EASTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
NEWARK GRAYS AT ROCHESTER MILLERS
06/09/1896
 
EASTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
NEWARK GRAYS AT ROCHESTER MILLERS
GAME ID: 268 - TUESDAY, JUNE 9TH , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Newark Grays (15-19) 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 3 12 22 5
Rochester Millers (23-11) 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 11 15 1
Langston Bashes 5 Base Hits
James Langston was the King of Swing at Genessee Grounds in the 12-11 Newark Grays win over the Rochester Millers. The Newark left fielder stepped into the batter's box 5 times against Rochester and delivered 5 hits. It was a sensational game for him.

"Unbelievable feeling," he told the press. "It felt good. 5-for-5 isn't bad for your batting average either."

James Langston singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 7th, walked in the 9th and hit a two-run home run off Jesse Burke in the 11th.

NEWARK BATTING LINESCORE ROCHESTER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McWilliams RF 7 0 3 1 0 0 1 .318 2 17
H. Shelton C 6 1 2 1 0 0 2 .295 0 14
F. Goad CF 5 1 2 0 1 0 4 .397 2 21
J. Cunningham 1B 5 3 2 0 1 0 4 .290 0 18
A. Quick 3B 5 2 3 3 0 0 2 .381 2 24
J. Langston SS 5 1 5 4 1 0 0 .700 1 4
W. Henderson LF 5 1 0 1 1 0 7 .328 0 6
J. Pritchard 2B 6 2 2 1 0 0 4 .247 0 6
T. Ferrell P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .444 0 8
   C. Truby P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .447 1 12
   a-J. Lane PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .371 1 5
   B. Nash P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154 0 4
Totals 50 12 22 11 4 2 24      
a - J. Lane pinch hit for C. Truby in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pritchard (1, 2nd Inning off J. Cartwright, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Quick 2 (11, 5th Inning off J. Cartwright, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Cartwright, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. McWilliams (6, 8th Inning off J. Cartwright, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Pritchard (2, 9th Inning off J. Burke, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Quick (3, 11th Inning off J. Burke, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Nash (1, 11th Inning off J. Burke, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Langston (1, 11th Inning off J. Burke, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. McWilliams 4 , H. Shelton 2 , F. Goad 2 , J. Cunningham 2 , A. Quick 7 , J. Langston 8 , J. Pritchard 5 , C. Truby , B. Nash 3 , T. Ferrell
2-out RBI: J. Pritchard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McWilliams , J. Cunningham 2 , W. Henderson , J. Pritchard 2
GIDP: F. Goad , J. Pritchard
Sac Fly: A. Quick
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. McWilliams (20) , J. Cunningham (15) , J. Langston 2 (2) , T. Ferrell (4)
CS: J. McWilliams (8) , F. Goad (6) , J. Langston (1)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Shelton (5) , J. Cunningham (6) , J. Langston 3 (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Langston-Pritchard-Cunningham)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ewing CF 7 1 3 1 0 2 3 .395 0 22
T. Vose SS 7 1 2 1 0 0 6 .290 2 27
E. Abernathy C 6 1 3 5 0 0 3 .474 4 31
F. Webb 2B 7 1 1 0 0 2 5 .365 0 21
E. Baker LF 5 2 3 1 2 0 3 .318 1 25
C. Calhoun 3B 3 2 1 0 1 1 5 .328 2 26
B. Salisbury 1B 6 1 1 1 0 1 7 .330 0 24
A. Thompson RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .312 0 11
   b-F. Garland PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .386 1 21
   c-W. Spencer RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 0 3
J. Cartwright P 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .311 0 6
   a-H. Finch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 14
   J. Burke P 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 50 11 15 11 5 8 38      
a - H. Finch pinch hit for J. Cartwright in the 8th
b - F. Garland pinch hit for A. Thompson in the 10th
c - W. Spencer substituted for F. Garland in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Webb (9, 2nd Inning off T. Ferrell, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Cartwright (2, 6th Inning off T. Ferrell, 3 on, 2 outs) , E. Abernathy (4, 11th Inning off B. Nash, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Vose (7, 11th Inning off B. Nash, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Abernathy (4, 2nd Inning off T. Ferrell, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ewing 3 , T. Vose 4 , E. Abernathy 7 , F. Webb 2 , E. Baker 3 , C. Calhoun , B. Salisbury , J. Cartwright 2
2-out RBI: E. Abernathy , E. Baker , J. Cartwright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ewing , E. Baker , C. Calhoun 2 , B. Salisbury 2 , A. Thompson , F. Garland
GIDP: E. Abernathy
Sac Bunt: C. Calhoun , J. Cartwright
Hit by Pitch: E. Abernathy
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Baker 3 (7) , C. Calhoun (6)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Vose (24)
Double Plays: 2 (Cartwright-Webb-Salisbury, Vose-Webb-Salisbury)
NEWARK PITCHING LINESCORE ROCHESTER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Ferrell 5.2 11 9 7 3 4 1 130 3.93   
C. Truby 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 28 3.63   
B. Nash W (5-7) 3.0 3 2 2 2 3 0 51 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ferrell 16
Batters Faced: T. Ferrell 36, C. Truby 9, B. Nash 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ferrell 5-8, C. Truby 4-2, B. Nash 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ferrell 130-83, C. Truby 28-20, B. Nash 51-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Truby 2-0
WP: T. Ferrell , B. Nash
Hit Batsmen: C. Truby
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cartwright 8.0 17 7 6 1 1 0 154 3.03   
J. Burke L (0-1), BS (1) 3.0 5 5 5 3 1 1 62 10.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cartwright 22
Batters Faced: J. Cartwright 40, J. Burke 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cartwright 7-13, J. Burke 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cartwright 154-95, J. Burke 62-31
WP: J. Burke
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: James Langston
Ballpark: Genessee Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 3485
Special Notes: James Langston ties the EBC regular season extra-inning game record for hits with 5.
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