CROWN OF THE FOUR FLOWERS
LONDON FOG AT BIRMINGHAM TRADESMEN
07/23/1908
 
CROWN OF THE FOUR FLOWERS
LONDON FOG AT BIRMINGHAM TRADESMEN
GAME ID: 9258 - THURSDAY, JULY 23RD , 1908 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
London Fog (50-26) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Birmingham Tradesmen (34-42) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 12 0
Tradesmen Win Nail-Biter in 12
Birmingham starter Asdrúbal León pitched well against the London Fog at Tradesmen Grounds. The left-hander led his team to a win, 5-4, in 12 innings. The Tradesmen now own a record of 34-42.

The game-ending blow was delivered by Fergus Davies in the bottom of the 12th. That's when he hit a solo home run off 25-year old right-handed pitcher Crispín Saavedra to win it for Birmingham and cause the home crowd to erupt in celebration.

Said Davies: "What's not to like about a walk-off win?"
LONDON BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Á. Ramírez CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .212 5 26
   d-R. Rodríguez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356 9 18
   f-T. Morales LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 1 4
B. Nava LF 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .281 2 18
   e-R. Flores PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .367 0 2
   g-D. Thompson CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 5 16
V. Cantú DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244 5 32
   a-E. Uria DH 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 .423 0 1
A. Brace 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .232 15 41
   h-T. Connolly PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 0 2
M. Montenegro C 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .262 4 24
   i-J. Sánchez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 1 6
   j-R. González C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 3 11
J. Vergara 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .204 6 29
G. Alvarado RF, CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .302 2 11
C. Morales SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .236 7 22
E. Hernández 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 4
   b-R. Macías PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 1 2
   c-H. Elizondo 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206 2 19
Totals 42 4 8 4 1 8 12      
a - E. Uria inserted as DH in the 8th
b - R. Macías pinch hit for E. Hernández in the 9th
c - H. Elizondo substituted for R. Macías in the 9th
d - R. Rodríguez pinch hit for Á. Ramírez in the 10th
e - R. Flores pinch hit for B. Nava in the 10th
f - T. Morales substituted for R. Rodríguez in the 10th
g - D. Thompson substituted for R. Flores in the 10th
h - T. Connolly pinch hit for A. Brace in the 11th
i - J. Sánchez pinch hit for M. Montenegro in the 11th
j - R. González substituted for J. Sánchez in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Brace (13, 8th Inning off A. León, 2 on, 1 out) , G. Alvarado (8, 12th Inning off C. Reyna, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Á. Ramírez , B. Nava 2 , V. Cantú , A. Brace 2 , G. Alvarado 2 , C. Morales , E. Hernández
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Morales , B. Nava , A. Brace , J. Vergara
Sac Fly: M. Montenegro
Hit by Pitch: Á. Ramírez , E. Hernández
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
É. Martín LF 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .191 2 10
   b-I. Herrera PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .233 1 5
A. Pérez 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .302 5 32
M. Farías 1B, LF 4 2 1 0 2 1 1 .279 3 22
E. Vilain DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .310 8 40
   a-J. O'Doherty DH 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 .217 0 2
H. Rangel C 6 0 1 2 0 3 5 .258 2 27
J. Rabadán CF 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 .213 0 20
F. Davies RF 5 1 2 1 1 2 2 .172 1 7
A. Hernández SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .180 1 7
S. King 3B 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 .193 7 23
Totals 42 5 12 5 7 10 19      
a - J. O'Doherty inserted as DH in the 8th
b - I. Herrera pinch hit for É. Martín in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Rangel (11, 4th Inning off R. Martín, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Pérez (24, 5th Inning off R. Martín, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Rabadán (8, 6th Inning off R. Martín, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. O'Doherty (1, 8th Inning off R. Martín, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Farías (16, 8th Inning off R. Martín, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Davies (1, 12th Inning off C. Saavedra, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Herrera , A. Pérez 2 , M. Farías 2 , E. Vilain , J. O'Doherty 3 , H. Rangel 2 , J. Rabadán 2 , F. Davies 5 , A. Hernández , S. King
2-out RBI: A. Pérez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Herrera , A. Pérez , M. Farías , H. Rangel , F. Davies 2 , A. Hernández
Sac Bunt: É. Martín , A. Pérez
Hit by Pitch: A. Pérez
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: É. Martín (13)
CS: E. Vilain (1) , F. Davies (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pérez-Farías)
LONDON PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Martín 8.1 9 4 4 4 9 0 171 2.33   
C. Saavedra L (1-2) 3.0 3 1 1 3 1 1 65 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Martín 54
Batters Faced: R. Martín 37, C. Saavedra 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Martín 8-6, C. Saavedra 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Martín 171-104, C. Saavedra 65-41
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Saavedra 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Martín
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. León 9.0 7 4 4 1 4 0 123 5.07   
C. Reyna W (10-10) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 32 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. León 60
Batters Faced: A. León 36, C. Reyna 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. León 11-11, C. Reyna 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. León 123-67, C. Reyna 32-25
Hit Batsmen: A. León 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Asdrúbal León
Ballpark: Tradesmen Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (14 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 km/h
Start Time: 7:35 PM GMT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 2531
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