AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
ST. LOUIS BROWNS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
07/16/2005
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AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
ST. LOUIS BROWNS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 720 - SATURDAY, JULY 16TH, 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Browns (56-34) 11 5 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 21 22 0
Kansas City Athletics (40-50) 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 7 11 1
Covington Hits 2 home runs in Browns Win
Led by Wes Covington, the St. Louis Browns downed the Kansas City Athletics, 21-7. Covington was 4 for 5 with 2 home runs, a double, and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 7 for the Browns. St. Louis starter Win Mercer was credited with the win after throwing 111 pitches over 5.2 innings. His record now stands at 17-3. Kyle Gibson, credited with the save, is now 1 for 1 in save opportunities.

Billy Goodman had a key at-bat with one out in the top of the first for St. Louis. With the bases loaded and the Browns leading 1-0, he grounded out, driving in 1 run.

"It's great to be on a roll," said Goodman.

With the win, the Browns hiked their record to 56-34.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Viox 1B 4 2 3 5 1 1 0 .255 5 34
   b-K. Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 2 9
   c-J. Tatum 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .045 0 1
C. Torriente RF 5 3 2 1 2 0 2 .319 12 50
R. Maris CF 4 5 3 2 1 0 4 .341 29 86
W. Covington DH 5 3 4 7 1 0 2 .311 5 13
G. Jenkins LF 6 0 3 1 0 0 1 .293 4 17
B. Goodman 3B 5 1 1 2 1 0 3 .291 2 37
M. Colbern C 6 1 2 1 0 2 4 .245 4 21
R. Burleson 2B 6 2 2 1 0 0 2 .276 3 41
O. Smith SS 3 4 2 1 1 0 1 .263 1 27
   a-T. Veryzer PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 2
Totals 48 21 22 21 7 4 19      
a - T. Veryzer pinch hit for O. Smith in the 7th
b - K. Garcia pinch hit for J. Viox in the 7th
c - J. Tatum substituted for K. Garcia in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Covington (1, 5th Inning off B. Heffner, 2 on, 2 outs) G. Jenkins (3, 1st Inning off J. Dedmon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Covington 2 (5, 1st Inning off J. Dedmon, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off B. Heffner, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Maris (29, 8th Inning off B. Heffner, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Viox (5, 1st Inning off D. Ellis, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Goodman , C. Torriente 2 , W. Covington 11 , O. Smith 2 , G. Jenkins 4 , M. Colbern 2 , R. Maris 6 , R. Burleson 2 , J. Viox 6
2-out RBI: , W. Covington 2 , O. Smith , M. Colbern , R. Burleson , J. Viox
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Goodman , W. Covington , G. Jenkins
GIDP: M. Colbern
Sac Fly: R. Maris
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Goodman-Burleson-Viox)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frederick RF 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .261 0 13
J. Robinson SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .365 12 55
J. Vidro 2B 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .358 20 90
   a-B. Harris PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .368 1 8
D. Murphy DH 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .279 19 64
T. Raines LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .243 2 10
   b-B. Williams PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 5 23
A. Davis 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .236 16 52
J. Grace C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .240 5 24
C. Sullivan CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .305 4 38
C. Ripken Jr 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .257 12 46
Totals 37 7 11 7 3 6 12      
a - B. Harris pinch hit for J. Vidro in the 7th
b - B. Williams pinch hit for T. Raines in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frederick 2 (8, 3rd Inning off W. Mercer, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off W. Mercer, 1 on, 1 out) D. Murphy (17, 1st Inning off W. Mercer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Sullivan (7, 6th Inning off W. Mercer, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Ripken Jr (12, 9th Inning off K. Gibson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Ripken Jr 5 , C. Sullivan 3 , J. Grace , J. Vidro , J. Frederick 6 , D. Murphy 2 , B. Harris
2-out RBI: J. Vidro , J. Frederick , D. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Davis
GIDP: D. Murphy
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frederick (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Grace (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Robinson-Vidro-Davis)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Mercer W (17-3) 5.2 9 6 6 3 5 0 111 67 3.22   
K. Gibson SV (1) 3.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 46 32 3.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Mercer 29
Batters Faced: W. Mercer 28, K. Gibson 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Mercer 6-5, K. Gibson 6-3
Pitches - Strikes: W. Mercer 111-67, K. Gibson 46-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Gibson 1-0
WP: W. Mercer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Ellis L (5-10) 0.2 6 8 8 2 1 1 30 18 6.69   
J. Dedmon 0.2 6 7 6 1 0 1 32 20 19.23   
H. Wood 2.2 5 3 3 4 1 0 66 35 9.82   
B. Heffner 3.1 4 3 3 0 2 2 50 29 4.82   
S. Lyle 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 12 3.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Ellis -1
Batters Faced: D. Ellis 10, J. Dedmon 10, H. Wood 16, B. Heffner 14, S. Lyle 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Ellis 1-0, J. Dedmon 1-1, H. Wood 4-2, B. Heffner 4-4, S. Lyle 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Ellis 30-18, J. Dedmon 32-20, H. Wood 66-35, B. Heffner 50-29, S. Lyle 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Wood 1-1 , B. Heffner 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wes Covington
Ballpark: The Big Green A
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 39839
Special Notes: Roger Maris ties the STL regular season game record for runs with 5.
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