CROWN OF THE FOUR FLOWERS
BIRMINGHAM TRADESMEN AT SHEFFIELD TALONS
08/20/1908
 
CROWN OF THE FOUR FLOWERS
BIRMINGHAM TRADESMEN AT SHEFFIELD TALONS
GAME ID: 9583 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 1908 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Tradesmen (41-60) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
Sheffield Talons (48-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1
Tradesmen Drop Close One Late
The Talons faced a stiff challenge from Birmingham pitcher Cástico Reyna, but persevered to claim a win at Talons Grounds. The final score was 1-0. Reyna went 8.2 innings and allowed 1 run. Darío Gil came out of the bullpen to earn the win. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 2 innings. His record now stands at 2-2. The 4th-place Talons bumped their record to 48-55.

Batting in the bottom of the ninth, 26-year old right fielder Marcial Gómez had a real shot to win the game. Birmingham pitcher Archie Hardy was determined not to let it happen. But with two outs, Gómez hit a run-scoring single. The Talons had a walk-off triumph.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Gómez said.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE SHEFFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
É. Martín LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .198 2 14
A. Pérez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .292 6 40
M. Farías RF, LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .280 5 32
E. Vilain DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 .276 8 47
   a-J. O'Doherty DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 4
H. Rangel C 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .247 2 33
J. Rabadán CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218 1 27
   b-I. Herrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218 1 5
   c-S. Watson CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 3
S. King 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 7 27
A. Hernández SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .178 1 7
P. Thorpe 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .176 0 9
   d-T. Conner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 2
   e-E. Turner 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 33 0 7 0 2 8 14      
a - J. O'Doherty inserted as DH in the 8th
b - I. Herrera pinch hit for J. Rabadán in the 8th
c - S. Watson substituted for I. Herrera in the 8th
d - T. Conner pinch hit for P. Thorpe in the 9th
e - E. Turner substituted for T. Conner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Farías (22, 1st Inning off T. Leith, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Pérez , M. Farías 3 , J. Rabadán , S. King , A. Hernández , P. Thorpe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Vilain , H. Rangel 2 , P. Thorpe
Sac Bunt: A. Hernández
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Thorpe (6)

FIELDING
Errors: É. Martín (6) , A. Pérez (9)
OF assists: 1 (Farías(Mejía at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Muñoz RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .282 3 32
A. Ravenscroft 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .248 1 19
F. Pauper DH 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .310 7 58
G. Mejía LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .243 8 39
C. Schmid CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 12 55
   c-M. Gómez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 0 6
O. Araujo 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251 6 32
J. Claudio SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228 16 51
C. Herrera 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 5 18
   a-E. Alfaro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 0 6
   b-M. Torres 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 5 24
T. Castorena C 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .200 5 20
Totals 29 1 4 0 1 7 8      
a - E. Alfaro pinch hit for C. Herrera in the 8th
b - M. Torres substituted for E. Alfaro in the 9th
c - M. Gómez pinch hit for C. Schmid in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Mejía (17, 4th Inning off C. Reyna, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Ravenscroft , G. Mejía 3 , M. Gómez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ravenscroft , J. Claudio
Sac Bunt: O. Araujo
Hit by Pitch: C. Schmid
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Muñoz (22)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Leith (2)
OF assists: 1 (Schmid(Hernández at 2nd base))
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE SHEFFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Reyna L (12-13) 8.2 3 1 0 1 7 0 106 3.25   
A. Hardy 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Reyna 82
Batters Faced: C. Reyna 31, A. Hardy 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Reyna 11-7, A. Hardy 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Reyna 106-67, A. Hardy 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hardy 1-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Reyna
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Leith 7.0 7 0 0 1 7 0 115 4.43   
D. Gil W (2-2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Leith 69
Batters Faced: T. Leith 29, D. Gil 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Leith 5-8, D. Gil 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Leith 115-77, D. Gil 21-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cástico Reyna
Ballpark: Talons Grounds
Weather: Rain (15 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 14 km/h
Start Time: 7:05 PM GMT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 1711
Special Notes: Rain delay of 28 minutes in the 8th inning.
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