WHIRLED BASEBALL
BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS AT HOMESTEAD GRAYS
07/22/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS AT HOMESTEAD GRAYS
GAME ID: 984 - SUNDAY, JULY 22ND , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Royal Giants (55-41) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 5 12 0
Homestead Grays (53-44) 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 X 6 11 1
Royal Giants Come Up Short at Homestead, 6-5
The Homestead Grays besoiled an otherwise fine performance by Brooklyn catcher Mike Piazza by beating the Royal Giants, 6-5, at Forbes Field. Piazza was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Josh Lindblom got the save, his 25th in 27 chances. Homestead raised its record to 53-44 with the win.

Judy Johnson, who is rated as the 5th best prospect by BNN, contributed to the Homestead win with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"What's not to like about a win?" said Johnson.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE HOMESTEAD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Becker RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .282 22 44
D. Brouthers 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .311 10 25
J. Robinson 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .273 17 42
R. Cey 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .285 23 53
M. Piazza C 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .313 38 84
J. Briggs CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .264 18 44
P. Guerrero LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .240 17 44
D. Snider DH 4 0 1 2 0 3 4 .221 26 58
G. Smith SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .206 9 25
Totals 36 5 12 5 4 6 21      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Cey 2 (22, 4th Inning off B. Friend, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off B. Friend, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Briggs (20, 6th Inning off R. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Piazza (38, 6th Inning off B. Friend, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Brouthers , J. Robinson , R. Cey 4 , M. Piazza 6 , J. Briggs 3 , P. Guerrero , D. Snider , G. Smith
2-out RBI: R. Cey , M. Piazza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Brouthers , R. Cey 2 , M. Piazza , D. Snider
GIDP: J. Briggs , G. Smith
Sac Bunt: B. Becker
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Robinson (24)
CS: D. Brouthers (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cey-Robinson-Brouthers)
OF assists: 1 (Becker(Stargell at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. McCutchen CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .235 13 30
J. Johnson 3B 4 1 2 2 1 1 3 .300 3 13
R. Reichardt LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .306 25 60
M. Epstein 1B 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .261 26 71
W. Stargell DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .276 28 61
A. Van Slyke RF 4 1 0 0 0 2 5 .292 11 31
H. Wagner SS 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .240 10 35
N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .242 7 38
R. Ferrell C 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 .280 0 3
Totals 33 6 11 6 5 6 23      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Wagner 2 (26, 2nd Inning off F. Valenzuela, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Ferrell (3, 5th Inning off F. Valenzuela, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Johnson (3, 5th Inning off F. Valenzuela, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Epstein (26, 5th Inning off F. Valenzuela, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Johnson 5 , R. Reichardt , M. Epstein 5 , W. Stargell , H. Wagner 5 , N. Lajoie , R. Ferrell 2
2-out RBI: J. Johnson , M. Epstein , H. Wagner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Reichardt , A. Van Slyke , N. Lajoie
GIDP: A. McCutchen
Hit by Pitch: M. Epstein
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Van Slyke (37) , H. Wagner 2 (27)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Johnson (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Wagner-Lajoie-Epstein, Wagner-Lajoie-Epstein)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE HOMESTEAD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Valenzuela L (6-3) 5.0 6 5 5 3 4 2 91 3.06   
D. Leonard 1.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 34 5.73   
B. Grimes 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 27 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Valenzuela 36
Batters Faced: F. Valenzuela 24, D. Leonard 9, B. Grimes 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Valenzuela 2-8, D. Leonard 2-1, B. Grimes 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Valenzuela 91-51, D. Leonard 34-22, B. Grimes 27-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Grimes 1-1
WP: F. Valenzuela
Hit Batsmen: F. Valenzuela
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Friend W (5-6) 5.2 7 3 3 1 2 1 93 6.20   
R. Brown H (2) 1.1 3 1 1 2 2 0 31 5.96   
R. Rincón H (1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 21 8.31   
J. Lindblom SV (25) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Friend 44
Batters Faced: B. Friend 23, R. Brown 9, R. Rincón 6, J. Lindblom 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Friend 6-6, R. Brown 2-0, R. Rincón 1-2, J. Lindblom 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Friend 93-57, R. Brown 31-18, R. Rincón 21-11, J. Lindblom 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rincón 1-1
WP: B. Friend
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Piazza
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 32673
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