WHIRLED BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT MEMPHIS RED SOX
09/30/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT MEMPHIS RED SOX
GAME ID: 5195 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (80-82) 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 8 8 0
Memphis Red Sox (73-89) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 4 10 1
Kaline Hits 2 home runs in Wolverines Win
The Detroit Wolverines beat the Memphis Red Sox, 8-4, at Fenway Park. Al Kaline, in particular, was impressive. He was 2-4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. Detroit reliever Justin Verlander picked up the win, upping his record to 5-12. Stubby Overmire was saddled with the loss. Detroit, at 80-82, sits in third place in the American League Bill James Division.

In the top of the seventh, the Wolverines grabbed the lead when Kaline hit his 35th home run of the season. The 3-run home run off Eddie Cicotte made it 6-3, Detroit.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Detroit manager Daniel Makonnen.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE MEMPHIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Chapman SS 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .307 3 17
   d-V. Martinez C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 2 14
H. Greenberg 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .266 58 133
T. Cobb CF, RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .386 52 133
J. Martinez DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321 19 34
   e-P. Conway DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Beníquez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .313 19 58
E. Lombardi C 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .275 22 64
   a-G. Davis PR, SS 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 .213 3 15
O. Gamble LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .249 35 91
T. Lazzeri 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 9 23
   b-W. Covington PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-C. Gehringer PR, 2B 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .252 15 56
A. Kaline RF 4 2 2 5 0 0 0 .285 35 92
   f-C. Davis CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 34 96
Totals 32 8 8 8 6 5 8      
a - G. Davis pinch ran for E. Lombardi in the 7th
b - W. Covington pinch hit for T. Lazzeri in the 7th
c - C. Gehringer pinch ran for W. Covington in the 7th
d - V. Martinez substituted for R. Chapman in the 7th
e - P. Conway inserted as DH in the 8th
f - C. Davis substituted for A. Kaline in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Gamble 2 (20, 7th Inning off S. Overmire, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off B. Stanley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Lombardi (22, 2nd Inning off S. Overmire, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Cobb (52, 7th Inning off S. Overmire, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Kaline 2 (35, 7th Inning off E. Cicotte, 2 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off B. Stanley, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Chapman , T. Cobb 4 , E. Lombardi 5 , O. Gamble 4 , A. Kaline 8
2-out RBI: E. Lombardi , O. Gamble , A. Kaline
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Davis , T. Lazzeri
GIDP: H. Greenberg 2 , T. Cobb
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Chapman (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. LeMahieu 2B 5 0 0 1 0 0 4 .297 5 42
W. Boggs 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .287 11 57
T. Williams LF 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 .303 41 109
D. Ortiz 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .280 34 74
M. Ramírez DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .280 46 110
H. Wilson CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .263 7 13
M. Betts RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .280 27 75
B. Bryan C 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .257 15 28
W. Causey SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .277 1 9
   a-R. Smith PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270 34 68
Totals 36 4 10 4 3 6 12      
a - R. Smith pinch hit for W. Causey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Betts (45, 4th Inning off C. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Bryan (15, 6th Inning off C. Johnson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Boggs , T. Williams , M. Ramírez , M. Betts 3 , B. Bryan 5 , W. Causey 2 , R. Smith
2-out RBI: T. Williams , B. Bryan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Boggs , D. Ortiz , W. Causey
Sac Bunt: H. Wilson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Betts (35)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Wilson (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Boggs-LeMahieu-Ortiz, LeMahieu-Causey-Ortiz, LeMahieu-Causey-Ortiz)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE MEMPHIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Johnson 5.2 6 3 3 3 5 1 107 5.13   
J. Verlander W (5-12) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 6.48   
S. Howe H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6.43   
T. Percival H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 7.56   
B. Napier 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 23 5.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Johnson 47
Batters Faced: C. Johnson 26, J. Verlander 2, S. Howe 3, T. Percival 3, B. Napier 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Johnson 8-4, J. Verlander 1-0, S. Howe 1-2, T. Percival 1-1, B. Napier 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Johnson 107-69, J. Verlander 7-4, S. Howe 6-5, T. Percival 14-9, B. Napier 23-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Overmire L (13-10) 6.2 5 4 4 2 2 2 94 4.72   
E. Cicotte 1.1 1 2 2 4 2 1 45 6.70   
B. Stanley 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 20 8.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Overmire 48
Batters Faced: S. Overmire 25, E. Cicotte 8, B. Stanley 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Overmire 10-5, E. Cicotte 1-0, B. Stanley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Overmire 94-59, E. Cicotte 45-24, B. Stanley 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Cicotte 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Al Kaline
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 20 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 42040
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