SOUTHERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
MEMPHIS BRUINS AT BIRMINGHAM SMOKERS
08/21/1896
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SOUTHERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
MEMPHIS BRUINS AT BIRMINGHAM SMOKERS
GAME ID: 1586 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Memphis Bruins (66-35) 0 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 9 12 4
Birmingham Smokers (78-23) 3 7 0 2 1 0 4 0 X 17 20 0
King 5-for-6 for Birmingham
James King was at the head of a Birmingham hit parade at Slag Park. The catcher went to the plate 6 times and came away with 5 hits, sparking the Smokers to a nice 17-9 victory over the Memphis Bruins.

"I told the guys in the dugout, just be thinking about hitting the ball hard somewhere," the sweet-swinging King told reporters after the game. "Seems like it worked out well for us today."

Bruins skipper John Morgan said later that the club gave up "too much plate."

"Not the way we planned it," he said. "Every hitter in the league will rip you when you do that."

James King doubled in the 1st, hit an RBI double in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, hit a two-run double in the 4th, grounded out in the 6th and hit an RBI single in the 7th.

King on the season is batting .462 with 8 home runs. His totals include 78 RBIs and 91 runs scored. He has played in 79 games.
MEMPHIS BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Dunkle 3B 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 .347 2 73
W. Burleson RF 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .349 4 76
E. Quillen LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 6 .329 3 67
F. Nolan 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 6 .350 3 52
A. Merton 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .286 2 56
   a-J. Kask 1B 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .338 3 14
T. Cummins SS 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .243 2 26
J. Eberly CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .300 0 6
A. Gilroy C 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .296 0 35
C. Bowden P 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .193 0 12
   A. Jefferson P 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .316 0 1
   W. Zane P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .136 0 5
   b-J. Christy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 3 26
Totals 36 9 12 8 5 7 22      
a - J. Kask substituted for A. Merton in the 4th
b - J. Christy pinch hit for W. Zane in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Gilroy (12, 4th Inning off G. Emerson, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Merton (9, 4th Inning off G. Emerson, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Dunkle (18, 5th Inning off A. Grover, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Dunkle 4 , E. Quillen , F. Nolan , A. Merton 3 , T. Cummins , J. Eberly , A. Gilroy 3 , C. Bowden
2-out RBI: A. Merton , T. Cummins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Burleson , F. Nolan 2 , J. Eberly
Sac Bunt: W. Burleson
Sac Fly: J. Kask
Hit by Pitch: W. Burleson , A. Gilroy
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Dunkle (60) , E. Quillen (51) , A. Merton (22)
CS: T. Cummins (4)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Nolan 2 (28) , T. Cummins 2 (17)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Kennedy 3B 6 1 0 0 1 1 9 .353 5 67
J. Vail SS 6 2 1 4 0 1 2 .306 0 61
J. King C 6 2 5 4 0 0 0 .462 8 78
J. McCarthy LF 5 1 2 3 1 0 3 .280 3 55
B. Griffin 2B 2 2 2 1 3 0 0 .325 3 83
G. Wright CF 5 2 3 2 1 0 5 .263 4 46
J. Farmer RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 .244 2 34
   A. Grover P 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .274 0 14
S. Selby 1B 5 3 2 1 1 0 2 .293 5 38
G. Emerson P 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .281 1 18
   a-C. Garner RF 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 .283 4 67
Totals 44 17 20 16 9 3 29      
a - C. Garner substituted for G. Emerson in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Wright (12, 1st Inning off C. Bowden, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. McCarthy 2 (9, 1st Inning off C. Bowden, 1 on, 2 outs; 2nd Inning off C. Bowden, 2 on, 1 out) , J. King 3 (32, 1st Inning off C. Bowden, 0 on, 2 outs; 2nd Inning off C. Bowden, 2 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off W. Zane, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Griffin (9, 1st Inning off C. Bowden, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Vail (13, 7th Inning off W. Zane, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Wright (4, 5th Inning off W. Zane, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Vail 3 , J. King 8 , J. McCarthy 4 , B. Griffin 3 , G. Wright 7 , A. Grover , J. Farmer , S. Selby 2 , G. Emerson 2 , C. Garner
2-out RBI: J. King , J. McCarthy , B. Griffin , G. Wright , S. Selby , G. Emerson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Kennedy 2 , J. McCarthy , G. Wright , A. Grover , J. Farmer 2
Sac Bunt: J. Vail , C. Garner
Hit by Pitch: B. Griffin
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Selby (12)
CS: J. McCarthy (14) , B. Griffin (7)
MEMPHIS PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bowden L (29-11) 1.2 11 10 6 2 0 0 64 2.93   
A. Jefferson 1.1 2 2 2 2 0 0 36 6.75   
W. Zane 5.0 7 5 1 5 3 1 106 4.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bowden -7
Batters Faced: C. Bowden 18, A. Jefferson 9, W. Zane 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bowden 1-3, A. Jefferson 2-2, W. Zane 6-5
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bowden 64-37, A. Jefferson 36-22, W. Zane 106-56
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Jefferson 3-1 , W. Zane 2-2
WP: A. Jefferson , W. Zane
Hit Batsmen: W. Zane
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Emerson 3.2 8 8 8 5 1 0 90 2.62   
A. Grover W (18-10) 5.1 4 1 1 0 6 0 93 4.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Emerson 7
Batters Faced: G. Emerson 24, A. Grover 21
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Emerson 5-4, A. Grover 3-7
Pitches - Strikes: G. Emerson 90-47, A. Grover 93-63
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Grover 2-0
WP: G. Emerson
Hit Batsmen: G. Emerson , A. Grover
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: James King
Ballpark: Slag Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 5759
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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