Canó 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .285 5 18
S. Evans DH 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .234 0 6
L. Brock LF 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .243 2 16
   a-B. Powell PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258 10 31
   b-B. Gibson PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
O. Smith SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .244 3 13
   c-D. Murphy PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .219 9 12
Totals 35 6 7 6 3 6 11      
a - B. Powell pinch hit for L. Brock in the 9th
b - B. Gibson pinch ran for B. Powell in the 9th
c - D. Murphy pinch hit for O. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Frisch (7, 6th Inning off G. Maddux, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Murphy (9, 9th Inning off C. Morton, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Frisch 2 , T. Simmons , S. Evans , L. Brock 2 , O. Smith , D. Murphy 4
2-out RBI: F. Frisch , L. Brock , O. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. McGee , S. Musial , R. Canó
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Evans (1) , L. Brock (8)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (McGee(Pagliaroni at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nieman DH 4 1 1 4 0 1 0 .278 9 31
C. Childs 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .252 0 6
H. Aaron RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .292 15 30
E. Mathews 3B 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .193 11 26
J. Pagliaroni C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .284 12 21
C. Granderson CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .231 15 25
H. Long SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .263 3 8
A. González 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .230 8 13
A. Pafko LF 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .194 4 9
Totals 29 8 8 8 4 8 5      
BATTING
Home Runs: H. Aaron (15, 4th Inning off L. Hamlin, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Nieman (9, 5th Inning off L. Hamlin, 3 on, 0 outs) , C. Granderson (15, 5th Inning off L. Hamlin, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Mathews (11, 8th Inning off C. Kimbrel, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Nieman 4 , C. Childs , H. Aaron 4 , E. Mathews 4 , C. Granderson 5 , H. Long , A. González
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. González
Hit by Pitch: H. Long , A. Pafko
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Granderson (5)
CS: C. Childs (7) , C. Granderson (4)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Childs (5)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Hamlin L (3-4) 4.0 6 6 6 1 3 3 74 5.50   
A. Foster 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 34 3.18   
C. Kimbrel 1.0 2 2 2 2 3 1 33 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Hamlin 28
Batters Faced: L. Hamlin 20, A. Foster 8, C. Kimbrel 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Hamlin 5-3, A. Foster 1-4, C. Kimbrel 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Hamlin 74-46, A. Foster 34-20, C. Kimbrel 33-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Foster 1-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Hamlin 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Maddux W (3-4) 6.2 3 4 2 1 5 0 90 5.61   
F. Fussell H (1) 0.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 15 11.57   
C. Morton H (1) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 21 18.00   
J. Rincón SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 8.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Maddux 60
Batters Faced: G. Maddux 25, F. Fussell 5, C. Morton 6, J. Rincón 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Maddux 5-10, F. Fussell 0-1, C. Morton 0-3, J. Rincón 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Maddux 90-55, F. Fussell 15-9, C. Morton 21-15, J. Rincón 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Fussell 2-2 , C. Morton 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Greg Maddux
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 17351
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