WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
05/19/2002
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
GAME ID: 436 - SUNDAY, MAY 19TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Monarchs (24-20) 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 7 10 0
Brooklyn Royal Giants (24-17) 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 1
Kansas City Downs Brooklyn, 7-5
The Kansas City Monarchs cut down the Brooklyn Royal Giants by the score of 7-5, with the largest share of the credit going to catcher Ted Simmons. Simmons went 2-4 with a double. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Monarchs. Craig Kimbrel earned the save for Kansas City, his 4th. The defeat makes Brooklyn 24-17.

Sam Mongin, who is the 2nd-best prospect in the Monarchs organization, helped out the Kansas City cause in the top of the sixth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the second baseman went 1-4.

"Nice win for us," said Simmons. "Now we'll go after the next one."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Smith SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .268 0 12
B. Powell 1B 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .217 5 18
S. Musial RF 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .299 5 20
A. Pujols LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .242 5 23
T. Simmons C 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .289 3 20
J. Harris DH 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 .250 1 11
D. Rader 3B 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 .244 3 14
S. Mongin 2B 4 0 1 1 0 3 3 .111 0 1
C. Bell CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .190 0 11
Totals 33 7 10 7 5 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Pujols (14, 2nd Inning off F. Valenzuela, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Simmons (17, 6th Inning off R. Branca, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Musial (14, 6th Inning off R. Branca, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Powell (5, 7th Inning off F. Knauss, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Powell 4 , S. Musial 3 , A. Pujols 2 , T. Simmons 3 , J. Harris , D. Rader 2 , S. Mongin
2-out RBI: D. Rader , S. Mongin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Smith , D. Rader , C. Bell
GIDP: B. Powell , S. Musial , J. Harris
Sac Fly: J. Harris
Hit by Pitch: A. Pujols
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Smith (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Mongin-Powell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Brouthers 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .357 6 22
M. Betts RF 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 .264 4 12
M. Piazza C 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .246 4 21
R. Cey 3B 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 .242 5 21
R. White LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .266 5 13
D. Snider CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .250 5 18
V. Stephens SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 .264 5 21
B. Becker DH 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 .186 1 9
R. Dandridge 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .233 3 11
Totals 32 5 6 5 6 8 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Piazza (4, 3rd Inning off J. Menefee, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Piazza 4 , R. White 2 , D. Snider , B. Becker 2
2-out RBI: , B. Becker 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Brouthers
GIDP: V. Stephens
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: R. Cey (2)
Double Plays: 3 (Brouthers-Stephens-Brouthers, Cey-Dandridge-Brouthers, Stephens-Brouthers)
OF assists: 1 (Betts(Pujols at home))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Menefee 4.1 6 5 5 5 3 1 24 98 3.21   
M. Welch W (4-2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 14 4.41   
E. Guardado H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 19 1.62   
L. Smith H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 2.63   
C. Kimbrel SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Menefee 29
Batters Faced: J. Menefee 24, M. Welch 4, E. Guardado 4, L. Smith 3, C. Kimbrel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Menefee 4-6, M. Welch 3-0, E. Guardado 1-0, L. Smith 1-1, C. Kimbrel 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Menefee 98-59, M. Welch 14-8, E. Guardado 19-11, L. Smith 10-6, C. Kimbrel 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Welch 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
F. Valenzuela 4.0 2 1 1 3 2 0 14 64 3.92   
R. Branca 1.2 3 2 2 2 1 0 9 30 4.61   
F. Knauss L (0-3), BS (1) 0.1 5 4 2 0 0 1 7 35 7.23   
T. Hildenberger 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 17 0.00   
T. Forster 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 25 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Valenzuela 53
Batters Faced: F. Valenzuela 14, R. Branca 9, F. Knauss 7, T. Hildenberger 4, T. Forster 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Valenzuela 5-2, R. Branca 0-3, F. Knauss 0-1, T. Hildenberger 1-1, T. Forster 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Valenzuela 64-36, R. Branca 30-16, F. Knauss 35-21, T. Hildenberger 17-11, T. Forster 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Knauss 1-1 , T. Hildenberger 1-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Hildenberger
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ted Simmons
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 41646
Special Notes: SP Fernando Valenzuela was injured while pitching.
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