WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT INDIANAPOLIS ABCS
07/06/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT INDIANAPOLIS ABCS
GAME ID: 869 - FRIDAY, JULY 6TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Black Barons (38-50) 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 12 0
Indianapolis ABCs (46-42) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 8 0
Black Barons Deal ABCs 6-3 Defeat
The Birmingham Black Barons beat the Indianapolis ABCs, 6-3, at Crosley Field. Birmingham center fielder Hank Aaron led the way. He went 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The Birmingham win streak is now 3 games.

Early in the game, Aaron had a 2-run home run for Birmingham. It was his 29th home run of the season and put the Black Barons on top, 2-0.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Aaron said.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nieman DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .221 15 41
C. Childs 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .230 2 17
H. Aaron CF 4 1 3 2 1 1 1 .282 29 63
E. Mathews 3B 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .222 27 56
A. Belle RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .256 26 59
J. Pagliaroni C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .248 20 38
A. González 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .255 17 45
A. Pafko LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 12 21
H. Long SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .238 9 22
Totals 37 6 12 5 3 7 17      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Childs 2 (24, 1st Inning off J. Cueto, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off J. Cueto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Aaron (29, 1st Inning off J. Cueto, 1 on, 1 out) , A. González (17, 4th Inning off J. Cueto, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Childs 5 , H. Aaron 6 , A. Belle , J. Pagliaroni , A. González 5 , H. Long 2
2-out RBI: C. Childs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Aaron
GIDP: A. Belle , J. Pagliaroni
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Long (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Childs-Long-González)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Morgan 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .324 16 50
E. Frisk RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 4 5
O. Charleston CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .335 19 63
J. Votto 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .256 19 45
A. Dunn LF 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .233 25 45
J. Bench C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .232 21 56
T. Helms DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .282 3 22
E. Charles 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .219 5 19
   a-R. Ventura PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .153 2 2
B. Larkin SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .241 6 17
Totals 33 3 8 3 2 7 9      
a - R. Ventura pinch hit for E. Charles in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Charles (11, 5th Inning off A. Peña, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Morgan (16, 8th Inning off C. Morton, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Dunn (25, 9th Inning off B. Chen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Morgan 4 , O. Charleston 2 , A. Dunn 4 , J. Bench 2 , E. Charles 2 , B. Larkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Frisk , J. Bench , B. Larkin
GIDP: T. Helms
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Charleston (25) , B. Larkin (8)
CS: O. Charleston (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Charles-Morgan-Votto, Larkin-Morgan-Votto)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Peña W (5-4) 6.0 5 1 1 1 5 0 87 4.72   
C. Morton 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 30 5.65   
B. Chen 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 13 6.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Peña 62
Batters Faced: A. Peña 23, C. Morton 8, B. Chen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Peña 7-5, C. Morton 1-3, B. Chen 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Peña 87-58, C. Morton 30-18, B. Chen 13-10
WP: C. Morton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cueto L (8-5) 4.0 10 6 6 2 5 2 89 4.09   
E. Rixey 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 35 3.12   
J. Billingham 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 28 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cueto 21
Batters Faced: J. Cueto 23, E. Rixey 10, J. Billingham 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cueto 3-3, E. Rixey 3-5, J. Billingham 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cueto 89-57, E. Rixey 35-22, J. Billingham 28-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Rixey 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hank Aaron
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 49577
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