The Johnny Be Goods (FEJ) edged the Evenson Odd Daughters (EVE) at Edison Int'l Field in Game 1 of the wildcard playoffs by the score of 4 to 3. Mike Hampton(20-14) had a solid outing for Johnny Be Goods. He went 6 and 2/3 innings allowing 8 hits and 4 walks. Hampton struckout 7 Evenson Odd Dau batters. Bobby Chouinard earned the save with a perfect ninth, his 2nd save. Kevin Millwood(18-7) took the loss. 'I had a little blister on my index finger before the game, but I thought it was nothing.' Hampton said. I was lucky I got a win because I couldn't put the ball where I wanted it.' BOXSCORE: 2000 Evenson Odd Dau (EVE) At 2000 Johnny Be Goods (FEJ) 10/2/2000 (EVE) AB R H RBI AVG (FEJ) AB R H RBI AVG T.Shumpert 2B 5 1 3 0 .306 B.Larkin SS 4 0 1 0 .259 M.Cameron CF 5 0 1 0 .261 C.Everett CF 4 1 2 2 .314 M.Lieberthal C 4 1 1 0 .246 J.Jaha 1B 4 0 0 0 .267 R.Sanders RF 4 0 2 1 .259 M.Williams 3B 4 0 0 0 .306 G.Vaughn LF 3 0 1 1 .227 D.Nilsson C 3 1 1 1 .329 E.Durazo 1B 4 0 0 0 .370 E.Burks RF 3 0 1 0 .295 T.Batista SS 4 0 1 0 .265 G.Jenkins LF 3 0 0 0 .285 P.Konerko 3B 4 0 0 0 .262 R.Velarde 2B 3 1 2 0 .256 K.Millwood P 2 0 0 0 .145 M.Hampton P 2 1 1 1 .311 A-J.Olerud PH 0 1 0 0 .279 S.Williamson P 0 0 0 0 .100 W.Gomes P 0 0 0 0 .000 B-R.Simon PH 1 0 0 0 .306 B.Chouinard P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 35 3 9 2 Totals 31 4 8 4 A-Pinch Hit For Millwood In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Williamson In 8th Inning (EVE)........... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 9 0 (FEJ)........... 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 8 1 (EVE) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET K.Millwood LOSS(18-7) 7 6 4 4 0 7 2 95 2.86 A1 C8 W.Gomes 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 5.51 C9 Totals 8 8 4 4 0 8 2 (FEJ) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET M.Hampton WIN(20-14) 6 2/3 8 2 2 4 7 0 132 4.47 A1 D6 S.Williamson HOLD(7th) 1 1/3 1 1 0 2 1 0 30 3.10 D7 E4 B.Chouinard SAVE(2nd) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 1.67 E5 Totals 9 9 3 2 6 9 0 ATTENDANCE- 43,826 DATE- Monday, October 2nd 2000 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Rick Reed, Al Clark, C.B. Bucknor, Hunter Wendelstedt T- 2:50 LEFT ON BASE- (EVE):13 (FEJ): 3 DOUBLE PLAYS- (EVE): 1 (FEJ): 0 ERRORS- R.Velarde DOUBLES- M.Lieberthal(22nd), R.Sanders(21st), R.Velarde(13th), M.Hampton HOME RUNS- C.Everett(22nd), D.Nilsson(21st) SACRIFICE FLIES- G.Vaughn WALKS- M.Lieberthal, G.Vaughn, E.Durazo, T.Batista, K.Millwood, J.Olerud HIT BY PITCH- R.Sanders STRIKE OUTS- T.Shumpert, M.Cameron-2, M.Lieberthal, R.Sanders, G.Vaughn, E.Durazo, K.Millwood-2, B.Larkin, J.Jaha, M.Williams-2, D.Nilsson, E.Burks, G.Jenkins-2
43,387 fans watched an exciting game at Edison Int'l Field. The Johnny Be Goods (FEJ) put 6 runs on the scoreboard in the 8th inning and topped the Evenson Odd Daughters (EVE) by the slimmest of margins, 9 to 8, to take a 2-0 lead in their wildcard series. Scott Williamson(10-5) pitched in relief and was credited with the victory. He allowed 2 hits and 1 walk in 1 inning. Evenson Odd Dau had a chance in the 9th but they came up short. Rudy Seanez was credited with his 8th save. The losing pitcher was Anthony Telford(4-7) in relief. He surrendered 3 runs and 1 hit without retiring a batter. BOXSCORE: 2000 Evenson Odd Dau (EVE) At 2000 Johnny Be Goods (FEJ) 10/3/2000 (EVE) AB R H RBI AVG (FEJ) AB R H RBI AVG E.Durazo 1B 4 2 3 1 .379 B.Larkin SS 