2001 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #15
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| GONZALEZ,Luis | CRH AL | .429 | 1.190 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| ROBERTS,Willis | MVM AL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 17.2 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| VIDRO,Jose | LBT NL | .320 | .760 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| ANDERSON,Brian | MGH NL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.09 | 11.2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Harper Woods Expos @ Castle Rock Hounds |
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| Series Preview: | An important series between two teams that are neck-and-neck in the wildcard race. |
| Game #1: | Bonds breaks open a tight game with a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 5th to give Castle Rock a 5-1 lead. But, Harper Woods explodes for 8 runs in the top of the 6th, as Mike DeJean implodes for the Hounds, giving up 8 runs, but ALL unearned. The teams trade blows after that, but Harper Woods comes out victorious with a 12-8 victory. Larry Walker led the way with 3 hits and 3 RBI, including a homer. Luis Gonzalez was 3-3 for Castle Rock with 2 homers in a losing cause.
WP: Pineda (1-0) |
| Game #2: | Casey Blake is the clutch hitter for the Hounds in this one, as he delivers a 3-run shot to give Castle Rock a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the 6th. Meanwhile, John Burkett is pitching a gem for the Hounds, going 8 innings without allowing a run. Castle Rock gets the shutout with a 6-0 victory. Luis Gonzalez goes 2-4 with 2 doubles.
WP: Burkett (11-4) |
| Game #3: | Harper Woods jumps out to a 3-1 lead going into the bottom of the 8th, but the Hounds gets some timely hits and score 6 runs in the bottom half of that inning, including a 2-RBI double from Gonzalez, who again goes 2-4 with two doubles. He is now 7-11 with four doubles and two homers on the series.
WP: Bailey (2-0) |
| Game #4: | Jermaine Dye gets to Kerry Wood with a two-out two-RBI double in the bottom of the 3rd to give Castle Rock an early 4-0 lead behind Pettitte. Andy is pitching a real good one, giving up just one run in 8 IP. The final is 7-1, Castle Rock as they are guaranteed at least a series split after winning three of the first four. The offensive hero is Dye, who went 3-4 with 3 RBI on 2 doubles.
WP: Pettitte (7-5) |
| Game #5: | Larry Walker gives Harper Woods the 4-2 lead with a 3-run homer in the top of the 6th off of BJ Ryan. But Luis Gonzalez ties it up in the bottom half with a 2-run homer of his own. It is all tied up in the bottom of the 9th until Mark Bellhorn delivers a two-out walk-off double, scoring Michael Barrett from first to give the Hounds a 5-4 victory. Castle Rock outhit Harper Woods 10-3 in the game.
WP: DeJean (4-3) |
| Game #6: | Harper Woods stakes a 3-0 lead in the top of the 5th, thanks to a Helton HR. But, Casey Blake gets back two runs in the bottom half with a HR of his own. Luis Gonzalez does the same in the bottom of the 6th to give a Castle Rock the 4-3 lead. In that same half inning, Walker and Larkin run into each other, and they are both lost to injury (Walker-5, Larkin-31, ouch). Bonds extends the lead with a solo shot and Dye adds a 2-RBI triple and it is now 7-3, Castle Rock. Bonds hits another HR in the 8th to make it 10-3. That is how it finishes.
WP: Burkett (12-4) |
| Series Summary: | The Hounds take 5 out of 6 in a vital series with Harper Woods. The Hounds bats were jumping all series, as is their calling card.
