FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
TEXAS RANGERS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
10/01/2001
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
TEXAS RANGERS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 1601 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (67-94) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 6 10 1
Baltimore Orioles (85-76) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Big Day for Auerbach in 6-1 Rangers Win
The Texas Rangers cut down the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 6-1, with the largest share of the credit going to shortstop Rick Auerbach. Auerbach was 4-4 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 3 and driving in 2 for the Rangers. With the win, Texas has a record of 67-94. Baltimore falls to 85-76.

Texas used the hitting of Charlie O'Brien to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Rangers on top, 2-1. For the game, O'Brien had 1 home run and 1 single in 3 at-bats.

"I'm trying to see the ball big, see the ball up in the zone and put the barrel on it," Auerbach told the Texas News.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Davis CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271 27 73
K. Bass RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .264 18 61
B. Williams LF 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .340 40 115
Z. Bonura 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .305 26 100
L. Valbuena 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272 16 74
E. Suárez SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .210 21 61
   a-L. Castillo PR, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 2 44
I. Suzuki DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .283 4 23
R. Auerbach 2B, SS 4 3 4 2 0 0 0 .291 1 26
C. O'Brien C 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .158 8 32
Totals 34 6 10 6 2 9 7      
a - L. Castillo pinch ran for E. Suárez in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. O'Brien (8, 5th Inning off K. Tapani, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Williams (40, 6th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Auerbach (1, 7th Inning off K. Tapani, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Williams 5 , E. Suárez , I. Suzuki , R. Auerbach 7 , C. O'Brien 5
2-out RBI: , C. O'Brien 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Bass , L. Valbuena
GIDP: Z. Bonura
Sac Bunt: C. O'Brien
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Auerbach 2 (19)
CS: L. Castillo (13)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Valbuena (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Auerbach-Suárez-Bonura)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Porter RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .263 8 55
G. DiSarcina SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .243 2 37
J. Grubb LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273 22 81
D. Stuart DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .299 67 153
T. Brown 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .290 28 76
N. Lopez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259 1 18
B. McKinney C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .249 11 32
C. Boyer 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .265 11 68
W. Comer CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 14 47
Totals 32 1 5 0 2 8 15      
BATTING
Triples: B. McKinney (1, 4th Inning off P. Menhart, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Porter , G. DiSarcina 2 , B. McKinney 3 , C. Boyer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Brown 3 , W. Comer
GIDP: B. McKinney
Hit by Pitch: J. Grubb
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lopez-DiSarcina-Brown)
PB: B. McKinney 2
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Menhart W (9-11) 7.0 5 1 0 2 6 0 109 5.26   
T. Abernathy 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Menhart 69
Batters Faced: P. Menhart 29, T. Abernathy 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Menhart 9-5, T. Abernathy 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Menhart 109-72, T. Abernathy 18-14
Hit Batsmen: P. Menhart
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Tapani L (13-12) 7.0 8 5 5 1 6 3 107 4.28   
H. Hembree 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 2.54   
W. Joaquin 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 16 2.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tapani 46
Batters Faced: K. Tapani 28, H. Hembree 4, W. Joaquin 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tapani 10-3, H. Hembree 0-2, W. Joaquin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tapani 107-72, H. Hembree 15-7, W. Joaquin 16-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Auerbach
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 29720
Special Notes: SS Eugenio Suárez was injured while running the bases.
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