WHIRLED BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS ABCS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
07/15/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS ABCS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
GAME ID: 921 - SUNDAY, JULY 15TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis ABCs (49-44) 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 7 13 0
Birmingham Black Barons (40-53) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 4 8 8 1
Black Barons Take Tight Tangle
The Birmingham Black Barons outlasted George Foster and the Indianapolis ABCs, 8-7. Foster was impressive in the loss. The Indianapolis center fielder was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs. Birmingham pitcher Charlie A Morton got the win. He's now 2-2. Rob Dibble was tagged with the loss. With the win, Birmingham goes to 40-53, while the ABCs fall to 49-44.

The game was decided with one out in the bottom of the ninth. With Birmingham trailing 7-6, Eddie Mathews hit a fastball from Jack Billingham to center for a 2-run single. Just like that, the Black Barons had a walk-off win.

"The crowd was juiced," said Mathews.
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bescher LF 5 1 2 4 0 1 0 .265 5 23
E. Frisk DH 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .304 4 6
O. Charleston RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .345 21 69
J. Bench C 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .225 23 58
A. Dunn 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .228 25 45
G. Foster CF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .249 19 37
C. Sabo 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .308 1 3
T. Helms 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .282 3 23
   a-J. Votto PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260 20 47
   b-J. Morgan 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 19 59
B. Larkin SS 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .228 6 19
Totals 36 7 13 7 3 6 11      
a - J. Votto pinch hit for T. Helms in the 9th
b - J. Morgan substituted for J. Votto in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Bench (23, 2nd Inning off J. Malarkey, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Foster (19, 7th Inning off J. Malarkey, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Bescher (5, 7th Inning off A. Malloy, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bescher 5 , E. Frisk , O. Charleston , J. Bench 4 , A. Dunn , G. Foster 6 , C. Sabo , T. Helms , J. Votto , B. Larkin
2-out RBI: B. Bescher
GIDP: O. Charleston , C. Sabo , B. Larkin
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Larkin (10)
CS: O. Charleston (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Larkin-Helms-Dunn, Bench-Larkin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Childs 2B 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 .225 2 19
J. Pagliaroni C 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .250 20 38
H. Aaron RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .293 33 68
E. Mathews 3B 5 1 2 3 0 1 3 .218 28 59
R. Braun LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
A. Belle DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .255 27 67
C. Granderson CF 3 1 0 1 0 2 1 .199 26 47
A. González 1B 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 .251 18 47
H. Long SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234 9 22
   a-G. Tenace PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .208 6 9
   b-G. Maddux PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 8 8 8 6 6 17      
a - G. Tenace pinch hit for H. Long in the 9th
b - G. Maddux pinch ran for G. Tenace in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Braun (1, 2nd Inning off R. Foster, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Childs (25, 9th Inning off R. Dibble, 3 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Belle (2, 7th Inning off R. Foster, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. González (18, 5th Inning off R. Foster, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Mathews (28, 8th Inning off E. Rixey, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Childs 2 , H. Aaron , E. Mathews 5 , R. Braun 3 , A. Belle 3 , A. González 4
2-out RBI: A. González
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Pagliaroni 2 , E. Mathews
GIDP: R. Braun
Hit by Pitch: J. Pagliaroni , C. Granderson , A. González
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Childs (26)
CS: R. Braun (1) , A. Belle (7)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Granderson (5)
Double Plays: 3 (Long-Childs-González, Long-Childs-González, Childs-Long-González)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Foster 6.0 5 3 3 3 5 1 88 4.83   
E. Rixey BS (1) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 25 2.63   
R. Dibble L (2-3) 0.1 1 4 4 3 0 0 28 6.00   
J. Billingham BS (5) 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Foster 52
Batters Faced: R. Foster 24, E. Rixey 9, R. Dibble 6, J. Billingham 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Foster 4-6, E. Rixey 3-3, R. Dibble 0-1, J. Billingham 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Foster 88-52, E. Rixey 25-16, R. Dibble 28-11, J. Billingham 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Rixey 1-1 , J. Billingham 3-2
WP: R. Foster
Hit Batsmen: R. Foster , E. Rixey , R. Dibble
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Malarkey 6.0 7 2 2 2 4 2 99 4.37   
A. Malloy 2.0 1 2 2 1 2 1 26 5.40   
B. Phyle 0.1 4 3 3 0 0 0 14 6.23   
C. Morton W (2-2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Malarkey 52
Batters Faced: J. Malarkey 24, A. Malloy 8, B. Phyle 5, C. Morton 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Malarkey 6-5, A. Malloy 3-1, B. Phyle 0-1, C. Morton 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Malarkey 99-60, A. Malloy 26-16, B. Phyle 14-10, C. Morton 7-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Morton 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Foster
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 27406
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