WESTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
CHICAGO CROWS AT MINNEAPOLIS SAWYERS
07/23/1896
 
WESTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
CHICAGO CROWS AT MINNEAPOLIS SAWYERS
GAME ID: 956 - THURSDAY, JULY 23RD , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Crows (41-33) 1 0 2 5 0 5 2 0 0 15 21 2
Minneapolis Sawyers (48-26) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Crows Zorn Smacks 5 Hits
Charlie Zorn said "it felt like taking batting practice" at Sawnill Grounds, and it showed in the box score. The Chicago catcher had a fantastic 5-for-5 day against the Minneapolis Sawyers, leading his club to victory, 15-1.

"I was seeing the ball very well and it was going just about anywhere I wanted," Zorn said later."

Charlie Zorn singled in the 1st, hit an RBI triple in the 3rd, walked in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 6th, singled in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

This year, Zorn is batting .404 with 88 hits and 2 home runs. He has scored 40 times and has batted in 40 runs.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. King CF 6 3 4 0 0 0 2 .391 2 32
W. Owens RF 5 3 2 2 1 0 2 .430 2 34
C. Zorn C 5 3 5 2 1 0 0 .404 2 40
T. Atkins 2B 6 1 3 5 0 0 4 .316 6 49
T. Yeomans 3B 6 1 2 5 0 0 4 .343 6 64
T. Chapman SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 2 28
   a-F. Kirk PR, SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .348 5 35
A. Wickham LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .264 2 33
S. Intemann 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .205 1 25
B. Wood P 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 .343 4 20
Totals 46 15 21 15 3 0 22      
a - F. Kirk pinch ran for T. Chapman in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Chapman (9, 2nd Inning off H. Halverson, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Wood (3, 4th Inning off H. Halverson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Zorn (8, 3rd Inning off H. Halverson, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Atkins (8, 4th Inning off H. Halverson, 3 on, 2 outs) , H. King (12, 6th Inning off F. Phillips, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Yeomans (6, 6th Inning off F. Phillips, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. King 6 , W. Owens 2 , C. Zorn 7 , T. Atkins 5 , T. Yeomans 5 , T. Chapman 2 , F. Kirk , A. Wickham , B. Wood 3
2-out RBI: W. Owens , C. Zorn , T. Atkins 2 , T. Yeomans , B. Wood
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Yeomans 2 , F. Kirk , S. Intemann , B. Wood
GIDP: S. Intemann
Hit by Pitch: T. Chapman
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: H. King 2 (29) , F. Kirk (18) , A. Wickham (17) , B. Wood (4)
CS: C. Zorn (14)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Chapman (33) , F. Kirk (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rowe CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .323 5 40
E. Worley 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .342 3 42
D. Seward C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .484 6 63
J. Devine LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .393 2 50
J. Lyttle RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .336 3 64
W. Cookson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .282 1 40
E. King 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 6 31
   a-J. Spears PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .349 3 34
   b-J. Pemberton 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .354 2 26
J. David SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .249 0 34
H. Halverson P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277 0 8
   F. Phillips P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 1 4
   W. Dunn P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .341 0 21
Totals 33 1 5 1 4 3 14      
a - J. Spears pinch hit for E. King in the 8th
b - J. Pemberton substituted for J. Spears in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Cookson (10, 8th Inning off B. Wood, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Devine , J. Lyttle , W. Cookson 2 , H. Halverson , W. Dunn
2-out RBI: J. Lyttle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Worley , J. Lyttle , W. Cookson , J. Spears , F. Phillips
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Seward (21)
CS: H. Halverson (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Worley-David-Cookson)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Wood W (11-12) 9.0 5 1 1 4 3 0 128 5.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Wood 72
Batters Faced: B. Wood 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Wood 14-9
Pitches - Strikes: B. Wood 128-78
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Halverson L (15-8) 3.2 9 8 8 2 0 0 64 4.94   
F. Phillips 3.0 9 7 7 1 0 1 57 6.33   
W. Dunn 2.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 31 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Halverson 7
Batters Faced: H. Halverson 22, F. Phillips 18, W. Dunn 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Halverson 5-5, F. Phillips 3-5, W. Dunn 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: H. Halverson 64-36, F. Phillips 57-33, W. Dunn 31-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Phillips 1-0 , W. Dunn 2-1
Hit Batsmen: H. Halverson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie Zorn
Ballpark: Sawnill Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 4667
Special Notes: SS Thomas Chapman was injured being hit by a pitch. Charlie Zorn ties the WBC regular season game record for hits with 5.
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