EASTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
READING RED CAPS AT HARTFORD BLUE COATS
08/21/1896
 
EASTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
READING RED CAPS AT HARTFORD BLUE COATS
GAME ID: 530 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Reading Red Caps (58-43) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Hartford Blue Coats (38-63) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 7 2
Shannon Fires Shutout in Blue Coats Victory
Hartford's Harry Shannon breezed through the Red Caps lineup, 9-hitting them in a shutout victory, 2-0. Shannon fanned 3, as well.

"I didn't really feel like I had my A-game today," Shannon confessed, "but some days are like that -- you just gotta go with what you have."

In 34 starts this year, Shannon has fashioned a 9-19 record and a 4.81 ERA.
READING BATTING LINESCORE HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Goldstein CF 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .264 1 36
B. Shugart 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249 1 53
T. Jeffers 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .375 2 62
B. Hughes C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .387 2 42
E. Hightower 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .340 2 26
B. Abner RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .257 5 40
E. Meyers SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .256 0 15
E. Kelley LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .285 5 38
B. Cofer P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .304 1 12
   a-J. Scheele PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 2 25
Totals 33 0 9 0 1 3 18      
a - J. Scheele pinch hit for B. Cofer in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: G. Goldstein 3 , B. Shugart , T. Jeffers , E. Hightower , B. Abner 2 , E. Meyers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Hughes 2 , E. Meyers , E. Kelley , B. Cofer 2
Sac Bunt: B. Shugart 2 , E. Meyers
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Hightower (5) , B. Abner (2)
CS: G. Goldstein (21) , T. Jeffers (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Roth 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .385 2 16
G. Parsons 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .323 1 55
B. Stiles LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .322 6 88
H. Woods RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .381 6 45
J. Bennett CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .262 5 50
C. Delaney C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 4 34
B. Fairfax 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .312 1 63
S. Winslow SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .219 3 37
H. Shannon P 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .210 1 19
Totals 29 2 7 2 2 4 11      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Stiles (14, 3rd Inning off B. Cofer, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Shannon (1, 3rd Inning off B. Cofer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Roth , G. Parsons 2 , B. Stiles 3 , H. Woods , H. Shannon 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bennett , C. Delaney , B. Fairfax , S. Winslow
Sac Bunt: C. Delaney
Hit by Pitch: J. Bennett , B. Fairfax
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Roth (26) , B. Stiles 2 (44) , H. Woods (15)
CS: G. Parsons (17)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Winslow 2 (62)
READING PITCHING LINESCORE HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Cofer L (14-15) 8.0 7 2 2 2 4 1 128 4.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cofer 62
Batters Faced: B. Cofer 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cofer 11-8
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cofer 128-83
Hit Batsmen: B. Cofer 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Shannon W (9-19) 9.0 9 0 0 1 3 0 110 4.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Shannon 71
Batters Faced: H. Shannon 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Shannon 12-10
Pitches - Strikes: H. Shannon 110-73
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Harry Shannon
Ballpark: Charter Oak Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:24
Attendance: 2282
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