WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT KANSAS CITY MONARCHS
09/23/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT KANSAS CITY MONARCHS
GAME ID: 5141 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Black Barons (72-83) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
Kansas City Monarchs (77-79) 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 X 6 12 0
Wood Goes Distance in 6-1 Win
Kansas City starter Smokey Joe Wood put a stranglehold on the Birmingham offense. The right-hander had complete command of his fastball in leading the Monarchs to a 6-1 win. The Monarchs are now 77-79, while the Black Barons fall to 72-83.

Wood, the winning pitcher, raised his record to 15-12. In 9 innings of work, Wood gave up 1 run on 2 hits, while racking up 6 Ks. He kept the Black Barons punchless, offensively.

Wood said his team "played with focus."
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Grich SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .189 5 12
J. Pagliaroni C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 42 87
E. Mathews 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 46 90
R. Braun LF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .259 17 43
A. Belle RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 45 101
A. González DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 28 71
T. Davis 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .425 2 4
N. Colbert 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 3 6
C. Granderson CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .208 40 74
Totals 28 1 2 1 1 6 3      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Braun (17, 2nd Inning off S. Wood, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Braun 5
GIDP: J. Pagliaroni
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Errors: B. Grich (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. McGee CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .247 6 47
M. Rettenmund LF 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .270 0 4
A. Pujols 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .319 40 113
T. Simmons C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .276 21 80
D. Murphy RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .196 28 50
S. Wood P 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .301 5 17
R. Canó 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 15 55
K. Boyer 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .158 0 1
S. Mongin SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .300 0 1
Totals 36 6 12 6 1 7 14      
BATTING
Doubles: W. McGee 2 (41, 1st Inning off B. Phyle, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off B. Phyle, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Boyer (3, 2nd Inning off B. Phyle, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Wood (11, 4th Inning off B. Phyle, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Mongin 2 (2, 4th Inning off B. Phyle, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off L. Gomez, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Rettenmund (2, 7th Inning off B. Wood, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Pujols (51, 7th Inning off B. Wood, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Murphy (14, 7th Inning off B. Wood, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. McGee 5 , M. Rettenmund 3 , A. Pujols 3 , D. Murphy 2 , S. Wood 2 , K. Boyer 2 , S. Mongin 4
2-out RBI: W. McGee , D. Murphy , S. Mongin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. McGee , M. Rettenmund , D. Murphy , S. Wood , S. Mongin
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: W. McGee (39) , M. Rettenmund (3)
CS: M. Rettenmund (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mongin-Canó-Pujols)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Phyle L (2-4) 6.0 7 3 3 1 5 0 106 5.70   
B. Wood 0.2 4 3 3 0 1 0 17 7.94   
L. Gomez 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Phyle 50
Batters Faced: B. Phyle 26, B. Wood 6, L. Gomez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Phyle 7-5, B. Wood 0-1, L. Gomez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Phyle 106-72, B. Wood 17-12, L. Gomez 11-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Gomez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Wood W (15-12) 9.0 2 1 1 1 6 1 100 4.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Wood 84
Batters Faced: S. Wood 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Wood 7-13
Pitches - Strikes: S. Wood 100-66
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Smokey Joe Wood
Ballpark: Muehlebach Field 1923-1941
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 45036
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