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Batchelor Bewilders Rifles, 7-0 Wednesday, August 15th , 1917 There was no spell, no black magic -- just good pitching. Ernest Batchelor of the New York Bakers blanked the Richmond Rifles, 7-0, at Bakers Field, and he did it the old-fashioned way. After finishing the 2-hit, complete-game shutout, he was all smiles. "I threw a lot of my pitches for strikes in this game," Batchelor said. "I mixed it up and tried keeping these guys off balance." Batchelor walked 3 and struck out 9 in the victory. "He was throwing his breaking ball for strikes and we never capitalized on any of his mistakes," Rifles manager Red "Fox" Williams said later. On his stats sheet for the year Batchelor shows a 9-6 record, 15 starts, 118.1 innings, 50 strikeouts and a 2.66 ERA. View Boxscore View Game Log Watch Highlights |
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