EASTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
BUFFALO BLUEBIRDS AT TORONTO DOMINIONS
05/08/1896
 
EASTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
BUFFALO BLUEBIRDS AT TORONTO DOMINIONS
GAME ID: 151 - FRIDAY, MAY 8TH , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bluebirds (3-1) 1 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 10 15 1
Toronto Dominions (0-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6
Red-Hot Bernat Cools Off Toronto
William Bernat of the Buffalo Bluebirds spun his magic on the Toronto Dominions. He blanked them, 10-0, on 6 hits, registering 2 strikeouts and no walks.

"The bottom line was I just kept the ball down," Bernat said. "My breaking stuff was down. Everything was down."

Talking to reporters in the postgame interview, Buffalo skipper Tim Timpano said the team "got solid pitching, good defense and took great team at-bats in a lot of different situations."

"William pitched really well but this was a solid performance by everyone," he said.

BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Coleman 1B 5 2 3 0 1 0 2 .412 0 1
W. Carson RF 5 2 1 2 0 0 4 .176 0 3
F. Wreath LF 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 .188 0 2
J. Murphy C 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .455 0 0
B. Buss SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .125 0 3
B. Fitch 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .267 0 1
E. Breckenridge 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .133 0 0
H. Alexander CF 5 1 1 2 0 1 7 .273 2 5
W. Bernat P 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .111 0 0
Totals 44 10 15 8 2 5 25      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Fitch (1, 4th Inning off A. Sexton, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Coleman 2 (2, 5th Inning off A. Sexton, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off A. Sexton, 1 on, 0 outs) , W. Carson (1, 5th Inning off A. Sexton, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Alexander (2, 4th Inning off A. Sexton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Coleman 5 , W. Carson 2 , F. Wreath , J. Murphy 3 , B. Buss , B. Fitch 3 , E. Breckenridge 2 , H. Alexander 4 , W. Bernat
2-out RBI: H. Alexander
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Coleman , W. Carson , B. Fitch , H. Alexander
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Carson 2 (3) , F. Wreath (2) , B. Buss (3)
CS: J. Murphy (3) , E. Breckenridge (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Fitch (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Buss-Breckenridge-Coleman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Floyd SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 2
B. Weller 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .357 0 1
W. Fox 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .278 0 1
T. Beaver C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .176 0 1
H. Crenshaw 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231 1 5
S. Gates RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 1
C. O’Connell CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
T. Jordan LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
A. Sexton P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   E. Tibbs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-J. Branch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   J. Gentry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0 0 2 13      
a - J. Branch pinch hit for E. Tibbs in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Fox (2, 6th Inning off W. Bernat, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Floyd , B. Weller , W. Fox 2 , T. Beaver , H. Crenshaw , C. O’Connell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Weller , W. Fox , T. Beaver
GIDP: S. Gates
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Floyd 2 (4) , W. Fox 2 (4) , T. Beaver 2 (3)
PB: T. Beaver
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Bernat W (2-0) 9.0 6 0 0 0 2 0 115 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Bernat 77
Batters Faced: W. Bernat 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Bernat 10-14
Pitches - Strikes: W. Bernat 115-78
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Sexton L (0-2) 5.1 11 9 6 1 3 1 84 17.55   
E. Tibbs 2.2 4 1 1 1 0 0 46 7.27   
J. Gentry 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 27 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Sexton 18
Batters Faced: A. Sexton 29, E. Tibbs 12, J. Gentry 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Sexton 5-7, E. Tibbs 2-5, J. Gentry 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Sexton 84-60, E. Tibbs 46-28, J. Gentry 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Tibbs 1-1
WP: E. Tibbs
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: William Bernat
Ballpark: Dominion Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 5383
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