 | | PHOENIX BASEBALL LEAGUE HOUSTON BLACK ACES AT PITTSBURGH AMBASSADORS 10/04/1999 |  | | | | |
 | | PHOENIX BASEBALL LEAGUE | | HOUSTON BLACK ACES AT PITTSBURGH AMBASSADORS | | GAME ID: 1600 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, 1999 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Houston Black Aces | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | | Pittsburgh Ambassadors | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 9 | 14 | 0 | | |  | |
| Black Aces Hammered by Mays, Drop Game 5 to Ambassadors | The Pittsburgh Ambassadors have closed some of the gap between themselves and the series-leading Houston Black Aces, winning 9-3 at Allegheny Park today. Ambassadors center fielder Willie Mays was 4 for 4 with a home run, a triple, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. The win cuts the deficit facing the Ambassadors to 3-2 in the best-of-7 Eliminator Round.
Mays came through for Pittsburgh with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the third. He hit a first pitch changeup to left field, staking his team to a 3-1 lead.
"It feels good to get this one," Mays told the Pittsburgh News.
The next game is scheduled for Wednesday. The scheduled starters for the game are Juan Marichal for Pittsburgh and Lefty Grove for Houston.
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| HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE | | PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING
Total Bases: M. Tiernan , O. Bluege 2 , E. Karros 2 , B. Freehan , M. Cabrera 2 , N. Fox 2 , M. Brantley
2-out RBI: M. Cabrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Tiernan , T. Lazzeri , O. Bluege , E. Karros
GIDP: K. Puckett
Sac Bunt: K. Puckett
Team LOB: 9
FIELDING
PB: B. Freehan | | | BATTING
Doubles: B. Dillinger (1, 4th Inning off W. Foster, 1 on, 0 outs) W. Held (3, 4th Inning off W. Foster, 1 on, 0 outs) H. Killebrew (3, 4th Inning off K. Appier, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: W. Mays (2, 2nd Inning off W. Foster, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Mays (1, 3rd Inning off W. Foster, 1 on, 2 outs) H. Killebrew (1, 7th Inning off B. Loes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Dillinger 3 , W. Mays 9 , D. Jeter , D. Lock 2 , W. Held 2 , T. Greene , Y. Alvarez , H. Killebrew 6
2-out RBI: W. Mays , H. Killebrew
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Jeter 2 , W. Held , T. Greene , Y. Alvarez
Sac Fly: A. Dunn
Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING
SB: W. Mays (1)
CS: B. Dillinger (1)
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jeter-Held-Dunn) | | |
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| HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | W. Foster L (0-1) | 3.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 82 | 46 | 21.00 | | K. Appier | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 32 | 4.50 | | B. Loes | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 30 | 4.76 | | M. Mikolas | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 9.00 | PITCHING
Game Score: W. Foster 15
Batters Faced: W. Foster 19, K. Appier 12, B. Loes 10, M. Mikolas 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Foster 2-3, K. Appier 1-2, B. Loes 2-1, M. Mikolas 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Foster 82-46, K. Appier 60-32, B. Loes 44-30, M. Mikolas 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Appier 1-1 , B. Loes 1-0 , M. Mikolas 1-0
WP: W. Foster
| | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | C. Kershaw W (1-1) | 5.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 91 | 57 | 4.63 | | M. Jackson | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 4.15 | | C. Estrada | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0.00 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Willie Mays
Ballpark: Allegheny Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 51469 |
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