CROWN OF THE FOUR FLOWERS
SHEFFIELD TALONS AT DERBY RAMS
08/08/1908
 
CROWN OF THE FOUR FLOWERS
SHEFFIELD TALONS AT DERBY RAMS
GAME ID: 9440 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 1908 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sheffield Talons (44-47) 1 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 0 10 10 0
Derby Rams (26-63) 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 10 2
Torres, Talons Beat Rams, 10-5
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the Sheffield Talons and Derby Rams.

The Sheffield Talons topped the Derby Rams, 10-5, at Derby Stadium. Sheffield second baseman Miguel Torres was a spark plug for the offense. He was 2-2 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 4. Gabriel Rodríguez was the winner. Over 6.2 innings, he yielded 5 runs on 10 hits, with 4 walks and 5 strikeouts.

Torres had a crucial hit for Sheffield with two out in the top of the fourth. With Sheffield trailing 3-1, Torres hit a grand slam home run. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Talons ahead, 5-3.

"Put the ball in play and good things will happen," said Torres.

The Talons raised their record to 44-47.
SHEFFIELD BATTING LINESCORE DERBY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Muñoz RF 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .282 3 30
A. Ravenscroft 1B 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .232 1 19
G. Mejía LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .250 8 38
F. Pauper DH 4 1 3 3 0 0 2 .326 7 56
C. Schmid CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .250 10 48
O. Araujo 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .254 6 28
J. Claudio SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .248 16 51
C. Herrera 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225 4 17
   a-M. Torres 2B 2 2 2 4 1 0 0 .295 5 24
T. Castorena C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .212 5 20
Totals 36 10 10 10 5 6 16      
a - M. Torres substituted for C. Herrera in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: I. Muñoz (15, 1st Inning off C. Velázquez, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Pauper (27, 4th Inning off C. Velázquez, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Mejía (15, 6th Inning off A. González, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Torres (5, 4th Inning off C. Velázquez, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Muñoz 2 , A. Ravenscroft , G. Mejía 3 , F. Pauper 4 , J. Claudio , M. Torres 5
2-out RBI: A. Ravenscroft , G. Mejía , F. Pauper 2 , M. Torres
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Muñoz , C. Schmid 2 , O. Araujo
GIDP: F. Pauper
Sac Fly: F. Pauper
Hit by Pitch: C. Schmid
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Claudio-Torres-Ravenscroft, Torres-Ravenscroft)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Ramírez CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .217 5 26
M. Duff RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .230 11 31
G. Maitland DH 3 1 2 2 2 1 0 .253 14 36
J. Goldberg LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .221 10 33
   a-L. Houghton PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154 1 3
J. Rodríguez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .283 0 10
   b-H. Arredondo PH, LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .191 1 5
B. Moreno C 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .218 5 17
D. Pinnock 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .150 1 2
O. Colón SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 5 19
   c-N. Díaz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322 5 19
   d-J. Báez SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147 0 5
J. Rizo 3B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .180 3 20
Totals 33 5 10 5 4 8 20      
a - L. Houghton pinch hit for J. Goldberg in the 7th
b - H. Arredondo pinch hit for J. Rodríguez in the 7th
c - N. Díaz pinch hit for O. Colón in the 8th
d - J. Báez substituted for N. Díaz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Ramírez (14, 1st Inning off G. Rodríguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Maitland (14, 3rd Inning off G. Rodríguez, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Arredondo (1, 7th Inning off G. Rodríguez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Ramírez 3 , M. Duff , G. Maitland 5 , J. Goldberg , H. Arredondo 4 , D. Pinnock 2 , O. Colón
2-out RBI: H. Arredondo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Ramírez , M. Duff , B. Moreno 2
GIDP: J. Rodríguez
Sac Bunt: M. Duff , O. Colón
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Ramírez (20) , B. Moreno (19) , D. Pinnock (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Duff (2) , O. Colón (19)
Double Plays: 1 (Houghton-Colón-González)
SHEFFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE DERBY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Rodríguez W (9-10) 6.2 10 5 5 4 5 2 103 4.64   
H. Hurtado 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 25 3.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Rodríguez 35
Batters Faced: G. Rodríguez 32, H. Hurtado 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Rodríguez 5-8, H. Hurtado 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Rodríguez 103-64, H. Hurtado 25-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Velázquez L (2-15) 4.1 4 6 6 3 5 1 74 5.43   
A. González 4.2 6 4 4 2 1 0 59 6.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Velázquez 33
Batters Faced: C. Velázquez 20, A. González 23
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Velázquez 3-5, A. González 7-5
Pitches - Strikes: C. Velázquez 74-44, A. González 59-41
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. González 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. González
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Miguel Torres
Ballpark: Derby Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (14 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 km/h
Start Time: 1:05 PM GMT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 3233
Special Notes: Celino Herrera was ejected in the 2nd inning for arguing a strike call.Rain delay of 59 minutes in the 6th inning.
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