LEAGUE OF THE GREAT LAKES
UTICA HALF MOONS AT IRONDEQUOIT PEACH KINGS
09/23/1908
 
LEAGUE OF THE GREAT LAKES
UTICA HALF MOONS AT IRONDEQUOIT PEACH KINGS
GAME ID: 20235 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 1908 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Utica Half Moons (64-45) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Irondequoit Peach Kings (58-55) 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 3 X 12 11 0
Balbuena, on Top of His Game, Beats Utica, 12-0
Atanasio Balbuena was in a mood to talk following the Irondequoit Peach Kings contest against the Utica Half Moons, expounding to BNN reporters on his pitching philosophy. He had good reason to be excitable, having tossed a complete game shutout of the Half Moons, 12-0.

"There are three important elements in pitching success: location, location, and location," Balbuena said. "I was hitting my spots time and time again."

The left-hander blanked Utica on a 4-hitter, allowing 5 walks and racking up 7 strikeouts.

To date this year, Balbuena has compiled a 17-12 mark with a 2.98 ERA in 29 starts.
UTICA BATTING LINESCORE IRONDEQUOIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Dills LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .274 3 32
   b-R. Vinson PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 0 0
R. Cortez RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293 2 46
   c-J. González PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 0 0
N. Piñeda 1B, 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .367 2 80
   d-J. Marin PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 4 36
P. Valero 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .317 2 57
   e-C. Valverde PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 0 0
G. Wright SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 9 65
   a-T. Martínez PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .188 0 1
H. Duque DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .258 0 11
M. Salazar 3B, SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .282 1 42
   f-G. Quinn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .346 0 1
M. Porter CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .179 0 3
   g-M. Norton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .367 0 13
R. Kleinow C 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .200 0 4
Totals 28 0 4 0 5 7 20      
a - T. Martínez pinch hit for G. Wright in the 7th
b - R. Vinson pinch hit for M. Dills in the 7th
c - J. González pinch hit for R. Cortez in the 8th
d - J. Marin pinch hit for N. Piñeda in the 8th
e - C. Valverde pinch hit for P. Valero in the 8th
f - G. Quinn pinch hit for M. Salazar in the 9th
g - M. Norton pinch hit for M. Porter in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Wright (13, 4th Inning off A. Balbuena, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Dills (17, 6th Inning off A. Balbuena, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Duque (10, 7th Inning off A. Balbuena, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Dills 2 , G. Wright 2 , T. Martínez , H. Duque 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Vinson , P. Valero , H. Duque
GIDP: P. Valero
Sac Bunt: R. Cortez
Hit by Pitch: H. Duque
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Duque (2)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Ortega (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Valero-Wright-Piñeda)
OF assists: 1 (Porter(Schaffer at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Ruiz LF 1 3 0 0 3 0 1 .285 4 49
   b-K. Ford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 3
   c-L. Martínez 3B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
O. Lewis DH 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 .254 9 43
A. Valenzuela 1B, 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .344 6 68
A. Martín SS 4 1 1 3 1 0 3 .309 0 37
C. Vaca C 4 1 3 1 1 1 1 .318 3 48
J. Schaffer 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 .295 1 40
M. Luján CF 4 1 1 2 1 0 4 .280 1 32
J. Valdez RF 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 .203 1 13
D. Miller 3B 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .252 1 31
   a-M. Bautista PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 33 12 11 11 9 1 21      
a - M. Bautista pinch hit for D. Miller in the 7th
b - K. Ford pinch hit for I. Ruiz in the 7th
c - L. Martínez substituted for K. Ford in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Martín (17, 5th Inning off A. Ortega, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Miller (11, 6th Inning off A. Ortega, 2 on, 0 outs) , C. Vaca (27, 8th Inning off P. Ortega, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Lewis (9, 1st Inning off A. Ortega, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Lewis 4 , A. Valenzuela , A. Martín 2 , C. Vaca 4 , J. Schaffer 2 , M. Luján , D. Miller 3
2-out RBI: A. Martín , J. Schaffer , M. Luján
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Vaca , M. Luján , J. Valdez
GIDP: A. Martín
Sac Bunt: J. Schaffer
Hit by Pitch: O. Lewis
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Ruiz (21)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Valenzuela-Martín-Valenzuela)
UTICA PITCHING LINESCORE IRONDEQUOIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Ortega L (14-12) 5.0 9 8 6 4 1 1 93 3.64   
L. Quiroz 2.1 0 3 2 5 0 0 53 4.33   
P. Ortega 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 9 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Ortega 18
Batters Faced: A. Ortega 27, L. Quiroz 13, P. Ortega 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Ortega 8-4, L. Quiroz 4-3, P. Ortega 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Ortega 93-52, L. Quiroz 53-25, P. Ortega 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Quiroz 1-1 , P. Ortega 2-2
Hit Batsmen: L. Quiroz
Balk: A. Ortega
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Balbuena W (17-12) 9.0 4 0 0 5 7 0 150 2.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Balbuena 81
Batters Faced: A. Balbuena 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Balbuena 10-8
Pitches - Strikes: A. Balbuena 150-87
Hit Batsmen: A. Balbuena
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Atanasio Balbuena
Ballpark: Fairweather Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (29 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 14 km/h
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 2581
Special Notes: RP Luis Quiroz was injured while pitching.
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