SOUTHERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
BIRMINGHAM SMOKERS AT ATLANTA FIREBIRDS
07/10/1896
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SOUTHERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
BIRMINGHAM SMOKERS AT ATLANTA FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 1439 - FRIDAY, JULY 10TH , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Smokers (48-14) 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 3 2 14 13 2
Atlanta Firebirds (30-32) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 4
King Blisters Atlanta
A jubilant James King joined the postgame press conference at Westview Park to offer some unusual words of encouragement -- for the Atlanta Firebirds pitching staff he had just vanquished.

"It may not have looked like it," said the Birmingham Smokers catcher, "but I saw some awful good pitches today. If luck hadn't been on my side it might have turned out a lot different."

That would not have been the conclusion of anyone who saw his dominant 5-for-6 hitting performance, which led to the 14-2 Smokers win.

"He made it look easy," said Mark O'Doherty, manager of the Firebirds. "We never figured out what to do with him. Obviously."

James King singled in the 1st, doubled in the 3rd, doubled in the 6th, hit a two-run double in the 6th, hit a three-run home run off Mike Weston in the 8th and grounded out in the 9th.

This year, King has collected a .472 batting average to date with 94 hits in 199 at-bats, 55 RBIs, 6 home runs and scored 63 times. He has played in 50 games.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Kennedy 3B 6 3 2 2 0 0 0 .331 3 33
J. Vail SS 6 2 2 3 0 1 1 .288 0 35
J. King C 6 4 5 5 0 0 1 .472 6 55
C. Garner RF 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .259 2 45
B. Griffin 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .282 1 44
J. McCarthy LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .249 1 32
G. Wright CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .270 2 28
S. Selby 1B 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 .253 3 23
G. Emerson P 5 1 0 0 0 2 5 .293 1 15
Totals 43 14 13 13 5 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. King 3 (19, 3rd Inning off T. Moore, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off T. Moore, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off T. Moore, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Vail (10, 9th Inning off M. Weston, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Kennedy (8, 9th Inning off M. Weston, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. King (6, 8th Inning off M. Weston, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Kennedy 4 , J. Vail 3 , J. King 11 , C. Garner 2 , B. Griffin , G. Wright
2-out RBI: , G. Kennedy 2 , J. Vail 2 , J. King , C. Garner , B. Griffin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. King , B. Griffin , J. McCarthy , G. Emerson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Garner (12)
CS: S. Selby (3)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Kennedy (23) , B. Griffin (21)
Double Plays: 2 (Kennedy-Griffin-Selby, Kennedy-Griffin-Selby)
PB: J. King
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Powers 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 2 14
B. Wolfe CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .335 0 25
B. Van den Berg LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .368 3 35
B. Lasky C 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .255 2 20
J. Sanders 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .245 3 24
J. Yates 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .278 4 33
T. Quincy RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 2 31
   a-F. Easton PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .174 1 15
T. Moore P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .398 1 22
   M. Weston P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 0 0
   b-E. Hadley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
W. Sattler SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 1 7
Totals 33 2 7 2 0 3 16      
a - F. Easton pinch hit for T. Quincy in the 9th
b - E. Hadley pinch hit for M. Weston in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Yates (9, 9th Inning off G. Emerson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Wolfe 2 , B. Van den Berg 2 , J. Sanders , J. Yates 3
2-out RBI: B. Wolfe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Yates , T. Quincy , E. Hadley
GIDP: B. Lasky , T. Quincy
Sac Bunt: J. Yates
Hit by Pitch: B. Wolfe
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Sanders (32) , J. Yates (22) , W. Sattler 2 (11)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Emerson W (18-3) 9.0 7 2 0 0 3 0 109 2.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Emerson 72
Batters Faced: G. Emerson 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Emerson 10-12
Pitches - Strikes: G. Emerson 109-72
Hit Batsmen: G. Emerson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Moore L (9-11) 6.0 10 9 1 3 5 0 113 3.19   
M. Weston 3.0 3 5 3 2 1 1 68 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Moore 34
Batters Faced: T. Moore 32, M. Weston 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Moore 7-5, M. Weston 2-6
Pitches - Strikes: T. Moore 113-73, M. Weston 68-38
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: James King
Ballpark: Westview Park
Weather: Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 3274
Special Notes: James King ties the SBC regular season game record for doubles with 3. James King ties the BIR regular season game record for hits with 5.
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