GREAT BRITISH BASE-OFF
COVENTRY MOTORS AT SHEFFIELD TALONS
09/22/1897
 
GREAT BRITISH BASE-OFF
COVENTRY MOTORS AT SHEFFIELD TALONS
GAME ID: 8091 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 1897 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Coventry Motors (78-38) 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 1 3 12 16 1
Sheffield Talons (55-58) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 13 4
Brown Helps Coventry Cruise to 12-3 Win
Coventry first baseman Benjamin Brown played a vital role in his team's 12-3 triumph over Sheffield. He was 4-4 with 2 doubles, 2 singles, a walk, and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 4 runs and driving in 3 for Coventry. The first-place Motors are 78-38.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Alfredo Gordillo? The Coventry catcher had a 2-run single in the top of the third inning to put the Motors on top, 4-1. For the game, Gordillo had 1 double and 2 singles in 5 at-bats.

"Our guys are never satisfied," said Coventry manager Mark Reid.
COVENTRY BATTING LINESCORE SHEFFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. González LF 6 0 1 1 0 1 9 .242 2 45
A. Baker SS 6 2 2 0 0 0 1 .281 1 26
B. Sapsford RF 6 2 2 1 0 0 2 .309 12 59
M. Dawson CF 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 .310 11 84
B. Brown 1B 4 4 4 3 1 0 0 .292 10 87
L. Downie 3B 4 1 1 3 1 0 3 .265 3 67
Q. Carmichael 2B 5 0 2 0 1 0 5 .273 1 49
A. Gordillo C 5 1 3 3 1 0 3 .248 0 12
B. Holden P 4 0 1 1 0 2 5 .172 1 10
Totals 43 12 16 12 7 3 28      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Gordillo (3, 2nd Inning off E. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Brown 2 (21, 6th Inning off E. Mendoza, 2 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off M. Gray, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. González , A. Baker 2 , B. Sapsford 2 , B. Brown 6 , L. Downie , Q. Carmichael 2 , A. Gordillo 4 , B. Holden
2-out RBI: B. Brown , B. Holden
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. González 4 , B. Sapsford , Q. Carmichael , A. Gordillo
Sac Bunt: B. Holden
Hit by Pitch: B. Brown , L. Downie
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Baker (2) , Q. Carmichael (13)
CS: L. González (21) , M. Dawson (35)

FIELDING
Errors: L. González (19)
Double Plays: 1 (Carmichael-Baker-Brown)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Laing CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .295 1 50
Á. Alberganza SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .242 4 43
M. Bartlett 1B 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .273 5 49
A. Byrne RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .270 1 40
W. Donaldson LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .322 7 51
G. Murphy 2B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .276 5 54
A. Reilly 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .220 6 54
G. Sánchez C 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .259 7 52
E. Mendoza P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .323 1 13
   M. Gray P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   a-A. Owen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 6 28
Totals 36 3 13 3 2 3 18      
a - A. Owen pinch hit for M. Gray in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Donaldson (20, 4th Inning off B. Holden, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: G. Murphy (12, 2nd Inning off B. Holden, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Laing 2 , Á. Alberganza , M. Bartlett 3 , A. Byrne , W. Donaldson 3 , G. Murphy 4 , G. Sánchez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Byrne , G. Sánchez , E. Mendoza 2
GIDP: Á. Alberganza
Sac Bunt: M. Gray
Sac Fly: A. Reilly
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: Á. Alberganza (11)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Laing 2 (40) , G. Murphy 2 (32)
COVENTRY PITCHING LINESCORE SHEFFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Holden W (23-13) 9.0 13 3 3 2 3 0 144 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Holden 50
Batters Faced: B. Holden 40
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Holden 10-12
Pitches - Strikes: B. Holden 144-90
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Mendoza L (14-19) 6.0 12 8 7 6 3 0 118 2.60   
M. Gray 3.0 4 4 3 1 0 0 58 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Mendoza 15
Batters Faced: E. Mendoza 37, M. Gray 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Mendoza 6-7, M. Gray 4-5
Pitches - Strikes: E. Mendoza 118-72, M. Gray 58-36
Hit Batsmen: E. Mendoza , M. Gray
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Benjamin Brown
Ballpark: Talons Park
Weather: Clear skies (22 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 km/h
Start Time: 2:05 PM GMT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 1020
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