AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT DETROIT STARS
09/22/2004
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AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT DETROIT STARS
GAME ID: 2958 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2004 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Black Barons (81-70) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Detroit Stars (73-78) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 8 3
Stars Bridle Black Barons, 4-3
In a tight contest at Tiger Stadium, the Detroit Stars edged the Birmingham Black Barons by the score of 4-3. Detroit right fielder Bobby Bonds, who blasted 1 home run, was a key contributor. Jeff Weaver, the winner, improved to 19-12. He held the Black Barons to 3 runs on 5 hits over 5.1 innings, while striking out 3 and walking 2. Rob Dibble notched his 34th save in 40 chances.

Alex Rodriguez hit a 2-run home run off John Smoltz in the bottom of the third, which put the Stars ahead, 4-2. In addition to the homer, Rodriguez had 1 double, while going 2 for 4.

Rodriguez called the win "a collective effort."

The 'W' lifts Detroit's record to 73-78.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Collins Sr SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .273 11 52
M. Mota LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .343 10 86
B. Campbell RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .273 30 90
R. Sievers 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .271 32 108
F. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .250 11 63
H. Kendrick 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .281 8 43
A. Beltre 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .242 26 85
G. Hartnett C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .261 11 49
J. Smoltz P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .078 0 0
   a-R. Garko PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 1 7
   G. Braxton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 0 2
   b-D. Coles PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 11 32
Totals 34 3 6 2 3 4 20      
a - R. Garko pinch hit for J. Smoltz in the 6th
b - D. Coles pinch hit for G. Braxton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Mota (28, 3rd Inning off J. Weaver, 0 on, 1 out) H. Kendrick 2 (25, 2nd Inning off J. Weaver, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off J. Weaver, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Collins Sr (11, 1st Inning off J. Weaver, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Hartnett , M. Mota 3 , E. Collins Sr 4 , H. Kendrick 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Hartnett , E. Collins Sr , F. Jones
Sac Bunt: J. Smoltz
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Collins Sr (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bonds RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .261 26 72
D. Stegman CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .167 0 0
A. Rodriguez SS 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .316 31 91
M. Suttles LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 39 110
D. Jimenez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .282 9 30
   b-J. Kennedy 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 2 7
B. Mazeroski 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271 21 66
O. Merced C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .213 9 30
D. Siebert 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264 6 16
J. Weaver P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .169 0 6
   E. Watt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Shannon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   R. Dibble P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4 1 5 10      
a - S. Shannon pinch hit for E. Watt in the 7th
b - J. Kennedy substituted for D. Jimenez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Merced (9, 6th Inning off G. Braxton, 0 on, 2 outs) A. Rodriguez (38, 1st Inning off J. Smoltz, 1 on, 0 outs) D. Jimenez (13, 8th Inning off G. Braxton, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Stegman (1, 1st Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Rodriguez (31, 3rd Inning off J. Smoltz, 1 on, 1 out) B. Bonds (26, 1st Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Siebert , O. Merced 2 , A. Rodriguez 6 , D. Jimenez 2 , B. Bonds 5 , D. Stegman 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Siebert , B. Mazeroski 2 , M. Suttles
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: D. Siebert (5) , D. Jimenez 2 (9)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Smoltz L (5-10) 5.0 6 4 4 1 4 2 73 47 4.44   
G. Braxton 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 44 26 4.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smoltz 42
Batters Faced: J. Smoltz 22, G. Braxton 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smoltz 5-6, G. Braxton 6-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smoltz 73-47, G. Braxton 44-26
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Weaver W (19-12) 5.1 5 3 2 2 3 1 100 63 4.96   
E. Watt H (2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 12 5.91   
R. Dibble SV (34) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 24 14 1.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Weaver 49
Batters Faced: J. Weaver 24, E. Watt 7, R. Dibble 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Weaver 6-6, E. Watt 1-4, R. Dibble 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Weaver 100-63, E. Watt 17-12, R. Dibble 24-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Bonds
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 26454
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