BORDER ASSOCIATION
NEW YORK STARS AT CINCINNATI MONARCHS
09/14/1891
 
BORDER ASSOCIATION
NEW YORK STARS AT CINCINNATI MONARCHS
GAME ID: 1864 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 1891 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Stars (64-60) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Cincinnati Monarchs (56-71) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 X 4 9 2
Monarchs Blank New York, Witter Winner
There was no spell, no black magic -- just good pitching.

Bernard Witter of the Cincinnati Monarchs blanked the New York Stars, 4-0, at Vine Street Base Ball Grounds, and he did it the old-fashioned way. After finishing the 5-hit, complete-game shutout, he was all smiles.

"I threw a lot of my pitches for strikes in this game," Witter said. "I mixed it up and tried keeping these guys off balance."

Witter walked 0 and struck out 3 in the victory.

"He was throwing his breaking ball for strikes and we never capitalized on any of his mistakes," Stars manager Myles O'Shea said later.

To this point in the season Witter has 17 wins and 21 losses and a 2.60 ERA.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lorenz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 1 32
G. Ellerbe CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .256 3 59
T. Black RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 7 68
L. Mueller 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .259 4 75
A. Charbonneau LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .261 2 35
J. Weldon 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .222 2 43
I. Beall SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 1 48
R. Randle C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .235 0 34
T. Heath P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .116 0 11
Totals 31 0 5 0 0 3 9      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Ellerbe (19, 3rd Inning off B. Witter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Ellerbe 2 , T. Black , A. Charbonneau 2 , R. Randle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Ellerbe , L. Mueller 2 , R. Randle
Sac Bunt: J. Weldon
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Charbonneau (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Bidwell CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .249 0 55
N. Long SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .255 0 7
O. Engel 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .302 17 85
H. Hall 1B 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 .265 1 56
W. Hobbs LF, RF 4 2 1 2 0 0 2 .236 4 45
D. Bickford 2B 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .229 1 34
   a-E. Sidgwick 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
C. Heaton C 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .257 2 35
B. Hyde RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .260 1 53
   b-J. Rockwell RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 3
B. Witter P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266 1 7
Totals 32 4 9 4 1 3 13      
a - E. Sidgwick substituted for D. Bickford in the 8th
b - J. Rockwell substituted for B. Hyde in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Hall (15, 6th Inning off T. Heath, 1 on, 1 out) , O. Engel (26, 8th Inning off T. Heath, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Bickford (13, 6th Inning off T. Heath, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Hobbs (4, 8th Inning off T. Heath, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Long , O. Engel 3 , H. Hall 2 , W. Hobbs 4 , D. Bickford 3 , C. Heaton 2 , B. Hyde
2-out RBI: W. Hobbs , D. Bickford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Bidwell , C. Heaton , B. Witter
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Hyde (33)
CS: N. Long (6)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Long (8) , W. Hobbs (50)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Heath L (19-24) 8.0 9 4 4 1 3 1 33 95 2.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Heath 50
Batters Faced: T. Heath 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Heath 9-11
Pitches - Strikes: T. Heath 95-66
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Witter W (17-21) 9.0 5 0 0 0 3 0 32 106 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Witter 80
Batters Faced: B. Witter 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Witter 10-13
Pitches - Strikes: B. Witter 106-78
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bernard Witter
Ballpark: Vine Street Base Ball Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:09
Attendance: 1077
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