5 0 2 0 .260 T.Shumpert 2B 3 1 1 1 .306 C.Everett CF 4 2 2 1 .315 A.Rios LF 5 1 2 1 .278 J.Jaha 1B 4 2 2 1 .270 M.Cameron CF 4 2 1 0 .261 G-M.Hampton PR 0 0 0 0 .311 R.Sanders RF 4 1 1 2 .259 R.Seanez P 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Batista SS 5 0 1 0 .264 M.Williams 3B 4 2 1 0 .306 A.Beltre 3B 4 1 1 1 .282 D.Nilsson C 3 1 0 2 .326 M.Lieberthal C 4 0 2 2 .249 E.Burks RF 2 1 0 2 .294 T.Ritchie P 2 0 0 0 .094 G.Jenkins LF 2 0 0 0 .284 C-J.Olerud PH 1 0 0 0 .279 D-B.Mayne PH 1 0 0 0 .265 S.Aldred P 1 0 0 0 .000 S.Williamson P 0 0 0 0 .100 A.Telford P 0 0 0 0 .000 F-K.Jordan PH,1B 1 1 1 1 .267 S.Sauerbeck P 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Velarde 2B 4 0 2 2 .258 A.Ashby P 0 0 0 0 .137 A-R.Simon PH 1 0 0 0 .303 D.Miceli P 0 0 0 0 .200 B-T.Salmon PH 1 0 1 0 .236 U.Urbina P 0 0 0 0 .000 E-T.Womack PH,LF 2 0 0 0 .283 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 8 12 8 Totals 34 9 11 9 A-Pinch Hit For Ashby In 3rd Inning B-Pinch Hit For Miceli In 5th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Ritchie In 6th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Jenkins In 7th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Urbina In 7th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Williamson In 8th Inning G-Pinch Ran For Jaha In 8th Inning INJURY: John Jaha INJURED (for 1 more game) in 8th inning (EVE)........... 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 8 12 0 (FEJ)........... 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 - 9 11 0 (EVE) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET T.Ritchie 5 6 3 3 0 3 1 79 4.38 A1 C3 S.Aldred 2 3 3 3 1 1 0 40 4.30 C4 D4 A.Telford L(4-7) H(17th) 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 16 5.58 D5 D7 S.Sauerbeck BS(9th) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 3.56 D8 Totals 8 11 9 9 4 5 1 (FEJ) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET A.Ashby 3 5 5 5 3 6 1 74 4.62 A1 B8 D.Miceli 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 37 3.99 B9 C8 U.Urbina 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 21 5.81 C9 D6 S.Williamson WIN(10-5) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 25 3.17 D7 E3 R.Seanez SAVE(8th) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 1.88 E4 Totals 9 12 8 8 5 14 2 ATTENDANCE- 43,387 DATE- Tuesday, October 3rd 2000 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Charles Reliford, Doug Eddings, Mark Carlson, Dana Demuth T- 3:19 LEFT ON BASE- (EVE): 8 (FEJ): 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- (EVE): 0 (FEJ): 0 DOUBLES- E.Durazo(11th), T.Shumpert(23rd), A.Rios(11th), M.Williams(45th), R.Velarde(14th) TRIPLES- B.Larkin(6th) HOME RUNS- E.Durazo(12th), R.Sanders(29th), C.Everett(23rd) STOLEN BASES- T.Shumpert(9th), M.Cameron(65th), R.Sanders(49th), A.Beltre(9th), M.Lieberthal(1st) SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Beltre, E.Burks WALKS- E.Durazo, T.Shumpert-2, M.Cameron, R.Sanders, C.Everett, M.Williams, D.Nilsson, E.Burks HIT BY PITCH- J.Jaha STRIKE OUTS- T.Shumpert, A.Rios-2, M.Cameron, R.Sanders-2, T.Batista-3, A.Beltre-2, T.Ritchie, J.Olerud, S.Aldred, C.Everett, J.Jaha, G.Jenkins, B.Mayne, T.Womack WILD PITCHES- S.Williamson
