WHIRLED BASEBALL
OTTAWA MOUNTIES AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS
07/21/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
OTTAWA MOUNTIES AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS
GAME ID: 972 - SATURDAY, JULY 21ST , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ottawa Mounties (46-51) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 7 11 0
New York Gothams (50-49) 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 X 9 9 1
Mounties Suffer 9-7 Road Loss
New York left fielder Don Buford made his presence felt in the 9-7 Gothams triumph over the Ottawa Mounties. Buford went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2. Brian Wilson was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 14 of 16 save opportunities. The triumph puts New York at 50-49 for the season.

Willie Mays, who is tied for 9th in the NL in RBI with 70, came through for New York with a grand slam home run in the bottom of the sixth. The center fielder went 3 for 5 for the game, including 1 home run and 2 doubles. He scored 1 run and collected 4 runs batted in.

"It's the best feeling when you come through for your teammates," said Mays.
OTTAWA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Raines LF 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .259 14 34
R. Alomar 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .302 21 71
L. Walker RF 4 1 1 2 1 2 0 .278 38 93
G. Carter C 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .310 34 68
R. Staub 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .262 16 47
C. Beltrán CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .248 23 64
R. Monday DH 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .303 21 37
Á. Rodríguez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .251 26 48
A. Beltré 3B 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .233 23 44
Totals 37 7 11 7 3 10 12      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Carter (9, 4th Inning off D. Sutton, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Walker (14, 8th Inning off S. Howe, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Beltrán (3, 2nd Inning off D. Sutton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Raines (14, 5th Inning off D. Sutton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Raines 5 , R. Alomar , L. Walker 2 , G. Carter 2 , C. Beltrán 4 , R. Monday , A. Beltré 3
2-out RBI: T. Raines , C. Beltrán , R. Monday
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , G. Carter , C. Beltrán , R. Monday , Á. Rodríguez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Raines (66)
CS: R. Alomar (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Buford LF 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 .321 2 6
B. Posey C 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 .287 26 49
W. Mays CF 5 1 3 4 0 1 1 .268 33 70
B. Kauff DH 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 .261 24 54
W. Clark 1B 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 .295 21 58
L. Doyle 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .273 12 21
R. Zimmerman 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .115 1 3
B. Crawford SS 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .238 9 25
J. Callison RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .266 26 63
Totals 33 9 9 9 8 10 20      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Mays 2 (20, 3rd Inning off J. Podgajny, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off B. Crouch, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Clark (18, 6th Inning off B. Crouch, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Zimmerman (2, 6th Inning off B. Crouch, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Buford 2 (2, 1st Inning off J. Podgajny, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Podgajny, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Mays (33, 6th Inning off C. Griffith, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Buford 8 , W. Mays 8 , W. Clark 2 , R. Zimmerman 2 , B. Crawford 2
2-out RBI: R. Zimmerman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Doyle 3 , B. Crawford
Hit by Pitch: B. Posey
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: W. Mays (3)
OTTAWA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Podgajny 4.2 4 2 2 5 5 2 107 4.61   
C. Griffith L (0-5) 0.2 2 6 6 3 1 1 33 10.42   
B. Crouch 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 32 7.71   
B. Ryan 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Podgajny 48
Batters Faced: J. Podgajny 23, C. Griffith 8, B. Crouch 8, B. Ryan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Podgajny 2-7, C. Griffith 0-1, B. Crouch 1-3, B. Ryan 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Podgajny 107-59, C. Griffith 33-17, B. Crouch 32-19, B. Ryan 14-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Griffith 2-0 , B. Crouch 1-1 , B. Ryan 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Griffith
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Sutton W (10-3) 7.0 7 3 3 0 8 1 101 4.56   
S. Howe 0.2 4 4 4 1 1 0 26 5.21   
R. Nen H (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.72   
B. Wilson SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 24 1.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Sutton 59
Batters Faced: D. Sutton 27, S. Howe 7, R. Nen 1, B. Wilson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Sutton 7-5, S. Howe 1-0, R. Nen 1-0, B. Wilson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Sutton 101-68, S. Howe 26-13, R. Nen 1-1, B. Wilson 24-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Howe 1-1 , R. Nen 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Don Buford
Ballpark: Polo Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 42550
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