EUROPEAN BASEBALL COMMISSION
CELTIC CURSE AT MADRID MATADORS
09/12/1926
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EUROPEAN BASEBALL COMMISSION
CELTIC CURSE AT MADRID MATADORS
GAME ID: 8352 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH , 1926 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Celtic Curse (52-80) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 1 9 15 1
Madrid Matadors (66-66) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 9 1
Curse Win, 9-4, Versus Madrid
Rio Alexander helped his team muscle past the Madrid Matadors, 9-4. In the game, the Celtic first baseman was 3-5 with a triple, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. With the win, Celtic has a record of 52-80. Madrid falls to 66-66.

Celtic used the clutch hitting of Abram Efron to capture the win. The pinch hitter drilled a 2-run double in the top of the eighth inning to give the Curse the lead, 5-4. For the game, Efron had 1 single and 1 double in 2 at-bats.

"It feels good, just a great win all around," Efron said after the game.
CELTIC BATTING LINESCORE MADRID BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alexander 1B 5 3 3 2 1 0 1 .273 9 49
J. Rodriguez LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 .318 4 46
H. Robertson 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .312 10 72
M. Virjonen 2B 5 0 3 2 0 0 2 .323 13 79
L. Albici RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .301 10 70
S. Wieczorek CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .315 0 15
D. Unkovsky C 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .331 6 27
   b-A. Efron PH, C 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 .250 1 24
T. Jankiewicz SS 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .268 2 56
   a-L. Basile PH, SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 6 .309 5 34
A. Floyd P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .169 1 4
   c-S. Minic PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .325 0 31
   T. Bieler P 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 0 1
Totals 40 9 15 9 5 5 28      
a - L. Basile pinch hit for T. Jankiewicz in the 6th
b - A. Efron pinch hit for D. Unkovsky in the 8th
c - S. Minic pinch hit for A. Floyd in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Efron (11, 8th Inning off C. Porumbescu, 2 on, 0 outs) , L. Basile (13, 9th Inning off R. Goldsmith, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Alexander (4, 3rd Inning off A. Doyle, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alexander 5 , J. Rodriguez , H. Robertson 2 , M. Virjonen 3 , L. Albici , S. Wieczorek , A. Efron 3 , L. Basile 3
2-out RBI: H. Robertson , M. Virjonen 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Rodriguez , L. Albici , A. Floyd
Sac Bunt: J. Rodriguez
Sac Fly: J. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Virjonen (15)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Robertson (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Basile-Virjonen-Alexander)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Mirskoi 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .259 8 31
   b-R. Bontemps PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 2 6
C. Bigica 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .298 6 47
L. Hoffman CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .311 17 77
M. Rael RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .291 6 74
R. Polykovsky 1B 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 .213 9 47
I. Kudlacek LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .310 3 39
C. Palmihin C 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 .250 12 68
N. Alecu SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .335 3 60
A. Doyle P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .076 0 2
   C. Porumbescu P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   R. Goldsmith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. van Putten PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 2 13
Totals 35 4 9 3 2 9 16      
a - R. van Putten pinch hit for R. Goldsmith in the 9th
b - R. Bontemps pinch hit for L. Mirskoi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Rael (26, 1st Inning off A. Floyd, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Mirskoi (15, 7th Inning off A. Floyd, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Bigica (36, 9th Inning off T. Bieler, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Mirskoi 2 , C. Bigica 3 , L. Hoffman , M. Rael 2 , R. Polykovsky , I. Kudlacek 2 , C. Palmihin
2-out RBI: M. Rael , R. Polykovsky , I. Kudlacek
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Hoffman , M. Rael , C. Palmihin 2 , C. Porumbescu
GIDP: N. Alecu
Sac Bunt: R. Polykovsky
Hit by Pitch: L. Mirskoi
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: N. Alecu (18)
CELTIC PITCHING LINESCORE MADRID PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Floyd W (14-15) 7.0 7 4 3 2 9 0 120 4.83   
T. Bieler 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 4.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Floyd 56
Batters Faced: A. Floyd 32, T. Bieler 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Floyd 5-7, T. Bieler 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Floyd 120-77, T. Bieler 22-15
Hit Batsmen: A. Floyd
Balk: A. Floyd
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Doyle 5.0 4 2 2 2 3 0 100 3.71   
C. Porumbescu L (6-8), BS (7) 2.1 6 5 5 2 2 0 54 4.67   
R. Goldsmith 1.2 5 2 2 1 0 0 41 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Doyle 52
Batters Faced: A. Doyle 22, C. Porumbescu 14, R. Goldsmith 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Doyle 4-8, C. Porumbescu 4-0, R. Goldsmith 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Doyle 100-60, C. Porumbescu 54-32, R. Goldsmith 41-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Porumbescu 1-0 , R. Goldsmith 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rio Alexander
Ballpark: Matadors Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 8254
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