FEDERAL BASEBALL UNION
CHICAGO ZEPHYRS AT CLEVELAND BEARS
09/03/1896
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FEDERAL BASEBALL UNION
CHICAGO ZEPHYRS AT CLEVELAND BEARS
GAME ID: 2845 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Zephyrs (74-48) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Cleveland Bears (79-42) 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 2 X 10 18 2
Runkle Sends Chicago Bats to Deep Freeze
Ezra Runkle of the Cleveland Bears overwhelmed the Chicago Zephyrs and walked off the mound with a complete-game shutout. He blanked them, 10-0, on 11 hits with a total of no strikeouts and 1 walk.

"Ezra was on quite a roll," Cleveland manager said. "He gets great late movement and he doesn't give in to the hitters."

This season, Runkle has gone 28-10 with an ERA of 3.45, posting 79 strikeouts in 339 innings.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Dillon 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 1 56
H. Melvin LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .328 1 62
C. Crow CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .301 2 66
E. Ziegler 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .383 5 67
B. Connelly SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .295 7 75
T. McInerny C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .332 1 42
D. Rankin 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .305 1 57
R. Horner RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 2 34
H. Jenson P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 0 11
   L. Barrett P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
Totals 34 0 11 0 1 0 13      
BATTING
Total Bases: H. Melvin 2 , C. Crow , E. Ziegler 2 , B. Connelly 2 , T. McInerny , D. Rankin 2 , H. Jenson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Rankin
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: P. Dillon (21) , C. Crow (19) , E. Ziegler (28) , B. Connelly 2 (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Ashby RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .347 1 60
W. Pomeroy 1B 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .319 7 66
R. Dunlap CF 5 3 3 3 0 0 3 .298 5 73
N. Halford 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .365 11 67
C. Kittering SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .308 3 56
H. Selkirk C 4 3 3 1 0 0 1 .305 7 64
H. Mitchell 2B 5 0 3 2 0 0 2 .298 1 58
D. Lenkman LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .344 2 27
E. Runkle P 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .218 0 19
Totals 41 10 18 10 0 1 26      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Dunlap (20, 8th Inning off L. Barrett, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: H. Selkirk (11, 7th Inning off L. Barrett, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Dunlap 2 (5, 5th Inning off H. Jenson, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off H. Jenson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Ashby 2 , W. Pomeroy 2 , R. Dunlap 10 , N. Halford , C. Kittering 2 , H. Selkirk 5 , H. Mitchell 3 , D. Lenkman 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Ashby 3 , N. Halford , C. Kittering
Sac Bunt: W. Pomeroy , H. Selkirk
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Ashby (51) , W. Pomeroy (40) , H. Selkirk 2 (24) , H. Mitchell (18)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Halford 2 (28)
OF assists: 1 (Dunlap(Melvin at home))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Jenson L (22-15) 6.0 11 6 6 0 0 2 91 3.59   
L. Barrett 2.0 7 4 4 0 1 0 39 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Jenson 26
Batters Faced: H. Jenson 30, L. Barrett 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Jenson 12-7, L. Barrett 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Jenson 91-58, L. Barrett 39-32
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Runkle W (28-10) 9.0 11 0 0 1 0 0 124 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Runkle 64
Batters Faced: E. Runkle 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Runkle 9-12
Pitches - Strikes: E. Runkle 124-78
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roscoe Dunlap
Ballpark: Lakefront Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 4450
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