Gonzalez goes 9-21 with four doubles and four homers. |
Winnipeg Goldeyes @ Flora-Bama Mullets |
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| Series Preview: | Winnipeg gets to see lots of fireworks as they spend 4th of July in Flora-Bama. |
| Game #1: | Winnipeg 3-1 W – Glavine (7-5) L – Person (12-4) S – Escobar (5) |
| Game #2: | Flora-Bama 6-4 W – Schilling (6-8) L – Wells (0-13) S – Van Poppel (1) |
| Game #3: | Flora-Bama 8-7 W – Stewart (2-0) L – Escobar (6-4) |
| Game #4: | Flora-Bama 7-4 W – Leiter (11-3) L – Reynolds (4-6) S – Sasaki (13) |
| Game #5: | Flora-Bama 7-1 W – Person (13-4) L – Pavano (1-4) S – Van Poppel (2) |
| Game #6: | Flora-Bama 3-2 W – Schilling (7-8) L – Glavine (7-6) |
| Series Summary: | Schilling’s two wins edged out Glavine’s two complete games for the pitcher of the series. Mullets rallied for five runs in the bottom of the 9th in game 3 and used the momentum to win the final five games. |
Danbury Mad Hatters @ Manhattan Gas Hornets |
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| Series Preview: | Manhattan needs a sixpack win – Danbury wants to stop that thought. |
| Game #1: | Manhattan 4 run 6th propels to lead and they hang on for 4-3 win, Stairs goes out for the series. Thome (19) homers for Mad Hatters. MGH 4-3 WP Anderson (2-1) S Kim 13; LP Bere (5-4) BS Remlinger (3) |
| Game #2: | Durham 2 hits, rbis, homer (12) spark Gas Hornets to 4-1 win. MGH 4-1 WP Reed (9-3) S Gordon (6); LP Figueroa (3-1) HR Biggio (8) |
| Game #3: | Big 2nd and 3rd innings from Manhattan sparked by Alex Gonzalez and 2 for 3 performance with single, homer (2) and 3 rbis lead to big victory. MGH 7-3 WP Sparks (8-3) S Maduro (2); LP Wright (1-9). HRs Casanova (10), Biggio (9) |
| Game #4: | Gas Hornets come back down 4-0 in 3rd, score 4 in 3rd on rough to 6-4 win. MGH 6-4 WP Morris (9-6) S Kim (14); LP Lopez (4-7), HR – Bell (6) injury Womack 5 days. |
| Game #5: | Danbury scores 1 in 5th to tie it 2-2, then busts it open with 5 in 8th enroute to big win. DMH 7-5 WP Tapani (6-4); LP Shaw (2-2) |
| Game #6: | 6 run 5th for Gas Hornets reverses 2-1 deficit and leads to a big 7-4 win. Tony Graffinino 3 hits, homer (1), 3 rbis leads the way. MGH 7-4 WP Anderson (3-1) S Kim (16); LP Bere (5-5), HR – Bell (7) |
| Series Summary: | Trying to keep up with the Jones from Flora-Bama, Manhattan takes 5 of 6. |
Fort Worth Panthers @ Iowa Giants |
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| Series Preview: | Fort Worth comes to Iowa Fort Worth first place western division Iowa last place Eastern Division both teams American League |
| Series Summary: | Fort Worth no mercy take 4 of 6 3 game 23-4 while hitting 8 homers |
Southlake Stealers @ DeWitt Tigers |
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| Series Summary: | Dewitt returns home to take on Southlake. Tigers take 5 of 6 in the series. |
Chicago Demolition @ Corktown Bootleggers |
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| Game #1: | The home team turns 3 double plays in the first 4 innings. Ray Lankford knocks a grand slam to deplete a Demolition 3-0 lead.
Corktown 6-3 |
| Game #2: | Chicago bats got after Corktown pitching early in all of these games. This time a 3-0 start in the 1st for the Demolition. Ruben Rivera comes back with a grand slam in the bottom of the first to make it 4-3. Charles Johnson solo shot in the 4th ties it and were just getting started 4-4. Lankford gets a 2 run HR in the 8th to take a 7-5 lead. With 2 outs in the top of the 9th Shannon Stewart takes Juan Moreno deep for a 3 run shot. Corktown fans call the local radio stations bitching about Bootlegger bullpen management late in that contest.
Chicago 8-7 |
| Game #3: | Another wild game. Corktown up 2 in the 9th with 2 outs once again makes some questionable pen calls and gives up a 2 run home run to Phil Nevin to tie the game. Chicago gets one in the 11th to seal the W.
