UNITED STATES LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT ST. LOUIS BROWNS
08/19/1908
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UNITED STATES LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT ST. LOUIS BROWNS
GAME ID: 1733 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 1908 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (48-51) 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 6 13 0
St. Louis Browns (36-63) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 1
Browns Handled by Cleveland, 6-1
The Cleveland Spiders picked up a win at Sportsman's Park I, topping the St. Louis Browns, 6-1. On the mound for Cleveland was right-hander John Alder. He played a principal role in the triumph. With the win over St. Louis, the Spiders improved to 48-51.

With Cleveland leading 3-0 in the top of the fifth, Alder hit a 2-run single off St. Louis hurler Doc Amole. It was the 9th hit of the season for Alder and put his team ahead, 5-0.

"That was a really good outing by John," said Cleveland manager Russ McKelvy.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Ritchey 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .262 0 8
E. Heidrick RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .255 1 38
G. Davis CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .238 3 36
T. Jordan 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .272 10 50
T. Turner SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 6 .247 0 28
B. Terry C 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 .258 1 26
S. Mertes LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .327 0 6
P. Foster 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .245 0 23
J. Alder P 4 0 2 3 0 2 1 .138 0 5
Totals 39 6 13 6 1 8 27      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Turner (7, 2nd Inning off D. Amole, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Mertes (1, 4th Inning off D. Amole, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Turner (6, 6th Inning off D. Amole, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Ritchey 2 , E. Heidrick 2 , G. Davis , T. Jordan , T. Turner 5 , S. Mertes 4 , P. Foster , J. Alder 2
2-out RBI: T. Turner , J. Alder
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Ritchey , G. Davis , T. Jordan 2 , B. Terry 2
Sac Bunt: T. Turner
Sac Fly: S. Mertes
Hit by Pitch: B. Terry
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Ritchey (6) , E. Heidrick (17) , G. Davis (16) , T. Turner (24) , P. Foster (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Long 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .225 0 21
J. Kane LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .238 0 20
J. Williams 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .266 5 38
D. Green RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .240 0 32
T. Jeffery 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .268 0 18
H. Armbruster CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 0 17
J. Knight SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .228 1 27
G. Gibson C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .198 0 25
D. Amole P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   E. Plank P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Sockalexis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 5
   J. Rose P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
   b-G. Schaefer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 1 17
Totals 33 1 8 1 1 3 14      
a - L. Sockalexis pinch hit for E. Plank in the 7th
b - G. Schaefer pinch hit for J. Rose in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Long (8, 3rd Inning off J. Alder, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Green (8, 6th Inning off J. Alder, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Long 3 , J. Kane 2 , J. Williams , D. Green 4 , T. Jeffery
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Williams 2 , J. Knight , G. Gibson
Sac Bunt: H. Armbruster
Sac Fly: T. Jeffery
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Long (17) , D. Green (11)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Williams (12)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Alder W (10-9) 9.0 8 1 1 1 3 0 120 2.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Alder 69
Batters Faced: J. Alder 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Alder 11-13
Pitches - Strikes: J. Alder 120-76
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Amole L (3-7) 5.2 12 6 6 1 4 0 106 3.49   
E. Plank 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 4.06   
J. Rose 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 33 2.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Amole 24
Batters Faced: D. Amole 32, E. Plank 4, J. Rose 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Amole 7-6, E. Plank 1-1, J. Rose 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Amole 106-67, E. Plank 20-13, J. Rose 33-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Plank 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Amole
Balk: D. Amole
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Alder
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park I
Weather: Partly Cloudy (28 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 14 km/h
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 3645
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