WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOMESTEAD GRAYS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
09/26/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOMESTEAD GRAYS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
GAME ID: 5168 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Homestead Grays (76-83) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Birmingham Black Barons (73-85) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 0
Grays Win at Birmingham, 3-2
Josh Gibson made an impact in the 3-2 Homestead win over Birmingham. Gibson, who is tied for 3rd in the NL in doubles with 54, went 3 for 4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Bartolo Colón picked up the win, improving his season record to 2-3. He struck out 9 in 6 innings. Josh Lindblom got the save, his 35th in 41 chances.

Early in the game, Gibson had a run-scoring double for Homestead. It was his 54th double of the season and put the Grays on top, 1-0.

"It's the best feeling when you come through for your teammates," said Gibson.

Homestead sits in third place in the National League Effa Manley Division at 76-83.
HOMESTEAD BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Van Slyke CF, 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .287 26 64
J. Johnson SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .276 7 32
J. Gibson C 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .399 48 141
W. Stargell DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .275 55 121
M. Epstein 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .215 35 92
   a-A. McCutchen PR, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238 26 54
R. Clemente RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .274 25 79
N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .231 12 63
H. Wagner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .229 15 51
S. Marte LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3 3 11 14      
a - A. McCutchen pinch ran for M. Epstein in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Gibson (54, 1st Inning off L. Gomez, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: H. Wagner (5, 7th Inning off L. Gomez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Gibson (48, 3rd Inning off L. Gomez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Van Slyke , J. Gibson 7 , W. Stargell , R. Clemente 2 , H. Wagner 3
2-out RBI: J. Gibson , R. Clemente
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Van Slyke , N. Lajoie
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Childs 2B 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .221 3 27
   e-J. Arencibia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 18 33
   f-T. Tulowitzki SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284 4 18
J. Pagliaroni C 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .262 42 87
H. Aaron RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .295 50 103
R. Braun LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .258 17 43
A. Belle DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 45 101
A. González 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .254 28 71
   a-P. Getzien PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-P. Konerko 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 6 15
T. Davis 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .358 2 5
H. Long SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 16 41
   c-N. Colbert PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233 3 6
   d-B. Grich PR, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .195 5 12
C. Granderson CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .209 40 74
Totals 33 2 7 2 4 11 15      
a - P. Getzien pinch ran for A. González in the 6th
b - P. Konerko substituted for P. Getzien in the 7th
c - N. Colbert pinch hit for H. Long in the 7th
d - B. Grich pinch ran for N. Colbert in the 7th
e - J. Arencibia pinch hit for C. Childs in the 7th
f - T. Tulowitzki substituted for J. Arencibia in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Colbert (1, 7th Inning off G. Lucas, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Davis (4, 9th Inning off J. Lindblom, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Aaron (50, 6th Inning off B. Colón, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pagliaroni 2 , H. Aaron 5 , A. González , T. Davis 2 , N. Colbert 2
2-out RBI: H. Aaron
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Tulowitzki , R. Braun
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Granderson (23)
CS: C. Granderson (13)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Aaron(Clemente at 2nd base))
HOMESTEAD PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Colón W (2-3) 6.0 5 2 2 2 9 1 97 2.36   
G. Lucas H (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.52   
R. Nen H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 6.35   
J. Lindblom SV (35) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 19 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Colón 61
Batters Faced: B. Colón 25, G. Lucas 3, R. Nen 4, J. Lindblom 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Colón 1-8, G. Lucas 1-1, R. Nen 0-3, J. Lindblom 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Colón 97-61, G. Lucas 10-8, R. Nen 13-8, J. Lindblom 19-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Gomez L (9-9) 6.1 6 3 3 2 6 1 89 4.96   
W. Spahn 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 8.05   
A. Malloy 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 24 5.18   
S. Embrey 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Gomez 53
Batters Faced: L. Gomez 26, W. Spahn 2, A. Malloy 6, S. Embrey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Gomez 6-6, W. Spahn 1-0, A. Malloy 1-0, S. Embrey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Gomez 89-60, W. Spahn 11-7, A. Malloy 24-14, S. Embrey 7-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Spahn 1-0
WP: L. Gomez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Gibson
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 17789
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