Capone’s Homers Lead to Montreal Victory
Montreal earned their first home victory on Saturday afternoon.
MONTREAL – Mike Capone hit two home runs, as the Montreal Flatliners defeated the Manchester Monarchs for their first victory of the season. Capone ignited the game for Montreal (1-2) with a homer in the first inning. The ball sailed 406 feet to center field. Capone homered again in the seventh with a 431 foot shot to left field. “It felt great,” Capone said. “We had gone two games without really scoring. Today really felt good.”
Manchester (2-1) attempted a rally late in the game, but Capone’s damage was enough to put the Flatliners over the top. For Manchester, the game represented the first chink in their armor all season. “Beforehand, we were the team to beat,” Jacob Hampton said. “Now, we are definitely a vulnerable team. We will be rebound, though.”
Manchester will now head home for a three game series with Baltimore that begins on Tuesday. Montreal will take on the Charleston Windjammers. The Monarchs won the three game series with Montreal two games to one.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||
| Manchester | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Montreal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 5 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| W: James Rivera (1-0) L: Jonathan Frye (0-1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Box Scores:
| Manchester Monarchs | |||||||
| Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | AVG. |
| Roger Long 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .308 |
| Ronald Briggs CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| William Hernandez RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .533 |
| Stephen Hardy C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .417 |
| Eugene Dingle C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Wesley Metts C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ronnie Brune 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .231 |
| Christopher McNally LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Jess Raap 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Paul Bentley SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .455 |
| Jonathan Frye P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Paul Carter P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Anthony Wilkins P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Frankie McCormick P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals: | 37 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2B: Ronald Briggs (2, John Giddens); 3B: William Hernandez (1, John Giddens); Roger Long (1, James Rivera); HR: Jonathan Frye (1, John Giddens); RBI: Jonathan Frye (1); Stephen Hardy (1); William Hernandez (4); Roger Long (1); SB: Wesley Metts 1 (1); CS: Ronald Briggs 1 (1); DP’s Turned: 1: Roger Long (2B) – Paul Bentley (SS) – Ronnie Brune (1B) | |||||||
| Manchester Monarchs Pitching | ||||||||
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jonathan Frye (L, 0-1) | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7.50 |
| Frankie McCormick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Anthony Wilkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pitches/Strikes: Jonathan Frye (103/73); Frankie McCormick (30/19); Anthony Wilkins (16/12); Batters Faced: Jonathan Frye 30; Frankie McCormick 5; Anthony Wilkins 4; | ||||||||
| Montreal Flatliners | |||||||
| Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | AVG. |
| Rudolph Sanchez SS | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 |
| Matthew Kuhl 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .154 |
| Mike Capone RF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .385 |
| John Mason LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 |
| Benjamin Bart 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 |
| William Polzin CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .455 |
| Alexander Gillette 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 |
| Jack Light C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .083 |
| John Giddens P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| James Rivera P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Earl Lee P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| William Homer P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals: | 35 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2B: William Polzin (2, Jonathan Frye ); John Mason (1, Jonathan Frye); Matthew Kuhl (1, Jonathan Frye); Rudolph Sanchez (1, Anthony Wilkins); HR: Mike Capone 2 (1, Jonathan Frye)(2, Jonathan Frye); RBI: Mike Capone 4 (4); Matthew Kuhl (1); GIDP: Benjamin Bart 1 (1); | |||||||
| Montreal Flatliners Pitching | ||||||||
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| John Giddens | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3.00 |
| James Rivera (W, 1-0) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22.50 |
| William Homer (S, 1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pitches/Strikes: John Giddens (91/62); James Rivera (42/31); William Homer (13/10); Batters Faced: John Giddens 27; James Rivera 11; William Homer 5; | ||||||||
July 27, 1953
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