WHIRLED BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS ABCS AT KANSAS CITY MONARCHS
09/28/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS ABCS AT KANSAS CITY MONARCHS
GAME ID: 5182 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis ABCs (78-82) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Kansas City Monarchs (78-82) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 4 1
Monarchs Sneak By ABCs, 4-3
Kansas City left fielder Ducky Medwick was a significant contributor in his team's 4-3 triumph over the Indianapolis ABCs. He went 2-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Monarchs. Kansas City pitcher Lee Smith got the win, upping his record to 1-1. Mike LaCoss got the loss. Kansas City, at 78-82, sits in 4th place in the National League Marvin Miller Division.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the ninth inning, when Kansas City designated hitter Dale Murphy, facing Rob Dibble, had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It gave the Monarchs the 4-3 win.

"It's great to see the crowd jacked up," Medwick said.
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bescher LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .253 12 44
C. Sabo 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .264 14 30
O. Charleston CF 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .337 38 125
J. Votto 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .248 36 82
J. Bench C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .234 45 111
G. Foster RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 36 79
T. Helms 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .265 6 37
L. Padrón P, DH 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .227 6 25
   a-A. Dunn DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210 36 67
B. Larkin SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .229 16 47
Totals 34 3 8 2 4 8 15      
a - A. Dunn inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bescher (25, 1st Inning off S. Wood, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Sabo (9, 5th Inning off S. Wood, 0 on, 1 out) , O. Charleston (29, 5th Inning off S. Wood, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Helms (31, 6th Inning off M. Morris, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: O. Charleston (14, 1st Inning off S. Wood, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bescher 2 , C. Sabo 2 , O. Charleston 6 , J. Votto , T. Helms 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bescher , J. Bench , G. Foster , B. Larkin 2
GIDP: J. Bench
Hit by Pitch: B. Larkin
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Votto (31)
CS: B. Larkin (14)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Charleston (7)
OF assists: 1 (Charleston(Simmons at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Bell CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270 1 6
B. Powell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 29 77
S. Musial RF 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .302 12 62
A. Pujols 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .316 42 116
T. Simmons C 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .274 21 80
D. Medwick LF 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .263 15 61
S. Wood P, DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .287 5 17
   a-D. Murphy DH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .195 29 53
R. Canó 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 15 55
O. Smith SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 4 39
Totals 28 4 4 4 5 3 6      
a - D. Murphy inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Medwick (45, 2nd Inning off L. Padrón, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Simmons (46, 7th Inning off L. Padrón, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Pujols (1, 4th Inning off L. Padrón, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Medwick (15, 7th Inning off L. Padrón, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Pujols 3 , T. Simmons 2 , D. Medwick 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Medwick , S. Wood
Sac Fly: D. Murphy
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Musial (33)
CS: C. Bell (7)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Canó (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Canó-Powell)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Padrón 7.0 4 3 3 3 3 1 104 3.22   
M. LaCoss L (1-3) 1.1 0 1 0 2 0 0 18 3.60   
R. Dibble 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Padrón 57
Batters Faced: L. Padrón 26, M. LaCoss 7, R. Dibble 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Padrón 9-7, M. LaCoss 3-1, R. Dibble 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Padrón 104-60, M. LaCoss 18-13, R. Dibble 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Dibble 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Wood 5.0 5 3 3 2 4 0 96 4.11   
M. Morris 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 3.27   
F. DiPino 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.88   
L. Smith W (1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 25 2.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Wood 47
Batters Faced: S. Wood 23, M. Morris 6, F. DiPino 3, L. Smith 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Wood 6-4, M. Morris 1-1, F. DiPino 1-0, L. Smith 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Wood 96-59, M. Morris 23-13, F. DiPino 14-9, L. Smith 25-16
WP: S. Wood 2
Hit Batsmen: S. Wood
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ducky Medwick
Ballpark: Muehlebach Field 1923-1941
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 37351
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