LEGACY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND ATHLETICS AT PITTSBURGH OILERS
06/24/1916
 
LEGACY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND ATHLETICS AT PITTSBURGH OILERS
GAME ID: 1545 - SATURDAY, JUNE 24TH , 1916 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Athletics (27-43) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 12 2
Pittsburgh Oilers (36-35) 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 X 8 11 0
Athletics Beaten By Oilers, 8-4
The Pittsburgh Oilers defeated the Cleveland Athletics, 8-4, at Oilers Ballpark. Leading the charge for Pittsburgh was third baseman Leroy Earnshaw. He was 2-4 with a double. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Ralph Hall got the win, improving to 11-6. He pitched 6 innings, giving up 8 hits and 4 runs, while striking out 6 and walking 2. The win gives Pittsburgh a season record of 36-35.

John Bugden, who is tied for 6th in the WL in bases on balls with 32, helped out the Pittsburgh cause in the bottom of the fifth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the center fielder went 1 for 3 with a walk.

In comments to the Pittsburgh Herald, Earnshaw admitted he's been told to improve his work habits. "But," he said, "I know when to take it to another gear."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Sprague SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200 0 15
Q. Stobert CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .210 2 18
E. Cornford LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .288 2 27
C. Ridge RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .151 0 6
L. Wright 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .280 0 16
   a-T. Clifford PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .307 5 27
E. Ward 3B 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .249 0 21
   e-F. Kettelby PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 2 27
J. Beverly C 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .220 0 4
C. Turner 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .062 0 0
   b-A. Hawley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .279 0 8
   c-E. Soame 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 20
L. Tansell P 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 .237 0 7
   d-B. Brown PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 0 3
   O. Murfin P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 2
Totals 37 4 12 4 5 7 26      
a - T. Clifford pinch hit for L. Wright in the 7th
b - A. Hawley pinch hit for C. Turner in the 7th
c - E. Soame substituted for A. Hawley in the 7th
d - B. Brown pinch hit for L. Tansell in the 8th
e - F. Kettelby pinch hit for E. Ward in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: L. Wright (3, 5th Inning off R. Hall, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Sprague , E. Cornford , C. Ridge 2 , L. Wright 3 , E. Ward 2 , J. Beverly , E. Soame , L. Tansell 2 , B. Brown
2-out RBI: L. Tansell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Cornford 2 , T. Clifford , A. Hawley
Sac Bunt: B. Sprague , Q. Stobert
Hit by Pitch: E. Ward
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: J. Beverly (1) , L. Tansell (2)
OF assists: 1 (Ridge(Earnshaw at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wellburn 2B 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 .285 0 28
L. Earnshaw 3B 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .271 0 20
T. Blenkinsop LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .294 1 14
D. Avery RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .276 10 31
J. Bugden CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .259 0 18
J. Adams C 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .302 0 20
H. Wright 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .245 8 35
A. Miller SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 6 .240 0 18
R. Hall P 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .167 0 4
   a-C. Mullinger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 0 13
   J. Gibbard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-W. Botterill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 0 14
   H. Pickford P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 0 1
Totals 33 8 11 8 3 1 17      
a - C. Mullinger pinch hit for R. Hall in the 6th
b - W. Botterill pinch hit for J. Gibbard in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Earnshaw (4, 8th Inning off O. Murfin, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Wellburn (11, 1st Inning off L. Tansell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Avery (10, 7th Inning off L. Tansell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Wellburn 4 , L. Earnshaw 3 , D. Avery 6 , J. Bugden , J. Adams , H. Wright , A. Miller
2-out RBI: L. Earnshaw
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Miller , R. Hall
Sac Fly: L. Earnshaw , J. Adams
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Wellburn (23)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Tansell L (8-9) 7.0 9 6 5 2 1 1 126 2.82   
O. Murfin 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 16 3.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Tansell 36
Batters Faced: L. Tansell 33, O. Murfin 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Tansell 9-11, O. Murfin 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Tansell 126-79, O. Murfin 16-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Hall W (11-6) 6.0 8 4 4 2 6 0 124 3.00   
J. Gibbard H (1) 2.0 3 0 0 3 1 0 44 2.35   
H. Pickford 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Hall 44
Batters Faced: R. Hall 29, J. Gibbard 12, H. Pickford 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Hall 8-4, J. Gibbard 3-2, H. Pickford 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Hall 124-72, J. Gibbard 44-23, H. Pickford 10-6
Hit Batsmen: R. Hall
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leroy Earnshaw
Ballpark: Oilers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 3865
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