SOUTHERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
BIRMINGHAM SMOKERS AT NASHVILLE STONES
08/07/1896
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SOUTHERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
BIRMINGHAM SMOKERS AT NASHVILLE STONES
GAME ID: 1540 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Smokers (67-21) 0 0 1 7 4 0 0 2 0 14 17 1
Nashville Stones (20-68) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 8 4
5-for-6 Game for Kennedy
It was a big day for George Kennedy and he brought the Birmingham Smokers along for the ride.

Kennedy led his club to victory, 14-4, over the Nashville Stones at Edgehill Field, smoking Nashville pitching for 5 hits in 6 at-bats. The 32-year-old third baseman later called the victory "sweet."

George Kennedy doubled in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 5th, grounded out in the 6th and hit an RBI single in the 8th.

This year, Kennedy has batted at a .360 pace with 121 hits, 5 home runs, 59 RBIs and scored 89 times.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McCarthy C 5 2 1 1 1 1 5 .277 3 46
J. Vail SS 6 1 2 1 0 0 7 .294 0 46
G. Kennedy 3B 6 2 5 4 0 0 1 .360 5 59
B. Griffin 1B 4 1 0 2 2 0 6 .298 2 68
A. Davenport 2B 5 1 0 0 1 0 5 .351 2 23
C. Garner LF 5 1 4 2 1 0 1 .272 3 61
G. Wright CF 4 1 0 1 2 0 4 .252 2 38
J. Farmer RF 6 3 3 0 0 1 6 .234 2 29
J. Lansing P 5 2 2 1 1 1 2 .292 0 16
Totals 46 14 17 12 8 3 37      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Kennedy (19, 1st Inning off B. Meagher, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Farmer (7, 3rd Inning off B. Meagher, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. McCarthy (7, 5th Inning off F. Underhill, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Garner (12, 5th Inning off F. Underhill, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Lansing (6, 8th Inning off F. Underhill, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Vail (12, 5th Inning off F. Underhill, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. McCarthy 2 , J. Vail 4 , G. Kennedy 6 , C. Garner 5 , J. Farmer 4 , J. Lansing 3
2-out RBI: , G. Kennedy 2 , B. Griffin , C. Garner 2 , G. Wright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Kennedy , B. Griffin 2 , A. Davenport 2 , G. Wright , J. Farmer 2
GIDP: J. Vail , G. Wright
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: J. Vail (29)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kling RF 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 .245 2 21
C. Turner CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .306 1 26
W. Fitzpatrick 1B 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 .324 2 19
F. Gerding C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .304 2 26
A. Ford LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .212 2 14
T. Hammon 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .220 2 31
B. Dwight SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .252 3 20
H. Butler 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .153 0 18
W. Oakley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 0 7
   B. Meagher P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 2
   F. Underhill P 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .221 0 0
   J. Winters P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 0 4
Totals 35 4 8 4 2 11 14      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Dwight (15, 7th Inning off J. Lansing, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Ford (2, 4th Inning off J. Lansing, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Fitzpatrick (6, 7th Inning off J. Lansing, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Fitzpatrick 3 , F. Gerding , A. Ford 3 , T. Hammon , B. Dwight 3 , H. Butler , F. Underhill
2-out RBI: W. Fitzpatrick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Fitzpatrick , F. Gerding , H. Butler
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kling (43)
CS: W. Fitzpatrick (6)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Fitzpatrick (20) , T. Hammon (50) , B. Dwight 2 (32)
Double Plays: 2 (Fitzpatrick-Dwight-Fitzpatrick, Butler-Hammon-Fitzpatrick)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lansing W (23-6) 9.0 8 4 1 2 11 0 148 2.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lansing 70
Batters Faced: J. Lansing 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lansing 7-8
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lansing 148-90
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Oakley 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.57   
B. Meagher L (0-2) 3.0 6 5 4 2 1 0 53 6.08   
F. Underhill 4.0 10 9 5 6 0 0 120 3.45   
J. Winters 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 4.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Oakley 43
Batters Faced: W. Oakley 1, B. Meagher 17, F. Underhill 30, J. Winters 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Oakley 0-1, B. Meagher 4-3, F. Underhill 5-6, J. Winters 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Oakley 6-3, B. Meagher 53-32, F. Underhill 120-68, J. Winters 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Underhill 3-3 , J. Winters 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Kennedy
Ballpark: Edgehill Field
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 1997
Special Notes: SP Walter Oakley was injured while pitching. George Kennedy ties the BIR regular season game record for hits with 5.
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