BASEBALL LEAGUE OF NEW ENGLAND
BURLINGTON LIGHTERMEN AT BENNINGTON MELODEONS
05/01/1908
 
BASEBALL LEAGUE OF NEW ENGLAND
BURLINGTON LIGHTERMEN AT BENNINGTON MELODEONS
GAME ID: 16528 - FRIDAY, MAY 1ST , 1908 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Burlington Lightermen (1-0) 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 13 19 4
Bennington Melodeons (0-1) 1 0 2 0 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 12 22 4
Bennington Loses, 13-12, to Burlington in 13
Melodeon Grounds was the site of the home opener for the Bennington Melodeons. The contest featured a prime matchup between Justino Rivera of the visiting Burlington Lightermen and Gabriel García of the Melodeons. The final score was 13-12, the Lightermen getting the win. Manuel Bermudes turned in the best performance. Esteban Martínez, 1-0, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 4 hits in 4 innings.

Mamerto Castañeda found himself in a pressure situation in the top of the 13th. Facing Bennington hurler José Romero, the 18-year-old catcher grounded out, driving in 1 run. His 4th RBI of the season put the Lightermen on top, 13-12.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Bennington manager Alcides González. "But we decided not to take it."
BURLINGTON BATTING LINESCORE BENNINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Marín LF 8 2 4 0 0 2 3 .500 0 0
É. Doñate SS 6 2 2 1 2 1 2 .333 0 1
L. Watson 3B 6 2 2 1 1 1 7 .333 0 1
Z. Tijerina 1B, RF 6 2 3 0 1 0 2 .500 0 0
M. Castañeda C 7 1 4 4 0 0 1 .571 0 4
N. Fleming DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .333 0 0
   a-O. Ávila DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 8 .000 0 1
A. Guevara CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .000 0 0
   b-T. Eggert PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-R. Rincón 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   h-C. Hollett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   i-J. Martínez 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
L. Infante 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .250 0 0
   c-A. Valdez PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 0 1
   f-A. Vázquez RF, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   j-Z. Martín PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   l-A. Tavárez 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Saldierna RF 3 0 1 2 0 1 3 .333 0 2
   d-H. Ibarra PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 2
   g-M. Mendoza CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   k-R. Téllez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   m-N. Lara CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 57 13 19 12 8 12 40      
a - O. Ávila inserted as DH in the 8th
b - T. Eggert pinch hit for A. Guevara in the 8th
c - A. Valdez pinch hit for L. Infante in the 8th
d - H. Ibarra pinch hit for J. Saldierna in the 8th
e - R. Rincón substituted for T. Eggert in the 8th
f - A. Vázquez substituted for A. Valdez in the 8th
g - M. Mendoza substituted for H. Ibarra in the 8th
h - C. Hollett pinch hit for R. Rincón in the 9th
i - J. Martínez substituted for C. Hollett in the 9th
j - Z. Martín pinch hit for A. Vázquez in the 10th
k - R. Téllez pinch hit for M. Mendoza in the 10th
l - A. Tavárez substituted for Z. Martín in the 10th
m - N. Lara substituted for R. Téllez in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Castañeda (1, 3rd Inning off G. García, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Saldierna (1, 5th Inning off G. García, 2 on, 2 outs) , É. Doñate (1, 9th Inning off N. Félix, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Watson (1, 13th Inning off J. Romero, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Marín 4 , É. Doñate 3 , L. Watson 3 , Z. Tijerina 3 , M. Castañeda 5 , N. Fleming , L. Infante , J. Saldierna 2 , H. Ibarra
2-out RBI: L. Watson , M. Castañeda , A. Valdez , J. Saldierna , H. Ibarra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Marín 2 , É. Doñate , L. Watson , N. Fleming , A. Guevara , C. Hollett , J. Martínez 2 , J. Saldierna
Sac Bunt: L. Watson , Z. Tijerina , J. Saldierna
Sac Fly: O. Ávila
Hit by Pitch: M. Castañeda
Team LOB: 18

