PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PHILADELPHIA UNIONS AT DETROIT STURGEONS
05/08/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PHILADELPHIA UNIONS AT DETROIT STURGEONS
GAME ID: 115 - SUNDAY, MAY 8TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Unions (6-11) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 3
Detroit Sturgeons (13-7) 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 X 5 9 4
Philadelphia Sent Home with 5-3 Loss
The Detroit Sturgeons picked up a win at Riverside Park, downing the Philadelphia Unions, 5-3. On the mound for Detroit was right-hander Martin Bird, who played a pivotal role in the win. The Unions, now 6-11 this season, have struggled to play .500 ball.

Making an impact for Detroit was center fielder Joe Cavender. Man Mountain drilled a run-scoring triple off Thomas Goss in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, Cavender was 1 for 4 with a triple.

"Obviously, you want to go out there and be good every time out," said Bird. "I take the ball every day with the same mindset."
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Vanmeter CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176 2 8
M. McCord SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 0 7
J. Casey 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .284 2 9
M. Loughlin LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .215 1 9
A. Faulk C 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .397 2 11
L. Showalter RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .273 0 7
D. Foley 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .177 0 5
C. Everette 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .164 0 12
T. Goss P 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .312 0 1
   a-R. Shippy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
Totals 34 3 6 2 1 5 16      
a - R. Shippy pinch hit for T. Goss in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Goss (1, 5th Inning off M. Bird, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Casey , A. Faulk , L. Showalter , D. Foley , C. Everette , T. Goss 2
2-out RBI: D. Foley , C. Everette
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. McCord , M. Loughlin , R. Shippy
Sac Bunt: D. Foley
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Loughlin (6) , A. Faulk 2 (9)
CS: J. Casey (7) , D. Foley (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Vanmeter (9) , A. Faulk (4) , D. Foley (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .210 2 12
J. Hart LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .301 0 5
B. Poole RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .386 1 16
   a-S. Booth RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 0 6
N. Crane 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .268 1 9
   b-B. Everitt 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
D. Greene 3B 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 .190 0 4
E. Money SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .324 0 12
C. Blain C 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .200 0 1
M. McFall 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .127 0 5
M. Bird P 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .308 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 5 1 6 12      
a - S. Booth substituted for B. Poole in the 9th
b - B. Everitt substituted for N. Crane in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Crane (4, 2nd Inning off T. Goss, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Cavender (1, 5th Inning off T. Goss, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Cavender 3 , J. Hart 2 , B. Poole 2 , N. Crane 2 , D. Greene , C. Blain , M. Bird
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hart , N. Crane , C. Blain
Sac Fly: C. Blain
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cavender (10) , J. Hart (6) , D. Greene (2) , M. Bird (2)
CS: D. Greene (2) , C. Blain (1)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Crane 2 (14) , B. Everitt (1) , E. Money (10)
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Goss L (1-4) 8.0 9 5 5 1 6 0 116 3.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Goss 49
Batters Faced: T. Goss 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Goss 4-12
Pitches - Strikes: T. Goss 116-79
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bird W (4-2) 9.0 6 3 1 1 5 0 148 2.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bird 71
Batters Faced: M. Bird 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bird 7-13
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bird 148-93
WP: M. Bird
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Martin Bird
Ballpark: Riverside Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 1819
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