EASTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
READING RED CAPS AT PROVIDENCE PATRIOTS
06/16/1896
 
EASTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
READING RED CAPS AT PROVIDENCE PATRIOTS
GAME ID: 295 - TUESDAY, JUNE 16TH , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Reading Red Caps (20-20) 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 2 0 11 20 1
Providence Patriots (16-24) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 4 10 4
Cantwell on Fire: 5-for-6 for Reading
It was a downpour of hits for Hugh Cantwell at Founders Grounds.

The Reading Red Caps first baseman tore into Providence for 5 hits in 6 at-bats to pace the Red Caps to a rain-delayed 11-4 victory. Providence manager Kevin Ord bemoaned his pitching, speculating his club got flustered by Cantwell's big day.

"He was beating us and we stopped locating well," he said. "That makes you get behind in the count and you can't do that when a guy is hot like Cantwell was today. Not to take anything away from him, but bad location was the story of the ballgame."

Hugh Cantwell singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, doubled in the 5th, grounded out in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

Cantwell has collected 56 hits for the Red Caps this year, 3 of them home runs. He has also netted 21 RBIs and scored 36 runs while batting .327.
READING BATTING LINESCORE PROVIDENCE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Goldstein CF 5 0 3 2 1 0 4 .233 0 23
B. Shugart 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 7 .231 1 18
B. O'Brien C 5 1 2 3 1 0 1 .426 3 27
H. Cantwell 3B 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 .327 3 21
B. Abner RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .229 2 13
E. Meyers SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .259 0 6
E. Hightower 1B 6 2 1 1 0 1 6 .347 1 22
E. Kelley LF 4 3 2 1 1 0 3 .281 0 15
T. Jackson P 5 2 4 3 0 0 1 .354 0 6
Totals 45 11 20 10 4 4 32      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Cantwell (11, 5th Inning off J. Stewart, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Jackson (2, 2nd Inning off J. Stewart, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. O'Brien (3, 5th Inning off J. Stewart, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Goldstein 3 , B. Shugart , B. O'Brien 5 , H. Cantwell 6 , B. Abner , E. Meyers , E. Hightower , E. Kelley 2 , T. Jackson 6
2-out RBI: G. Goldstein , B. O'Brien , T. Jackson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Shugart 3 , B. O'Brien , B. Abner , E. Meyers , E. Hightower 2
Sac Bunt: B. Shugart , E. Meyers
Hit by Pitch: B. Abner
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: B. O'Brien (18) , E. Meyers (1)
CS: G. Goldstein (11) , B. Shugart (3)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Cantwell (25)
PB: B. O'Brien
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Robinson CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .297 1 6
A. Anders 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .347 2 15
J. Barnes LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .384 4 32
J. Justice RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289 0 12
H. Gallier 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 2 26
J. Carlson SS 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .299 2 17
   a-E. Judd SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 0 7
W. Chambers C 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 .252 1 17
E. Day 1B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .310 3 14
J. Stewart P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .326 1 3
   J. Goddard P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .083 0 1
   A. Fulton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   b-W. Ramey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 4 20
Totals 37 4 10 3 0 4 11      
a - E. Judd substituted for J. Carlson in the 6th
b - W. Ramey pinch hit for A. Fulton in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Day (3, 7th Inning off T. Jackson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Robinson , J. Barnes , J. Carlson 2 , W. Chambers 2 , E. Day 6 , J. Stewart
2-out RBI: J. Robinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Robinson , A. Anders , J. Justice , W. Ramey
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Barnes (19)
CS: J. Carlson (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Robinson (5) , A. Anders (30) , J. Justice 2 (4)
READING PITCHING LINESCORE PROVIDENCE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Jackson W (8-5) 9.0 10 4 3 0 4 1 119 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Jackson 57
Batters Faced: T. Jackson 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Jackson 13-9
Pitches - Strikes: T. Jackson 119-77
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Stewart L (6-8) 4.2 14 9 5 2 3 1 109 3.67   
J. Goddard 2.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 40 4.60   
A. Fulton 1.2 3 1 0 1 0 0 25 5.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stewart 9
Batters Faced: J. Stewart 31, J. Goddard 12, A. Fulton 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stewart 3-6, J. Goddard 2-5, A. Fulton 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stewart 109-71, J. Goddard 40-26, A. Fulton 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Goddard 1-0 , A. Fulton 1-1
WP: A. Fulton
Hit Batsmen: J. Stewart
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hugh Cantwell
Ballpark: Founders Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 1087
Special Notes: SS Joseph Carlson was injured in a collision at a base. Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 8th inning. Hugh Cantwell ties the EBC regular season game record for hits with 5.
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