SOUTHERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
ATLANTA FIREBIRDS AT MONTGOMERY MOCCASINS
07/05/1896
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SOUTHERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
ATLANTA FIREBIRDS AT MONTGOMERY MOCCASINS
GAME ID: 1420 - SUNDAY, JULY 5TH , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Firebirds (30-28) 1 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 15 19 3
Montgomery Moccasins (18-40) 0 0 2 4 0 9 0 5 X 20 19 3
5-for-6 Day for Van den Berg
Atlanta center fielder Bert Van den Berg added his name to the record books with a 5-hit spree at Riverbend Park, but found his special moment spoiled when the Montgomery Moccasins took a shootout win, 20-15, over the Firebirds.

"I would have much preferred getting only a couple of hits and winning the game," he confessed to reporters afterward. "It's hard to go back into the clubhouse and celebrate a 5-hit game when you also lost."

Firebirds manager Mark O'Doherty called Van den Berg's game "a once-in-a-lifetime moment."

"It's a shame the guy can't really enjoy it," the skipper said. "It's also a shame what happened with our pitching, but at least that we can try to fix."

Bert Van den Berg singled in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, flied out in the 5th, hit a three-run triple in the 6th, walked in the 8th and hit a two-run home run off Tommy Lloyd in the 9th.

Posting a .373 batting average to date, Van den Berg has 3 home runs and 33 RBIs.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE MONTGOMERY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Powers LF 7 1 1 0 0 1 5 .218 2 14
B. Van den Berg CF 6 3 5 5 1 0 3 .373 3 33
H. Thurman SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .296 1 39
   a-B. Lasky PR, SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .265 1 18
T. Quincy RF 3 1 1 2 4 0 2 .262 2 31
J. Sanders 2B 4 1 0 0 2 0 6 .247 3 23
J. Yates 3B 6 2 2 1 0 0 5 .283 4 33
B. Wolfe 1B 5 2 4 1 1 0 0 .326 0 23
F. Easton C 4 2 2 2 2 0 5 .183 1 14
F. Harris P 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .213 1 8
   J. Wilson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 0 1
   M. Weston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 0
   b-W. Sattler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .184 1 7
Totals 45 15 19 12 13 1 35      
a - B. Lasky pinch ran for H. Thurman in the 4th
b - W. Sattler pinch hit for M. Weston in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Thurman (19, 4th Inning off H. Muller, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Wolfe (9, 9th Inning off T. Lloyd, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Easton (4, 9th Inning off T. Lloyd, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Van den Berg (10, 6th Inning off J. Keeler, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Van den Berg (3, 9th Inning off T. Lloyd, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Powers , B. Van den Berg 10 , H. Thurman 2 , B. Lasky , T. Quincy , J. Yates 2 , B. Wolfe 5 , F. Easton 3 , F. Harris 2
2-out RBI: , B. Van den Berg 2 , T. Quincy 2 , J. Yates , B. Wolfe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Powers , B. Lasky 2 , J. Yates 2 , F. Easton , J. Wilson
GIDP: F. Easton
Team LOB: 16

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Van den Berg (33)
CS: B. Van den Berg (27) , T. Quincy (5)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Lasky (11) , J. Sanders (31) , J. Yates (20)
PB: F. Easton
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Benson RF 4 5 4 2 2 0 0 .338 0 23
J. Spaulding 2B 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 .318 0 25
   a-J. Morgan PH 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .344 3 16
   b-C. Dodge 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .315 1 7
F. Guthrie SS 5 2 3 4 0 0 3 .381 1 56
B. Newly 1B 6 1 1 1 0 2 9 .347 3 43
T. Hillburn CF 5 2 1 4 1 0 3 .293 5 42
E. Ogletree 3B 5 1 0 1 1 0 5 .239 2 28
J. Clemens C 5 2 2 0 1 1 3 .320 2 20
C. Egan LF 6 2 2 1 0 1 2 .283 1 24
H. Muller P 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .241 0 7
   J. Keeler P 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .175 0 3
   T. Lloyd P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 0 3
Totals 44 20 19 19 6 6 27      
a - J. Morgan pinch hit for J. Spaulding in the 6th
b - C. Dodge substituted for J. Morgan in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Benson 3 (16, 1st Inning off F. Harris, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off F. Harris, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Wilson, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Keeler (3, 6th Inning off F. Harris, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Morgan (6, 6th Inning off J. Wilson, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Clemens (9, 8th Inning off M. Weston, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: F. Guthrie (5, 4th Inning off F. Harris, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Hillburn (5, 8th Inning off J. Wilson, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Benson 7 , J. Spaulding 2 , J. Morgan 2 , C. Dodge , F. Guthrie 5 , B. Newly , T. Hillburn 4 , J. Clemens 3 , C. Egan 2 , H. Muller , J. Keeler 2
2-out RBI: W. Benson , J. Morgan , C. Egan , J. Keeler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Newly 2 , T. Hillburn 2 , E. Ogletree , C. Egan 2
Sac Bunt: J. Spaulding
Hit by Pitch: F. Guthrie , J. Keeler
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Clemens (15) , H. Muller (1)
CS: J. Clemens (5)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Benson (10) , F. Guthrie 2 (30)
Double Plays: 1 (Newly-Guthrie-Newly)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE MONTGOMERY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Harris 5.1 10 12 7 5 4 0 137 3.35   
J. Wilson L (4-1), BS (2) 2.0 8 8 4 1 2 1 55 1.45   
M. Weston 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Harris 9
Batters Faced: F. Harris 33, J. Wilson 17, M. Weston 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Harris 8-4, J. Wilson 2-1, M. Weston 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Harris 137-77, J. Wilson 55-35, M. Weston 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wilson 3-3
Hit Batsmen: J. Wilson 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Muller 5.1 11 12 6 9 1 0 119 10.45   
J. Keeler W (2-11) 1.2 4 0 0 1 0 0 23 9.92   
T. Lloyd SV (3) 2.0 4 3 3 3 0 1 43 9.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Muller 2
Batters Faced: H. Muller 36, J. Keeler 9, T. Lloyd 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Muller 7-6, J. Keeler 1-3, T. Lloyd 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Muller 119-59, J. Keeler 23-14, T. Lloyd 43-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Keeler 3-3
WP: H. Muller 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bert Van den Berg
Ballpark: Riverbend Park
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 2393
Special Notes: SS Henry Thurman was injured while running the bases. 2B Jack Spaulding was injured in a collision at a base. Walter Benson ties the MTG regular season game record for runs with 4. Tom Quincy ties the ATL regular season game record for bases on balls with 4. Walter Benson ties the SBC regular season game record for doubles with 3. Walter Benson ties the SBC regular season game record for runs with 5. Bert Van den Berg ties the ATL regular season game record for hits with 5.
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