CROWN OF THE FOUR FLOWERS
DERBY RAMS AT BIRMINGHAM TRADESMEN
09/18/1908
 
CROWN OF THE FOUR FLOWERS
DERBY RAMS AT BIRMINGHAM TRADESMEN
GAME ID: 20464 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 1908 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Derby Rams (43-87) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 1
Birmingham Tradesmen (47-84) 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 6 10 2
Tradesmen Handle Rams, Grab 6-1 Win
Birmingham and Derby got after it at Tradesmen Grounds.

Birmingham starter Pablo Espinoza pitched well against the Derby Rams at Tradesmen Grounds. The right-hander led his team to a win, 6-1. Espinoza got the win, improving to 10-19. He gave up 7 hits and walked 3 over 9 innings. He allowed 1 run.

The tide might have turned in the top of the fourth, had not Pablo Espinoza made a big pitch. With the bases loaded and the Rams trailing 5-0, he retired Oliver Colón when the Derby shortstop grounded out.

The last-place Rams dropped to 43-87.
DERBY BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Ramírez CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .227 9 38
M. Duff RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .264 14 47
N. Díaz DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .297 6 36
G. Maitland 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .236 18 49
J. Rodríguez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .277 1 21
J. Velásquez C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .212 5 17
F. Watson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .100 1 1
O. Colón SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 .228 10 32
O. Cruz 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 4
   a-L. Houghton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .153 2 6
   b-J. Báez 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 1 8
Totals 30 1 7 1 3 4 17      
a - L. Houghton pinch hit for O. Cruz in the 7th
b - J. Báez substituted for L. Houghton in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Velásquez (4, 6th Inning off P. Espinoza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Ramírez , M. Duff 2 , N. Díaz , J. Rodríguez , J. Velásquez 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Díaz 2 , J. Rodríguez , F. Watson 2 , O. Colón
GIDP: M. Duff 2 , J. Rodríguez
Hit by Pitch: N. Díaz , O. Colón , O. Cruz
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Colón (11)
CS: N. Díaz (5) , G. Maitland (10)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Colón (29)
Double Plays: 4 (Cruz-Rodríguez-Maitland, Colón-Rodríguez-Maitland, Colón-Rodríguez-Maitland, Báez-Rodríguez-Maitland)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
É. Martín LF 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .210 2 20
P. Thorpe 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .198 0 11
M. Farías RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .274 6 48
E. Vilain DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .267 10 62
H. Rangel C 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .253 4 45
J. Rabadán CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .225 2 36
N. Taylor 1B 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .228 3 8
S. King 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .185 8 33
C. Phoenix SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .176 5 34
Totals 30 6 10 5 6 3 14      
BATTING
Triples: E. Vilain (3, 7th Inning off A. González, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Taylor (3, 6th Inning off A. González, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: É. Martín 3 , P. Thorpe , E. Vilain 4 , H. Rangel , J. Rabadán , N. Taylor 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Rangel , C. Phoenix 2
GIDP: M. Farías , J. Rabadán , S. King 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: É. Martín (19)
CS: É. Martín (10)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Thorpe (8) , H. Rangel (4)
Double Plays: 3 (King-Thorpe-Taylor, Taylor-Phoenix-Taylor, King-Thorpe-Taylor)
DERBY PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Smith L (11-16) 4.0 6 5 5 4 2 0 70 4.80   
A. González 4.0 4 1 1 2 1 1 52 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Smith 28
Batters Faced: R. Smith 21, A. González 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Smith 7-1, A. González 6-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Smith 70-36, A. González 52-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. González 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Espinoza W (10-19) 9.0 7 1 1 3 4 0 133 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Espinoza 70
Batters Faced: P. Espinoza 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Espinoza 12-6
Pitches - Strikes: P. Espinoza 133-83
WP: P. Espinoza
Hit Batsmen: P. Espinoza 3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pablo Espinoza
Ballpark: Tradesmen Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (14 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 14 km/h
Start Time: 7:05 PM GMT
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 2786
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