EUROPEAN BASEBALL COMMISSION
VIENNA VOLKSHELDEN AT STOCKHOLM VIKINGS
09/07/1926
 
EUROPEAN BASEBALL COMMISSION
VIENNA VOLKSHELDEN AT STOCKHOLM VIKINGS
GAME ID: 8965 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 1926 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vienna Volkshelden (53-74) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0
Stockholm Vikings (61-69) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 6 1
Stockholm Beats Vienna, 4-2
Stockholm got a strong outing from Napoleon Saro as the Vikings defeated the Vienna Volkshelden, 4-2, at Valhalla Park. The winning pitcher was Saro, now 9-13. He tossed 9 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 3 and fanning 2. Stockholm is now 61-69, Vienna 53-74.

Rafal Bednarek chipped in a 3-run home run for Stockholm in the bottom of the first. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 RBI.

Saro called the win "a team effort."
VIENNA BATTING LINESCORE STOCKHOLM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Urbanek 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .301 1 23
I. Kakosian 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 3 38
R. van der Hoeven RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .328 5 68
J. Rickert CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .273 4 62
R. Chmiel 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .269 6 69
V. Zapatrin LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .287 5 43
J. Schantz SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 6 50
   a-G. Modica PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .295 2 27
V. Craciunescu C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .261 2 29
E. Downer P 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .197 0 2
   b-H. Franke PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274 0 13
Totals 30 2 5 2 3 2 14      
a - G. Modica pinch hit for J. Schantz in the 9th
b - H. Franke pinch hit for E. Downer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. van der Hoeven (32, 1st Inning off N. Saro, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Chmiel (9, 9th Inning off N. Saro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Urbanek , R. van der Hoeven 3 , R. Chmiel 3 , V. Zapatrin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Chmiel , E. Downer
GIDP: J. Rickert
Sac Bunt: I. Kakosian
Sac Fly: G. Modica
Hit by Pitch: J. Schantz
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Urbanek (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Chmiel-Schantz-Urbanek)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Voets RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 3 13
O. Papanicolaou 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .251 9 44
R. Auer SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .303 9 75
O. Farias LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .239 0 14
R. Bednarek 2B 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .284 9 53
M. Hernandez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 2 29
   a-A. Carr 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 1 11
K. Szymanski CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .266 2 9
A. Tiainen C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297 3 32
N. Saro P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .051 1 3
Totals 29 4 6 4 4 2 9      
a - A. Carr substituted for M. Hernandez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Auer (38, 1st Inning off E. Downer, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Szymanski (5, 4th Inning off E. Downer, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Bednarek (9, 1st Inning off E. Downer, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Papanicolaou , R. Auer 2 , R. Bednarek 5 , M. Hernandez , K. Szymanski 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Auer , R. Bednarek , N. Saro
GIDP: M. Hernandez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Papanicolaou 2 (13)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Bednarek (20)
Double Plays: 1 (Saro-Auer-Papanicolaou)
VIENNA PITCHING LINESCORE STOCKHOLM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Downer L (4-16) 8.0 6 4 4 4 2 1 97 5.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Downer 52
Batters Faced: E. Downer 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Downer 9-12
Pitches - Strikes: E. Downer 97-59
WP: E. Downer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Saro W (9-13) 9.0 5 2 2 3 2 0 131 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Saro 68
Batters Faced: N. Saro 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Saro 10-14
Pitches - Strikes: N. Saro 131-78
Hit Batsmen: N. Saro
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Napoleon Saro
Ballpark: Valhalla Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CET
Time: 2:23
Attendance: 6408
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