CROWN OF THE FOUR FLOWERS
LONDON FOG AT BIRMINGHAM TRADESMEN
08/24/1908
 
CROWN OF THE FOUR FLOWERS
LONDON FOG AT BIRMINGHAM TRADESMEN
GAME ID: 9630 - MONDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 1908 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
London Fog (75-32) 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 14 0
Birmingham Tradesmen (43-62) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
Fog Spill Tradesmen, 5-3
The London Fog picked up a win at Tradesmen Grounds, knocking off the Birmingham Tradesmen, 5-3. Starting pitcher Rubén Martín played a key role in the triumph. London is now 75-32, Birmingham 43-62.

A critical at-bat came in the top of the ninth inning when the Fog sent 18-year-old designated hitter Ramiro Flores to the plate with the bases loaded. The youngster shook off the pressure and hit a run-scoring single, to put London on top, 5-3.

London manager Harry Deane was pleased with the team's effort. "It was just a good, gutsy performance by everybody," he said.
LONDON BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Á. Ramírez CF 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 .225 9 40
B. Nava LF 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .279 2 26
   a-V. Cantú LF, 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 .274 9 51
   c-R. Macías 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 3 5
R. Rodríguez RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .349 25 50
   d-G. Alvarado LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 2 15
A. Brace 1B, LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .241 22 57
   b-E. Uria PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .412 0 1
   e-D. Thompson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 5 16
R. Flores DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .283 0 3
M. Montenegro C 5 1 3 3 0 1 3 .302 7 47
J. Vergara 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .232 10 40
H. Elizondo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .205 3 26
C. Morales SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .252 10 35
Totals 39 5 14 5 2 10 18      
a - V. Cantú substituted for B. Nava in the 3rd
b - E. Uria pinch hit for A. Brace in the 9th
c - R. Macías substituted for V. Cantú in the 9th
d - G. Alvarado substituted for R. Rodríguez in the 9th
e - D. Thompson substituted for E. Uria in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Cantú (24, 9th Inning off C. Reyna, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Montenegro (3, 1st Inning off C. Reyna, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Á. Ramírez 2 , B. Nava 2 , V. Cantú 2 , R. Rodríguez , R. Flores , M. Montenegro 5 , J. Vergara 3 , C. Morales
2-out RBI: Á. Ramírez , R. Flores , M. Montenegro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Cantú , M. Montenegro , J. Vergara , H. Elizondo
GIDP: A. Brace
Hit by Pitch: R. Flores
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
PB: M. Montenegro
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
É. Martín LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .199 2 15
   d-J. O'Doherty PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 1 4
A. Pérez 1B, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .289 6 41
M. Farías RF 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .274 5 32
E. Vilain DH 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .275 8 50
H. Rangel C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .241 2 35
J. Rabadán CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 1 28
S. King 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .195 7 27
   a-I. Herrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 1 5
   b-A. Hernández 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 1 7
C. Phoenix SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 4 29
P. Thorpe 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .186 0 10
   c-N. Taylor PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 1 4
Totals 32 3 5 3 1 4 7      
a - I. Herrera pinch hit for S. King in the 7th
b - A. Hernández substituted for I. Herrera in the 8th
c - N. Taylor pinch hit for P. Thorpe in the 8th
d - J. O'Doherty pinch hit for É. Martín in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Vilain (17, 1st Inning off R. Martín, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: É. Martín , A. Pérez , E. Vilain 2 , H. Rangel , P. Thorpe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. King
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: É. Martín (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Phoenix-Thorpe-Pérez, Pérez)
LONDON PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Martín W (19-5) 9.0 5 3 2 1 4 0 112 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Martín 70
Batters Faced: R. Martín 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Martín 14-9
Pitches - Strikes: R. Martín 112-75
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Reyna L (12-14) 8.2 13 5 5 1 10 0 140 3.29   
A. Hardy 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Reyna 47
Batters Faced: C. Reyna 39, A. Hardy 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Reyna 6-8, A. Hardy 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Reyna 140-94, A. Hardy 11-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hardy 2-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Reyna
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rubén Martín
Ballpark: Tradesmen Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (15 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 14 km/h
Start Time: 7:05 PM GMT
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 2411
Special Notes: LF Baudelio Nava was injured in a collision at a base.
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