FEDERAL BASEBALL UNION
DETROIT SPARTANS AT CLEVELAND BEARS
07/04/1896
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FEDERAL BASEBALL UNION
DETROIT SPARTANS AT CLEVELAND BEARS
GAME ID: 2527 - SATURDAY, JULY 4TH , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Spartans (33-36) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Cleveland Bears (45-23) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 X 4 7 2
Cleveland Downs Detroit as Klein Tosses 4-0 Shutout
The Cleveland Bears whipped the Detroit Spartans, 4-0, at Lakefront Grounds behind a masterful outing from starter Luther Klein.

Klein shut out the Spartans on 4 hits and 2 walks. He registered 3 strikeouts over 9 innings.

"Velocity felt good, everything felt good today," a smiling Klein said later. "Command felt good, conditions felt good, glove felt good, hat felt good. Seriously everything."

This season, Klein has a 17-9 mark in 26 starts with a 2.82 ERA. He has given up 230 hits in 230 innings, struck out 35 and issued 63 walks. Opposing clubs have compiled a .262 batting average against him.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Biddle LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .215 1 23
B. Follis CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .357 0 31
E. Reinhart SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .407 6 54
M. Tewksbury 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .299 1 35
S. Moeller 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .223 1 29
V. Ashburn 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .291 2 35
D. Lowrey C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268 1 7
G. Meeks RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 0 26
W. Dunker P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .129 0 3
Totals 31 0 4 0 2 3 14      
BATTING
Total Bases: E. Reinhart , S. Moeller 2 , W. Dunker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Tewksbury , V. Ashburn
GIDP: E. Biddle
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Moeller-Reinhart-Tewksbury, Moeller-Reinhart-Tewksbury)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Ashby LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .337 0 34
W. Pomeroy 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .304 4 33
   a-N. Halford 1B 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .344 3 24
E. Young RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .327 4 49
R. Dunlap CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .319 1 37
C. Kittering SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .319 2 34
H. Mitchell 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .278 1 28
I. Daugherty 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .262 0 33
A. Kestler C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .327 0 10
L. Klein P 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .233 0 7
Totals 28 4 7 4 5 1 15      
a - N. Halford substituted for W. Pomeroy in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: W. Pomeroy (6, 6th Inning off W. Dunker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Halford (3, 8th Inning off W. Dunker, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Pomeroy 3 , N. Halford 4 , E. Young , R. Dunlap , C. Kittering , I. Daugherty , L. Klein
2-out RBI: R. Dunlap , C. Kittering
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Ashby , H. Mitchell
GIDP: E. Young , H. Mitchell
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Young (15)
CS: L. Klein (3)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Ashby (6) , L. Klein (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Daugherty-Mitchell-Halford)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Dunker L (6-14) 8.0 7 4 4 5 1 1 105 5.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Dunker 48
Batters Faced: W. Dunker 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Dunker 12-8
Pitches - Strikes: W. Dunker 105-62
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Klein W (17-9) 9.0 4 0 0 2 3 0 105 2.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Klein 80
Batters Faced: L. Klein 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Klein 12-11
Pitches - Strikes: L. Klein 105-70
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luther Klein
Ballpark: Lakefront Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:12
Attendance: 4788
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