One run was the difference at The Astrodome as the Johnny Be Goods (FEJ) defeated the Evenson Odd Daughters (EVE) in 11 innings 5 to 4. With the win, the Be Goods take a commanding 3 games to none lead in the wildcard playoffs. The game was deadlocked at 4 after nine full innings. Johnny Be Goods ended up winning it in the 11th inning. Ellis Burks drew a walk. Brent Mayne stepped up next and he doubled. Tim Salmon then stroked a one-base hit scoring the run. Johnny Be Goods finished with 12 hits while Evenson Odd Dau ended up with 5. The win went to Ugueth Urbina(3-2) who allowed no runs in 1 and 2/3 innings. Scott Sauerbeck(1-11) absorbed the loss in relief. He allowed 1 run and 2 hits in 2 innings. BOXSCORE: 2000 Johnny Be Goods (FEJ) At 2000 Evenson Odd Dau (EVE) 10/5/2000 (FEJ) AB R H RBI AVG (EVE) AB R H RBI AVG C.Everett CF 5 0 0 0 .312 E.Durazo 1B 4 0 0 0 .370 R.Velarde 2B 4 1 2 0 .260 T.Shumpert 2B 5 1 2 1 .308 J.Jaha 1B 4 1 2 2 .272 G.Vaughn LF 3 0 0 0 .226 M.Williams 3B 5 0 3 0 .308 S.Sauerbeck P 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Burks LF 4 0 0 0 .291 M.Cameron CF 4 0 1 1 .261 B.Mayne C 4 2 2 0 .268 R.Sanders RF 5 0 0 0 .256 T.Salmon RF 4 1 1 1 .236 T.Batista SS 5 1 1 1 .263 B.Larkin SS 3 0 0 0 .258 A.Beltre 3B 4 0 0 0 .279 F-M.Hampton PH 1 0 0 0 .308 M.Lieberthal C 3 1 0 0 .247 G-G.Disarcina SS 0 0 0 0 .250 K.Rogers P 1 0 0 0 .131 R.Villone P 2 0 1 2 .250 A-J.Olerud PH 1 0 0 0 .278 B-R.Simon PH 1 0 0 0 .300 A.Telford P 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Williamson P 0 0 0 0 .100 E-A.Rios PH,LF 2 1 1 0 .281 C-D.Nilsson PH 1 0 1 0 .328 D-T.Womack PR 0 0 0 0 .283 R.Seanez P 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Chouinard P 0 0 0 0 .000 U.Urbina P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 38 5 12 5 Totals 37 4 5 3 A-Pinch Hit For Rogers In 6th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Villone In 7th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Williamson In 9th Inning D-Pinch Ran For Nilsson In 9th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Telford In 9th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Larkin In 11th Inning G-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Hampton In 11th Inning (FEJ)........... 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 12 0 (EVE)........... 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 5 0 (FEJ) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET R.Villone 6 3 2 2 6 5 1 114 4.43 A1 C9 S.Williamson HOLD(8th) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 22 3.10 D1 D7 R.Seanez HOLD(9th) 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 2.13 D8 D9 B.Chouinard BS(2nd) 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 2 0 26 1.62 E1 E6 U.Urbina WIN(3-2) 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 22 5.65 E7 Totals 11 5 4 4 9 11 1 (EVE) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET K.Rogers 6 9 4 4 2 2 1 99 3.92 A1 C8 A.Telford 3 1 0 0 1 4 0 47 5.42 C9 D9 S.Sauerbeck LOSS(1-11) 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 31 3.58 E1 Totals 11 12 5 5 5 7 1 ATTENDANCE- 50,863 DATE- Thursday, October 5th 2000 TIME- Night UMPIRES- Ron Kulpa, Randy Marsh, Angel Hernandez, Marty Foster T- 3:02 LEFT ON BASE- (FEJ): 7 (EVE):10 DOUBLE PLAYS- (FEJ): 0 (EVE): 3 DOUBLES- R.Velarde(15th), J.Jaha(22nd), B.Mayne(31st), T.Shumpert(24th), A.Rios(12th) HOME RUNS- J.Jaha(37th), T.Batista(32nd) STOLEN BASES- T.Shumpert-2(11th) CAUGHT STEALING- T.Womack, E.Durazo SACRIFICE HITS- B.Larkin WALKS- R.Velarde, J.Jaha, E.Burks, B.Mayne, T.Salmon, E.Durazo-2, T.Shumpert, G.Vaughn-2, M.Cameron, A.Beltre, M.Lieberthal, K.Rogers HIT BY PITCH- M.Lieberthal STRIKE OUTS- C.Everett, J.Jaha, M.Williams, E.Burks, B.Mayne-2, T.Salmon, E.Durazo-2, T.Shumpert, G.Vaughn, R.Sanders, T.Batista, A.Beltre-2, M.Lieberthal, K.Rogers, A.Rios GIDP- E.Burks, T.Salmon, M.Hampton WILD PITCHES- R.Villone, B.Chouinard
