LEAGUE OF THE GREAT LAKES
MARQUETTE SMELTERS AT SUPERIOR WHALEBACKS
10/03/1908
 
LEAGUE OF THE GREAT LAKES
MARQUETTE SMELTERS AT SUPERIOR WHALEBACKS
GAME ID: 20579 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD , 1908 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Marquette Smelters (78-40) 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 11 0
Superior Whalebacks (47-72) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0
Whalebacks Fall, 7-2, to Marquette
Valerio Álvarez, who is tied for 9th in the WGLA in strikeouts with 169, was locked in. The right-hander led the Marquette Smelters to a 7-2 win against the Superior Whalebacks at Edmund Fitzgerald Park. Álvarez picked up the win for Marquette, going 8.2 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 20-7. The first-place Smelters sport a record of 78-40.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Nicandro Rodríguez? The Marquette third baseman had a 2-run single in the top of the second inning to put the Smelters on top, 2-0. For the game, Rodríguez had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Valerio did what Valerio does," said Marquette manager Randy Silander.
MARQUETTE BATTING LINESCORE SUPERIOR BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martín RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .281 0 43
A. Paniagua C 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .290 1 64
S. Walker LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .303 7 47
R. Freeman CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .301 1 43
Á. Morales 1B 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 .267 1 44
M. Lara DH 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .429 0 2
B. Benavides 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .338 1 13
N. Rodríguez 3B 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .267 1 46
G. Underhill SS 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .232 1 28
Totals 33 7 11 7 4 5 15      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Freeman (22, 2nd Inning off J. Cooper, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Rodríguez (20, 4th Inning off J. Cooper, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Benavides (4, 6th Inning off J. Cooper, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Martín (20, 9th Inning off P. Pérez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Martín 2 , A. Paniagua 2 , R. Freeman 2 , M. Lara 3 , B. Benavides 2 , N. Rodríguez 3 , G. Underhill
2-out RBI: M. Lara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Martín , A. Paniagua
GIDP: J. Martín
Sac Fly: R. Freeman
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Walker (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Morales-Underhill-Álvarez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
U. Díaz 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219 3 19
H. Valadez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 1 15
N. Snyder RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .307 0 21
L. Lincoln LF 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .340 2 41
   a-R. Pedroza PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 3 49
   b-G. Banks LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .378 0 15
V. Luján SS 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 .282 2 29
P. Pérez CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .249 3 28
F. Santa Cruz DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .206 4 32
   c-R. Wells DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 0 26
T. Soto C 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .234 3 28
   d-L. Cedillo PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .190 2 8
R. Santiago 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .190 0 23
Totals 30 2 5 1 4 6 17      
a - R. Pedroza pinch hit for L. Lincoln in the 8th
b - G. Banks substituted for R. Pedroza in the 9th
c - R. Wells inserted as DH in the 9th
d - L. Cedillo pinch hit for T. Soto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Soto (13, 5th Inning off V. Álvarez, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Wells (19, 9th Inning off V. Álvarez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Valadez , L. Lincoln , R. Wells 2 , T. Soto 2 , R. Santiago
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Luján , F. Santa Cruz , R. Santiago 2
GIDP: U. Díaz
Sac Bunt: V. Luján
Hit by Pitch: V. Luján
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Pérez (18)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Valadez-Luján-Valadez)
OF assists: 2 (Snyder(Lara at 3rd base), Snyder(Walker at 3rd base))
PB: T. Soto
MARQUETTE PITCHING LINESCORE SUPERIOR PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Álvarez W (20-7) 8.2 5 2 2 4 6 0 130 3.17   
A. Músquez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Álvarez 68
Batters Faced: V. Álvarez 35, A. Músquez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Álvarez 13-6, A. Músquez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. Álvarez 130-73, A. Músquez 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Músquez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: V. Álvarez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cooper L (8-15) 5.0 9 7 7 4 2 0 85 4.94   
P. Pérez 4.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 42 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cooper 19
Batters Faced: J. Cooper 25, P. Pérez 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cooper 4-6, P. Pérez 6-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cooper 85-47, P. Pérez 42-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Pérez 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Valerio Álvarez
Ballpark: Edmund Fitzgerald Park
Weather: Cloudy (31 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 km/h
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 2978
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