TEXAS BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DALLAS STEERS AT HOUSTON EAGLES
06/22/1896
 
TEXAS BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DALLAS STEERS AT HOUSTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 1906 - MONDAY, JUNE 22ND , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Steers (25-21) 1 0 3 2 0 1 2 1 1 11 15 7
Houston Eagles (14-32) 4 1 0 2 3 3 0 2 X 15 22 5
Eagles Greer Smacks 5 Hits
All game long, Houston's Will Greer was rattling the walls at Bayou Field and banging out base hits against the Dallas Steers. When the dust finally settled on the diamond, he had a 5-hit day and the Eagles had a win, 15-11.

Speaking with reporters after his standout performance, the 41-year-old second baseman said, "Get 5 hits, win a ballgame, it's nice. I could get used to this."

Will Greer was hit by a pitch in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, hit a two-run single in the 5th, singled in the 6th and hit an RBI double in the 8th.

This year, Greer is hitting .406 with 1 home run.
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hawkins 2B 6 3 4 1 0 1 3 .401 1 37
J. Cavenee 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 5 .335 4 44
H. Kemper C 6 0 1 3 0 0 7 .401 1 44
C. Halley SS 6 1 2 0 0 1 5 .325 1 28
S. Price RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .350 5 49
A. Paige LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .302 2 27
E. Muchler 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .279 0 16
T. Lawson CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .365 0 33
A. Wexler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 0 17
   H. Keaton P 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 .451 3 21
   J. Clements P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .240 1 8
Totals 44 11 15 7 3 3 28      
BATTING
Triples: H. Keaton (3, 3rd Inning off B. Rayford, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hawkins 4 , J. Cavenee , H. Kemper , C. Halley 2 , S. Price , T. Lawson 2 , H. Keaton 5 , J. Clements
2-out RBI: J. Cavenee , H. Kemper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cavenee , H. Kemper 2 , C. Halley 3 , S. Price , A. Paige , T. Lawson
Sac Bunt: J. Cavenee
Hit by Pitch: A. Paige
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hawkins (13) , J. Cavenee (10) , C. Halley (14)
CS: S. Price (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hawkins 2 (26) , J. Cavenee (17) , C. Halley (22) , T. Lawson 3 (40)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Metzger SS 6 2 4 0 0 1 0 .348 0 13
A. Geisert C 5 3 1 0 1 1 3 .285 1 27
W. Greer CF 5 3 5 3 0 0 0 .406 1 37
A. Vincent 2B 6 1 3 4 0 0 4 .306 2 36
J. Atwood 3B 6 1 3 3 0 2 6 .239 1 30
E. Caldwell LF 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 .282 4 22
J. Tucker RF 5 1 2 3 0 1 3 .279 3 36
F. Jones 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .340 0 15
B. Rayford P 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 0 2
   T. Jennings P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .127 0 6
Totals 47 15 22 14 3 6 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Atwood (10, 2nd Inning off A. Wexler, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Vincent (7, 8th Inning off J. Clements, 1 on, 1 out) , W. Greer (7, 8th Inning off J. Clements, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Metzger (8, 1st Inning off A. Wexler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Atwood (1, 4th Inning off H. Keaton, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Tucker (3, 6th Inning off H. Keaton, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Metzger 6 , A. Geisert , W. Greer 6 , A. Vincent 4 , J. Atwood 7 , E. Caldwell 2 , J. Tucker 5 , F. Jones 2
2-out RBI: W. Greer , A. Vincent , J. Atwood , E. Caldwell , J. Tucker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Vincent , J. Atwood 2 , E. Caldwell , J. Tucker , B. Rayford
Hit by Pitch: W. Greer
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Metzger (34) , A. Geisert (30) , E. Caldwell (17)
CS: C. Metzger (10) , A. Geisert (11) , J. Atwood (8)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Metzger 2 (32) , W. Greer (37) , J. Atwood (40) , F. Jones (14)
PB: A. Geisert 3
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Wexler 1.2 7 5 3 1 1 0 54 4.78   
H. Keaton L (0-3) 3.1 8 7 2 1 3 2 74 7.91   
J. Clements 3.0 7 3 2 1 2 0 61 5.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Wexler 19
Batters Faced: A. Wexler 14, H. Keaton 20, J. Clements 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Wexler 2-1, H. Keaton 1-5, J. Clements 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Wexler 54-30, H. Keaton 74-45, J. Clements 61-40
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Keaton 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Wexler
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Rayford W (6-15) 6.1 12 9 6 3 2 0 126 6.60   
T. Jennings SV (2) 2.2 3 2 0 0 1 0 47 7.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Rayford 18
Batters Faced: B. Rayford 36, T. Jennings 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Rayford 7-9, T. Jennings 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Rayford 126-76, T. Jennings 47-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Jennings 3-1
WP: T. Jennings
Hit Batsmen: B. Rayford
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Will Greer
Ballpark: Bayou Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 1146
Special Notes: Will Greer sets the HOU regular season game record for hits with 5.
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