PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PHILADELPHIA UNIONS AT DETROIT STURGEONS
09/14/1888
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PHILADELPHIA UNIONS AT DETROIT STURGEONS
GAME ID: 1463 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Unions (63-49) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 4
Detroit Sturgeons (66-50) 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 X 6 7 3
Sturgeons Beat Unions, 6-1
Detroit turned a good performance from starting pitcher Bill Poole into a 6-1 triumph over the Philadelphia Unions at Riverside Park. The Sturgeons raised their record to 66-50.

In the bottom of the sixth, Detroit catcher Harry Ransom had a productive at-bat. With runners on 2nd and 3rd and one out, Ransom stroked a 2-run single to center. It made the score 4-1, Detroit. For the game, he was 1-3 with a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"This win gets us that much closer to where we want to be," Ransom said in postgame remarks.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McCord SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 0 30
C. Vanmeter CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .218 1 60
M. Loughlin LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .289 14 62
J. Casey 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .323 10 92
A. Faulk C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .279 5 71
J. Scruggs 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .267 5 51
L. Showalter RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .233 0 59
J. Allen 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .188 1 15
J. Malley P 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .143 1 9
   a-R. Shippy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 4
Totals 35 1 6 1 2 5 16      
a - R. Shippy pinch hit for J. Malley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Scruggs (21, 6th Inning off B. Poole, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Vanmeter , J. Casey , J. Scruggs 3 , L. Showalter , J. Allen
2-out RBI: L. Showalter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Loughlin , J. Casey , L. Showalter , J. Allen , J. Malley 2
Sac Bunt: L. Showalter
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Vanmeter (22) , J. Casey (31)
CS: C. Vanmeter (18)

FIELDING
Errors: M. McCord (89) , J. Casey (30) , A. Faulk (16) , J. Allen (19)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .232 9 48
J. Hart LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .229 3 44
B. Poole P 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .289 4 55
T. Moore 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .222 3 46
N. Crane 1B 4 2 2 0 0 0 4 .223 2 45
H. Ransom C 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .244 1 44
S. Booth RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .223 0 19
E. Money SS 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 .179 1 34
M. McFall 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .186 0 33
Totals 30 6 7 3 7 4 16      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Crane (15, 6th Inning off J. Malley, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Cavender , J. Hart 2 , B. Poole , N. Crane 3 , H. Ransom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Crane , S. Booth , M. McFall
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hart (32) , B. Poole (26) , N. Crane (28) , H. Ransom (19)
CS: J. Cavender (28) , H. Ransom (16) , S. Booth (9) , M. McFall (12)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Moore 2 (56) , M. McFall (49)
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Malley L (23-12) 8.0 7 6 3 7 4 0 131 2.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Malley 47
Batters Faced: J. Malley 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Malley 11-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Malley 131-78
WP: J. Malley 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Poole W (28-18) 9.0 6 1 1 2 5 0 140 1.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Poole 74
Batters Faced: B. Poole 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Poole 15-7
Pitches - Strikes: B. Poole 140-83
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Poole
Ballpark: Riverside Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 1808
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