PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT DETROIT STURGEONS
05/14/1887
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT DETROIT STURGEONS
GAME ID: 137 - SATURDAY, MAY 14TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Louisville Colts (16-7) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 4
Detroit Sturgeons (15-9) 0 0 3 2 3 2 3 0 X 13 14 3
Sturgeons Flatten Colts, 13-2
A nice crowd turned out for a clash between the Detroit Sturgeons and Louisville Colts.

The Detroit Sturgeons beat the Louisville Colts, 13-2, at Riverside Park. Detroit third baseman Dave Greene had the hot bat. He was 4-5 with 2 doubles and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Detroit goes to 15-9.

Detroit first baseman Napoleon Crane contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the third. With two down, he hit a curveball to center field for a 2-run single. It was his 27th hit of the season and put the Sturgeons ahead, 2-0.

"Bad day," Louisville manager said. "New day tomorrow."
LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Edwards CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .310 0 15
C. Morris 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .224 0 11
L. Buckley 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 3 20
C. Shanafelt RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 3 24
K. Duncan C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .321 1 19
N. Heyward SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .287 0 19
S. Day 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .244 2 22
H. Rogers LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299 2 15
K. Hereford P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 2
   S. Gilleland P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 1 1 2 15      
BATTING
Triples: C. Morris (3, 8th Inning off C. Verret, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Edwards , C. Morris 3 , K. Duncan 2 , N. Heyward , K. Hereford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Edwards , C. Morris , K. Duncan , S. Day , H. Rogers
GIDP: J. Edwards
Hit by Pitch: C. Shanafelt
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Buckley 2 (11) , K. Duncan (11) , S. Day (5)
CS: N. Heyward (4)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Duncan (3) , N. Heyward 2 (14) , S. Day (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .240 2 15
J. Hart LF 5 1 2 3 0 3 3 .297 1 10
B. Poole RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .372 1 16
N. Crane 1B 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 .270 2 13
D. Greene 3B 5 1 4 3 0 0 2 .237 0 9
H. Ransom C 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .190 1 9
E. Money SS 4 2 0 0 1 0 3 .345 0 14
M. McFall 2B 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .116 0 8
C. Verret P 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .300 0 2
Totals 41 13 14 11 3 4 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Hart (6, 1st Inning off K. Hereford, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Greene 2 (6, 3rd Inning off K. Hereford, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off K. Hereford, 2 on, 2 outs) , N. Crane (5, 5th Inning off K. Hereford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. McFall (1, 4th Inning off K. Hereford, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hart (1, 7th Inning off S. Gilleland, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Cavender 2 , J. Hart 6 , B. Poole , N. Crane 3 , D. Greene 6 , M. McFall 3 , C. Verret 2
2-out RBI: N. Crane , D. Greene 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Poole , D. Greene , H. Ransom , E. Money
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cavender 2 (13) , D. Greene (4) , E. Money (10) , C. Verret (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hart (4) , H. Ransom (2) , E. Money (14)
Double Plays: 1 (McFall-Money-Crane)
LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Hereford L (4-3) 5.2 10 10 2 2 4 0 108 6.35   
S. Gilleland 2.1 4 3 3 1 0 1 40 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Hereford 27
Batters Faced: K. Hereford 32, S. Gilleland 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Hereford 8-5, S. Gilleland 1-6
Pitches - Strikes: K. Hereford 108-72, S. Gilleland 40-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Gilleland 1-0
WP: K. Hereford
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Verret W (4-3) 9.0 6 2 1 1 2 0 119 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Verret 70
Batters Faced: C. Verret 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Verret 10-13
Pitches - Strikes: C. Verret 119-81
Hit Batsmen: C. Verret
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Greene
Ballpark: Riverside Park
Weather: Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 1971
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