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Marín 2 (2) , L. Infante (1)
CS: Z. Tijerina (1)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Watson 2 (2) , Z. Tijerina (1) , L. Infante (1)
Double Plays: 4 (Infante-Doñate-Tijerina, Doñate-Infante-Tijerina, Watson-Martínez-Vázquez, Martínez-Doñate-Tavárez)
OF assists: 1 (Saldierna(Neville at 3rd base))
PB: M. Castañeda
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Bermudes 1B 7 4 5 1 1 1 1 .714 0 1
C. Leal 2B 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-M. Rodas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   d-Í. Morales C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-I. Castellanos PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 2
   h-A. Parra 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   k-J. Martínez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
B. Dixon DH 6 0 0 2 1 2 10 .000 0 2
E. Velázquez RF 8 2 4 4 0 1 3 .500 1 4
A. Sánchez LF 7 1 3 0 0 1 5 .429 0 0
P. Rodríguez 3B 6 1 1 0 1 1 5 .167 0 0
H. Neville SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .333 0 1
   i-J. García PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   j-N. García SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
R. Hurtado CF 6 1 2 2 0 1 5 .333 0 2
A. Santos C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   a-E. Frésquez PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   c-F. de la Cruz 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-H. Hidalgo PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   g-H. Harrison C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 56 12 22 12 4 8 37      
a - E. Frésquez pinch hit for A. Santos in the 8th
b - M. Rodas pinch hit for C. Leal in the 8th
c - F. de la Cruz substituted for E. Frésquez in the 9th
d - Í. Morales substituted for M. Rodas in the 9th
e - H. Hidalgo pinch hit for F. de la Cruz in the 9th
f - I. Castellanos pinch hit for Í. Morales in the 9th
g - H. Harrison substituted for H. Hidalgo in the 10th
h - A. Parra substituted for I. Castellanos in the 10th
i - J. García pinch hit for H. Neville in the 10th
j - N. García substituted for J. García in the 11th
k - J. Martínez pinch hit for A. Parra in the 13th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Leal (1, 5th Inning off J. Rivera, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Bermudes 3 (3, 6th Inning off A. Ambriz, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off A. Ambriz, 1 on, 0 outs; 13th Inning off E. Martínez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Velázquez (1, 3rd Inning off J. Rivera, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Bermudes 8 , C. Leal 3 , I. Castellanos , J. Martínez , E. Velázquez 7 , A. Sánchez 3 , P. Rodríguez , H. Neville , R. Hurtado 2 , E. Frésquez , H. Hidalgo
2-out RBI: , E. Velázquez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Velázquez , A. Sánchez , P. Rodríguez , R. Hurtado 2
GIDP: B. Dixon 2 , R. Hurtado , A. Santos
Sac Bunt: C. Leal 2 , A. Parra , H. Neville
Sac Fly: B. Dixon
Hit by Pitch: R. Hurtado , H. Harrison
Team LOB: 16

FIELDING
Errors: C. Leal (1) , E. Velázquez (1) , P. Rodríguez 2 (2)
PB: Í. Morales
BURLINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE BENNINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rivera 4.2 9 8 5 2 2 1 91 9.64   
A. Ambriz 3.2 8 4 4 2 2 0 57 9.82   
E. Martínez W (1-0) 4.0 4 0 0 0 3 0 58 0.00   
E. Ramírez SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rivera 20
Batters Faced: J. Rivera 26, A. Ambriz 21, E. Martínez 17, E. Ramírez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rivera 6-3, A. Ambriz 4-5, E. Martínez 7-1, E. Ramírez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rivera 91-60, A. Ambriz 57-39, E. Martínez 58-37, E. Ramírez 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ambriz 1-0 , E. Martínez 2-0 , E. Ramírez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Rivera , E. Martínez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. García 7.0 8 5 3 5 6 0 121 3.86   
M. Beltrán 0.2 5 5 5 2 1 0 32 67.50   
N. Félix 2.2 4 2 1 1 1 0 47 3.38   
J. Romero L (0-1) 2.2 2 1 1 0 4 0 32 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. García 46
Batters Faced: G. García 36, M. Beltrán 9, N. Félix 13, J. Romero 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. García 7-7, M. Beltrán 0-1, N. Félix 3-4, J. Romero 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. García 121-75, M. Beltrán 32-17, N. Félix 47-29, J. Romero 32-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Félix 2-0 , J. Romero 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Romero
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manuel Bermudes
Ballpark: Melodeon Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (24 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 14 km/h
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 4:44
Attendance: 2716
Special Notes: Rain delay of 23 minutes in the 3rd inning. Manuel Bermudes ties the BNNG regular season game record for runs with 4. Manuel Bermudes ties the BNNG regular season extra-inning game record for hits with 5. Manuel Bermudes ties the NNEA regular season extra-inning game record for doubles with 3.
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