PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PITTSBURGH VULCANS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
08/08/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PITTSBURGH VULCANS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
GAME ID: 1472 - MONDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Vulcans (39-48) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 6
Philadelphia Unions (35-50) 1 1 0 3 0 4 0 3 X 12 18 2
Goss Dominant in Philadelphia Win
Philadelphia starter Thomas Goss kept the Pittsburgh offense under clamps, while his team rolled to victory, 12-1. By defeating Pittsburgh, the 6th-place Unions improved to 35-50.

Goss, the winning pitcher, goes to 9-14 on the season. In 9 innings, the right-hander limited the opposition to 1 run on 4 hits, while recording 6 punchouts. Goss and the Unions were able to cruise to victory.

"You can't sugarcoat this one," said Pittsburgh manager . "They smoked us."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kent RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .255 0 46
J. August CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .218 2 35
J. Frank C 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .330 2 57
S. Ferguson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .243 6 51
E. Baum 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 1 21
G. Vankirk SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .235 0 41
J. Clark 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239 1 27
G. Ashe P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 1 49
   T. McGuire P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Tague PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 0 2
J. Foss 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 1 16
Totals 32 1 4 1 2 6 13      
a - J. Tague pinch hit for T. McGuire in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Frank (11, 4th Inning off T. Goss, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kent , J. Frank 4 , G. Vankirk
2-out RBI: G. Vankirk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Ferguson 2
Hit by Pitch: J. August
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. August (18)

FIELDING
Errors: J. August (34) , E. Baum (6) , J. Clark 3 (50) , J. Foss (22)
OF assists: 1 (Kent(Faulk at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Vanmeter CF 5 2 2 2 1 0 3 .289 5 37
M. McCord SS 5 1 1 1 1 0 4 .286 1 34
J. Casey 1B 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 .341 8 64
M. Loughlin LF 5 2 3 3 0 0 2 .326 11 70
A. Faulk C 5 1 2 3 0 0 3 .319 4 65
L. Showalter RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .248 1 40
D. Foley 3B 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .196 0 30
C. Everette 2B 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .190 1 35
T. Goss P 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .260 0 8
Totals 44 12 18 11 2 1 21      
BATTING
Doubles: M. McCord (12, 4th Inning off G. Ashe, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Faulk 2 (22, 6th Inning off G. Ashe, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off T. McGuire, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Loughlin (7, 6th Inning off G. Ashe, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Vanmeter (5, 1st Inning off G. Ashe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Vanmeter 5 , M. McCord 2 , J. Casey 3 , M. Loughlin 5 , A. Faulk 4 , L. Showalter , D. Foley 2 , C. Everette 3 , T. Goss
2-out RBI: C. Vanmeter , M. McCord , M. Loughlin , A. Faulk , C. Everette
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Vanmeter , M. McCord , J. Casey , A. Faulk , L. Showalter , D. Foley
Sac Bunt: T. Goss
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Foley (12) , T. Goss (5)
CS: M. Loughlin (18)

FIELDING
Errors: M. McCord (79) , D. Foley (75)
Double Plays: 1 (Faulk-Everette)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Ashe L (9-14) 6.0 12 9 4 1 1 1 134 4.53   
T. McGuire 2.0 6 3 2 1 0 0 58 5.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Ashe 22
Batters Faced: G. Ashe 34, T. McGuire 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Ashe 6-10, T. McGuire 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Ashe 134-87, T. McGuire 58-38
WP: G. Ashe
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Goss W (9-14) 9.0 4 1 1 2 6 0 126 3.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Goss 79
Batters Faced: T. Goss 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Goss 8-12
Pitches - Strikes: T. Goss 126-80
Hit Batsmen: T. Goss
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Thomas Goss
Ballpark: Girard Grounds II
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 1432
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