CROWN OF THE FOUR FLOWERS
BIRMINGHAM TRADESMEN AT SHEFFIELD TALONS
08/22/1908
 
CROWN OF THE FOUR FLOWERS
BIRMINGHAM TRADESMEN AT SHEFFIELD TALONS
GAME ID: 9595 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 1908 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Tradesmen (42-60) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Sheffield Talons (48-56) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Down Goes Sheffield, 1-0, to Birmingham
The Birmingham Tradesmen and Sheffield Talons put on a pitchers' duel.

The Birmingham Tradesmen, behind a great outing from Clyde McDermott, who is tied for 8th in the BFE&W with a 7.2 K/9 rate, defeated the Sheffield Talons, 1-0, at Talons Grounds. Earning the save was Cástico Reyna. He's now cashed in 4 of 4 save opportunities.

Peter Thorpe had a direct impact on the outcome. Thorpe contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put Birmingham up, 1-0.

"I was a little disappointed," said Sheffield manager Israel García. "We could've and should've scored more runs."

At 42-60, the Tradesmen find themselves in 5th place in the Baseball Federation of England & Wales English Baseball Championship.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE SHEFFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
É. Martín LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .196 2 14
A. Pérez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .290 6 40
M. Farías RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .278 5 32
E. Vilain DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .279 8 47
H. Rangel C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .244 2 33
S. Watson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .207 0 3
S. King 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .201 7 27
C. Phoenix SS 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .183 4 29
P. Thorpe 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .186 0 10
Totals 30 1 6 1 3 4 10      
BATTING
Total Bases: E. Vilain 2 , S. Watson , S. King , P. Thorpe 2
2-out RBI: P. Thorpe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Pérez 2
GIDP: H. Rangel
Sac Bunt: É. Martín
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Phoenix (8)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Thorpe (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Thorpe-Phoenix-Pérez, Rangel-Thorpe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Muñoz RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .279 3 32
C. Herrera 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .217 5 18
   d-A. Ravenscroft PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 1 19
F. Pauper DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .310 7 58
G. Mejía LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .241 8 39
C. Schmid CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 12 55
O. Araujo 3B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .251 6 32
P. Dawson 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .198 4 8
   a-E. Alfaro PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 6
   c-S. Santiago SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 4 14
J. Claudio SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 16 51
   b-D. Petty PH, 1B, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .204 4 13
T. Castorena C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .202 5 20
Totals 29 0 5 0 3 5 14      
a - E. Alfaro pinch hit for P. Dawson in the 7th
b - D. Petty pinch hit for J. Claudio in the 7th
c - S. Santiago substituted for E. Alfaro in the 8th
d - A. Ravenscroft pinch hit for C. Herrera in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: F. Pauper , O. Araujo , P. Dawson , D. Petty , T. Castorena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Muñoz , C. Herrera , O. Araujo
GIDP: F. Pauper
Sac Bunt: J. Claudio
Hit by Pitch: C. Herrera
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Herrera (11) , G. Mejía (16) , O. Araujo (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Araujo-Dawson, Herrera-Claudio-Dawson)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE SHEFFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. McDermott W (10-15) 6.2 5 0 0 3 4 0 87 4.94   
C. Reyna SV (4) 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 3.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. McDermott 65
Batters Faced: C. McDermott 27, C. Reyna 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. McDermott 6-7, C. Reyna 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: C. McDermott 87-52, C. Reyna 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Reyna 2-0
Hit Batsmen: C. McDermott
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Rodríguez L (9-13) 7.2 5 1 1 3 3 0 87 4.61   
L. Rodríguez 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 1.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Rodríguez 65
Batters Faced: G. Rodríguez 29, L. Rodríguez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Rodríguez 9-9, L. Rodríguez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Rodríguez 87-55, L. Rodríguez 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Rodríguez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Clyde McDermott
Ballpark: Talons Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (18 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 14 km/h
Start Time: 3:05 PM GMT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 3116
Special Notes: Rain delay of 83 minutes in the 5th inning.
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