TEXAS BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON EAGLES AT DALLAS STEERS
07/15/1896
 
TEXAS BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON EAGLES AT DALLAS STEERS
GAME ID: 1990 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 15TH , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Eagles (21-46) 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 10 5
Dallas Steers (35-32) 0 1 4 5 2 0 5 1 X 18 21 4
Cavenee Raps Houston for 5 Hits
It wasn't just another day at the ballpark for Jack Cavenee. Cavenee went on a tear and cracked hit after hit off Houston pitchers. When the dust settled on the diamond at Trinity Grounds, he had a 5-for-6 line and a day he will long remember. And the Dallas Steers had a win, 18-4, over the Eagles.

"Yeah, it'll be something nice to tell the grandkids, but it won't get me a hit tomorrow," he joked in the postgame interview.

Jack Cavenee tripled in the 2nd, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, flied out in the 5th, hit a two-run triple in the 7th and hit an RBI single in the 8th.

On the season, Cavenee is batting .338 with 6 home runs and 66 RBIs. He has played in 59 games.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Metzger CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .351 2 30
A. Geisert SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .289 1 36
J. Jackson 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .359 1 59
W. Greer 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .392 1 51
A. Vincent RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .326 3 66
E. Caldwell LF 4 1 2 3 0 1 3 .289 4 35
J. Tucker C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .259 3 42
F. Jones 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .335 1 27
W. Leland P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .053 0 4
   T. Jennings P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253 0 16
   F. James P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .133 0 0
Totals 38 4 10 4 3 5 23      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Jones (9, 8th Inning off W. Zimmer, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Vincent (6, 2nd Inning off W. Zimmer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Metzger , A. Geisert , A. Vincent 4 , E. Caldwell 2 , F. Jones 4 , T. Jennings
2-out RBI: E. Caldwell , F. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Metzger 2 , A. Geisert , E. Caldwell , J. Tucker
Sac Fly: E. Caldwell
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Caldwell (23)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Metzger 2 (50) , J. Jackson (63) , E. Caldwell (33) , F. Jones (22)
PB: J. Tucker 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hawkins 2B 3 2 1 0 3 0 0 .397 1 49
H. Kemper C 6 5 3 0 0 0 2 .401 3 57
T. Sheehy 3B 5 3 4 2 0 0 1 .386 6 72
C. Halley SS 6 4 4 5 0 0 4 .311 2 46
J. Cavenee CF 6 3 5 5 0 0 0 .338 6 66
S. Price RF 5 0 2 3 1 0 4 .349 7 74
T. Lawson 1B 6 0 0 0 0 1 8 .349 0 43
A. Wexler LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .259 2 31
W. Zimmer P 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .170 0 2
Totals 47 18 21 15 4 4 27      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Halley 2 (14, 4th Inning off W. Leland, 3 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off T. Jennings, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Cavenee 2 (8, 2nd Inning off W. Leland, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off T. Jennings, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hawkins , H. Kemper 3 , T. Sheehy 4 , C. Halley 6 , J. Cavenee 9 , S. Price 2 , A. Wexler , W. Zimmer
2-out RBI: C. Halley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Halley , J. Cavenee , S. Price , T. Lawson , A. Wexler , W. Zimmer 2
Hit by Pitch: T. Sheehy
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Kemper 2 (49) , S. Price (10)
CS: J. Hawkins (12)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Sheehy (52) , C. Halley (35) , J. Cavenee (23) , A. Wexler (52)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Leland L (5-5) 3.0 10 10 6 3 1 0 95 5.23   
T. Jennings 3.1 6 7 6 1 2 0 63 7.65   
F. James 1.2 5 1 1 0 1 0 28 7.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Leland 3
Batters Faced: W. Leland 24, T. Jennings 18, F. James 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Leland 2-5, T. Jennings 3-5, F. James 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Leland 95-55, T. Jennings 63-39, F. James 28-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Jennings 2-0
WP: W. Leland
Hit Batsmen: W. Leland
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Zimmer W (6-3) 9.0 10 4 1 3 5 0 146 6.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Zimmer 59
Batters Faced: W. Zimmer 42
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Zimmer 10-12
Pitches - Strikes: W. Zimmer 146-98
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jack Cavenee
Ballpark: Trinity Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 2344
Special Notes: Jack Cavenee ties the DAL regular season game record for triples with 2. Jack Cavenee ties the DAL regular season game record for hits with 5. Harry Kemper ties the DAL regular season game record for runs with 5.
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