TEXAN BASE-BALL LEAGUE
WICHITA FALLS YARDMEN AT ABILENE PREACHERS
06/24/1897
 
TEXAN BASE-BALL LEAGUE
WICHITA FALLS YARDMEN AT ABILENE PREACHERS
GAME ID: 5730 - THURSDAY, JUNE 24TH , 1897 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wichita Falls Yardmen (5-5) 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 11 6
Abilene Preachers (6-4) 3 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 X 12 15 4
Preachers Knock Off Yardmen, 12-7
Abilene right fielder Ángel Narváez made his presence felt in the 12-7 Preachers triumph over the Wichita Falls Yardmen. Narváez was 4-5 with 2 triples and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. The winning pitcher was Efraín Rivera. He's now 3-1. He went 9 innings, allowing 7 runs on 11 hits for the Preachers. The Yardmen drop to 5-5 and continue their mediocre start to the 1897 season.

With one out in the bottom of the fifth, Efraín Rivera put Abilene in front, 8-7, with a run-scoring single. The Preachers went on to win the ballgame.

"It was a nice win for our side today," said Preachers manager Jimmy Macullar. "Not perfect, but we'll take it."
WICHITA FALLS BATTING LINESCORE ABILENE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Toscano SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .225 0 2
F. Rivera CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .381 0 7
M. McKeen LF 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .293 1 8
E. Walcott RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .279 0 4
F. Brooks 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .325 0 9
J. García C 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .344 0 5
R. Alfaro 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083 0 0
E. Medina 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289 0 8
M. Bellenger P 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .182 0 0
   G. Church P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-V. Lohmer PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .351 1 5
   D. Dillman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 7 11 7 3 1 19      
a - V. Lohmer pinch hit for G. Church in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: F. Rivera (2, 1st Inning off E. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Toscano , F. Rivera 4 , M. McKeen 2 , F. Brooks 2 , J. García 2 , M. Bellenger , V. Lohmer
2-out RBI: F. Brooks , J. García 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. McKeen , R. Alfaro 2 , M. Bellenger
Sac Fly: F. Brooks
Hit by Pitch: E. Walcott
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Toscano (3)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Rivera 3 (4) , M. McKeen (2) , E. Medina (5) , M. Bellenger (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Church-Toscano-Brooks)
PB: J. García 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Christensson SS 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 .257 0 3
Á. Narváez RF 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .537 0 5
H. Spurr 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .316 1 8
F. Marando 1B 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 .286 1 9
M. Corral CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .419 0 8
G. Jaramillo C 5 0 1 2 0 0 4 .300 1 4
L. Rushton 3B 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .189 1 9
E. Johncke LF 5 1 0 1 0 1 4 .182 0 4
E. Rivera P 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .200 0 1
Totals 41 12 15 12 3 2 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Christensson (1, 4th Inning off M. Bellenger, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Corral (2, 5th Inning off M. Bellenger, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: Á. Narváez 2 (5, 1st Inning off M. Bellenger, 0 on, 1 out; 2nd Inning off M. Bellenger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Christensson 3 , Á. Narváez 8 , H. Spurr , F. Marando 2 , M. Corral 3 , G. Jaramillo , L. Rushton 2 , E. Rivera
2-out RBI: J. Christensson , Á. Narváez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Spurr 2 , M. Corral , G. Jaramillo , E. Johncke
GIDP: E. Rivera
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Christensson (4) , Á. Narváez (2)

FIELDING
Errors: Á. Narváez (2) , H. Spurr (8) , M. Corral (3) , L. Rushton (3)
WICHITA FALLS PITCHING LINESCORE ABILENE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bellenger L (1-2) 4.1 12 11 9 1 1 0 85 4.91   
G. Church 2.2 3 1 1 2 1 0 46 3.38   
D. Dillman 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bellenger -1
Batters Faced: M. Bellenger 28, G. Church 13, D. Dillman 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bellenger 4-8, G. Church 2-4, D. Dillman 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bellenger 85-55, G. Church 46-27, D. Dillman 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Church 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Rivera W (3-1) 9.0 11 7 7 3 1 0 147 5.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Rivera 35
Batters Faced: E. Rivera 43
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Rivera 13-12
Pitches - Strikes: E. Rivera 147-89
Hit Batsmen: E. Rivera
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ángel Narváez
Ballpark: Preachers Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (26 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 18 km/h
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 958
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