Chicago 6-5 |
| Game #4: | Chicago bats jump all over Paul Abbott
Chicago 9-2 |
| Game #5: | The Demolition get their 4th win and with another 9 spot
Chicago 9-5 |
| Game #6: | Corktown salvages an ugly series with a big win in the finale getting to the Rocket twice in one series.
Corktown 7-1 |
| Series Summary: | Chicago wins 4 of 6. Great series for them as the division gap was starting to close. Corktown learns an important lesson in managing late in games. |
Hollywood Vampires @ Valdosta Bombers |
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| Series Summary: | The teams split 6 in a fun series. |
Long Beach Titans @ Baltimore Blue Crabs |
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| Series Preview: | Baltimore (47-34), trying to stay in the N.L. Playoff race, faces the Titans from Long Beach (26-55) |
| Game #1: | Baltimore jumps out to an 8-0 lead and holds on to win the opener 9-6. Chris Stynes and Dmitry Young each have 3 hits, part of a 16-hit offensive outburst by the Blue Crabs.
TITANS 6 / 12 / 2 |
| Game #2: | Andy Fox clubs a grand slam in the bottom of the 10th to win it for the Crabs. Sean Casey added 4 hits and 3 RBIs and Chipper Jones had 3 hits and scored twice for Baltimore. Jose Vidro (7), Pat Burrell (13), and Ken Caminiti (6) all went deep for the Titans.
TITANS 5 / 8 / 2 |
| Game #3: | Jorge Posada’s 8th inning, 2-run homerun (12), breaks open a one run game, and Baltimore wins their 3rd straight game. Rob Mackowiak doubled, tripled twice, and knocked in a run for Long Beach.
TITANS 2 / 8 / 1 |
| Game #4: | Long Beach breaks out the lumber in game four, as Tyler Houston has 3 hits, including a homerun (6), and 5 RBIs, and Jose Vidro homers (8), part of a 4 for 4 day, and knocks in 5 to lead the Titans to a 12-6 win.
TITANS 12 / 13 / 1 |
| Game #5: | Jimmy Rollins singles, doubles, triples, and scores 3 times, Randy Winn has 3 hits, including a homerun (3) and 3 RBIs, and Sean Casey has 4 hits and 2 RBIs as the Crabs pound out 15 hits enroute to an 8-3 victory.
TITANS 3 / 6 / 2 |
| Game #6: | Long Beach clubs 3 homeruns: Jose Vidro (9), Pat Burrell (14), and Carlos Lee (13) and plates 11 runs to win the series finale. Brad Fullmer had 3 hits and scored 3 times for the Titans. Randy Winn had 3 hits, including a homerun (4) for Baltimore.
TITANS 11 / 11 / 1 |
| Series Summary: | Baltimore heads into the All-Star Break winning the series 4-2 |
Gladstone Gladiators @ Blarney Drive Bandits |
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| Series Summary: | Gladstone takes 4 of 5. Game 4 was rained out. |
Michigan Marauders @ Hampton Huskies. |
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| Series Summary: | Hampton takes the first two, before Michigan takes the final four. |
Dondero Oaks @ Monroeville Maulers |
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| Series Preview: | Week 15 sees the Dondero Oaks visiting Hammer and Steel Stadium with hopes of playing spoiler as the Maulers are creeping closer to division leading Chicago 2GB and trying to keep ahead of the close division rivals hot on their heels. |
| Game #1: | Dondero sparks an early 2-0 lead capitalizing on a MVM error but starter Willis Roberts settles down as the Maulers chip away to tie, then Ray King, in relief of Willis Roberts thwarts an Oaks threat in the 6th with runners on 2nd & 3rd and two out. The Maulers persevere hammering out 5 runs on 8 hits and Bob File rescues Mike MacDougal being used in middle relief to stop another DON threat in the top of the 8th with two outs then finishes the 9th 1,2,3 for the save. MVM 5-2W- Willis Roberts 3-2 H- Ray King (4) SV- Bob File (10) L- Pedro Astacio 4-6DON: Andres Galarraga 2-5, 2B 2(13) Brian Roberts 3-5 2B(6) MVM: Bernard Gilkey 2-4 RS-1 RBI: Frank Catalanotto 2(24), Rey Sanchez (25) SB(9), Pokey Reese (3) SB(7) |
