WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
07/21/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
GAME ID: 975 - SATURDAY, JULY 21ST , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Monarchs (52-47) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 6 8 2
Birmingham Black Barons (44-54) 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 9 1
Black Barons Win at Home, 7-6
The Birmingham Black Barons withstood a fine game by Kansas City third baseman Albert Pujols at Rickwood Field, to upend the Monarchs, 7-6. Pujols went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 and driving in 2. Birmingham pitcher John Malarkey got the win. He's now 6-2. José Rijo was tagged with the loss. The last-place Black Barons have won 4 in a row.

Birmingham center fielder Curtis Granderson landed a blow when he belted a solo home run in the bottom of the third. It was his 28th home run of the season. With it, the Black Barons took a 7-1 lead.

"Enjoyed this one," Granderson told the Birmingham Today. "But it's back to work tomorrow."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. McGee CF 4 1 1 0 1 3 2 .262 5 37
B. Powell 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .267 21 57
S. Musial RF 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 .329 9 44
A. Pujols 3B 4 2 3 2 0 1 0 .326 24 70
J. Harris DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .269 1 4
T. Simmons C 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .288 15 58
D. Medwick LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .244 11 41
F. Frisch 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .268 3 31
O. Smith SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .257 4 27
Totals 34 6 8 5 4 12 9      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Harris (2, 6th Inning off J. Malarkey, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: W. McGee (7, 1st Inning off J. Malarkey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Pujols (24, 8th Inning off B. Chen, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. McGee 3 , S. Musial , A. Pujols 6 , J. Harris 2 , T. Simmons , D. Medwick
2-out RBI: J. Harris , T. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. McGee , S. Musial , D. Medwick , O. Smith
Sac Fly: B. Powell
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Smith 2 (37)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Pujols (10) , O. Smith (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Childs 2B 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .225 2 19
J. Pagliaroni C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .252 22 40
   a-A. González PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .252 19 51
   b-J. Arencibia C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 12 20
H. Aaron RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .296 36 74
E. Mathews 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .220 29 62
R. Braun LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .379 3 7
A. Belle DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .254 30 72
C. Granderson CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .195 28 49
R. Sexson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .214 0 0
H. Long SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .230 10 24
Totals 35 7 9 7 3 9 14      
a - A. González pinch hit for J. Pagliaroni in the 8th
b - J. Arencibia substituted for A. González in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Sexson (1, 6th Inning off B. Shawkey, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Aaron 2 (36, 1st Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Granderson 2 (28, 2nd Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off B. Shawkey, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Belle (30, 2nd Inning off J. Rijo, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Braun (3, 3rd Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Aaron 8 , R. Braun 5 , A. Belle 5 , C. Granderson 8 , R. Sexson 2
2-out RBI: H. Aaron , C. Granderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Childs , J. Pagliaroni 2 , A. González , H. Aaron
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Belle (13) , H. Long (10)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Aaron (7)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rijo L (4-8) 2.1 6 6 6 0 4 5 54 5.27   
B. Shawkey 4.2 2 1 1 1 4 1 73 3.82   
L. Smith 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rijo 21
Batters Faced: J. Rijo 14, B. Shawkey 18, L. Smith 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rijo 1-2, B. Shawkey 5-5, L. Smith 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rijo 54-36, B. Shawkey 73-46, L. Smith 20-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Malarkey W (6-2) 7.0 5 3 3 3 9 0 111 4.33   
B. Chen 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 1 21 6.39   
H. Young SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Malarkey 61
Batters Faced: J. Malarkey 29, B. Chen 7, H. Young 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Malarkey 3-9, B. Chen 0-2, H. Young 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Malarkey 111-68, B. Chen 21-13, H. Young 17-11
WP: B. Chen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Albert Pujols
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 31683
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