NATIONAL ALLIANCE
WASHINGTON COLUMBIANS AT BALTIMORE CANNONS
08/20/1884
 
NATIONAL ALLIANCE
WASHINGTON COLUMBIANS AT BALTIMORE CANNONS
GAME ID: 1067 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 1884 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Columbians (28-44) 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 12 14 1
Baltimore Cannons (35-36) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 4
Columbians Whack Cannons, 12-1
The Washington Columbians marched over the Baltimore Cannons, 12-1, at Ordnance Grounds. Ken Denham, who is tied for 9th in the in hits with 81, led the charge. He was 4 for 5 with 2 triples and 2 singles. He scored 3 times and drove in 4. John Kershaw, the winning pitcher, improved to 18-24. He pitched 9 innings, giving up 4 hits and 1 run, while striking out 5 and walking 1. The win puts Washington at 28-44.

Though it wasn't a flawless game -- few are -- the fans who filled the stands at Ordnance Grounds seemed to enjoy watching the National Alliance action.

Baltimore manager called the blowout loss "not what we had in mind."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Perry CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .273 0 1
J. Lacasse 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .264 1 25
J. Smythe RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .302 1 19
H. Hughes LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .243 2 33
N. Shepherd 2B 5 2 2 0 0 2 4 .221 1 17
K. Denham C 5 3 4 4 0 0 0 .292 0 31
W. Bailey SS 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .151 0 6
B. Palmer 3B 5 1 0 1 0 1 4 .206 1 15
J. Kershaw P 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .180 0 10
Totals 41 12 14 11 0 7 20      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Bailey (2, 9th Inning off N. Woods, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Denham 2 (5, 6th Inning off S. Goodsell, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off S. Goodsell, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Perry 2 , J. Lacasse , J. Smythe , H. Hughes 2 , N. Shepherd 2 , K. Denham 8 , W. Bailey 2 , J. Kershaw
2-out RBI: K. Denham , W. Bailey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Smythe , H. Hughes , N. Shepherd , B. Palmer
Sac Bunt: J. Lacasse , W. Bailey
Sac Fly: H. Hughes
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Smythe (5)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Palmer (35)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Keffer 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .211 0 27
H. Henschel 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .264 0 24
H. Ransom C 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .269 4 37
G. Mix RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .307 4 30
R. Lindsey LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .180 0 11
J. Stevens 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 1 25
K. Burns CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 0 14
J. Monk SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .123 0 7
S. Goodsell P 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .192 0 3
   N. Woods P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1 1 5 4      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Henschel (15, 9th Inning off J. Kershaw, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Keffer , H. Henschel 2 , G. Mix 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Mix
Sac Fly: H. Ransom
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Mix (7) , J. Stevens (8)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Keffer (22) , R. Lindsey (5) , J. Monk (32) , S. Goodsell (1)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Kershaw W (18-24) 9.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 113 2.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kershaw 79
Batters Faced: J. Kershaw 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kershaw 9-11
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kershaw 113-75
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Goodsell L (3-5) 7.0 10 9 6 0 4 0 97 3.00   
N. Woods 2.0 4 3 0 0 3 0 30 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Goodsell 31
Batters Faced: S. Goodsell 33, N. Woods 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Goodsell 11-7, N. Woods 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Goodsell 97-68, N. Woods 30-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Woods 1-1
WP: S. Goodsell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Denham
Ballpark: Ordnance Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:24
Attendance: 1625
Special Notes: Ken Denham ties the regular season game record for triples with 2.
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