 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL PHILADELPHIA UNIONS AT WASHINGTON FEDERALS 05/15/1887 |  |  | | | |
 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL | | PHILADELPHIA UNIONS AT WASHINGTON FEDERALS | | GAME ID: 144 - SUNDAY, MAY 15TH , 1887 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Philadelphia Unions (9-12) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | | Washington Federals (7-15) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | | |  | |
| Bates Shuts Out Washington, 1-0 | It was a smooth and solid performance by Paul Bates of the Philadelphia Unions against the Washington Federals. He crafted a fine 4-hitter to blank the Federals, 1-0. He chalked up 2 strikeouts and 1 walk along the way.
"It certainly makes my job easy when my pitcher tosses a shutout," said Philadelphia skipper . "I can just sit back, watch and enjoy."
Looking at his season stats, Bates has won 2 and lost 3, collecting 15 strikeouts and 25 walks in 41 innings with a 5.71 ERA. | | | | |
 |
| PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE | | WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING Total Bases: J. Casey 2 , M. Loughlin , M. Manning , D. Foley , P. Bates 2-out RBI: J. Casey Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Showalter 2 , M. Loughlin , D. Foley 3 Sac Bunt: M. Manning Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: C. Vanmeter (7) , J. Casey (6) , C. Everette (2) , P. Bates (2) CS: D. Foley (3)
FIELDING Errors: D. Foley (16) | | | BATTING Triples: B. Jenkins (1, 2nd Inning off P. Bates, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: C. Patterson , T. Greene , B. Jenkins 3 , R. Langford Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Stubbs , T. Greene , J. Bayles 2 Sac Bunt: M. Stephenson Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: M. Stephenson (14) , T. Greene (6) CS: C. Patterson (2)
FIELDING Errors: M. Stephenson (13) , T. Greene (19) PB: B. Jenkins | | |
 |
| PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE | | WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | P. Bates W (2-3) | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 5.71 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | R. Langford L (2-7) | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 135 | 4.13 | | |
 |
| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Paul Bates Ballpark: Capitol Park Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph Start Time: 1:05 PM ET Time: 2:20 Attendance: 1179 |
 |