WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOMESTEAD GRAYS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
09/25/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOMESTEAD GRAYS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
GAME ID: 5158 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Homestead Grays (75-83) 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 7 1
Birmingham Black Barons (73-84) 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 6 8 0
Black Barons Drop Grays, 6-5
The Homestead Grays got a superb performance from catcher Josh Gibson, but the Birmingham Black Barons still won the game, 6-5. Gibson hit 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Harley Young converted his 13th save in 16 tries. Birmingham has a record of 73-84, placing them last in the National League Marvin Miller Division.

With two out in the bottom of the fifth, Paul Konerko put Birmingham in front, 5-3, with a 2-run single. The Black Barons went on to win the ballgame.

"It wasn't our best performance," said Konerko, "but a win in this league is nothing to sniff at."
HOMESTEAD BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. McCutchen CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .238 26 54
J. Johnson SS 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .280 7 32
J. Gibson C 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .396 47 139
W. Stargell DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .275 55 121
R. Reichardt LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 38 95
M. Epstein 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .216 35 92
N. Lajoie 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .232 12 63
H. Wagner 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .229 15 51
   a-G. Goslin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 10 20
P. Waner RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .500 1 1
Totals 34 5 7 5 3 12 9      
a - G. Goslin pinch hit for H. Wagner in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Johnson (7, 1st Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Gibson 2 (47, 4th Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off A. Otsuka, 1 on, 0 outs) , P. Waner (1, 5th Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Johnson 4 , J. Gibson 8 , M. Epstein , N. Lajoie , P. Waner 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. McCutchen , J. Johnson , H. Wagner
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Wagner (36) , P. Waner (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Reichardt (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Grich 2B 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 .195 5 12
J. Pagliaroni C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260 42 87
H. Aaron RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .293 49 101
P. Konerko 1B 4 2 2 3 0 2 0 .270 6 15
T. Davis LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .367 2 5
E. Mathews 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .228 46 90
C. Granderson CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .210 40 74
N. Colbert DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .207 3 6
   a-A. Belle DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240 45 101
T. Tulowitzki SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .286 4 18
Totals 31 6 8 6 5 10 12      
a - A. Belle inserted as DH in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Davis (3, 5th Inning off H. Carlson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Konerko (6, 1st Inning off C. Lee, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Aaron (49, 1st Inning off C. Lee, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Grich , H. Aaron 4 , P. Konerko 5 , T. Davis 2 , C. Granderson , N. Colbert , T. Tulowitzki
2-out RBI: P. Konerko , T. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Mathews , N. Colbert , T. Tulowitzki
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Grich (1)
CS: E. Mathews (11)
HOMESTEAD PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lee 2.0 3 3 3 2 2 2 49 5.52   
M. Haas L (0-1) 2.2 2 2 2 0 3 0 31 6.75   
H. Carlson 2.2 3 1 1 0 4 0 39 7.24   
R. Rincón 0.2 0 0 0 3 1 0 22 4.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lee 34
Batters Faced: C. Lee 11, M. Haas 10, H. Carlson 11, R. Rincón 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lee 3-1, M. Haas 1-4, H. Carlson 1-3, R. Rincón 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lee 49-31, M. Haas 31-21, H. Carlson 39-28, R. Rincón 22-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Carlson 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Maddux W (10-14) 5.0 4 3 3 2 7 3 92 5.35   
P. Getzien H (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 11.45   
A. Otsuka H (1) 1.0 1 2 2 1 3 1 28 3.75   
H. Young SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Maddux 52
Batters Faced: G. Maddux 21, P. Getzien 7, A. Otsuka 5, H. Young 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Maddux 2-6, P. Getzien 2-2, A. Otsuka 0-0, H. Young 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Maddux 92-56, P. Getzien 22-13, A. Otsuka 28-16, H. Young 10-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Gibson
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 14168
Special Notes: SP Cliff P Lee was injured while pitching. SP Moose Haas was injured while pitching.
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