WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT INDIANAPOLIS ABCS
06/16/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT INDIANAPOLIS ABCS
GAME ID: 692 - SATURDAY, JUNE 16TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Monarchs (39-30) 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 5 11 0
Indianapolis ABCs (38-31) 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 7 8 1
Charleston Hits 2 home runs in ABCs Win
With center fielder Oscar Charleston leading the charge, the Indianapolis ABCs defeated the Kansas City Monarchs, 7-5, at Crosley Field. Charleston, who is tied for 6th in the NL with a .326 batting average, slugged 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. The triumph puts Indianapolis at 38-31 for the season.

Early in the game, Charleston had a 3-run home run for Indianapolis. It was his 15th home run of the season and put the ABCs on top, 3-0.

In postgame comments to the Indianapolis Observer, Charleston said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. McGee CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .237 3 23
B. Powell 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .256 15 44
   a-A. Foster PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Musial RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .325 6 34
A. Pujols 3B 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 .325 16 54
T. Simmons C 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .281 8 37
D. Murphy DH 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 .231 17 29
F. Frisch 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 2 22
L. Brock LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .249 2 20
O. Smith SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .241 4 19
Totals 38 5 11 4 3 2 19      
a - A. Foster pinch ran for B. Powell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Simmons (19, 2nd Inning off R. Foster, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Brock (14, 4th Inning off R. Foster, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Murphy (17, 4th Inning off R. Foster, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Pujols (16, 5th Inning off R. Foster, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Powell (15, 7th Inning off C. Carroll, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Powell 4 , A. Pujols 6 , T. Simmons 2 , D. Murphy 5 , L. Brock 3 , O. Smith 2
2-out RBI: A. Pujols , D. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. McGee 2 , T. Simmons , D. Murphy
Hit by Pitch: T. Simmons
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Pujols (4) , T. Simmons (3) , L. Brock (18)
CS: D. Murphy (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Powell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Morgan 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .313 10 37
T. Helms 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .328 3 21
O. Charleston CF 4 2 2 4 0 1 1 .326 15 51
A. Dunn RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .233 19 35
J. Bench C 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .215 14 44
J. Votto 1B 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .246 11 30
G. Foster LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222 10 21
J. Stenzel DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 10 33
B. Larkin SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 4 12
Totals 31 7 8 7 3 6 6      
BATTING
Home Runs: O. Charleston 2 (15, 1st Inning off J. Rijo, 2 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Votto (11, 1st Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Dunn (19, 6th Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bench (14, 6th Inning off B. Shawkey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Helms 2 , O. Charleston 8 , A. Dunn 4 , J. Bench 4 , J. Votto 4 , G. Foster
2-out RBI: J. Votto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Foster
GIDP: A. Dunn
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Dunn (15)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Morgan (3)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rijo L (4-4) 5.0 7 6 6 1 4 4 81 4.35   
B. Shawkey 2.2 1 1 1 2 2 1 36 3.60   
D. Hermanson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rijo 32
Batters Faced: J. Rijo 22, B. Shawkey 11, D. Hermanson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rijo 6-4, B. Shawkey 4-2, D. Hermanson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rijo 81-52, B. Shawkey 36-18, D. Hermanson 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Hermanson 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Foster W (5-3) 6.0 7 4 4 2 2 2 98 3.76   
C. Carroll H (6) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 18 3.65   
R. Murphy H (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 2.70   
R. Dibble SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Foster 42
Batters Faced: R. Foster 28, C. Carroll 5, R. Murphy 4, R. Dibble 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Foster 9-6, C. Carroll 1-2, R. Murphy 2-1, R. Dibble 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Foster 98-63, C. Carroll 18-12, R. Murphy 18-12, R. Dibble 14-9
WP: R. Foster
Hit Batsmen: R. Foster
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Oscar Charleston
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 47725
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