WHIRLED BASEBALL
BALTIMORE BLACK SOX AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
05/22/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
BALTIMORE BLACK SOX AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 455 - TUESDAY, MAY 22ND , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Black Sox (19-28) 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 8 14 0
Detroit Wolverines (22-25) 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 7 12 0
Black Sox Deal Wolverines 8-7 Defeat
Led by Paul Blair, the Baltimore Black Sox downed the Detroit Wolverines, 8-7. Blair went 2 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 5 runs and scored once for the Black Sox. Baltimore reliever Gregg Olson picked up the win, upping his record to 1-2. Wilson Álvarez was saddled with the loss. Joe Beggs wrapped it up, recording his 8th save.

Blair had an important at-bat with runners on 2nd and 3rd in the top of the sixth, when he hit a 2-run single. The Black Sox went on to win.

"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Blair said.

The Black Sox go to 19-28 with the win.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Wallace SS 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .258 2 11
   a-M. Huggins PR, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .368 0 7
B. Harper RF 5 1 3 1 0 2 1 .290 8 21
F. Robinson LF 5 1 1 1 0 3 5 .291 13 38
C. Blefary C 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .248 9 28
G. Cravath DH 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .266 14 36
D. McGann 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .294 5 18
M. Machado 3B, SS 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .235 13 29
L. Gardner 2B, 3B 5 2 2 0 0 1 4 .202 0 10
P. Blair CF 4 1 2 5 0 1 1 .224 3 20
Totals 40 8 14 7 4 13 22      
a - M. Huggins pinch ran for B. Wallace in the 2nd

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Blair (3, 2nd Inning off M. Lolich, 2 on, 2 outs) , F. Robinson (13, 5th Inning off J. Wilson, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Harper (8, 7th Inning off W. Álvarez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Huggins , B. Harper 6 , F. Robinson 4 , C. Blefary 3 , D. McGann , M. Machado , L. Gardner 2 , P. Blair 5
2-out RBI: F. Robinson , P. Blair 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Huggins , F. Robinson 2 , L. Gardner
GIDP: D. McGann
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Gardner (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Huggins-Machado-McGann, Gardner-Huggins-McGann)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nash SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .237 4 14
J. Beníquez 3B 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .350 1 8
T. Cobb LF 5 1 3 3 0 0 2 .410 13 47
H. Greenberg 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .291 14 36
O. Gamble RF 2 1 0 0 3 0 3 .231 4 10
E. Lombardi C 5 0 1 1 0 1 6 .293 5 16
E. Bailey DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .239 3 14
C. Davis CF 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .255 11 26
C. Gehringer 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .230 6 22
Totals 37 7 12 7 6 5 23      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Nash 2 (5, 1st Inning off B. Byrd, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off B. Byrd, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Cobb (26, 8th Inning off G. Olson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Cobb (13, 4th Inning off J. Sain, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Davis (11, 5th Inning off J. Sain, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Nash 4 , J. Beníquez 2 , T. Cobb 7 , E. Lombardi , E. Bailey 2 , C. Davis 5
2-out RBI: E. Lombardi , E. Bailey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nash , O. Gamble , E. Lombardi 2 , C. Gehringer
GIDP: E. Lombardi , C. Gehringer
Hit by Pitch: J. Beníquez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Beníquez (3) , H. Greenberg (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gehringer-Nash-Greenberg)
PB: E. Lombardi
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Byrd 3.0 9 4 4 2 1 0 68 5.83   
J. Sain 2.2 2 2 2 3 1 2 47 6.15   
G. Olson W (1-2) 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 31 5.95   
B. Groom H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 6.75   
J. Beggs SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Byrd 22
Batters Faced: B. Byrd 19, J. Sain 13, G. Olson 7, B. Groom 2, J. Beggs 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Byrd 4-3, J. Sain 4-2, G. Olson 4-1, B. Groom 1-0, J. Beggs 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Byrd 68-41, J. Sain 47-26, G. Olson 31-20, B. Groom 10-6, J. Beggs 14-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sain 1-1 , G. Olson 2-0 , B. Groom 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Sain
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lolich 2.0 4 3 3 2 5 1 58 9.31   
J. Wilson 3.0 3 3 3 1 3 1 51 3.24   
W. Álvarez L (0-2), BS (2) 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 1 18 12.71   
B. Napier 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 26 6.14   
M. Henneman 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 1.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lolich 35
Batters Faced: M. Lolich 12, J. Wilson 12, W. Álvarez 7, B. Napier 8, M. Henneman 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lolich 1-0, J. Wilson 4-1, W. Álvarez 1-2, B. Napier 2-1, M. Henneman 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lolich 58-34, J. Wilson 51-36, W. Álvarez 18-14, B. Napier 26-18, M. Henneman 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Álvarez 2-2 , B. Napier 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Blair
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 34398
Special Notes: SS Bobby Wallace was injured while running the bases.
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