SOUTHERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
BIRMINGHAM SMOKERS AT NASHVILLE STONES
05/09/1896
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SOUTHERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
BIRMINGHAM SMOKERS AT NASHVILLE STONES
GAME ID: 1205 - SATURDAY, MAY 9TH , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Smokers (3-2) 2 0 6 1 4 0 0 3 4 20 21 2
Nashville Stones (1-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 10
Emerson Goes 5-for-6 Against Nashville
George Emerson said "it felt like taking batting practice" at Edgehill Field, and it showed in the box score. The Birmingham starting pitcher had a fantastic 5-for-6 day against the Nashville Stones, leading his club to victory, 20-0.

"I was seeing the ball very well and it was going just about anywhere I wanted," Emerson said later."

George Emerson singled in the 3rd, struck out in the 3rd, hit an RBI triple in the 5th, singled in the 6th, hit a two-run home run off John Martin in the 8th and singled in the 9th.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Kennedy 3B 7 1 3 2 0 0 1 .296 0 3
J. Vail SS 7 5 1 0 0 0 7 .308 0 1
J. King C 7 4 2 2 0 0 9 .400 0 2
J. Bell 2B 6 1 1 4 0 0 7 .174 0 6
C. Garner RF 6 0 4 3 1 0 3 .409 0 6
J. McCarthy LF 7 1 1 2 0 1 9 .292 0 2
G. Wright CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .200 2 2
   a-B. Griffin PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 1
   b-J. Farmer CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800 0 0
S. Selby 1B 6 2 4 3 0 0 0 .381 2 8
G. Emerson P 6 4 5 3 0 1 1 .625 1 3
Totals 56 20 21 19 2 3 41      
a - B. Griffin pinch hit for G. Wright in the 9th
b - J. Farmer substituted for B. Griffin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Selby (1, 5th Inning off J. Winters, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Garner (1, 7th Inning off J. Martin, 0 on, 1 out) , J. King (2, 8th Inning off J. Martin, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. King (1, 1st Inning off J. Winters, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Selby (2, 3rd Inning off J. Winters, 3 on, 2 outs) , G. Emerson (1, 5th Inning off J. Winters, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Garner (2, 5th Inning off J. Martin, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Emerson (1, 8th Inning off J. Martin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Kennedy 3 , J. Vail , J. King 5 , J. Bell , C. Garner 7 , J. McCarthy , S. Selby 7 , G. Emerson 10
2-out RBI: , C. Garner 2 , J. McCarthy , S. Selby
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Vail , J. King , J. McCarthy 3 , G. Wright 2 , G. Emerson
GIDP: J. McCarthy
Sac Fly: J. Bell
Hit by Pitch: G. Wright
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: G. Kennedy (2) , J. Vail (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Bell-Vail-Selby, Vail-Bell-Selby)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kling LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .222 0 0
T. Hammon 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
W. Fitzpatrick 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .300 0 3
C. Turner CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 0 1
T. Rhodes RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .211 0 1
F. Gerding C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
H. Butler 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .105 0 1
S. Adair SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 1
J. Winters P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   J. Martin P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Meagher P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0 1 3 12      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Turner (1, 9th Inning off G. Emerson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Kling , T. Hammon , W. Fitzpatrick 2 , C. Turner 2 , T. Rhodes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hammon , F. Gerding
GIDP: T. Rhodes , H. Butler
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Fitzpatrick (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Hammon 2 (2) , W. Fitzpatrick 5 (5) , H. Butler (4) , S. Adair 2 (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Adair-Hammon-Butler)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Emerson W (1-1) 9.0 6 0 0 1 3 0 94 4.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Emerson 77
Batters Faced: G. Emerson 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Emerson 16-5
Pitches - Strikes: G. Emerson 94-63
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Winters L (0-2) 4.0 8 11 4 1 1 0 91 7.71   
J. Martin 4.2 12 9 4 1 1 1 113 8.59   
B. Meagher 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Winters 16
Batters Faced: J. Winters 27, J. Martin 31, B. Meagher 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Winters 3-8, J. Martin 7-5, B. Meagher 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Winters 91-56, J. Martin 113-73, B. Meagher 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Martin 1-1 , B. Meagher 2-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Winters
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Emerson
Ballpark: Edgehill Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 2647
Special Notes: James King sets the SBC regular season game record for runs with 4. James Vail ties the SBC regular season game record for runs with 4. George Emerson sets the SBC regular season game record for hits with 5. George Emerson ties the SBC regular season game record for runs with 4. James Vail sets the SBC regular season game record for runs with 5.
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