LEAGUE OF THE GREAT LAKES
UTICA HALF MOONS AT ROCHESTER LILAC STOCKINGS
07/11/1908
 
LEAGUE OF THE GREAT LAKES
UTICA HALF MOONS AT ROCHESTER LILAC STOCKINGS
GAME ID: 16076 - SATURDAY, JULY 11TH , 1908 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Utica Half Moons (33-23) 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 12 0
Rochester Lilac Stockings (27-29) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 1
Cruz Now 12-3 Following 4-1 Win
The Utica Half Moons went home winners at Perennial Blooming Park, thanks in large part to starter Florentino Cruz. Cruz stifled the Rochester Lilac Stockings, enabling Utica to grab the 4-1 win. Rochester has now lost 5 in a row.

Cruz's performance can only be described as masterful. He notched 8 strikeouts in 9 innings while allowing 6 hits. Cruz, who leads the EGLA in complete games with 14, goes to 12-3 on the year with 103 strikeouts.

"If I go out there and help the team win, that's all you can do," said Cruz.
UTICA BATTING LINESCORE ROCHESTER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wade CF 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .277 1 16
M. Dills LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .288 1 10
N. Piñeda 1B, 2B 5 0 3 2 0 0 1 .419 2 47
P. Valero 2B 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 .330 2 36
   a-A. López 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 0 5
R. Cortez RF 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 .319 2 20
G. Wright SS 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 .317 6 42
J. Marin DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .252 1 16
M. Salazar 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 5 .250 1 17
D. Robles C 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .241 0 11
Totals 35 4 12 4 9 5 27      
a - A. López substituted for P. Valero in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Wade (18, 4th Inning off R. González, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Cortez (12, 7th Inning off R. González, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Wade 3 , M. Dills , N. Piñeda 3 , P. Valero 2 , R. Cortez 2 , J. Marin , M. Salazar 2
2-out RBI: N. Piñeda , M. Salazar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Valero , R. Cortez 2 , J. Marin , D. Robles
GIDP: D. Robles
Hit by Pitch: R. Cortez
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Valero (12) , R. Cortez (8)
CS: J. Wade 2 (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Huddart RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .302 1 15
S. Carrión 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .255 1 13
   d-Q. Torres PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 0 9
   e-J. Hagan 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 0 3
J. Villalobos 1B, LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .343 2 20
R. Taylor DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .290 1 30
C. Esquivel CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .278 0 20
J. Matas 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .172 2 16
   a-J. Pacheco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .256 0 13
   b-T. Cleaver 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 9
   f-A. Arroyo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 1 4
T. Meda SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .203 1 6
L. Martínez LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167 2 17
   c-J. Riley PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 0 2
A. León C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .125 0 1
Totals 33 1 6 1 1 8 10      
a - J. Pacheco pinch hit for J. Matas in the 6th
b - T. Cleaver substituted for J. Pacheco in the 7th
c - J. Riley pinch hit for L. Martínez in the 7th
d - Q. Torres pinch hit for S. Carrión in the 8th
e - J. Hagan substituted for Q. Torres in the 9th
f - A. Arroyo pinch hit for T. Cleaver in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Villalobos (8, 1st Inning off F. Cruz, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Matas (6, 5th Inning off F. Cruz, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Taylor (11, 9th Inning off F. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Huddart , J. Villalobos 3 , R. Taylor 3 , J. Matas 2
2-out RBI: R. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Taylor , J. Pacheco , T. Meda , L. Martínez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: R. González (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Matas-Meda-Villalobos, Esquivel-León)
OF assists: 1 (Esquivel(Cortez at home))
UTICA PITCHING LINESCORE ROCHESTER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Cruz W (12-3) 9.0 6 1 1 1 8 0 119 1.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Cruz 78
Batters Faced: F. Cruz 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Cruz 10-9
Pitches - Strikes: F. Cruz 119-72
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. González L (4-7) 6.1 7 4 4 9 4 0 131 4.11   
J. Mecke 2.2 5 0 0 0 1 0 46 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. González 38
Batters Faced: R. González 33, J. Mecke 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. González 6-6, J. Mecke 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: R. González 131-70, J. Mecke 46-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mecke 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. González
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Florentino Cruz
Ballpark: Perennial Blooming Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (23 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 16 km/h
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 4941
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