WHIRLED BASEBALL
MEMPHIS RED SOX AT NEW YORK BLACK YANKEES
07/20/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
MEMPHIS RED SOX AT NEW YORK BLACK YANKEES
GAME ID: 957 - FRIDAY, JULY 20TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Memphis Red Sox (47-49) 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 7 0
New York Black Yankees (58-40) 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 6 9 0
Black Yankees Prevail, 6-4, Over Memphis
Due in large part to center fielder Eric Davis, the New York Black Yankees sunk the Memphis Red Sox, 6-4. Davis was 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles, while scoring 2. Waite Hoyt, the winning pitcher, improved to 8-1. He pitched 5.2 innings, giving up 5 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 5 and walking 5. The win gives New York a season record of 58-40.

Lou Gehrig had a big 2-run home run for the Black Yankees in the bottom of the fourth inning. With New York leading 3-1 and a runner on 3rd, he sized up a fastball from 24-year old right-handed pitcher Len Barker and punished it. The result was his 34th home run of the season, which put the Black Yankees on top, 5-1.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Gehrig.
MEMPHIS BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Smith CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .254 23 47
D. LeMahieu 2B 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .303 3 16
T. Williams LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .307 26 79
B. White 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .258 16 63
D. Ortiz DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .299 20 44
M. Ramírez RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .274 29 73
T. Shaw 3B 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .221 12 21
G. Hartnett C 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .238 18 38
I. De Jesús SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .250 1 2
Totals 33 4 7 4 6 10 13      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Williams (26, 1st Inning off W. Hoyt, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Ortiz (9, 7th Inning off R. Cormier, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Williams (2, 7th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Shaw (12, 6th Inning off W. Hoyt, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. LeMahieu , T. Williams 5 , D. Ortiz 2 , T. Shaw 4 , G. Hartnett 2
2-out RBI: D. Ortiz , T. Shaw
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Smith , T. Williams , D. Ortiz , M. Ramírez
GIDP: T. Williams
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (De Jesús-LeMahieu-White)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Davis LF, CF 5 2 4 1 0 0 2 .318 21 41
R. Hornsby 2B 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .130 0 1
B. Ruth RF, LF 5 1 1 2 0 3 7 .292 47 108
L. Gehrig 1B 5 1 1 2 0 4 5 .284 34 78
M. Mantle DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .267 35 86
T. Munson C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .260 9 42
H. López CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .265 10 25
   a-M. Schmidt 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 29 64
D. Jeter SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .242 15 43
E. Maddox 3B, RF 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .255 6 32
Totals 31 6 9 6 7 10 23      
a - M. Schmidt substituted for H. López in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Munson (18, 3rd Inning off L. Barker, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Davis (9, 4th Inning off L. Barker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Ruth (47, 1st Inning off L. Barker, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Davis (21, 1st Inning off L. Barker, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Gehrig (34, 4th Inning off L. Barker, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Maddox (6, 6th Inning off T. de la Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Davis 8 , B. Ruth 4 , L. Gehrig 4 , T. Munson 2 , E. Maddox 5
2-out RBI: L. Gehrig
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Davis , M. Mantle 2 , D. Jeter
GIDP: B. Ruth
Hit by Pitch: R. Hornsby , D. Jeter
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Davis (35) , D. Jeter (15)
CS: E. Maddox (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hornsby-Jeter-Gehrig)
MEMPHIS PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Barker L (6-10) 3.2 7 5 5 5 4 3 102 5.28   
T. de la Cruz 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 1 37 6.06   
H. Bell 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 26 4.56   
A. Miller 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 4.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Barker 24
Batters Faced: L. Barker 22, T. de la Cruz 8, H. Bell 7, A. Miller 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Barker 3-2, T. de la Cruz 2-2, H. Bell 1-1, A. Miller 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Barker 102-58, T. de la Cruz 37-20, H. Bell 26-14, A. Miller 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Bell 2-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Barker , H. Bell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hoyt W (8-1) 5.2 5 3 3 5 5 1 92 4.69   
H. Wehmeier H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 5.81   
R. Cormier H (12) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 11 5.49   
A. Chapman H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 6.28   
G. Gossage SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hoyt 47
Batters Faced: W. Hoyt 26, H. Wehmeier 3, R. Cormier 4, A. Chapman 3, G. Gossage 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hoyt 7-4, H. Wehmeier 0-2, R. Cormier 1-0, A. Chapman 1-0, G. Gossage 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hoyt 92-54, H. Wehmeier 11-6, R. Cormier 11-6, A. Chapman 13-8, G. Gossage 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Wehmeier 1-0
WP: W. Hoyt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Davis
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Rain (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 39370
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