 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES BALTIMORE CANNONS AT CLEVELAND GRAYS 08/08/1917 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | BALTIMORE CANNONS AT CLEVELAND GRAYS | | GAME ID: 2872 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 1917 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Baltimore Cannons (43-62) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | Cleveland Grays (52-58) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 6 | 1 | | |  | |
| Grays Turn Away Cannons, 2-1 | The Cleveland Grays beat the Baltimore Cannons, 2-1, at Euclid Avenue Park. Starting pitcher John Grunder was a big reason why. He held his opponent in check all game. Grunder picked up the win for Cleveland, going 6.2 innings. He gave up no runs on 3 hits. He now sports a record of 7-4. Frank Howard notched his 10th save in 18 chances.
The Grays got a big at-bat from right fielder Bill Robinson. For the game, Robinson was 1 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the fourth, with a runner on 3rd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 2nd home run of the season gave Cleveland a 2-0 lead.
In postgame remarks, Grunder hailed his team's "single-minded focus."
With this game in the books, Cleveland is 52-58, Baltimore 43-62.
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| BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE | | CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | | a - C. Alexander substituted for J. Grunder in the 7th
b - C. Kilborn substituted for B. Albertson in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: B. Albertson (13, 5th Inning off J. Winters, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Robinson (2, 4th Inning off J. Winters, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Maxwell , B. Albertson 3 , J. Stubbs , B. Robinson 4 , G. O'Brien
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Albertson , R. Robertson 2 , B. Robinson , J. Jenkins 2
Sac Bunt: M. Chase , C. Alexander
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING
SB: S. Maxwell (13) , J. Stubbs (14) , B. Robinson (8)
FIELDING
Errors: J. Stubbs (25)
OF assists: 1 (Albertson(Dyer at home)) | | |
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| BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE | | CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | BF | PI | ERA | | J. Winters L (5-15) | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 100 | 2.97 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | BF | PI | ERA | | J. Grunder W (7-4) | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 102 | 2.41 | | F. Howard SV (10) | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 42 | 3.23 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: John Grunder
Ballpark: Euclid Avenue Park
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:23
Attendance: 3171 |
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