June 16, 2002 Helton Powers Ozzie League to Victory SOUTHERN CAL - Salem Cowtippers slugger Todd Helton stole the show in the fourth annual BDBL mid-summer classic, helping the Ozzie League break a two-year losing streak with a convincing 7-2 victory. It was a Father's Day game that featured a managerial match-up of father (Bob Sylvester, Sr. of the Southern Cal Slyme) against son (Bobby Sylvester, Jr.) in the friendly confines of Slyme Stadium. After two straight years of all-star slugfests, the BDBL's top moundsmen took center stage for most of the game. The Eck League jumped out to an early lead when Phoenix center fielder Carlos Beltran led off the bottom of the first with a home run off Manchester's Brad Penny. That would be the only run of the game for the next six innings, as only four batters reached base from both sides combined in the second- through-sixth innings (one by error.) Then, in the seventh inning, the younger Sylvester sent his own ace, Jeff Weaver, out to the mound to start the inning with Helton coming to the plate. Helton - one of six Cowtippers represented on the OL squad - then tied the game with one swing of his mighty lumber. The Ozzie League mounted a two-out rally in the eighth, scoring the go-ahead run on an RBI single by Sammy Sosa. Helton then followed his teammate by cranking his second home run of the game, giving the Ozzie League a 4-1 lead. Allentown second baseman Russ Johnson led off the bottom half of that inning with a double off Bear Country closer Bob File. Johnson was able to advance to third on a wild pitch by Bear Country's Jamie Moyer, but Moyer was able to keep Johnson at third by getting Ken Griffey to pop out to the infield. Salem's Derek Lowe then came in to face Cleveland shortstop Alex Gonzalez, who flew out to center to end the threat. In the ninth, Villanova closer Kaz Sasaki began his all-star debut by serving up a leadoff longball to Madison center fielder Brian Giles. Cleveland reliever Robb Nen took over for Sasaki and walked the bases full. He then walked Jim Thome, bringing home another Ozzie League run. A sac fly by Sosa made the score 7-1. With two outs in the ninth, the Eck League manager was treated to a familiar sight, as his star phenom, Adam Dunn, took Stamford Bung-Hole Kim deep into the night. But by then, it was only postponing the inevitable, as Kim then retired Albert Pujols to end the game. Starting Lineups: Ozzie League: Eck League: 1. Alex Rodriguez, ss (BCJ) 1. Carlos Beltran, cf (PHX) 2. Jim Edmonds, lf (STM) 2. Juan Uribe, ss (KEN) 3. Sammy Sosa, rf (SAL) 3. Jason Giambi, 1b (NYK) 4. Todd Helton, 1b (SAL) 4. Barry Bonds, lf (ALN) 5. Brett Boone, 2b (MAN) 5. Manny Ramirez, rf (ALN) 6. Brian Giles, cf (MAD) 6. Phil Nevin, 3b (PHX) 7. Mike Piazza, c (GLS) 7. Ivan Rodriguez, c (PHX) 8. Robin Ventura, 3b (SAL) 8. Russ Johnson, 2b (ALN) 9. Brad Penny, p (MAN) 9. Randy Johnson, p (ALN) Reserves: Ozzie League: Eck League: Jorge Posada, c (MAR) Edgar Martinez, 1b (ALN) Jim Thome, 1b (BCJ) Albert Pujols, 3b (KEN) Rafael Palmeiro, 1b (MAD) Alex Gonzalez, ss (CLE) Jeff Bagwell, 3b (MAD) Shawn Green, rf (NYK) Derek Jeter, ss (LIT) Bernie Williams, cf (NYK) Lance Berkman, lf (SAL) Adam Dunn, rf (KEN) Mike Cameron, cf (SAL) Ken Griffey, cf (VIL) Greg Maddux, p (MAD) Luis Gonzalez, lf (PHX) Octavio Dotel, p (LAU) Mark Mulder, p (AKR) Chan Ho Park, p (LAU) Roy Oswalt, p (ALN) Mark Buehrle, p (STM) Curt Schilling, p (ALN) Bob File, p (BCJ) Jeff Weaver, p (KEN) Jamie Moyer, p (MAD) Freddy Garcia, p (PHX) Derek Lowe, p (SAL) Troy Percival, p (PHX) Joe Mays, p (MAD) Kaz Sasaki, p (VIL) Bung-Hole Kim, p (STM) Robb Nen, p (CLE) Box Score: 7/15/2002, OL02-EL02, Slyme Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2002 OL All-stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 7 8 0 6 1 2002 EL All-stars 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 1 4 0 OL All-stars AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Rodriguez,A ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 2 0 0 Edmonds lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0 0 Maddux p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Dotel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Park p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Buehrle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 Jeter ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 File p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Moyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Lowe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Thome ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Mays p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Kim p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Sosa rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 1 0 0 0 Helton 1b 4 2 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 6 0 0 0 Bagwell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Boone 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 4 4 0 0 Giles cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 2 0 0 0 Piazza c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 Posada c 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 0 0 0 Ventura 3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Cameron ph 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 Berkman lf 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 35 7 8 7 1 0 3 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 7 0 0 EL All-stars AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Beltran cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 0 0 0 Oswalt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 Williams,B cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Griffey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Sasaki