 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT KANSAS CITY MONARCHS 04/29/2005 |  | | | | |
 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION | | BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT KANSAS CITY MONARCHS | | GAME ID: 174 - FRIDAY, APRIL 29TH, 2005 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Birmingham Black Barons (13-10) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | | Kansas City Monarchs (9-13) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | |  | |
| Black Barons Hurler Reaches Milestone | What would you do after you had just won your 250th game? Run around Buck O'Neil Yard doing cartwheels, jumping for joy and waving to the crowd? Well, maybe you and I would do that, but not John Smoltz -- that's not his way.
After he notched number 250, the 43-year-old Birmingham hurler spoke to the press like he always has -- in a soft, quiet voice. He wasn't doing any cartwheels or even anything resembling a jump for joy. "Obviously it feels very good," Smoltz commented. "To win this many games, you've got to have a lot of help."
Smoltz got his milestone victory by beating the Kansas City Monarchs 10-4. He held them to 6 hits in 6 innings and rung up 2 strikeouts with no walks.
After sharing his thoughts with the press, he went to the clubhouse. There he was greeted by the guys who had helped him get #250. His teammates drenched him and then gave him a rousing round of applause. That got to him -- for the first time today, Smoltz's face broke into a big smile.
Smoltz has fashioned a 250-183 won-lost record in his career with a 3.32 ERA. | | |  | |
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| BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE | | KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING
Doubles: B. Robinson (5, 8th Inning off S. Siebert, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Beltre , K. Retzer 2 , S. Spence 2 , B. Hunter , B. Robinson 4 , D. Coles 2 , E. Collins Sr 2 , H. Kendrick 2
2-out RBI: , S. Spence 2 , B. Robinson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , V. Power 3 , S. Spence , B. Hunter
GIDP: A. Beltre
Sac Fly: A. Beltre , B. Hunter
Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING
SB: H. Kendrick (1) | | | BATTING
Doubles: H. Bauer (2, 2nd Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Washington (2, 5th Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 1 out) S. Drew (4, 5th Inning off J. Smoltz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Aparicio , A. Schlei , H. Bauer 2 , C. Washington 4 , S. Drew 4 , H. Manush
2-out RBI: S. Drew
Team LOB: 2
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Drew-Aparicio-Washington) | | |
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| BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE | | KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | J. Smoltz W (2-0) | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 50 | 3.86 | | J. Alvarez SV (1) | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 1.26 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | S. Estes L (1-3) | 3.1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 56 | 5.26 | | T. McNamara | 3.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 39 | 5.79 | | S. Siebert | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 7.41 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Howie Kendrick
Ballpark: Buck O'Neil Yard
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 39676 |
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