EASTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
READING RED CAPS AT HARTFORD BLUE COATS
08/20/1896
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EASTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
READING RED CAPS AT HARTFORD BLUE COATS
GAME ID: 529 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Reading Red Caps (58-42) 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 11 17 0
Hartford Blue Coats (37-63) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Jackson Skunks Hartford, 11-0
Reading Red Caps starter Topsy Jackson tamed the Hartford Blue Coats, 11-0, on 3 hits, finishing the game with 5 strikeouts and 1 walk in a sharp outing.

"I enjoy facing a team like that where I can get an out on one, two or three pitches," Jackson said. "It gives me a chance to be a lot more aggressive."

This season, Jackson shows a 19-13 record in 42 games, 300 innings, 191 strikeouts, and a 2.40 ERA.
READING BATTING LINESCORE HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Goldstein CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .257 1 36
   b-G. York PH, CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .347 1 14
J. Scheele SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .226 2 25
   c-E. Meyers PH, SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .255 0 15
T. Jeffers 3B 5 2 3 2 0 2 3 .376 2 62
B. Hughes C 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .394 2 42
E. Hightower 1B 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .343 2 26
   a-F. Zandy PH, 1B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 10
B. Abner RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .253 5 40
E. Kelley LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .289 5 38
B. Shugart 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .247 1 53
T. Jackson P 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .356 0 13
Totals 43 11 17 7 2 5 18      
a - F. Zandy pinch hit for E. Hightower in the 7th
b - G. York pinch hit for G. Goldstein in the 8th
c - E. Meyers pinch hit for J. Scheele in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Hightower (6, 3rd Inning off A. Stanley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Jeffers (15, 7th Inning off B. Cobb, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Abner (5, 3rd Inning off A. Stanley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Goldstein 2 , G. York , J. Scheele , E. Meyers , T. Jeffers 5 , B. Hughes 2 , E. Hightower 3 , F. Zandy , B. Abner 4 , E. Kelley , T. Jackson 2
2-out RBI: B. Hughes , F. Zandy , B. Abner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. York , J. Scheele , B. Abner , E. Kelley , B. Shugart
Hit by Pitch: B. Abner
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Goldstein (32) , T. Jeffers (22) , T. Jackson (10)
CS: T. Jeffers (12) , T. Jackson (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Roth 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .389 2 16
G. Parsons 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .321 1 55
B. Stiles LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .320 6 87
H. Woods RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .382 6 45
J. Bennett CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 5 50
B. Fairfax 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .315 1 63
S. Winslow SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221 3 37
W. Martin C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .196 0 20
A. Stanley P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 9
   B. Cobb P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .115 0 2
Totals 27 0 3 0 1 5 3      
BATTING
Triples: B. Stiles (16, 4th Inning off T. Jackson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Roth , B. Stiles 3 , B. Fairfax
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Woods
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Roth (9) , G. Parsons (16) , B. Fairfax (10)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Woods (10) , W. Martin (75) , B. Cobb (5)
PB: W. Martin 3
READING PITCHING LINESCORE HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Jackson W (19-13) 9.0 3 0 0 1 5 0 103 2.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Jackson 85
Batters Faced: T. Jackson 28
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Jackson 7-12
Pitches - Strikes: T. Jackson 103-59
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Stanley L (13-23) 6.0 10 7 7 2 4 1 95 3.52   
B. Cobb 3.0 7 4 3 0 1 0 59 2.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Stanley 26
Batters Faced: A. Stanley 29, B. Cobb 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Stanley 7-5, B. Cobb 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Stanley 95-57, B. Cobb 59-38
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Cobb 2-2
Hit Batsmen: A. Stanley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Topsy Jackson
Ballpark: Charter Oak Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 1662
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