SOUTHERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
NASHVILLE STONES AT BIRMINGHAM SMOKERS
08/31/1896
 
SOUTHERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
NASHVILLE STONES AT BIRMINGHAM SMOKERS
GAME ID: 1622 - MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nashville Stones (29-81) 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 9 2
Birmingham Smokers (84-26) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Oakley Crafts 5-0 Shutout
The Birmingham Smokers were almost helpless in their 5-0 loss to the Nashville Stones and hurler Walter Oakley. Oakley kept the Smokers confused all game, spinning a 11-hit shutout.

"Tip your hat to Oakley," Birmingham manager Bob Goble said in a postgame interview. "He kept us off balance all night."

The 23-year-old right-hander had 1 walk and 4 strikeouts in a strong performance.

"It just happened to be one of those games where even when I made mistakes, they either fouled them off or someone would make a fine defensive play," Oakley said. "It was just one of those games that things went my way."

This season, Oakley has gone 12-27 with an ERA of 2.40, posting 226 strikeouts in 311.1 innings.
NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kling RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .257 3 31
C. Turner CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .326 1 40
W. Fitzpatrick 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .347 3 33
B. Dwight 2B 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .257 4 29
A. Ford LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .207 3 22
J. Blankenship C 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .256 2 13
T. Hammon SS 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 .227 5 45
H. Butler 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .157 0 23
W. Oakley P 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .279 0 10
Totals 35 5 9 5 2 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Blankenship (6, 7th Inning off G. Emerson, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Dwight (18, 8th Inning off G. Emerson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Hammon (5, 4th Inning off G. Emerson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kling 2 , C. Turner , B. Dwight 2 , J. Blankenship 3 , T. Hammon 4 , H. Butler , W. Oakley
2-out RBI: J. Kling , C. Turner , T. Hammon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Fitzpatrick 2 , B. Dwight , T. Hammon
Sac Bunt: C. Turner
Hit by Pitch: A. Ford
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kling (48)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Hammon 2 (64)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Kennedy 3B 5 0 2 0 0 2 4 .352 5 70
J. Vail SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .301 1 67
J. Bell 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .327 3 66
J. McCarthy C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .268 3 57
B. Griffin 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .328 4 88
G. Wright CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .265 5 52
C. Garner LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282 4 72
   a-J. King PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 8 83
J. Farmer RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .242 3 37
G. Emerson P 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .283 1 20
   T. Truelove P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 1
   b-J. Waddell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .354 0 18
Totals 37 0 11 0 1 4 18      
a - J. King pinch hit for C. Garner in the 9th
b - J. Waddell pinch hit for T. Truelove in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: G. Kennedy 2 , J. Vail , J. Bell 2 , J. McCarthy , B. Griffin 2 , C. Garner , J. Farmer 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Kennedy , J. Vail 2 , B. Griffin , G. Wright
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bell (34) , C. Garner (17)
CS: G. Kennedy (24) , J. Vail (10) , B. Griffin (8)
NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Oakley W (12-27) 9.0 11 0 0 1 4 0 145 2.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Oakley 68
Batters Faced: W. Oakley 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Oakley 10-10
Pitches - Strikes: W. Oakley 145-88
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Emerson L (29-7) 8.0 7 5 5 2 6 1 143 2.61   
T. Truelove 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 19 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Emerson 52
Batters Faced: G. Emerson 34, T. Truelove 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Emerson 10-8, T. Truelove 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Emerson 143-90, T. Truelove 19-14
Hit Batsmen: G. Emerson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tommy Hammon
Ballpark: Slag Park
Weather: Rain (86 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 4210
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