WHIRLED BASEBALL
OTTAWA MOUNTIES AT KANSAS CITY MONARCHS
07/18/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
OTTAWA MOUNTIES AT KANSAS CITY MONARCHS
GAME ID: 950 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 18TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ottawa Mounties (44-50) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 1
Kansas City Monarchs (52-44) 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 9 0
Monarchs Earn 6-3 Home Win
The Kansas City Monarchs picked up a win at Muehlebach Field 1923-1941, dropping the Ottawa Mounties, 6-3. A. Rube Foster, who leads the NL with a 2.48 ERA, was the difference-maker. Foster yielded 3 runs over 7 innings to notch the win. He scattered 2 hits, walked 2, and struck out 9. His record improves to 6-2. Kansas City improves to 52-44 with the win. They lead their division by 3 games.

Albert Pujols hit a run-scoring double off Bryn Smith in the bottom of the third, which put the Monarchs in front, 2-1. In addition to the double, Pujols had 1 single, while going 2 for 4.

"I still think this team can play even better," Pujols told the Kansas City Today.
OTTAWA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Raines LF 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .263 13 32
R. Alomar 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .307 20 70
Á. Rodríguez SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .253 25 46
G. Carter C 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .318 34 68
   a-C. Radbourn PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Monday CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .306 21 35
C. Beltrán RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .245 23 63
R. Staub 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 16 46
S. Thompson DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 15 32
A. Beltré 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225 23 44
Totals 30 3 4 2 2 11 8      
a - C. Radbourn pinch ran for G. Carter in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Carter (8, 9th Inning off C. Kimbrel, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Carter (34, 4th Inning off A. Foster, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Raines , Á. Rodríguez , G. Carter 6
2-out RBI: G. Carter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Beltrán
Sac Fly: R. Alomar
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Raines 2 (64)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Alomar (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Rodríguez-Staub)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Frisch SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 3 31
B. Powell 1B 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .269 21 55
S. Musial RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .328 9 44
A. Pujols 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .325 23 68
J. Harris LF 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .214 1 3
S. Wood DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .328 2 7
D. Murphy CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .195 19 33
   a-C. Bell CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Canó 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 11 35
M. Ruel C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 0 5
Totals 33 6 9 6 1 6 10      
a - C. Bell substituted for D. Murphy in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Powell (21, 1st Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Wood (6, 2nd Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Pujols (36, 3rd Inning off B. Smith, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Wood (2, 3rd Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Harris (1, 3rd Inning off B. Smith, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Frisch , B. Powell 4 , A. Pujols 3 , J. Harris 4 , S. Wood 6
2-out RBI: A. Pujols
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Harris , M. Ruel
GIDP: B. Powell
Team LOB: 4
OTTAWA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Smith L (0-1) 6.1 9 6 6 1 5 2 98 7.27   
B. Ryan 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.05   
J. Crain 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Smith 35
Batters Faced: B. Smith 29, B. Ryan 2, J. Crain 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Smith 7-6, B. Ryan 0-1, J. Crain 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Smith 98-68, B. Ryan 9-6, J. Crain 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Ryan 1-0
WP: B. Smith
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Foster W (6-2) 7.0 2 3 3 2 9 1 102 2.48   
E. Guardado H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.89   
C. Kimbrel SV (3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 1.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Foster 68
Batters Faced: A. Foster 25, E. Guardado 3, C. Kimbrel 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Foster 5-7, E. Guardado 1-1, C. Kimbrel 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Foster 102-65, E. Guardado 12-8, C. Kimbrel 16-11
WP: A. Foster 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: A. Rube Foster
Ballpark: Muehlebach Field 1923-1941
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 35661
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