EASTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
ROCHESTER MILLERS AT READING RED CAPS
06/24/1896
 
EASTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
ROCHESTER MILLERS AT READING RED CAPS
GAME ID: 315 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24TH , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rochester Millers (29-19) 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 0 10 14 2
Reading Red Caps (28-20) 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 3 11 16 5
5-Hit Blitz by Reading's O'Brien
It was a magical day at the plate for Reading Red Caps catcher Ben O'Brien. The 31-year-old O'Brien helped lift Reading to a win, 11-10, over the Rochester Millers at Railmen's Yard. O'Brien smacked 5 hits in 5 at-bats to spark his club.

Ben O'Brien singled in the 1st, walked in the 3rd, hit a two-run triple in the 5th, hit a two-run double in the 6th, singled in the 8th and hit an RBI single in the 9th.

This season in 40 games, O'Brien is batting .442 with 3 home runs, 39 RBIs and has scored 31 times.
ROCHESTER BATTING LINESCORE READING BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ewing CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .396 0 25
T. Vose SS 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .292 2 33
E. Abernathy C 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .461 4 36
F. Webb 2B 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 .366 0 36
E. Baker LF 4 1 2 5 1 0 1 .297 1 36
H. Finch 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .314 1 22
   a-B. Salisbury 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 1 31
C. Calhoun 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .297 2 34
A. Thompson RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .323 0 15
C. Fairbanks P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .186 0 4
   J. Burke P 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. Samuels P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 0 6
Totals 41 10 14 9 3 4 14      
a - B. Salisbury substituted for H. Finch in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Baker 2 (8, 5th Inning off T. Kirkwood, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off T. Kirkwood, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ewing 2 , T. Vose 2 , E. Abernathy 3 , F. Webb 2 , E. Baker 4 , H. Finch , C. Calhoun , A. Thompson
2-out RBI: E. Baker , C. Calhoun
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Baker , H. Finch 3 , C. Fairbanks
GIDP: A. Thompson
Sac Bunt: T. Vose
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Vose (5) , E. Abernathy (9)
CS: T. Vose (7) , E. Abernathy (4)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Vose (34) , E. Abernathy (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Calhoun-Webb-Finch)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Jeffers SS 5 5 4 0 1 0 1 .374 0 29
B. Shugart 2B 2 1 0 1 2 0 3 .244 1 23
B. O'Brien C 5 1 5 5 1 0 0 .442 3 39
H. Cantwell 3B 3 0 3 2 2 0 0 .345 4 31
C. Miles CF 5 0 0 1 0 1 10 .421 4 23
B. Abner RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .245 2 16
E. Kelley LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .261 1 18
J. Scheele 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .174 0 1
T. Kirkwood P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .309 0 5
   a-G. Goldstein PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 0 23
   J. Brooks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 3
   b-G. York PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .378 0 1
Totals 39 11 16 10 6 1 23      
a - G. Goldstein pinch hit for T. Kirkwood in the 8th
b - G. York pinch hit for J. Brooks in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Cantwell (15, 1st Inning off C. Fairbanks, 2 on, 1 out) , B. O'Brien (10, 6th Inning off C. Fairbanks, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. O'Brien (6, 5th Inning off C. Fairbanks, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Kelley (1, 9th Inning off J. Burke, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Jeffers 4 , B. O'Brien 8 , H. Cantwell 4 , E. Kelley 4 , J. Scheele , T. Kirkwood , G. York
2-out RBI: B. O'Brien
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Miles , B. Abner 2 , E. Kelley
GIDP: C. Miles
Sac Bunt: B. Shugart 2
Hit by Pitch: T. Kirkwood
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Jeffers (11) , H. Cantwell (11)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Jeffers (17) , B. Shugart 2 (26) , H. Cantwell 2 (32)
Double Plays: 1 (Jeffers-Shugart-Scheele)
OF assists: 1 (Miles(Baker at 3rd base))
ROCHESTER PITCHING LINESCORE READING PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Fairbanks 5.2 9 7 5 2 0 0 98 4.42   
J. Burke L (0-2) 2.1 6 4 4 4 1 1 65 13.25   
E. Samuels 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Fairbanks 25
Batters Faced: C. Fairbanks 30, J. Burke 17, E. Samuels 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Fairbanks 9-8, J. Burke 1-5, E. Samuels 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Fairbanks 98-61, J. Burke 65-36, E. Samuels 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Burke 1-0 , E. Samuels 3-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Fairbanks
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kirkwood 8.0 14 10 3 3 4 0 147 3.32   
J. Brooks W (2-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kirkwood 29
Batters Faced: T. Kirkwood 42, J. Brooks 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kirkwood 7-10, J. Brooks 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kirkwood 147-92, J. Brooks 5-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben O'Brien
Ballpark: Railmen's Yard
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 3731
Special Notes: Tom Jeffers ties the REA regular season game record for runs with 4. Tom Jeffers ties the EBC regular season game record for runs with 5. Ben O'Brien ties the REA regular season game record for hits with 5.
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