CROWN OF THE FOUR FLOWERS
LONDON FOG AT SHEFFIELD TALONS
09/21/1908
 
CROWN OF THE FOUR FLOWERS
LONDON FOG AT SHEFFIELD TALONS
GAME ID: 20403 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 1908 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
London Fog (92-40) 0 0 1 1 4 4 1 0 1 12 17 0
Sheffield Talons (64-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 1
Fog Flatten Talons, 12-1
The London Fog got a good effort from starter Zak Gardner in defeating the Sheffield Talons at Talons Grounds. The final score was 12-1. Gardner picked up the win for London, going 8 innings. He gave up 1 run on 6 hits. He now sports a record of 9-3. The Fog lead the Baseball Federation of England & Wales English Baseball Championship by 15 games.

Menandro Montenegro had a big run-scoring double for the Fog in the top of the fourth inning. With London leading 1-0 and a runner on 1st, he got a sinker from 22-year old right-handed pitcher Gabriel Rodríguez and swatted a double to right-center. It was his 21st double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Fog ahead, 2-0.

"I really like what we did out there today," Montenegro said after the game.
LONDON BATTING LINESCORE SHEFFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Á. Ramírez CF 6 2 4 2 0 1 3 .245 13 51
B. Nava LF 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .302 4 36
   c-E. Hernández PH, 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .222 2 15
R. Rodríguez RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .342 30 66
   d-R. Macías PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 3 5
A. Brace 1B 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .252 27 76
   e-T. Connolly PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 4
   f-D. Thompson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 6 18
V. Cantú DH 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .273 12 60
M. Montenegro C 5 0 3 2 0 1 1 .294 7 60
J. Vergara 3B 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .225 11 45
H. Elizondo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .226 4 39
   a-T. Morales PH, LF 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .148 1 6
C. Morales SS 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 .268 12 47
   b-J. Sánchez PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241 1 8
Totals 41 12 17 12 6 5 25      
a - T. Morales pinch hit for H. Elizondo in the 7th
b - J. Sánchez pinch hit for C. Morales in the 7th
c - E. Hernández pinch hit for B. Nava in the 7th
d - R. Macías pinch hit for R. Rodríguez in the 8th
e - T. Connolly pinch hit for A. Brace in the 8th
f - D. Thompson substituted for T. Connolly in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Morales (19, 3rd Inning off G. Rodríguez, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Montenegro (21, 4th Inning off G. Rodríguez, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Brace (23, 6th Inning off A. Hernández, 3 on, 0 outs) , Á. Ramírez (24, 7th Inning off A. Hernández, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Nava (12, 3rd Inning off G. Rodríguez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Á. Ramírez (13, 5th Inning off G. Rodríguez, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Cantú (12, 5th Inning off G. Rodríguez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Á. Ramírez 8 , B. Nava 4 , E. Hernández , R. Rodríguez , A. Brace 3 , V. Cantú 5 , M. Montenegro 4 , J. Vergara , C. Morales 2
2-out RBI: B. Nava , E. Hernández
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rodríguez , R. Macías , A. Brace , C. Morales
GIDP: J. Vergara , H. Elizondo
Sac Bunt: B. Nava
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Nava (12)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Ramírez(Herrera at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Muñoz RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .311 8 43
A. Ravenscroft 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .266 2 32
G. Mejía LF, CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .236 11 51
F. Pauper DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .300 9 70
C. Schmid CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .249 16 75
   a-M. Gómez PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 0 9
O. Araujo 3B 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .259 8 42
   b-D. Petty PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .208 4 13
J. Claudio SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .215 21 67
C. Herrera 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .225 6 23
J. Alfaro C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .156 0 4
Totals 31 1 6 1 3 10 9      
a - M. Gómez pinch hit for C. Schmid in the 7th
b - D. Petty pinch hit for O. Araujo in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: I. Muñoz (8, 8th Inning off Z. Gardner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Muñoz 4 , G. Mejía , F. Pauper , O. Araujo 2 , C. Herrera
2-out RBI: I. Muñoz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Pauper 2 , J. Claudio
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Mejía (18)
CS: I. Muñoz (27)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Claudio (21)
Double Plays: 3 (Claudio-Herrera-Ravenscroft, Herrera-Claudio-Ravenscroft, Herrera-Claudio)
LONDON PITCHING LINESCORE SHEFFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Gardner W (9-3) 8.0 6 1 1 3 9 1 136 2.13   
C. Saavedra 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Gardner 72
Batters Faced: Z. Gardner 31, C. Saavedra 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Gardner 8-5, C. Saavedra 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Gardner 136-82, C. Saavedra 6-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Rodríguez L (11-18) 4.1 7 6 6 3 4 2 66 5.06   
A. Hernández 4.2 10 6 5 3 1 0 99 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Rodríguez 26
Batters Faced: G. Rodríguez 23, A. Hernández 25
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Rodríguez 5-4, A. Hernández 3-7
Pitches - Strikes: G. Rodríguez 66-41, A. Hernández 99-57
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zak Gardner
Ballpark: Talons Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (12 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 19 km/h
Start Time: 1:05 PM GMT
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 2919
Special Notes: Rain delay of 18 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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