September 17, 2001
Monday Morning Report
AL Player of the Week - Mario Ramos, 2b, Texas (32 R .303/.384/.423) Had 12 hits with 4 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 2 SB, 4 R and 1 RBI in 6 G
NL Player of the Week - Dave Brown, 1b, Houston (32 R .265/.370/.425) Had 10 hits with 1 2B, 3 HR, 5 R and 9 RBI in 6 G
(Slash lines are for the season, not the week)
September 10: 1B Dave Brown of Houston hit 2 home runs at San Diego. He hit a Grand Slam. He had 3 hits, a walk and 7 RBIs. The Astros won, 8 to 1.
September 10: Kansas beat Minnesota at home, 1 to 0. RHP Mickey Monroe won his 20th game of the season. He went 7 innings, allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. He is now 20-2 with a 2.48 ERA.
September 11: LF Jerry Ford of Pittsburgh hit 2 home runs at Atlanta. He also hit 2 doubles. The Pirates won, 5 to 3.
September 11: 1B Danny Witcher of Kansas City hit 2 home runs at home versus Minnesota. He had 3 hits and 3 RBIs. The Royals won, 10 to 1.
September 12: 1B Mike Helton of Pittsburgh has 5 hits at Atlanta. He hit a double and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs. The Pirates lost, 10 to 6.
September 12: RHP Manny Leiva of San Diego pitched a 6-hit shutout at home versus Houston. He walked 2 and struck out 6. He is now 12-9 with a 2.64 ERA. The Padres won, 5 to 0.
September 15: RHP Larry Gauthier of New York (N) pitched a 4-hit shutout at home versus Philadelphia. He walked 2 and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. The Mets won, 10 to 0. He is now 4-6 with a 3.16 ERA.
September 16: RF Charlie Reshard of Philadelphia hit 2 home runs at New York (N). He drew a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. The Phillies won, 6 to 0.
Random Fact of the Week: 12 games to go. We need to go 4-8 to avoid 100 losses.