p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Nen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Uribe ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 3 0 0 Gonzalez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 3 0 0 Giambi,Ja 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8 1 0 0 Martinez ph 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 Bonds lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 0 0 0 Ramirez rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 Dunn ph 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0 0 Nevin 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1 1 0 Pujols ph 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez,I c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 Johnson 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 2 2 0 0 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Mulder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Green ph 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Schilling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Weaver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Garcia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 33 2 7 2 1 0 2 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 10 1 0 OL All-stars INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA Penny 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 26 22 7 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 Maddux 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 23 16 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Dotel 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 20 14 5 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Park 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 13 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Buehrle W 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 16 12 4 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 File H 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Moyer H 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Lowe H 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Mays 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Kim 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 11 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 9.0 7 2 2 0 7 123 89 33 2 0 0 2 1 EL All-stars INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA Johnson 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 36 21 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Mulder 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Oswalt H 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Schilling H 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 16 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Weaver BS 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 99.99 Garcia L 1.0 0 1 1 2 2 27 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 Percival 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 18 12 5 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 Sasaki 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 12 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 54.00 Nen 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 22 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 9.0 8 7 7 4 8 149 90 40 3 0 0 0 0 OL : Cameron batted for Penny in the 3rd Giles moved to lf in the 3rd Cameron moved to cf in the 3rd Palmeiro batted for Dotel in the 6th Giles moved to cf in the 6th Posada inserted at c in the 6th Berkman inserted at lf in the 6th Jeter batted for Buehrle in the 8th Thome batted for Lowe in the 9th Bagwell batted for Helton in the 9th Bagwell moved to 1b in the 9th EL : Green batted for Mulder in the 3rd Green moved to cf in the 4th Gonzalez inserted at ss in the 5th Williams,B inserted at cf in the 6th Martinez batted for Giambi,Ja in the 6th Martinez moved to 1b in the 7th Dunn batted for Ramirez in the 7th Pujols batted for Nevin in the 7th Dunn moved to rf in the 8th Pujols moved to 3b in the 8th Gonzalez batted for Percival in the 8th Griffey batted for Williams,B in the 8th Gonzalez moved to cf in the 9th GWRBI: Sosa Temperature: 70, Wind: none. 7/15/2002, OL02-EL02, Slyme Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2002 OL All-stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 7 8 0 6 1 2002 EL All-stars 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 1 4 0 OL All-stars -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Rodriguez,A ss 1>k 7 6/L Percival W.2-3;1-2 63.1-2 Edmonds lf S 63 Maddux p Dotel p Palmeiro ph k Park p Buehrle p Jeter ph 3/g.2-3 File p Moyer p Lowe p Thome ph note 1 Mays p Kim p Sosa rf k 4>Oswalt 3 S.3-H 8/SF.3-H 63 Helton 1b k 43 7>Weaver HR.1-H HR Bagwell ph 2/fl Boone 2b 2>D 3/g Garcia k k Giles cf 63 5>31 W 9>Sasaki HR Piazza c k 43 Posada c k S Ventura 3b 8 53 64/f 64/f Penny p 3>Mulder Cameron ph 9 6>Schilling e5/th.B-1 Berkman lf 8>W Nen S.1-2 1: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 EL All-stars -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Beltran cf 1>HR k Oswalt p Williams,B cf 6>Park 4/L Griffey ph Moyer wp.2-3 4 Sasaki p Nen p Uribe ss 4 4>3/g Gonzalez ss 43 Lowe 8 Giambi,Ja 1b k 8 Martinez ph 43 9>Mays 4 Bonds lf k S 7>Buehrle Kim S k Ramirez rf 2>k SB2 Dotel k Dunn ph 463/gdp HR Nevin 3b 5/fl 5>S Pujols ph S 5 Rodriguez,I c 8 wp.1-2 143 2/fl Johnson 2b 3>Maddux k 8>File 8 D Johnson p Mulder p Green ph 2/fl 9 Schilling p Weaver p Garcia p Percival p Gonzalez ph 63 OL All-stars IN OUT ER EL All-stars IN OUT ER Penny A1 A7 1 Johnson A1 A8 0 Maddux A8 B4 0 Mulder A9 B2 0 Dotel B5 B9 0 Oswalt B3 B8 0 H Park C1 C3 0 Schilling B9 C3 0 H Buehrle C4 C7 0 W Weaver C4 C4 1 BS File C8 C9 0 H Garcia C5 C9 1 L Moyer D1 D1 0 H Percival D1 D5 2 Lowe D2 D2 0 H Sasaki D6 D8 2 Mays D3 D3 0 Nen D9 E4 1 Kim D4 D6 1