LEAGUE OF THE FREE FRONTIER
WICHITA FALLS YARDMEN AT LUBBOCK LAYABOUTS
08/22/1908
 
LEAGUE OF THE FREE FRONTIER
WICHITA FALLS YARDMEN AT LUBBOCK LAYABOUTS
GAME ID: 14687 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 1908 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wichita Falls Yardmen (54-54) 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 8 3
Lubbock Layabouts (64-44) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 0
Yardmen Even Record with 5-3 Victory
The Wichita Falls Yardmen defeated the Lubbock Layabouts, 5-3, at Lubbock Grounds. Apolonio Gutiérrez, who is tied for 8th in the FBL-WA with a .338 batting average, was a standout performer for Wichita Falls. His 3 hits included 2 singles and 1 double -- this in addition to the 1 run he scored and 2 he knocked in. Anacleto Meléndez picked up the win, lifting his record to 10-5 on the season. He struck out 3 and walked 2 in 8 innings, while yielding 3 runs. The third-place Yardmen improved to 54-54.

Matías Santiago put Wichita Falls in front, 2-0, when he hit a solo home run off Les Haynes in the top of the third. It was his 11th home run of the season.

"You come to the ballpark to do your job and that's what I did today," Santiago told the Wichita Falls Herald.
WICHITA FALLS BATTING LINESCORE LUBBOCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. González RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .294 9 44
P. Martínez DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .279 3 33
P. Benavides LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .331 5 63
T. Rodríguez 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .303 33 92
A. Gutiérrez 2B 4 1 3 2 0 0 2 .338 8 68
P. Ávalos 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .244 18 51
Z. Prado SS 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .227 2 21
U. Recio C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .248 6 34
M. Santiago CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .254 11 27
Totals 30 5 8 5 4 6 9      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Gutiérrez (23, 2nd Inning off L. Haynes, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Martínez (22, 3rd Inning off L. Haynes, 1 on, 0 outs) , P. Benavides (34, 8th Inning off L. Haynes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Santiago (11, 3rd Inning off L. Haynes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Martínez 2 , P. Benavides 2 , T. Rodríguez , A. Gutiérrez 4 , U. Recio , M. Santiago 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Martínez
GIDP: A. Gutiérrez
Sac Bunt: P. Ávalos
Sac Fly: Z. Prado
Hit by Pitch: T. Rodríguez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Rodríguez (13) , M. Santiago (9)
CS: A. Gutiérrez 2 (6)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Ávalos (11) , Z. Prado (5) , M. Santiago (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Briseño CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .267 5 33
   c-H. Ortiz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .320 4 42
C. Garner 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .229 2 35
M. del Campo RF 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .345 8 42
   a-D. Rodríguez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 6
   b-S. García RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 3 17
   d-J. Ruiz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .161 1 4
Z. Martínez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .290 15 64
F. Bugarín DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .262 5 34
K. Thompson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259 6 34
T. Camacho C 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .247 3 14
N. Ramírez LF, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .234 2 18
R. Adams 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .312 14 52
Totals 35 3 8 3 2 5 18      
a - D. Rodríguez pinch hit for M. del Campo in the 5th
b - S. García substituted for D. Rodríguez in the 6th
c - H. Ortiz pinch hit for E. Briseño in the 9th
d - J. Ruiz pinch hit for S. García in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Camacho (6, 8th Inning off A. Meléndez, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Adams (18, 9th Inning off A. Meléndez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Briseño , M. del Campo , F. Bugarín 2 , T. Camacho 2 , N. Ramírez , R. Adams 3
2-out RBI: F. Bugarín , T. Camacho
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. García , J. Ruiz , Z. Martínez , F. Bugarín , K. Thompson , N. Ramírez
Sac Bunt: C. Garner 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Adams (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martínez-Thompson)
WICHITA FALLS PITCHING LINESCORE LUBBOCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Meléndez W (10-5) 8.0 8 3 3 2 3 0 119 4.10   
E. Prieto SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Meléndez 55
Batters Faced: A. Meléndez 36, E. Prieto 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Meléndez 9-12, E. Prieto 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Meléndez 119-82, E. Prieto 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Prieto 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Haynes L (10-17) 9.0 8 5 5 4 6 1 148 4.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Haynes 53
Batters Faced: L. Haynes 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Haynes 9-9
Pitches - Strikes: L. Haynes 148-87
Hit Batsmen: L. Haynes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Apolonio Gutiérrez
Ballpark: Lubbock Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (24 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 21 km/h
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 6194
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