 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION HOUSTON EAGLES AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS 08/06/2005 |  | | | | |
 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION | | HOUSTON EAGLES AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS | | GAME ID: 882 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 6TH, 2005 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Houston Eagles (66-44) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | | Kansas City Athletics (50-60) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | | |  | |
| Eagles Deal Athletics 5-4 Defeat | The Houston Eagles overcame a good performance by Kansas City designated hitter Danny Murphy to knock off Kansas City, 5-4, at The Big Green A. Murphy was 4 for 4 with a home run and 3 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Chuck Stobbs, who went 5 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 4 runs on 7 hits, while walking 0 and striking out 1. His record now stands at 2-2. Earning the save was Takashi Saito. He's now cashed in 31 of 33 save opportunities.
Houston catcher Bob Henley laid a blow when he belted a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth. It was his 4th home run of the season. With it, the Eagles took a 5-0 lead.
"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Houston manager Charles Wolfson.
Houston now has a record of 66-44 with the win.
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| HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE | | KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - D. Jansen substituted for B. Henley in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: J. Wynn (25, 1st Inning off D. Ellis, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Henley (4, 4th Inning off D. Ellis, 1 on, 0 outs) B. Monroe (9, 2nd Inning off D. Ellis, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Bancroft , B. Williams , J. Wynn 2 , D. Pedroia , B. Henley 4 , B. Monroe 5 , W. Stargell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Pedroia
GIDP: M. Brantley , B. Henley 2
Team LOB: 4 | | | a - B. Williams pinch hit for C. Ripken Jr in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: C. Ripken Jr (11, 5th Inning off C. Stobbs, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Vidro (40, 4th Inning off C. Stobbs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Sullivan (5, 4th Inning off C. Stobbs, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Murphy (24, 4th Inning off C. Stobbs, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Ripken Jr 2 , C. Sullivan 4 , J. Grace 2 , A. Davis , J. Vidro 2 , B. Harris , D. Murphy 7
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Ripken Jr
Team LOB: 7
FIELDING
Errors: B. Harris (5)
Double Plays: 3 (Vidro-Harris-Davis, Vidro-Harris-Davis, Ripken Jr-Vidro-Davis) | | |
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| HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | C. Stobbs W (2-2) | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 70 | 43 | 4.87 | | R. Hinton H (1) | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 4.18 | | T. Spooneybarger H (12) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 2.25 | | T. Saito SV (31) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2.98 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | D. Ellis L (6-13) | 7.1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 113 | 70 | 6.43 | | F. Rodriguez | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 2.43 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Danny Murphy
Ballpark: The Big Green A
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 39970 |
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