FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CINCINNATI MONARCHS AT PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES
09/30/1899
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CINCINNATI MONARCHS AT PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES
GAME ID: 2883 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 1899 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Monarchs (57-86) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 3
Philadelphia Keystones (90-55) 4 0 4 0 4 0 3 2 X 17 17 1
Harkness Torches Monarchs for 5 Hits
Walt Harkness exploded for a barrage of base hits at Broad Street Park.

The Philadelphia first baseman had a field day in his team's 17-2 triumph over the Cincinnati Monarchs, finishing 5-for-6.

"My hitting philosophy is simple," he said. "I focus on just seeing the ball and I try to get a good pitch."

Harkness must have focused at least 5 times and apparently got some good pitches, too, leading to one of his best days ever with the bat. Walt Harkness hit a two-run single in the 1st, flied out in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, hit a two-run single in the 5th, hit an RBI double in the 7th and hit a two-run home run off Ike Samuels in the 8th.

This year, Harkness is batting .363 with 7 home runs.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Patterson RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .248 0 17
W. Hobbs 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .314 7 58
E. Townsend CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .309 5 57
O. Engel 3B 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .300 6 85
L. Kirchner 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .282 7 83
R. Lorenz LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .214 1 16
N. Long SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .276 4 44
L. Curzon C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .261 2 40
J. Marchand P 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .261 1 18
   I. Samuels P 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0
   E. Baker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Whiteside PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 2 45
Totals 35 2 11 2 3 3 21      
a - J. Whiteside pinch hit for E. Baker in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Patterson , W. Hobbs , E. Townsend , O. Engel , L. Kirchner , R. Lorenz , N. Long 2 , L. Curzon , I. Samuels 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Patterson , E. Townsend
GIDP: R. Lorenz , L. Curzon
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lorenz (12)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Hobbs (32) , O. Engel (55) , N. Long (80)
PB: L. Curzon
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Miser CF 3 3 0 0 2 0 2 .284 1 53
   b-E. Sparks PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 0 4
P. Kendrick RF 6 2 3 3 0 0 1 .387 2 81
E. Dietrich 2B, CF 5 4 4 2 1 0 1 .340 7 105
W. Harkness LF 6 3 5 7 0 0 1 .363 7 99
T. Stephens SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .269 2 79
   a-W. Wells PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 3
D. Meehan C 4 2 1 1 1 0 4 .190 0 17
E. Maitland 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .263 0 4
R. Belanger 3B 5 1 1 2 0 0 6 .259 1 10
L. Stiggers P 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .214 1 13
Totals 43 17 17 16 5 1 26      
a - W. Wells pinch hit for T. Stephens in the 7th
b - E. Sparks pinch hit for R. Miser in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Belanger (4, 3rd Inning off J. Marchand, 2 on, 1 out) , P. Kendrick (35, 3rd Inning off J. Marchand, 3 on, 2 outs) , E. Dietrich 2 (47, 5th Inning off I. Samuels, 3 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off I. Samuels, 0 on, 2 outs) , W. Harkness (23, 7th Inning off I. Samuels, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Harkness (7, 8th Inning off I. Samuels, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Kendrick 4 , E. Dietrich 6 , W. Harkness 9 , T. Stephens , D. Meehan , E. Maitland , R. Belanger 2 , L. Stiggers
2-out RBI: P. Kendrick , W. Harkness
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Kendrick , E. Dietrich , W. Harkness , E. Maitland , R. Belanger , L. Stiggers 2
Sac Bunt: T. Stephens
Hit by Pitch: E. Maitland
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Dietrich (35)
CS: T. Stephens (25)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Belanger (15)
Double Plays: 2 (Dietrich-Stephens-Maitland, Belanger-Meehan-Maitland)
OF assists: 2 (Kendrick(Engel at 3rd base), Miser(Patterson at 3rd base))
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Marchand L (18-29) 3.0 8 8 7 4 1 0 22 80 3.95   
I. Samuels 4.2 9 9 8 1 0 1 27 92 8.49   
E. Baker 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Marchand 8
Batters Faced: J. Marchand 22, I. Samuels 27, E. Baker 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Marchand 5-3, I. Samuels 10-4, E. Baker 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Marchand 80-43, I. Samuels 92-61, E. Baker 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Samuels 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Marchand
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Stiggers W (38-14) 9.0 11 2 2 3 3 0 38 126 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stiggers 57
Batters Faced: L. Stiggers 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stiggers 12-8
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stiggers 126-83
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Walt Harkness
Ballpark: Broad Street Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 17 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 5810
Special Notes: Walt Harkness ties the PHI regular season game record for RBI with 7.
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