WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
04/02/2002
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
GAME ID: 6 - TUESDAY, APRIL 2ND , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Black Barons (1-0) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Brooklyn Royal Giants (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Brooklyn Sent Home with 1-0 Loss
Ebbets Field was the site of the home opener for the Brooklyn Royal Giants. The contest featured a prime matchup between Greg Maddux of the visiting Birmingham Black Barons and Orel Hershiser of the Royal Giants. The final score was 1-0, the Black Barons getting the win. Greg Maddux turned in the best performance.

Bobby Grich, who finished 4th in the AL in doubles with 42 in 2000, had a direct impact on the outcome. Grich contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put Birmingham up, 1-0.

"We came out on top and that's all I can ask for," said Maddux.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Grich 2B 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .250 0 1
J. Pagliaroni C 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .200 0 0
H. Aaron RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
P. Konerko 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-T. Davis PR, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Mathews 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .333 0 0
   b-D. Groat 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Braun LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
A. Belle DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
A. Cabrera SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .333 0 0
C. Granderson CF 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 .500 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1 6 8 16      
a - T. Davis pinch ran for P. Konerko in the 8th
b - D. Groat substituted for E. Mathews in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Grich , J. Pagliaroni , P. Konerko 2 , E. Mathews , A. Cabrera , C. Granderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Grich , H. Aaron , E. Mathews , A. Belle
GIDP: J. Pagliaroni
Hit by Pitch: R. Braun
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Braun (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mathews-Grich-Konerko)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Becker DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
J. Robinson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
M. Piazza C 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .750 0 0
   a-R. Dandridge PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Cey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
M. Betts RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
D. Snider CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
D. Brouthers 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
R. White LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
V. Stephens SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0 1 4 9      
a - R. Dandridge pinch ran for M. Piazza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Piazza (1, 9th Inning off H. Young, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Becker , M. Piazza 4 , D. Snider
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Betts , V. Stephens
GIDP: D. Brouthers
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cey-Robinson-Brouthers)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
G. Maddux W (1-0) 6.0 4 0 0 0 4 0 22 89 0.00   
K. Ligtenberg H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0.00   
B. Chen H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 0.00   
A. Otsuka H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 0.00   
H. Young SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Maddux 68
Batters Faced: G. Maddux 22, K. Ligtenberg 1, B. Chen 2, A. Otsuka 3, H. Young 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Maddux 7-7, K. Ligtenberg 0-1, B. Chen 1-0, A. Otsuka 2-1, H. Young 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Maddux 89-61, K. Ligtenberg 5-3, B. Chen 8-4, A. Otsuka 11-7, H. Young 13-9
WP: H. Young
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
O. Hershiser L (0-1) 5.2 4 1 1 3 3 0 23 96 1.59   
N. Rucker 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 5 25 0.00   
J. Smith 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 6 24 0.00   
F. Knauss 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 26 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Hershiser 57
Batters Faced: O. Hershiser 23, N. Rucker 5, J. Smith 6, F. Knauss 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Hershiser 7-5, N. Rucker 0-1, J. Smith 1-1, F. Knauss 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Hershiser 96-52, N. Rucker 25-14, J. Smith 24-14, F. Knauss 26-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Rucker 1-0
WP: O. Hershiser
Hit Batsmen: O. Hershiser
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Greg Maddux
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: Cloudy (40 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 41779
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