 | | SOUTHERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT BIRMINGHAM SMOKERS AT JACKSON SENATORS 08/27/1896 |  | | | | |
 | | SOUTHERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT | | BIRMINGHAM SMOKERS AT JACKSON SENATORS | | GAME ID: 1616 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 1896 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Birmingham Smokers (82-25) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | Jackson Senators (58-49) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 5 | | |  | |
| Upton Humbles Birmingham, 3-0 | Ernest Upton of the Jackson Senators humiliated the Birmingham Smokers at Capitol Field, spinning a complete game shutout and holding the visitors to 2 hits.
"He stayed aggressive and his ball was really moving," said Birmingham manager Bob Goble, after the game.
Upton whiffed 4 and walked 2 in the 3-0 win.
"If I make good pitches, I'm going to get some outs," Upton said. "I was making good pitches the entire game."
This season, Upton has fanned 222 in 316 innings and collected a 17-18 record with a 3.28 ERA. | |
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| BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE | | JACKSON BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - B. Griffin pinch hit for G. Wright in the 9th
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Bell 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Kennedy , C. Garner
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING
CS: J. Bell (16)
FIELDING
Errors: J. Bell 2 (15) | | | | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | S. McNeil RF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .251 | 8 | 39 | | J. Cook 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .364 | 1 | 19 | | A. Knox 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .370 | 11 | 60 | | C. Allen C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .276 | 2 | 59 | | F. Kaiser LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .229 | 1 | 36 | | S. Baker SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .231 | 4 | 35 | | A. Redmond CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .139 | 0 | 4 | | E. Zeller 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .122 | 1 | 5 | | E. Upton P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .112 | 0 | 5 | | Totals | 30 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | | | | BATTING
Doubles: S. McNeil 2 (14, 1st Inning off G. Emerson, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off G. Emerson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Baker (2, 4th Inning off G. Emerson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. McNeil 5 , S. Baker 4 , E. Zeller
2-out RBI: E. Zeller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Knox , C. Allen , F. Kaiser 3 , S. Baker
Sac Bunt: J. Cook
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
SB: S. McNeil 2 (42)
CS: S. Baker (3)
FIELDING
Errors: J. Cook (28) , S. Baker 2 (9) , A. Redmond (10) , E. Upton (3) | | |
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| BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE | | JACKSON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | G. Emerson L (29-6) | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 118 | 2.53 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | E. Upton W (17-18) | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 120 | 3.28 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Ernest Upton
Ballpark: Capitol Field
Weather: Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:12
Attendance: 2484 |
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