CROWN OF THE FOUR FLOWERS
WINCHESTER BARONS AT SHEFFIELD TALONS
07/17/1908
 
CROWN OF THE FOUR FLOWERS
WINCHESTER BARONS AT SHEFFIELD TALONS
GAME ID: 9186 - FRIDAY, JULY 17TH , 1908 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Winchester Barons (41-29) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 9 7 0
Sheffield Talons (32-38) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 9 0
Gaitán Powers Barons to 9-5 Win
Winchester catcher Ofelio Gaitán was instrumental in helping the Barons triumph, 9-5, over the Sheffield Talons. Gaitán was 2 for 4 with a home run and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 3 and driving in 4. The Barons now have a record of 41-29 with the win over Sheffield.

The game was all tied up in the top of the ninth, until Gaitán delivered big-time for Winchester, stroking a dramatic grand slam home run off Hernán Hurtado. The game-changing hit put the Barons on top, 9-5.

"This is a very good team," said Gaitán. "We have the chance to do something special."
WINCHESTER BATTING LINESCORE SHEFFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
É. Ruiz RF 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 .217 4 14
S. Ruiz LF, CF 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 .192 0 13
P. Trujillo 1B 5 1 0 0 0 0 6 .299 5 35
O. Gaitán C 4 3 2 4 0 0 3 .324 8 45
E. Díaz 2B 5 0 2 3 0 0 1 .308 2 25
J. Álvarez CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .260 1 17
   a-V. Maisonet PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258 5 14
E. Corpus DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .167 0 3
   c-R. Yeardley DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .204 0 5
D. Martínez SS 3 0 1 1 0 2 6 .231 0 9
E. Bonilla 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .187 2 20
   b-M. Smith PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211 1 8
   d-D. Williamson 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 4
Totals 33 9 7 9 5 6 26      
a - V. Maisonet pinch hit for J. Álvarez in the 8th
b - M. Smith pinch hit for E. Bonilla in the 9th
c - R. Yeardley inserted as DH in the 9th
d - D. Williamson substituted for M. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Díaz (13, 8th Inning off A. Hernández, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: O. Gaitán (8, 9th Inning off H. Hurtado, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: É. Ruiz , O. Gaitán 5 , E. Díaz 3 , E. Corpus , D. Martínez
2-out RBI: O. Gaitán , E. Díaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Maisonet , D. Martínez , E. Bonilla
Sac Fly: D. Martínez
Hit by Pitch: S. Ruiz , O. Gaitán
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Araujo 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .256 4 21
A. Ravenscroft DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .228 1 12
I. Muñoz RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .268 2 22
G. Mejía LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .234 7 31
C. Schmid CF 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 .281 9 40
J. Claudio SS 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .255 12 39
S. Santiago 1B 3 1 2 3 0 1 0 .284 3 11
   a-G. Johnston 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
C. Herrera 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .217 3 13
T. Castorena C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210 4 16
Totals 34 5 9 5 2 11 9      
a - G. Johnston substituted for S. Santiago in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Claudio (6, 2nd Inning off M. de la Cruz, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Schmid (10, 4th Inning off M. de la Cruz, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Santiago (3, 4th Inning off M. de la Cruz, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Claudio (12, 6th Inning off M. de la Cruz, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Muñoz , G. Mejía , C. Schmid 2 , J. Claudio 6 , S. Santiago 5 , C. Herrera 2
2-out RBI: , S. Santiago 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Claudio , C. Herrera , T. Castorena
Sac Bunt: C. Schmid
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Mejía (11) , C. Herrera (7)
CS: I. Muñoz (11)
WINCHESTER PITCHING LINESCORE SHEFFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. de la Cruz W (10-7) 9.0 9 5 5 2 11 2 143 3.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. de la Cruz 58
Batters Faced: M. de la Cruz 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. de la Cruz 9-6
Pitches - Strikes: M. de la Cruz 143-90
Balk: M. de la Cruz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Hernández L (7-9) 8.0 6 7 7 4 6 0 132 3.35   
H. Hurtado BS (2) 1.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 15 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Hernández 44
Batters Faced: A. Hernández 36, H. Hurtado 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Hernández 11-7, H. Hurtado 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Hernández 132-79, H. Hurtado 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Hurtado 3-3
WP: A. Hernández
Hit Batsmen: A. Hernández 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ofelio Gaitán
Ballpark: Talons Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (17 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 19 km/h
Start Time: 7:05 PM GMT
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 3137
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