FEDERAL BASEBALL UNION
CHICAGO ZEPHYRS AT BOSTON RESOLUTES
08/30/1896
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FEDERAL BASEBALL UNION
CHICAGO ZEPHYRS AT BOSTON RESOLUTES
GAME ID: 2814 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Zephyrs (73-44) 0 2 4 0 1 2 4 0 1 14 19 0
Boston Resolutes (67-51) 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 13 9
Sutter Batters Boston for 6 Hits
Alton Sutter was the King of Swing at Union Oval in the 14-5 Chicago Zephyrs win over the Boston Resolutes. The Chicago catcher stepped into the batter's box 6 times against Boston and delivered 6 hits. It was a sensational game for him.

"Unbelievable feeling," he told the press. "It felt good. 6-for-6 isn't bad for your batting average either."

Alton Sutter singled in the 2nd, hit a two-run single in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, hit an RBI double in the 6th, hit a two-run single in the 7th and hit an RBI single in the 9th.

Currently Sutter has 3 home runs and a .307 batting average.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Herrera 2B 6 4 3 1 0 1 0 .249 1 36
H. Melvin LF 6 2 1 0 0 1 4 .328 1 62
E. Ziegler RF 6 2 3 2 0 0 3 .385 5 66
A. Sutter C 6 3 6 6 0 0 0 .307 3 70
C. Crow CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 .306 2 65
B. Connelly SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .293 7 72
T. McInerny 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 .336 1 41
   a-P. Dillon PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266 1 55
D. Rankin 3B 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .304 1 56
G. Forsythe P 5 1 0 0 0 2 3 .189 1 16
Totals 47 14 19 13 0 5 23      
a - P. Dillon pinch hit for T. McInerny in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Ziegler (30, 3rd Inning off R. Barrell, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Herrera (12, 3rd Inning off R. Barrell, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Sutter (27, 6th Inning off R. Barrell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Herrera 4 , H. Melvin , E. Ziegler 4 , A. Sutter 7 , C. Crow 2 , B. Connelly , T. McInerny , D. Rankin 2
2-out RBI: M. Herrera , E. Ziegler , A. Sutter 3 , D. Rankin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Ziegler 2 , C. Crow 3 , G. Forsythe
Sac Bunt: B. Connelly
Sac Fly: T. McInerny
Hit by Pitch: C. Crow
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Herrera (33) , A. Sutter (24)
CS: C. Crow (18)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. McGroarty 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .238 2 58
D. Hanlan RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 1 39
R. Moxley LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .385 6 88
E. Shepley SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .345 4 95
A. Carr 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .341 1 90
A. Drennan CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .271 1 41
C. Forbes 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .219 0 40
W. Fairchild C 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .267 0 14
R. Barrell P 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 .320 2 20
   D. Foy P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 39 5 13 5 1 1 16      
BATTING
Doubles: S. McGroarty (9, 3rd Inning off G. Forsythe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Barrell (6, 4th Inning off G. Forsythe, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. McGroarty 2 , R. Moxley 2 , E. Shepley , A. Carr 2 , A. Drennan 2 , C. Forbes , W. Fairchild , D. Foy , R. Barrell 4
2-out RBI: E. Shepley , A. Drennan , W. Fairchild
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hanlan , A. Drennan , C. Forbes 2 , R. Barrell
Sac Fly: S. McGroarty
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: S. McGroarty 4 (21) , E. Shepley (52) , A. Drennan 3 (28) , W. Fairchild (7)
OF assists: 1 (Hanlan(Crow at 3rd base))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Forsythe W (23-19) 9.0 13 5 5 1 1 0 161 3.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Forsythe 41
Batters Faced: G. Forsythe 41
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Forsythe 15-11
Pitches - Strikes: G. Forsythe 161-101
WP: G. Forsythe
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Barrell L (27-14) 6.2 15 12 7 0 3 0 143 3.44   
D. Foy 2.1 4 2 0 0 2 0 53 1.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Barrell 9
Batters Faced: R. Barrell 37, D. Foy 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Barrell 10-5, D. Foy 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Barrell 143-94, D. Foy 53-38
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Foy 2-2
Hit Batsmen: R. Barrell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alton Sutter
Ballpark: Union Oval
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 4588
Special Notes: Alton Sutter sets the CHI regular season game record for hits with 5. Alton Sutter ties the regular season game record for hits with 6.
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