WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT KANSAS CITY MONARCHS
05/18/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT KANSAS CITY MONARCHS
GAME ID: 423 - FRIDAY, MAY 18TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Black Barons (15-28) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 6 0
Kansas City Monarchs (25-17) 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 X 6 11 0
Birmingham Defeated By Monarchs, 6-3
The Kansas City Monarchs racked up a win at Muehlebach Field 1923-1941, bumping off the Birmingham Black Barons, 6-3. Smokey Joe Wood, who started for Kansas City, pitched effectively for his team. In 7 innings, Wood surrendered 4 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 3. He allowed 1 run. Kansas City leads the National League Marvin Miller Division by 4 games.

Dale Murphy hit a 2-run home run off Lefty Gomez in the bottom of the second, which put the Monarchs ahead, 2-0. In addition to the homer, Murphy had 1 double, while going 2 for 3.

"I just tried to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Murphy.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nieman LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .277 9 31
C. Childs 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .245 0 6
H. Aaron RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .291 15 30
E. Mathews 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .188 11 26
A. Belle DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .252 13 29
J. Pagliaroni C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .286 12 21
A. Pafko CF 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 .214 4 10
A. González 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .231 8 15
   a-J. Whitney PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 1
H. Long SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .254 3 8
Totals 30 3 6 3 5 9 14      
a - J. Whitney pinch ran for A. González in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Pafko (2, 7th Inning off S. Wood, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. González (7, 9th Inning off J. Pfeffer, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Nieman , H. Aaron , J. Pagliaroni , A. Pafko 3 , A. González 2
2-out RBI: A. Pafko , A. González
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Aaron , E. Mathews , A. González 2 , H. Long
GIDP: A. Pafko
Hit by Pitch: A. Belle
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Childs (11) , E. Mathews (5)
CS: A. Belle (3) , A. Pafko (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Frisch SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .333 2 13
B. Powell 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .257 10 31
S. Musial RF 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .281 1 15
A. Pujols 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .362 8 30
T. Simmons C 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .286 5 25
R. Canó 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .283 5 18
D. Murphy CF 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .232 10 14
S. Wood P, DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
L. Brock LF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .248 2 16
Totals 31 6 11 6 3 6 9      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Frisch 2 (9, 3rd Inning off L. Gomez, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off L. Gomez, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Simmons (12, 3rd Inning off L. Gomez, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Murphy (5, 6th Inning off B. Phyle, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Murphy (10, 2nd Inning off L. Gomez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Frisch 4 , B. Powell , S. Musial , A. Pujols , T. Simmons 2 , R. Canó , D. Murphy 6 , S. Wood , L. Brock
2-out RBI: T. Simmons , D. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Frisch , T. Simmons , R. Canó
Sac Fly: S. Musial
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Frisch (9) , S. Musial (6) , L. Brock (9)
CS: F. Frisch (2) , S. Musial (7) , D. Murphy (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Frisch-Canó-Powell)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Gomez L (2-4) 4.0 9 6 6 0 2 1 67 4.98   
B. Phyle 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 39 3.00   
C. Morton 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 29 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Gomez 22
Batters Faced: L. Gomez 19, B. Phyle 9, C. Morton 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Gomez 6-2, B. Phyle 1-3, C. Morton 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Gomez 67-41, B. Phyle 39-25, C. Morton 29-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Phyle 1-1
WP: C. Morton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Wood W (4-3) 7.0 4 1 1 3 7 0 101 3.72   
E. Guardado 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 0 17 1.50   
J. Pfeffer 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 15 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Wood 69
Batters Faced: S. Wood 26, E. Guardado 5, J. Pfeffer 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Wood 7-4, E. Guardado 2-0, J. Pfeffer 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Wood 101-63, E. Guardado 17-11, J. Pfeffer 15-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Pfeffer 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Wood
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Smokey Joe Wood
Ballpark: Muehlebach Field 1923-1941
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 37212
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