SOUTHERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
BIRMINGHAM SMOKERS AT ATLANTA FIREBIRDS
08/25/1896
 
SOUTHERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
BIRMINGHAM SMOKERS AT ATLANTA FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 1608 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Smokers (81-24) 1 2 5 0 1 2 6 0 0 17 17 0
Atlanta Firebirds (47-58) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 9 7
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Kennedy 3B 6 2 3 3 0 0 2 .353 5 70
J. Vail SS 6 2 2 1 0 2 5 .307 1 64
J. King C 6 1 3 3 0 0 3 .462 8 82
J. Bell 2B 4 1 2 2 2 0 4 .327 3 65
B. Griffin 1B 5 2 1 0 0 0 7 .328 3 83
G. Wright CF 5 0 0 1 0 2 6 .261 5 50
C. Garner LF 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 .283 4 72
J. Farmer RF 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 .243 3 36
A. Grover P 5 5 4 4 1 1 0 .287 1 18
Totals 48 17 17 15 4 6 30      
BATTING
Doubles: J. King 3 (36, 2nd Inning off M. Weston, 3 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off M. Weston, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off S. Riess, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Vail (14, 1st Inning off M. Weston, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Kennedy (10, 7th Inning off S. Riess, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Grover (1, 6th Inning off M. Weston, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Kennedy 5 , J. Vail 4 , J. King 6 , J. Bell 2 , B. Griffin , J. Farmer 2 , A. Grover 7
2-out RBI: , G. Kennedy 2 , J. King 2 , J. Bell 2 , J. Farmer , A. Grover 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Vail 2 , J. Bell , B. Griffin 2 , G. Wright , C. Garner
Sac Fly: G. Wright
Hit by Pitch: B. Griffin
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Griffin (14)
CS: G. Kennedy (22)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Kennedy-Bell-Griffin, Griffin, Vail-Bell-Griffin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Powers 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 3 31
B. Wolfe 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .328 0 42
B. Lasky C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .292 3 39
B. Van den Berg LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .387 4 55
   a-F. Easton PH, LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .178 1 19
T. Quincy RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .280 5 60
J. Sanders 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .253 3 33
   b-T. Moore PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .422 2 44
G. Pitman CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .312 1 24
E. Rice SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .161 1 6
M. Weston P 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .216 0 3
   S. Riess P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Wilson P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 0 5
Totals 31 3 9 3 2 4 13      
a - F. Easton pinch hit for B. Van den Berg in the 7th
b - T. Moore pinch hit for J. Sanders in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Easton (5, 7th Inning off A. Grover, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Quincy (9, 2nd Inning off A. Grover, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Lasky (10, 8th Inning off A. Grover, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Rice (1, 5th Inning off A. Grover, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Wolfe 2 , B. Lasky 3 , F. Easton 2 , T. Quincy 3 , J. Sanders , G. Pitman , E. Rice 4 , J. Wilson
2-out RBI: B. Lasky , E. Rice
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Easton , E. Rice 2
GIDP: G. Pitman , E. Rice
Hit by Pitch: F. Powers , T. Moore
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Powers (22) , M. Weston (7)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Wolfe 2 (67) , G. Pitman (4) , E. Rice 4 (35)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Grover W (20-10) 9.0 9 3 3 2 4 1 105 4.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Grover 59
Batters Faced: A. Grover 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Grover 5-13
Pitches - Strikes: A. Grover 105-68
Hit Batsmen: A. Grover 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Weston L (16-16) 5.2 13 11 4 2 2 1 122 3.24   
S. Riess 1.0 4 6 0 1 1 0 35 3.68   
J. Wilson 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 35 2.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Weston 13
Batters Faced: M. Weston 36, S. Riess 10, J. Wilson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Weston 6-8, S. Riess 0-2, J. Wilson 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Weston 122-70, S. Riess 35-21, J. Wilson 35-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wilson 1-0
WP: M. Weston
Hit Batsmen: M. Weston
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Kennedy
Ballpark: Westview Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 2920
Special Notes: James King ties the SBC regular season game record for doubles with 3. Al Grover ties the BIR regular season game record for runs with 5.
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