EUROPEAN BASEBALL COMMISSION
CELTIC CURSE AT VENETIAN VENATORS
09/14/1926
 
EUROPEAN BASEBALL COMMISSION
CELTIC CURSE AT VENETIAN VENATORS
GAME ID: 8371 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 1926 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Celtic Curse (53-80) 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 8 10 0
Venetian Venators (71-62) 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 13 4
Celtic Defeats Venetian, 8-5
A 3-RBI performance from Howard Robertson, who is tied for 9th in the RL with a .316 batting average, helped the Celtic Curse beat the Venetian Venators, 8-5. Kamiel van den Berg was the winner. He's now 11-14. The loser was 26-year old left-handed pitcher Yegor Gonchar. With this game in the books, Celtic is 53-80, Venetian 71-62.

Celtic center fielder Imer Lamaj helped the Curse go up, 5-4, in the top of the sixth inning. With the game tied, Lamaj hit a run-scoring single off Venetian pitcher Yegor Gonchar.

"We had some nice at-bats at the right time," said Curse manager Lookia Wookia.
CELTIC BATTING LINESCORE VENETIAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Lamaj CF 4 2 1 1 1 0 3 .221 3 10
J. Rodriguez LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .317 4 47
H. Robertson 3B 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .316 10 75
M. Virjonen 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .320 13 79
L. Albici RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 .301 10 72
R. Alexander 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .275 9 49
S. Minic C 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .322 0 32
T. Jankiewicz SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .268 2 56
K. van den Berg P 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .135 0 3
Totals 36 8 10 8 4 1 21      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Minic (7, 6th Inning off Y. Gonchar, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Alexander (14, 6th Inning off Y. Gonchar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Lamaj , J. Rodriguez , H. Robertson 3 , L. Albici , R. Alexander 3 , S. Minic 2 , T. Jankiewicz
2-out RBI: L. Albici
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Lamaj , L. Albici , R. Alexander , K. van den Berg
Sac Bunt: K. van den Berg 2
Sac Fly: L. Albici
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Robertson-Virjonen-Alexander, Virjonen-Jankiewicz-Alexander, Robertson-Alexander)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Dvorak RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .301 5 55
Z. Bielenda 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .279 3 46
   b-R. Stone PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 2 13
V. Holtz C 3 0 2 2 2 0 0 .304 14 83
D. Miller 1B 4 0 3 1 1 0 2 .320 14 69
D. Lemoine SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .290 4 60
   c-M. Rudberg PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .307 3 20
B. Guicciardini 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .248 12 60
N. Calvino LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296 15 60
E. Bertolucci CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .258 9 40
Y. Gonchar P 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .149 0 4
   K. Debatmenov P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-P. Robin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 1 20
   S. Kotta P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 5 13 5 5 1 21      
a - P. Robin pinch hit for K. Debatmenov in the 8th
b - R. Stone pinch hit for Z. Bielenda in the 9th
c - M. Rudberg pinch hit for D. Lemoine in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Dvorak 2 , R. Stone , V. Holtz 2 , D. Miller 3 , B. Guicciardini 2 , E. Bertolucci 2 , Y. Gonchar
2-out RBI: V. Holtz , D. Miller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Lemoine 3 , B. Guicciardini , Y. Gonchar
GIDP: Z. Bielenda , D. Lemoine
Sac Bunt: Z. Bielenda , N. Calvino 2
Sac Fly: M. Rudberg
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Bielenda (16) , D. Lemoine (30) , B. Guicciardini 2 (30)
OF assists: 2 (Bertolucci(van den Berg at home), Bertolucci(Virjonen at 3rd base))
CELTIC PITCHING LINESCORE VENETIAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. van den Berg W (11-14) 9.0 13 5 5 5 1 0 149 5.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. van den Berg 37
Batters Faced: K. van den Berg 42
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. van den Berg 11-12
Pitches - Strikes: K. van den Berg 149-91
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Gonchar L (9-12) 6.0 9 8 6 4 1 0 132 5.35   
K. Debatmenov 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 3.27   
S. Kotta 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Gonchar 23
Batters Faced: Y. Gonchar 32, K. Debatmenov 7, S. Kotta 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Gonchar 9-7, K. Debatmenov 1-5, S. Kotta 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Gonchar 132-78, K. Debatmenov 22-17, S. Kotta 12-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Howard Robertson
Ballpark: Pier Luigi Penzo Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 7270
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