WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
07/02/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
GAME ID: 834 - MONDAY, JULY 2ND , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Black Barons (35-49) 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 7 8 0
Brooklyn Royal Giants (47-35) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 5 8 0
Aaron Slugs Black Barons to 7-5 Win
Birmingham and Brooklyn duked it out and the Black Barons came out victorious.

Behind the hitting of Hank Aaron, the Birmingham Black Barons stopped the Brooklyn Royal Giants, 7-5. Aaron hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 and driving in 3 for the Black Barons. Juan Rincón notched his 11th save in 16 chances.

The Black Barons got a big at-bat from catcher J P Arencibia. For the game, Arencibia went 1 for 4 with a home run. In the top of the fifth, with the bases empty, he stroked a solo home run. His 9th home run of the season gave Birmingham a 3-2 lead.

"Anytime you're seeing it well, it's a good feeling," Aaron told the Birmingham Today.

Birmingham is last in the National League Marvin Miller Division with a record of 35-49.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nieman LF 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .227 14 40
C. Childs 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .223 2 14
H. Aaron RF 4 3 3 3 0 1 0 .282 28 61
E. Mathews 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .216 24 51
A. Pafko DH 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .245 12 21
C. Granderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .210 26 45
J. Arencibia C, 2B, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .194 9 15
A. González 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .244 14 37
   a-H. Long PR, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 9 21
T. Tulowitzki SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .300 2 12
   b-J. Pagliaroni PH, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 20 36
Totals 34 7 8 7 0 11 4      
a - H. Long pinch ran for A. González in the 9th
b - J. Pagliaroni pinch hit for T. Tulowitzki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. González (11, 3rd Inning off F. Valenzuela, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Aaron (14, 4th Inning off F. Valenzuela, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Childs (19, 5th Inning off F. Valenzuela, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Arencibia (9, 5th Inning off F. Valenzuela, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Aaron 2 (28, 5th Inning off B. Grimes, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off B. Grimes, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Childs 2 , H. Aaron 10 , J. Arencibia 4 , A. González 3 , T. Tulowitzki
2-out RBI: C. Childs , H. Aaron
Sac Fly: A. Pafko
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Long (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Becker RF 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .270 17 35
D. Brouthers 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .326 8 20
M. Piazza C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .313 29 65
R. White LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .248 17 37
D. Snider DH 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .232 24 53
P. Guerrero 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 13 36
   a-R. Cey PR, 3B 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .281 20 42
G. Smith SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .218 9 24
M. Alou CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 0
   b-J. Briggs PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 12 34
R. Dandridge 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .225 11 27
Totals 35 5 8 5 2 8 12      
a - R. Cey pinch ran for P. Guerrero in the 4th
b - J. Briggs pinch hit for M. Alou in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Becker 2 (13, 1st Inning off A. Peña, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Rincón, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Snider 2 (24, 2nd Inning off A. Peña, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off A. Peña, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Dandridge (11, 5th Inning off S. Streeter, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Smith (9, 7th Inning off S. Streeter, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Cey (20, 9th Inning off J. Rincón, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Becker 4 , R. White , D. Snider 8 , R. Cey 4 , G. Smith 4 , R. Dandridge 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Brouthers , M. Piazza , R. White
Hit by Pitch: P. Guerrero
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Becker (31)

FIELDING
PB: M. Piazza
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Peña 3.1 3 2 2 1 3 2 60 4.92   
S. Streeter W (3-8) 4.0 2 2 2 0 4 2 44 5.44   
H. Young H (6) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.19   
J. Rincón SV (11) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 22 7.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Peña 46
Batters Faced: A. Peña 15, S. Streeter 14, H. Young 3, J. Rincón 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Peña 3-4, S. Streeter 3-5, H. Young 1-0, J. Rincón 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Peña 60-37, S. Streeter 44-32, H. Young 6-5, J. Rincón 22-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Streeter 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Peña
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Valenzuela L (5-1) 4.2 5 5 5 0 6 1 77 2.89   
B. Grimes 3.1 2 2 2 0 4 2 34 4.57   
R. Aguilera 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 12.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Valenzuela 40
Batters Faced: F. Valenzuela 20, B. Grimes 12, R. Aguilera 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Valenzuela 5-4, B. Grimes 3-3, R. Aguilera 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Valenzuela 77-55, B. Grimes 34-26, R. Aguilera 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Grimes 1-1
WP: F. Valenzuela
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hank Aaron
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 40763
Special Notes: Pedro Guerrero and Alejandro Peña were ejected in the 4th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.RP Burleigh Grimes was injured while pitching.
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