The Johnny Be Goods (FEJ) put 4 runs on the scoreboard in the 7th inning and nipped the Evenson Odd Daughters (EVE) 5 to 4 at The Astrodome to advance to the semifinals with a 4 game sweep. Johnny Be Goods came up with 4 runs in the top of the 7th inning. The highlight belonged to Randy Velarde who silenced Astrodome as he doubled plating two runs. The game was a scoreless duel until the 6th inning. Scott Williamson(11-5) got the win allowing 2 runs in 2 and 2/3 innings. Ugueth Urbina earned the save, his 14th. Kevin Millwood(18-8) was the loser. It was a tough loss for him as he did not allow an earned run in his 7 innings of work. BOXSCORE: 2000 Johnny Be Goods (FEJ) At 2000 Evenson Odd Dau (EVE) 10/6/2000 (FEJ) AB R H RBI AVG (EVE) AB R H RBI AVG B.Larkin SS 5 0 0 0 .256 T.Shumpert 2B 5 0 1 0 .306 C.Everett CF 4 0 1 0 .311 M.Cameron CF 4 0 0 0 .259 J.Jaha 1B 3 2 2 1 .274 M.Lieberthal C 5 0 1 0 .246 M.Williams 3B 4 1 0 0 .306 R.Sanders RF 5 1 3 0 .260 D.Nilsson C 3 1 1 0 .328 G.Vaughn LF 4 1 1 1 .226 R.Seanez P 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Durazo 1B 3 0 0 0 .364 B.Chouinard P 0 0 0 0 .000 C-C.Paquette PR,3B 0 1 0 0 .201 U.Urbina P 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Batista SS 4 1 1 3 .263 E.Burks RF 4 0 0 0 .288 P.Konerko 3B,1B 2 0 1 0 .264 G.Jenkins LF 4 0 1 1 .283 K.Millwood P 1 0 0 0 .143 R.Velarde 2B 4 1 1 2 .260 A-J.Olerud PH 1 0 1 0 .280 M.Hampton P 2 0 1 0 .312 J.Smart P 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Williamson P 1 0 1 1 .182 D-A.Rios PH 1 0 0 0 .279 B-B.Mayne C 1 0 0 0 .267 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 35 5 8 5 Totals 35 4 9 4 A-Pinch Hit For Millwood In 7th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Williamson In 8th Inning C-Pinch Ran For Durazo In 8th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Smart In 9th Inning INJURY: Erubiel Durazo INJURED (for 2 more games) in 8th inning (FEJ)........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 - 5 8 0 (EVE)........... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 - 4 9 1 (FEJ) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET M.Hampton 5 4 0 0 1 4 0 79 4.38 A1 C2 S.Williamson WIN(11-5) 2 2/3 3 2 2 1 3 1 48 3.20 C3 D5 R.Seanez 0 1/3 1 2 2 0 0 1 11 2.36 D6 D8 B.Chouinard HOLD(8th) 0 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 1.60 D9 E2 U.Urbina SAVE(14th) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 5.60 E3 Totals 9 9 4 4 3 9 2 (EVE) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET K.Millwood LOSS(18-8) 7 5 4 0 2 7 0 108 2.78 A1 D1 J.Smart 2 3 1 1 0 3 1 31 5.05 D2 Totals 9 8 5 1 2 10 1 ATTENDANCE- 49,901 DATE- Friday, October 6th 2000 TIME- Day UMPIRES- John Shulock, Ed Rapuano, Bill Miller, Brian Runge T- 2:34 LEFT ON BASE- (FEJ): 5 (EVE): 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- (FEJ): 0 (EVE): 1 ERRORS- T.Batista DOUBLES- D.Nilsson(24th), G.Jenkins(43rd), R.Velarde(16th), M.Hampton, T.Shumpert(25th) HOME RUNS- J.Jaha(38th), G.Vaughn(37th), T.Batista(33rd) STOLEN BASES- R.Sanders(50th) SACRIFICE HITS- K.Millwood WALKS- J.Jaha, D.Nilsson, M.Cameron, P.Konerko-2 HIT BY PITCH- E.Durazo STRIKE OUTS- B.Larkin-2, C.Everett, M.Williams-2, D.Nilsson, E.Burks-2, G.Jenkins, R.Velarde, M.Lieberthal, R.Sanders-2, G.Vaughn, E.Durazo-3, T.Batista-2 GIDP- M.Williams