WHIRLED BASEBALL
BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS AT HOMESTEAD GRAYS
07/20/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS AT HOMESTEAD GRAYS
GAME ID: 964 - FRIDAY, JULY 20TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Royal Giants (54-40) 1 0 5 0 6 1 0 0 0 13 16 1
Homestead Grays (52-43) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Grays Suffer 13-1 Drubbing
The Brooklyn Royal Giants pasted the Homestead Grays with a convincing 13-1 defeat at Forbes Field. Mike Piazza was a prime factor in the Brooklyn win. He went 3-5 with 2 home runs, while scoring 3 and driving in 4. The winning pitcher was Don Drysdale. He tossed 104 pitches over 7.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 6 hits. With the win, Brooklyn upped its record to 54-40.

With Brooklyn leading 1-0 in the top of the third, Piazza hit a 2-run single off Homestead hurler Cliff P Lee. It was the 95th hit of the season for Piazza and put his team ahead, 3-0.

"It feels good to get this one," Piazza told the Brooklyn Herald.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE HOMESTEAD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Becker RF 5 2 3 2 1 0 2 .288 22 44
J. Robinson 2B 6 2 2 0 0 1 4 .274 17 42
R. Cey 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .283 23 52
   a-V. Stephens SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
M. Piazza C 5 3 3 4 0 0 2 .312 37 82
D. Brouthers 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .315 10 25
R. White LF 2 1 0 1 2 1 4 .237 17 39
P. Guerrero CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 .236 17 44
D. Snider DH 4 1 1 0 1 3 4 .220 25 55
R. Dandridge SS, 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .223 11 29
Totals 40 13 16 12 5 8 25      
a - V. Stephens substituted for R. Cey in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Robinson (15, 1st Inning off C. Lee, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Cey (20, 1st Inning off C. Lee, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Guerrero (10, 5th Inning off R. Brown, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Guerrero (17, 3rd Inning off C. Lee, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Piazza 2 (37, 5th Inning off C. Lee, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off R. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Becker (22, 5th Inning off R. Brown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Becker 6 , J. Robinson 3 , R. Cey 2 , V. Stephens , M. Piazza 9 , D. Brouthers , P. Guerrero 6 , D. Snider , R. Dandridge 2
2-out RBI: P. Guerrero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Cey , D. Brouthers , D. Snider
GIDP: J. Robinson 2 , P. Guerrero
Sac Fly: R. White
Hit by Pitch: P. Guerrero
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Becker (34)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Dandridge (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. McCutchen CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240 13 30
A. Van Slyke 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .296 11 31
J. Gibson C 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .413 26 89
R. Reichardt LF 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .308 25 60
   a-G. Goslin PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 5 11
R. Clemente RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .274 14 55
N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .241 7 38
H. Wagner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 10 34
O. Wilson DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 1 11
J. Johnson SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283 2 11
Totals 32 1 6 1 1 7 11      
a - G. Goslin pinch hit for R. Reichardt in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Gibson (33, 8th Inning off D. Drysdale, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Van Slyke , J. Gibson 3 , R. Reichardt , N. Lajoie , O. Wilson
2-out RBI: N. Lajoie
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Reichardt , G. Goslin , H. Wagner
Hit by Pitch: J. Johnson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Van Slyke (36)
CS: J. Gibson (6) , G. Goslin (3)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Wagner (17)
Double Plays: 3 (Lajoie-Johnson-Van Slyke, Lajoie-Johnson-Van Slyke, Lajoie-Johnson-Van Slyke)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE HOMESTEAD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Drysdale W (8-4) 7.2 6 1 0 1 7 0 104 5.65   
D. Von Ohlen 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Drysdale 71
Batters Faced: D. Drysdale 30, D. Von Ohlen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Drysdale 7-7, D. Von Ohlen 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Drysdale 104-67, D. Von Ohlen 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Von Ohlen 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Drysdale
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lee L (5-2) 4.0 8 7 7 1 5 2 90 6.00   
R. Brown 2.0 4 6 6 3 1 2 49 5.95   
R. Ownbey 2.0 3 0 0 1 2 0 35 5.13   
R. Rincón 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 8.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lee 22
Batters Faced: C. Lee 22, R. Brown 12, R. Ownbey 10, R. Rincón 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lee 3-4, R. Brown 3-1, R. Ownbey 2-1, R. Rincón 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lee 90-60, R. Brown 49-30, R. Ownbey 35-22, R. Rincón 13-8
WP: R. Brown
Hit Batsmen: C. Lee
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Piazza
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 37255
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