GREAT BRITISH BASE-OFF
COVENTRY MOTORS AT SHEFFIELD TALONS
09/23/1897
 
GREAT BRITISH BASE-OFF
COVENTRY MOTORS AT SHEFFIELD TALONS
GAME ID: 8099 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 1897 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Coventry Motors (78-39) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3
Sheffield Talons (56-58) 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 X 8 12 0
Talons Stick Motors with 8-3 Loss
Behind the hitting of Álvaro Alberganza, the Sheffield Talons stopped the Coventry Motors, 8-3. Alberganza was 4 for 5 with 2 doubles and 2 singles, while adding 4 RBI for the Talons. Sean Hawkins was the winning pitcher. Over 9 innings, he allowed 3 runs on 3 hits, with 6 walks and 3 strikeouts. Sheffield, at 56-58, holds down 4th place in the All-Team Circuit English Baseball Championship.

With Sheffield leading 1-0 in the bottom of the second, Alberganza hit a curveball from Joseph Garrett for a bases-clearing double. It was his 15th double of the season and put the Talons ahead, 4-0.

Alberganza called the win "what playing unselfish baseball looks like."
COVENTRY BATTING LINESCORE SHEFFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. González LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .242 2 45
F. O'Doherty 3B 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 .291 8 70
B. Sapsford RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .307 12 59
   a-L. Downie PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265 3 67
M. Dawson CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .308 11 84
B. Brown 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .290 10 87
A. Baker SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 1 26
Q. Carmichael 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .271 1 49
D. Halkett C 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .182 0 20
J. Garrett P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279 2 30
   R. Rosales P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-A. Gordillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 0 12
Totals 30 3 3 2 6 3 15      
a - L. Downie pinch hit for B. Sapsford in the 8th
b - A. Gordillo pinch hit for R. Rosales in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Halkett (12, 9th Inning off S. Hawkins, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. González , D. Halkett 2 , R. Rosales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. González , B. Sapsford , L. Downie , M. Dawson
Hit by Pitch: L. González
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. González 2 (66)

FIELDING
Errors: L. González (20) , A. Baker (16) , Q. Carmichael (35)
Double Plays: 2 (Baker-Carmichael-Brown, O'Doherty-Carmichael-Brown)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Laing CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .294 1 51
Á. Alberganza SS 5 0 4 4 0 0 2 .248 4 47
M. Bartlett 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .270 5 49
A. Byrne RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .270 1 40
A. Reilly 3B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .221 6 54
G. Murphy 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .276 5 55
A. Owen LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .225 6 29
E. Stead C 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .252 0 15
S. Hawkins P 2 0 1 0 0 1 9 .143 1 3
Totals 34 8 12 8 3 1 27      
BATTING
Doubles: Á. Alberganza 2 (15, 1st Inning off J. Garrett, 0 on, 1 out; 2nd Inning off J. Garrett, 3 on, 2 outs) , G. Murphy (17, 4th Inning off J. Garrett, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Byrne (16, 8th Inning off R. Rosales, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Laing , Á. Alberganza 6 , A. Byrne 2 , A. Reilly , G. Murphy 2 , A. Owen , E. Stead 2 , S. Hawkins
2-out RBI: K. Laing , Á. Alberganza 2 , G. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Á. Alberganza , M. Bartlett , A. Byrne 2 , A. Reilly , A. Owen
GIDP: M. Bartlett , E. Stead
Sac Bunt: S. Hawkins 2
Hit by Pitch: K. Laing , M. Bartlett
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Byrne (65) , A. Reilly (24) , A. Owen (22)
COVENTRY PITCHING LINESCORE SHEFFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Garrett L (29-8) 6.0 8 8 3 3 1 0 124 2.74   
R. Rosales 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Garrett 32
Batters Faced: J. Garrett 33, R. Rosales 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Garrett 13-4, R. Rosales 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Garrett 124-78, R. Rosales 20-14
Hit Batsmen: J. Garrett 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Hawkins W (7-12) 9.0 3 3 3 6 3 0 129 4.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hawkins 66
Batters Faced: S. Hawkins 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hawkins 13-11
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hawkins 129-74
WP: S. Hawkins
Hit Batsmen: S. Hawkins
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Álvaro Alberganza
Ballpark: Talons Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (22 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 km/h
Start Time: 2:05 PM GMT
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 996
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