WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOMESTEAD GRAYS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
09/24/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOMESTEAD GRAYS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
GAME ID: 5148 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Homestead Grays (75-82) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 8 0
Birmingham Black Barons (72-84) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Grays Deal Black Barons 4-1 Defeat
The Homestead Grays defeated the Birmingham Black Barons, 4-1, at Rickwood Field. Homestead was led by 31-year old left fielder Willie Stargell, who went 2 for 4 with a home run and a double, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Doug Drabek was the winner. He's now 6-7. The loser was 26-year old right-handed pitcher Alejandro Peña. Homestead has 3 straight wins, Birmingham 3 straight losses.

Stargell had a timely hit for Homestead in the top of the sixth. With Homestead trailing 1-0, he turned a 1-2 curveball into a grand slam home run. It was his 55th home run of the season, making it 4-1, Homestead.

Stargell called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."
HOMESTEAD BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. McCutchen CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .241 26 54
J. Johnson SS 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .279 6 31
M. Epstein 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .215 35 92
W. Stargell DH 4 1 2 4 0 1 1 .277 55 121
A. Van Slyke 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 26 64
R. Clemente RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .272 25 78
G. Goslin LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .253 10 20
N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .232 12 63
R. Ferrell C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .169 0 3
Totals 34 4 8 4 2 8 12      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Lajoie (55, 3rd Inning off A. Peña, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Stargell (23, 4th Inning off A. Peña, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Clemente (30, 5th Inning off A. Peña, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Goslin (10, 9th Inning off A. Malloy, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Stargell (55, 6th Inning off A. Peña, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. McCutchen , M. Epstein , W. Stargell 6 , R. Clemente 3 , G. Goslin 2 , N. Lajoie 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Van Slyke , R. Ferrell 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Van Slyke-Lajoie-Epstein)
OF assists: 1 (Clemente(Aaron at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Grich 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .191 5 12
T. Davis 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .378 2 4
H. Aaron CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 48 99
E. Mathews 3B 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .229 46 90
A. Belle RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .240 45 101
J. Arencibia C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .215 18 33
N. Colbert DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .192 3 6
   b-C. Granderson DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .209 40 74
T. Tulowitzki SS 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 .287 4 18
   a-H. Long PR, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 16 41
B. Nieman LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .209 16 46
   c-R. Braun PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 17 43
Totals 32 1 8 1 2 6 23      
a - H. Long pinch ran for T. Tulowitzki in the 7th
b - C. Granderson inserted as DH in the 9th
c - R. Braun pinch hit for B. Nieman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Grich (4, 5th Inning off D. Drabek, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Grich 2 , H. Aaron , E. Mathews , J. Arencibia , N. Colbert , C. Granderson , T. Tulowitzki , R. Braun
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Davis 3 , N. Colbert , B. Nieman
GIDP: H. Long
Sac Fly: T. Tulowitzki
Hit by Pitch: B. Grich , H. Aaron , A. Belle
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Long (24)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Davis (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Grich-Tulowitzki)
HOMESTEAD PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Drabek W (6-7) 6.0 5 1 1 2 4 0 85 4.71   
G. Lucas H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.77   
M. Jackson H (21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 5.70   
J. Lindblom SV (34) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Drabek 60
Batters Faced: D. Drabek 25, G. Lucas 4, M. Jackson 4, J. Lindblom 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Drabek 4-9, G. Lucas 1-1, M. Jackson 0-2, J. Lindblom 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Drabek 85-48, G. Lucas 18-12, M. Jackson 14-6, J. Lindblom 11-6
WP: J. Lindblom
Hit Batsmen: D. Drabek , M. Jackson , J. Lindblom
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Peña L (8-11) 6.0 7 4 4 1 4 1 83 5.59   
F. Fussell 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 38 3.78   
A. Malloy 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 5.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Peña 45
Batters Faced: A. Peña 25, F. Fussell 7, A. Malloy 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Peña 6-7, F. Fussell 0-2, A. Malloy 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Peña 83-57, F. Fussell 38-24, A. Malloy 11-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Stargell
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 15231
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