GREAT BRITISH BASE-OFF
LONDON FOG AT SHEFFIELD TALONS
09/14/1897
 
GREAT BRITISH BASE-OFF
LONDON FOG AT SHEFFIELD TALONS
GAME ID: 8028 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 1897 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
London Fog (23-85) 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 7 11 3
Sheffield Talons (53-55) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 9 3
Fog Dump Talons, 7-5
London left-hander Bob Richards pitched his team to victory over the Sheffield Talons at Talons Park. The final score was 7-5. Alan Coulson earned the save for London, his 3rd. London goes to 23-85, Sheffield to 53-55.

A decisive at-bat came in the top of the third inning. With the bases loaded, the batter, Sófocles Grimaldo, reached on an error by the right fielder, driving in 2 run3. It made the score 3-1, London, and helped them go on to win.

"Winning never gets dull," said Richards.
LONDON BATTING LINESCORE SHEFFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Matthews 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .203 1 31
A. Brown RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .228 0 27
R. Alexander LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .233 0 17
B. Smith CF 4 3 2 0 0 2 3 .263 0 29
P. Dunne 1B 3 1 1 1 2 0 3 .261 2 51
S. Grimaldo 3B 5 1 1 2 0 0 5 .193 3 28
O. Petrova C 4 0 1 1 1 0 4 .189 3 18
   A. Coulson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
B. Hogan SS 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .241 1 30
B. Richards P 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .114 0 11
   a-R. Massey C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 0 17
Totals 36 7 11 6 6 6 24      
a - R. Massey substituted for B. Richards in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Alexander (11, 3rd Inning off S. Hawkins, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Smith (23, 7th Inning off S. Hawkins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Grimaldo (3, 5th Inning off S. Hawkins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Matthews 2 , R. Alexander 3 , B. Smith 3 , P. Dunne , S. Grimaldo 4 , O. Petrova , B. Hogan 2
2-out RBI: O. Petrova , B. Hogan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Matthews 2 , P. Dunne
GIDP: R. Alexander
Hit by Pitch: B. Smith
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Smith (27)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Matthews (48) , B. Smith (35) , O. Petrova (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Laing CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .296 1 46
Á. Alberganza SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .246 4 42
A. Byrne RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .278 1 40
M. Bartlett 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .269 5 49
G. Murphy 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .272 5 51
G. Sánchez C 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .255 7 52
A. Owen LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .227 6 28
A. Reilly 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .221 6 51
   a-W. Donaldson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .322 7 50
S. Hawkins P 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .130 1 3
   b-E. Stead PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 0 14
Totals 35 5 9 4 3 2 15      
a - W. Donaldson pinch hit for A. Reilly in the 9th
b - E. Stead pinch hit for S. Hawkins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Laing (20, 3rd Inning off B. Richards, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Bartlett (18, 6th Inning off B. Richards, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Reilly (8, 2nd Inning off B. Richards, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Murphy (5, 8th Inning off B. Richards, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Laing 2 , Á. Alberganza , A. Byrne , M. Bartlett 3 , G. Murphy 4 , A. Reilly 4 , S. Hawkins
2-out RBI: M. Bartlett , G. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Bartlett , G. Murphy , S. Hawkins
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: Á. Alberganza (19)
CS: K. Laing 2 (26)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Byrne 3 (40)
Double Plays: 1 (Alberganza-Murphy-Bartlett)
OF assists: 2 (Byrne(Petrova at 3rd base), Byrne(Grimaldo at 3rd base))
LONDON PITCHING LINESCORE SHEFFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Richards W (6-28) 8.0 9 5 4 2 2 1 133 6.22   
A. Coulson SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Richards 46
Batters Faced: B. Richards 34, A. Coulson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Richards 10-10, A. Coulson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Richards 133-84, A. Coulson 17-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Hawkins L (6-11) 9.0 11 7 6 6 6 1 163 4.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hawkins 39
Batters Faced: S. Hawkins 43
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hawkins 9-9
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hawkins 163-97
Hit Batsmen: S. Hawkins
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Richards
Ballpark: Talons Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (19 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 18 km/h
Start Time: 2:05 PM GMT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 1032
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