WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOUSTON COLT 45S AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
05/21/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOUSTON COLT 45S AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
GAME ID: 452 - MONDAY, MAY 21ST , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Colt 45s (21-26) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 0
Brooklyn Royal Giants (25-19) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 8 14 0
Royal Giants Rough Up Colt 45s, 8-2
John Briggs helped his team muscle past the Houston Colt 45s, 8-2. In the game, the Brooklyn center fielder hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Picking up the win was Orel Hershiser. He went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits. The right--hander struck out 5 and walked 2. The win gives Brooklyn a season record of 25-19.

Early in the game, Briggs had a 2-run home run for Brooklyn. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Royal Giants on top, 2-0.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Briggs said.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wynn LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .271 12 24
P. Hill CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .289 5 25
T. Gwynn RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .417 7 32
J. Bagwell 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .256 11 40
C. Correa SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .349 7 18
J. O'Rourke 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .278 1 2
J. Damon DH 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .625 1 2
J. Posada C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .237 3 14
G. Johnson 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .259 6 31
Totals 34 2 9 1 3 7 19      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Hill (9, 7th Inning off B. Grimes, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Damon (1, 9th Inning off B. Grimes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Gwynn (3, 3rd Inning off O. Hershiser, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Johnson (6, 3rd Inning off O. Hershiser, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Hill 3 , T. Gwynn 3 , J. Bagwell , C. Correa , J. Damon 4 , G. Johnson 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Hill , T. Gwynn , J. Bagwell , J. Posada
GIDP: C. Correa , J. O'Rourke
Hit by Pitch: J. Wynn
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Correa (8)

FIELDING
PB: J. Posada
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Griggs RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .216 1 4
J. Briggs CF 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 .252 5 16
R. Cey 3B 5 1 4 1 0 1 0 .287 10 22
R. White LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .226 8 16
M. Piazza C 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 .308 15 32
D. Snider DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .238 11 23
P. Guerrero 1B 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .213 6 20
G. Smith SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .207 1 6
R. Dandridge 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .210 5 16
Totals 38 8 14 8 2 10 10      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Smith (3, 1st Inning off B. Saberhagen, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. White (6, 2nd Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Briggs (8, 6th Inning off F. Ely, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Cey (10, 1st Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Briggs 2 (5, 1st Inning off B. Saberhagen, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off A. Chafin, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Piazza (15, 1st Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Dandridge (5, 1st Inning off B. Saberhagen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Griggs , J. Briggs 10 , R. Cey 7 , R. White 2 , M. Piazza 4 , P. Guerrero , G. Smith 3 , R. Dandridge 4
2-out RBI: J. Briggs , G. Smith , R. Dandridge
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Piazza 2 , R. Dandridge
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cey-Dandridge-Guerrero, Dandridge-Smith-Guerrero)
PB: M. Piazza
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Saberhagen L (3-4) 4.0 10 7 7 0 5 4 86 7.53   
F. Ely 2.0 2 0 0 2 4 0 45 5.83   
A. Chafin 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 18 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Saberhagen 19
Batters Faced: B. Saberhagen 22, F. Ely 10, A. Chafin 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Saberhagen 1-6, F. Ely 2-0, A. Chafin 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Saberhagen 86-53, F. Ely 45-28, A. Chafin 18-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Hershiser W (6-1) 6.0 7 2 2 2 5 1 106 4.17   
B. Grimes 2.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 38 4.91   
T. Forster 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Hershiser 53
Batters Faced: O. Hershiser 26, B. Grimes 11, T. Forster 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Hershiser 5-7, B. Grimes 2-3, T. Forster 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Hershiser 106-65, B. Grimes 38-21, T. Forster 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Forster 2-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Grimes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Briggs
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 32024
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