 | SOUTHERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT JACKSON SENATORS AT BIRMINGHAM SMOKERS 06/20/1896 |  |  | | | |
 | SOUTHERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT | JACKSON SENATORS AT BIRMINGHAM SMOKERS | GAME ID: 1358 - SATURDAY, JUNE 20TH , 1896 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Jackson Senators (22-22) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | Birmingham Smokers (33-11) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 | 11 | 1 | | |  | |
Jackson Goes Scoreless Against Emerson, Smokers | George Emerson of the Birmingham Smokers overwhelmed the Jackson Senators and walked off the mound with a complete-game shutout. He blanked them, 9-0, on 6 hits with a total of 5 strikeouts and 1 walk.
"George was on quite a roll," Birmingham manager Bob Goble said. "He gets great late movement and he doesn't give in to the hitters."
Checking out his stats for the year, Emerson has racked up 12 wins and 3 losses in 15 starts, posted a 2.37 ERA, and struck out 55 batters in 129.1 innings. | |
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JACKSON BATTING LINESCORE | | BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | BATTING Doubles: J. Bell (7, 1st Inning off J. Kingsley, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. King (13, 6th Inning off F. Jarvis, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Kennedy (8, 8th Inning off F. Jarvis, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: G. Kennedy 3 , J. King 3 , J. Bell 2 , C. Garner , J. McCarthy , S. Selby 2 , G. Emerson 2 2-out RBI: C. Garner Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. King 2 , C. Garner , J. McCarthy 2 , J. Farmer Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: G. Kennedy (13) , G. Emerson (4)
FIELDING Errors: J. Bell (7) | | |
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JACKSON PITCHING LINESCORE | | BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | J. Kingsley L (2-5) | 2.2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 6.36 | F. Jarvis | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 4.37 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | G. Emerson W (12-3) | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 122 | 2.37 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: George Emerson Ballpark: Slag Park Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph Start Time: 1:35 PM CT Time: 2:24 Attendance: 4829 |
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