| Game #2: | The Oaks strike early once again and this time they keep on trucking as the home field magic for Darren Oliver is not found on this day. Johan Santana scatters 6 hits over 7IP as the Mauler bats wake up in the late innings with a couple of HRs, but it’s fleeting at best. The Dondero bull pen shuts the door in the 8th and 9th. DON 11-4W-Johan Santana 5-5 L- Darren Oliver 8-6Lou Merloni 3-4 2B(5) HR(4) RBI 2(12) RS-4 Reggie Sanders 2-3 HR(18) RBI 3(52) Valentin 2-4 HR(18) RBI 2(46) Dante Bichette 2-5 2B(26) RBI(24)Bernard Gilkey 2-5 HR(2) RBI(5) Russ Brayan 2-4 HR(13) RBI 2(31) |
| Game #3: | Oaks out of the gate early 1-0 scoring another unearned run as Pokey Reese fumbles two, count them two GBs in a row???? Jason Schmidt to the rescue as he otherwise shuts down Dondero for a CG scattering 5 hits. Frank Catalanotto, Einar Diaz and Troy Glaus provide the Mauler hammering time. MVM 4-1W-Jason Schmidt 10-6 CG L-Kevin Jarvis 4-9Deivi Cruz 2-4 2B(16) RBI Andres Galarraga(29)Frank Catalanotto 2-4 RBI(25) Einar Diaz 2-4 2B(21) RBI 2(22) Troy Glaus 1-3 HR(23) RBI(65) |
| Game #4: | Maulers pound out 7 runs after 5 getting production from 7 out of the 9 batters and chase starter Juan Acevado early. Dondero does their share of hitting matching MVM but somehow Jon Lieber gets out of the jam “time after time” (Sorry Cyndi Lauper Pun ) other than a Benge Molina solo HR for a CG victory the Oaks LOB-10. MVM 8-2W- Jon Lieber 8-6 L- Juan Acevado 1-8Calvin Ituris 3-4 RBI(10) Andres Galarraga 2-4 2B(14) Benge Molina 1-4 HR(2) RBI(9)Bernard Gilkey 3-5 RBI 2(27) Jacque Jones 2-3 2B(15) |
| Game #5: | Tied 4-4 after 4 innings as all of Dondero tallies are unearned on a two out error by Willis Roberts who fumbled a toss from Frank Catalanotto. The Oaks take a big advantage after that miscue as they plate 4 runs on a Jose Valentin Grand Salami! But again, all the runs are unearned. Willis Roberts determined to make up for his mistake is lights out afterwards gaining grade 15 status. The Dondero bull pen is lights out as well and it’s extra innings! Somehow Willis Roberts (being itchy) keeps his composure and grades up to a 15 he refuses to be taken out of the game as he mows down the Dondero batters for 9 straight innings, crazy and finally in the 12th the Maulers plate the winning run on a Troy Glaus Walk off Blast to deep center field. MVM 5-4W- Willis Roberts 4-2 CG L- Randy Choate 0-1Brian Roberts 2-6 2B(7) Jose Valentin 1-5 GSHR(19) RBI 4(50)Troy Glaus 3-6 2B(27) GWHR(24) RBI(66) Rey Sanchez 3-4 SB-11 Einar Diaz 2-5 RBI 3(25) Russ Branyan 2-2 2B 2(7) RBI(32) |
| Game #6: | The Oaks take the series finale as Pedro Astacio with bull pen support keeps the Mauler bats at bay scattering 4 hits and Dondero powers 3 HRs.
W- Pedro Astacio 5-6 Jose Vander Wal 2-5 Alfonso Soriano 2-4 SB 2(16) |
| Series Summary: | Summary DDO 26-58-10 VS MVM 28-48-7 Maulers take the series 4-2 keeping the heat on for the division race with CHI in a tight division overall. |
California Quakes @ Houghton Penguins |
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| Series Summary: | Houghton puts a hurting on the Quakes, take six games from them for the sweep. |