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 | Upton Humbles Birmingham, 3-0 Thursday, August 27th , 1896 Ernest Upton of the Jackson Senators humiliated the Birmingham Smokers at Capitol Field, spinning a complete game shutout and holding the visitors to 2 hits. "He stayed aggressive and his ball was really moving," said Birmingham manager Bob Goble, after the game. Upton whiffed 4 and walked 2 in the 3-0 win. "If I make good pitches, I'm going to get some outs," Upton said. "I was making good pitches the entire game." This season, Upton has fanned 222 in 316 innings and collected a 17-18 record with a 3.28 ERA. View Boxscore |   |
