WBL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS @ INDIANAPOLIS ABCS
04/20/2002
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Indianapolis ABCs : RHP Johnny Cueto
Pitching: RHP Johnny Cueto
Batting: RHB Bobby Grich 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Joe Torre 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 98 MPH)
Bobby Grich to third
Batting: RHB Hank Aaron 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Paul Konerko 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 63 MPH)
Bobby Grich scores
Joe Torre to third
Batting: RHB Albert Belle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Eddie Mathews 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Birmingham 1 - Indianapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Indianapolis ABCs batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP Bill Byrd
Pitching: RHP Bill Byrd
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 85 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Morgan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 64 MPH)
Batting: LHB Oscar Charleston 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 89 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Birmingham 1 - Indianapolis 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Indianapolis ABCs : RHP Johnny Cueto
Batting: RHB Ryan Braun 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Curtis Granderson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 93 MPH)
Batting: SHB Asdrúbal Cabrera 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Birmingham 1 - Indianapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Indianapolis ABCs batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP Bill Byrd
Batting: RHB Johnny Bench 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Adam Dunn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 85 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 64 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Birmingham 1 - Indianapolis 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Indianapolis ABCs : RHP Johnny Cueto
Pitching: RHP Edward Nolan
Batting: RHB Bobby Grich 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 93 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Torre 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 87 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Aaron 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 93 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Birmingham 1 - Indianapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Indianapolis ABCs batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP Bill Byrd
Pitching: RHP Rube Melton
Batting: RHB George Foster 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Guy White 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Strikes out looking
DELAY Rain delay of 16 minutes in the 3rd inning.
Batting: RHB Denis Menke 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Birmingham 1 - Indianapolis 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Indianapolis ABCs : RHP Edward Nolan
Batting: RHB Paul Konerko 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Albert Belle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Eddie Mathews 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Birmingham 1 - Indianapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Indianapolis ABCs batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP Rube Melton
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 74 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Morgan 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Oscar Charleston 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 89 MPH) (infield hit)
Joe Morgan to second
Batting: RHB Johnny Bench 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Adam Dunn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 34D, EV 94 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Birmingham 1 - Indianapolis 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Indianapolis ABCs : RHP Edward Nolan
Batting: RHB Ryan Braun 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Curtis Granderson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: SHB Asdrúbal Cabrera 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 94 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Birmingham 1 - Indianapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Indianapolis ABCs batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP Rube Melton
Batting: RHB Buddy Bell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB George Foster 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Joey Votto 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 104 MPH), Distance : 366 ft
Batting: RHB Denis Menke 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 88 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Bill Phyle
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Birmingham 1 - Indianapolis 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Indianapolis ABCs : RHP Edward Nolan
Batting: RHB Bobby Grich 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Joe Torre 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Bunt - Flyout to 5S - DP at third! 5-3
Batting: RHB Hank Aaron 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Birmingham 1 - Indianapolis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Indianapolis ABCs batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP Bill Phyle
Batting: LHB Joe Morgan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 44 MPH)
Batting: LHB Oscar Charleston 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Johnny Bench 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 80 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Birmingham 1 - Indianapolis 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Indianapolis ABCs : RHP Edward Nolan
Batting: RHB Paul Konerko 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 93 MPH)
Batting: RHB Albert Belle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Eddie Mathews 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 79 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Birmingham 1 - Indianapolis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Indianapolis ABCs batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP Bill Phyle
Batting: LHB Adam Dunn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 103 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Bell 0-0: Ground out 1-6-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 60 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Foster 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Birmingham 1 - Indianapolis 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Indianapolis ABCs : RHP Edward Nolan
Pitching: RHP Luke Gregerson
Batting: RHB Ryan Braun 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 92 MPH)
Batting: LHB Curtis Granderson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Asdrúbal Cabrera 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 97 MPH)
Pinch Runner at 2nd Dick Groat:
Batting: RHB Bobby Grich 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6S, EV 92 MPH)
Dick Groat to third
Batting: RHB Joe Torre 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 94 MPH)
Dick Groat scores
Bobby Grich to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Hank Aaron 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 98 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Birmingham 2 - Indianapolis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Indianapolis ABCs batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP Bill Phyle
Now at SS: Dick Groat
Batting: LHB Joey Votto 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pinch Runner at 1st Bob Bescher:
Batting: RHB Denis Menke 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 15, EV 64 MPH) (infield hit)
Bob Bescher to second
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 85 MPH)
Bob Bescher to third
Pitching: RHP Steve Bedrosian
Batting: LHB Joe Morgan 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Birmingham 2 - Indianapolis 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Indianapolis ABCs : RHP Luke Gregerson
Pitching: LHP Norm Charlton
Batting: RHB Paul Konerko 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Albert Belle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging passed ball, reaches first!
Pinch Runner at 1st Melky Cabrera:
Batting: LHB Eddie Mathews 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 80 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Birmingham 2 - Indianapolis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Indianapolis ABCs batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP Steve Bedrosian
Batting: LHB Oscar Charleston 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Johnny Bench 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 92 MPH)
Batting: LHB Adam Dunn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: Strikes out looking
Oscar Charleston is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Batter strikes out.
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Birmingham 2 - Indianapolis 2
TOP OF THE 10TH
Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Indianapolis ABCs : LHP Norm Charlton
Batting: RHB Ryan Braun 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Curtis Granderson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 107 MPH), Distance : 417 ft
Batting: RHB Dick Groat 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 64 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Grich 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 10th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Birmingham 3 - Indianapolis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Indianapolis ABCs batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP Steve Bedrosian
Pitching: RHP Harley Young
Batting: RHB Buddy Bell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB George Foster 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Bob Bescher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 87 MPH)
Batting: RHB Denis Menke 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 10th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Birmingham 3 - Indianapolis 2
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