WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
05/18/2002
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
GAME ID: 426 - SATURDAY, MAY 18TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Monarchs (23-20) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 9 0
Brooklyn Royal Giants (24-16) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
Kansas City Wins, Topping Brooklyn, 6-1
Adam Wainwright pitched a gem to lead Kansas City to victory over the Brooklyn Royal Giants, 6-1. In 7 innings, Wainwright surrendered 3 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 1. He allowed 1 run. After today's action, Kansas City sits at 23-20, while Brooklyn falls to 24-16.

Kansas City used the clutch hitting of Doug Rader to snag the win. The third baseman drilled a 3-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Monarchs ahead, 5-1. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a crucial one.

"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Rader.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Frisch SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .222 2 11
   a-S. Mongin SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Powell 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .216 4 16
S. Musial RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .295 5 20
A. Pujols DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .240 5 23
T. Simmons C 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 .283 3 18
D. Rader 3B 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 .235 3 13
B. Kauff CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .220 3 14
M. Rettenmund LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .224 3 12
K. Wong 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .202 0 1
Totals 35 6 9 6 3 11 13      
a - S. Mongin substituted for F. Frisch in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Musial (13, 1st Inning off O. Hershiser, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Frisch (2, 3rd Inning off O. Hershiser, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Rader (3, 8th Inning off E. Newton, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Rettenmund (3, 8th Inning off S. Koufax, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Frisch 4 , S. Musial 3 , A. Pujols 2 , D. Rader 4 , B. Kauff 2 , M. Rettenmund 4
2-out RBI: A. Pujols , M. Rettenmund
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Frisch
GIDP: S. Musial
Hit by Pitch: T. Simmons
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Musial (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rader-Wong-Powell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Robinson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 4 28
M. Betts CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .274 4 12
R. Cey 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .244 5 21
R. White LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .259 5 13
J. Gentile 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 2 6
G. Hendrick RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .286 1 7
B. Bryan C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .195 0 1
B. Becker DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .164 1 6
R. Dandridge SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .243 3 11
Totals 29 1 3 1 1 7 6      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Betts (7, 3rd Inning off A. Wainwright, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Dandridge (3, 3rd Inning off A. Wainwright, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Betts 2 , R. Cey , R. Dandridge 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Cey , B. Bryan
GIDP: R. White
Hit by Pitch: J. Gentile
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: R. White (2)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Koufax (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Bryan-Robinson, Gentile-Dandridge-Gentile)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Wainwright W (1-0) 7.0 3 1 1 1 5 1 25 101 2.94   
J. Reardon 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 27 3.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Wainwright 71
Batters Faced: A. Wainwright 25, J. Reardon 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Wainwright 11-4, J. Reardon 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Wainwright 101-65, J. Reardon 27-17
Hit Batsmen: A. Wainwright
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
O. Hershiser L (1-3) 6.0 6 2 2 2 6 1 25 100 3.02   
E. Newton 1.1 2 3 3 1 4 1 8 36 5.29   
S. Koufax 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 24 8.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Hershiser 56
Batters Faced: O. Hershiser 25, E. Newton 8, S. Koufax 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Hershiser 4-7, E. Newton 0-0, S. Koufax 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Hershiser 100-63, E. Newton 36-19, S. Koufax 24-17
Hit Batsmen: E. Newton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adam Wainwright
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 41925
Special Notes: 2B Frankie Frisch was injured in a collision at a base.
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