BASEBALL LEAGUE OF NEW ENGLAND
BENNINGTON MELODEONS AT WATERVILLE ELMS
09/21/1908
 
BASEBALL LEAGUE OF NEW ENGLAND
BENNINGTON MELODEONS AT WATERVILLE ELMS
GAME ID: 25629 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 1908 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bennington Melodeons 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 10 0
Waterville Elms 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 0
Road Win Lifts Bennington to 2-1 Lead in DS
When the stakes were high, José Romero raised his game to match.

The right-handed Romero turned in a stellar performance in Game 3 of the Division Series, pitching a 9-inning, complete-game shutout to lead the Bennington Melodeons to victory. He allowed 8 hits and struck out 4. The win gave Bennington a 2-1 lead over the Waterville Elms in the best-of-7 series.

Bennington relied on the hitting of Rafael Hurtado to pick up the win. The center fielder ripped a 2-run single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Melodeons on top, 4-2. For the game, Hurtado had 1 triple and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"It was a solid team effort," said Romero after the game.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at The Grove in Waterville.
BENNINGTON BATTING LINESCORE WATERVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Bermudes 1B, CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .438 0 0
R. Hurtado CF, LF 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .286 0 3
B. Dixon DH 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .231 0 1
E. Velázquez RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .286 0 1
A. Sánchez LF 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .364 0 0
   c-J. Corona 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Leal 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
P. Rodríguez 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .182 0 0
H. Neville SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-I. Castellanos PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   d-Í. Morales C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Santos C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 0 0
   b-J. García PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   e-N. García SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4 4 8 19      
a - I. Castellanos pinch hit for H. Neville in the 9th
b - J. García pinch hit for A. Santos in the 9th
c - J. Corona substituted for A. Sánchez in the 9th
d - Í. Morales substituted for I. Castellanos in the 9th
e - N. García substituted for J. García in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Rodríguez (1, 7th Inning off Á. Piña, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Hurtado (1, 3rd Inning off Á. Piña, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Bermudes 2 , R. Hurtado 4 , B. Dixon 2 , A. Sánchez 2 , P. Rodríguez 2 , I. Castellanos
2-out RBI: R. Hurtado , B. Dixon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hurtado , E. Velázquez 2
GIDP: E. Velázquez
Sac Bunt: R. Hurtado
Hit by Pitch: J. García
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Hurtado(Cruz at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Espinosa LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   c-M. Payán PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
B. Martínez 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .154 0 0
V. Lebrón DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .182 0 0
J. Johnson RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .100 0 0
D. Day 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .385 0 1
P. López 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 0 0
   a-G. Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   b-J. Martínez 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
M. Díaz CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273 0 1
C. Amarante C 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 0 1
G. Brown SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2 1 4 15      
a - G. Cruz pinch hit for P. López in the 6th
b - J. Martínez substituted for G. Cruz in the 7th
c - M. Payán pinch hit for J. Espinosa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (1, 6th Inning off J. Romero, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Martínez (1, 7th Inning off J. Romero, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Espinosa , B. Martínez 3 , J. Johnson 2 , D. Day 2 , J. Martínez , C. Amarante
2-out RBI: D. Day , C. Amarante
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , V. Lebrón 2 , J. Johnson , P. López
Hit by Pitch: J. Espinosa , V. Lebrón
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martínez-Day-López)
OF assists: 1 (Johnson(García at 3rd base))
BENNINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE WATERVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Romero W (1-0) 9.0 8 2 2 1 4 0 113 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Romero 66
Batters Faced: J. Romero 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Romero 18-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Romero 113-74
Hit Batsmen: J. Romero 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Á. Piña L (0-1) 8.0 9 4 4 3 7 0 132 2.20   
J. Ocampo 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: Á. Piña 52
Batters Faced: Á. Piña 35, J. Ocampo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Á. Piña 8-8, J. Ocampo 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Á. Piña 132-86, J. Ocampo 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ocampo 2-2
Hit Batsmen: J. Ocampo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Romero
Ballpark: The Grove
Weather: Partly Cloudy (28 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 16 km/h
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 5029
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