SOUTHERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
BIRMINGHAM SMOKERS AT ATLANTA FIREBIRDS
08/24/1896
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SOUTHERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
BIRMINGHAM SMOKERS AT ATLANTA FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 1607 - MONDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Smokers (80-24) 0 1 1 2 3 5 0 4 0 16 19 0
Atlanta Firebirds (47-57) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
Emerson Stops Atlanta
George Emerson of the Birmingham Smokers was masterful, pitching a 1-hit shutout, 16-0, against the Atlanta Firebirds.

By going the distance, he was at the same time able to give his bullpen a rest, a fact appreciated by Birmingham manager Bob Goble.

"It's nice to have someone who can do that from time to time," he said. "He had command of every ball and every pitch. Great location, too."

Emerson had 9 strikeouts and no walks in the outing.


This year, Emerson has worked 301 innings with 150 strikeouts en route to a 29-5 record and 2.54 ERA.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Garner LF 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .287 4 72
   a-J. McCarthy PR, LF 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .275 3 56
J. Vail SS 4 3 1 2 2 0 2 .307 1 63
J. King C 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .462 8 79
   b-J. Waddell PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .359 0 18
J. Bell 2B 6 1 4 2 0 0 2 .325 3 63
B. Griffin 3B 6 2 3 0 0 0 4 .330 3 83
G. Wright CF 6 2 2 3 0 1 5 .264 5 49
J. Farmer RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .240 3 35
S. Selby 1B 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .300 6 41
G. Emerson P 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .293 1 20
Totals 48 16 19 14 3 4 22      
a - J. McCarthy pinch ran for C. Garner in the 6th
b - J. Waddell pinch hit for J. King in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bell (11, 5th Inning off T. Moore, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Griffin (10, 6th Inning off M. Weston, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Griffin (11, 4th Inning off T. Moore, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Emerson 2 (4, 5th Inning off T. Moore, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off T. Moore, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Garner (13, 6th Inning off M. Weston, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Wright (5, 4th Inning off T. Moore, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Vail (1, 6th Inning off M. Weston, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Farmer (3, 6th Inning off T. Moore, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Garner 4 , J. Vail 4 , J. King , J. Bell 5 , B. Griffin 6 , G. Wright 5 , J. Farmer 4 , S. Selby 2 , G. Emerson 7
2-out RBI: J. Bell , G. Wright 2 , S. Selby , G. Emerson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McCarthy , B. Griffin , G. Wright 2 , J. Farmer
GIDP: G. Wright
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bell (33) , S. Selby (13)
CS: C. Garner (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Powers 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 3 31
B. Wolfe CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 0 42
   a-G. Pitman PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 1 23
B. Van den Berg LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .389 4 55
T. Quincy RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .280 5 60
J. Yates 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 5 46
   b-B. Lasky 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 3 38
J. Sanders 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 3 33
E. Rice SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .157 0 5
T. Moore P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .422 2 44
   M. Weston P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 0 3
   J. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 5
   c-W. Sattler PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 1 14
F. Easton C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .174 1 19
Totals 28 0 1 0 0 9 1      
a - G. Pitman pinch hit for B. Wolfe in the 7th
b - B. Lasky substituted for J. Yates in the 8th
c - W. Sattler pinch hit for J. Wilson in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Van den Berg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Quincy
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Errors: J. Yates 2 (47) , B. Lasky (24) , E. Rice (31)
Double Plays: 1 (Yates-Sanders-Powers)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Emerson W (29-5) 9.0 1 0 0 0 9 0 100 2.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Emerson 94
Batters Faced: G. Emerson 28
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Emerson 13-5
Pitches - Strikes: G. Emerson 100-66
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Moore L (15-19) 5.1 10 10 6 0 1 2 101 4.08   
M. Weston 2.1 8 6 3 2 3 1 74 3.17   
J. Wilson 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 2.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Moore 17
Batters Faced: T. Moore 27, M. Weston 18, J. Wilson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Moore 7-6, M. Weston 2-2, J. Wilson 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Moore 101-56, M. Weston 74-44, J. Wilson 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Weston 1-1 , J. Wilson 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Emerson
Ballpark: Westview Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 2077
Special Notes: George Emerson ties the BIR regular season game record for triples with 2. LF Charlie Garner was injured while running the bases. 3B Jim Yates was injured while throwing the ball.
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