EASTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
READING RED CAPS AT ROCHESTER MILLERS
08/31/1896
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EASTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
READING RED CAPS AT ROCHESTER MILLERS
GAME ID: 569 - MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Reading Red Caps (63-47) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 15 3
Rochester Millers (64-46) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 14 7
5-Hit Blitz by Reading's O'Brien
It seemed Reading Red Caps catcher Ben O'Brien could do no wrong, but it still didn't come out right.

The Red Caps fell against the Rochester Millers by the score of 7-6. O'Brien did all he could, rapping out 5 hits in 7 at-bats, but in the end, Rochester prevailed at Genessee Grounds.

"I felt real good, but my best just wasn't enough," O'Brien said in the postgame interview. "We didn't play well enough to win. I saw the ball well and put the ball in play well, and they fell in for base hits. Some days they do that."

Ben O'Brien singled in the 1st, flied out in the 3rd, doubled in the 6th, singled in the 7th, grounded out in the 10th, singled in the 12th and singled in the 14th.

O'Brien has a .407 average and a .476 on-base percentage for the year. He has picked up 110 hits, 3 home runs and driven in 57 runs.
READING BATTING LINESCORE ROCHESTER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Goldstein CF 8 1 4 1 0 0 3 .272 3 42
J. Scheele SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .214 2 27
   b-B. Hughes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .382 2 42
   c-E. Meyers SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 0 16
B. O'Brien C 7 1 5 0 0 0 1 .407 3 57
H. Cantwell 1B 4 1 1 1 3 0 1 .341 10 71
T. Jeffers 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 10 .362 2 62
B. Abner RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 5 41
   a-G. York PH, RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 .309 1 17
E. Kelley LF 6 1 1 1 0 1 6 .284 5 42
B. Shugart 2B 6 0 0 0 1 5 5 .247 1 59
T. Jackson P 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .348 0 14
   J. Brooks P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .381 0 3
Totals 55 6 15 4 4 7 34      
a - G. York pinch hit for B. Abner in the 6th
b - B. Hughes pinch hit for J. Scheele in the 9th
c - E. Meyers substituted for B. Hughes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Goldstein (14, 1st Inning off E. Samuels, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. O'Brien (15, 6th Inning off E. Samuels, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Goldstein 5 , B. O'Brien 6 , H. Cantwell , T. Jeffers , G. York , E. Kelley , T. Jackson , J. Brooks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Goldstein , E. Meyers , B. O'Brien , T. Jeffers , G. York , E. Kelley , B. Shugart
Sac Bunt: J. Scheele , T. Jeffers 2 , E. Kelley , T. Jackson
Team LOB: 16

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Goldstein 3 (37) , B. O'Brien (30) , T. Jackson (12)
CS: B. O'Brien (23) , H. Cantwell (17) , T. Jackson (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Scheele (62) , B. O'Brien (10) , E. Kelley (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ewing CF 7 0 2 0 0 1 3 .392 1 52
E. Baker LF 7 3 3 2 0 1 2 .339 3 71
E. Abernathy 2B 6 1 3 0 1 0 2 .407 7 78
F. Garland RF 6 0 2 3 1 1 5 .393 2 76
T. Vose SS 6 0 1 2 1 1 1 .307 5 82
H. Finch 1B 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 .276 2 57
B. Salisbury C 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 .266 2 49
C. Calhoun 3B 6 2 2 0 0 2 1 .273 3 55
E. Samuels P 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242 0 12
   a-F. Webb PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .374 5 79
Totals 56 7 14 7 3 10 23      
a - F. Webb pinch hit for E. Samuels in the 14th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ewing (37, 1st Inning off T. Jackson, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Baker 2 (21, 13th Inning off T. Jackson, 0 on, 0 outs; 14th Inning off J. Brooks, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Calhoun (7, 3rd Inning off T. Jackson, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Garland (14, 3rd Inning off T. Jackson, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Ewing (17, 8th Inning off T. Jackson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ewing 5 , E. Baker 5 , E. Abernathy 3 , F. Garland 4 , T. Vose , C. Calhoun 4 , F. Webb
2-out RBI: E. Baker , F. Garland , T. Vose
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Garland , T. Vose , H. Finch , B. Salisbury , E. Samuels
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: E. Abernathy (18) , F. Garland (14) , T. Vose 2 (80) , H. Finch 2 (34) , C. Calhoun (55)
Double Plays: 1 (Garland-Salisbury)
OF assists: 1 (Garland(Cantwell at home))
PB: B. Salisbury
READING PITCHING LINESCORE ROCHESTER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Jackson 12.0 8 4 1 2 10 0 165 2.22   
J. Brooks L (8-5), BS (4) 1.2 6 3 3 1 0 0 22 5.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Jackson 84
Batters Faced: T. Jackson 47, J. Brooks 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Jackson 9-17, J. Brooks 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: T. Jackson 165-107, J. Brooks 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Brooks 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Samuels W (28-8) 14.0 15 6 1 4 7 0 210 2.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Samuels 71
Batters Faced: E. Samuels 64
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Samuels 20-13
Pitches - Strikes: E. Samuels 210-135
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Topsy Jackson
Ballpark: Genessee Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 3187
Special Notes: Benny Shugart sets the EBC regular season extra-inning game record for strikeouts with 5. Ben O'Brien sets the REA regular season extra-inning game record for hits with 5. George Goldstein sets the REA regular season extra-inning game record for at bats with 8.
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