WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOUSTON COLT 45S AT WANDERING HOUSE OF DAVID
09/29/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOUSTON COLT 45S AT WANDERING HOUSE OF DAVID
GAME ID: 5193 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Colt 45s (84-77) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 7 12 0
Wandering House of David (78-83) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
Colt 45s Drop House of David, 7-2
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the Houston Colt 45s and Wandering House of David.

Behind a solid performance from center fielder Gorman Thomas, the Houston Colt 45s defeated the Wandering House of David, 7-2. Thomas was 2-5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for the Colt 45s. Vida Blue earned the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The left-hander allowed 2 runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. His record is now 2-0.

Travis Jackson helped out the Houston cause in the top of the sixth inning with a 2-run double. For the game, the shortstop was 1 for 5 with a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"You need to show up when your number's called," said Jackson.

The Colt 45s lead the National League Marvin Miller Division by 5½ games.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE WANDERING BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Jackson SS 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .185 1 6
J. Wynn LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .247 37 85
P. Goldschmidt DH 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .279 21 53
G. Thomas CF 5 2 2 3 0 2 1 .282 16 26
J. O'Rourke 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .283 14 48
C. Stengel RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .281 11 42
J. Posada C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .227 12 38
   a-C. Biggio PR, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230 19 58
E. Maddox 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .267 1 1
B. Rowell 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 .333 2 5
   b-W. Smith C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 12 27
Totals 37 7 12 7 3 9 13      
a - C. Biggio pinch ran for J. Posada in the 7th
b - W. Smith substituted for B. Rowell in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Jackson (3, 6th Inning off C. Sabathia, 2 on, 1 out) , G. Thomas (2, 6th Inning off J. Clinton, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. O'Rourke (19, 6th Inning off J. Clinton, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Stengel (15, 8th Inning off F. Jenkins, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Wynn (2, 6th Inning off C. Sabathia, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Thomas (16, 8th Inning off F. Jenkins, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Jackson 2 , J. Wynn 3 , P. Goldschmidt , G. Thomas 6 , J. O'Rourke 2 , C. Stengel 2 , J. Posada , E. Maddox 2 , B. Rowell 2
2-out RBI: G. Thomas , J. O'Rourke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wynn , C. Stengel , W. Smith
GIDP: E. Maddox
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Rowell (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Biggio-Jackson-O'Rourke)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Chance C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .215 1 12
G. Stone LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287 15 49
E. Banks SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .289 59 126
R. Santo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 29 82
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .284 29 76
T. Conigliaro RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306 7 12
M. McGwire DH 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .207 22 51
S. Sosa CF 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .195 41 74
C. Reynolds 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236 4 11
Totals 29 2 3 2 1 9 8      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Stone (28, 1st Inning off R. Clemens, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Sosa (41, 5th Inning off V. Blue, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Stone 2 , A. Rizzo , S. Sosa 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Santo , C. Reynolds
GIDP: M. McGwire
Hit by Pitch: T. Conigliaro , M. McGwire
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Banks-Reynolds-Rizzo)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE WANDERING PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Clemens 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 35 3.71   
V. Blue W (2-0) 2.0 1 2 2 0 3 1 24 5.24   
J. Franco H (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.94   
Ó. Tuero H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.89   
J. Kern 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.75   
A. Chafin 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Clemens 55
Batters Faced: R. Clemens 12, V. Blue 8, J. Franco 3, Ó. Tuero 3, J. Kern 3, A. Chafin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Clemens 3-3, V. Blue 3-0, J. Franco 1-1, Ó. Tuero 1-0, J. Kern 0-3, A. Chafin 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Clemens 35-24, V. Blue 24-17, J. Franco 11-8, Ó. Tuero 7-4, J. Kern 5-5, A. Chafin 15-9
Hit Batsmen: V. Blue , Ó. Tuero
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sabathia L (5-15) 5.1 5 4 4 1 4 0 78 5.78   
J. Clinton 1.2 4 1 1 0 3 0 31 2.19   
F. Jenkins 1.0 3 2 2 1 2 1 26 6.55   
K. Spooner 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 5.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sabathia 45
Batters Faced: C. Sabathia 20, J. Clinton 9, F. Jenkins 7, K. Spooner 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sabathia 6-4, J. Clinton 1-1, F. Jenkins 0-1, K. Spooner 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sabathia 78-52, J. Clinton 31-22, F. Jenkins 26-17, K. Spooner 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Clinton 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gorman Thomas
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 37612
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