 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL WASHINGTON FEDERALS AT DETROIT STURGEONS 09/16/1888 |  | | | | |
 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL | | WASHINGTON FEDERALS AT DETROIT STURGEONS | | GAME ID: 1478 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 1888 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Washington Federals (34-81) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | | Detroit Sturgeons (68-50) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | X | 8 | 9 | 3 | | |  | |
| Bird Silences Washington, 8-0 | Martin Bird was sneaky fast, on the mark, and hard to hit. He led the Detroit Sturgeons to victory, 8-0, blanking the Washington Federals on 2 hits. He had no walks and 5 strikeouts.
"You know what he's going to throw. You know what to expect. And you still can't hit it," Washington skipper told reporters after the shutout loss. "He just had a real deceptive fastball today and he was throwing it for strikes."
This season, Bird has a 19-14 record with a 2.74 ERA. | | |  | |
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| WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE | | DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING
Doubles: W. Williamson (12, 9th Inning off M. Bird, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Williamson 2 , D. Stubbs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Patterson 2 , T. Greene
Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING
SB: D. Stubbs (29)
CS: G. Edwards (1)
FIELDING
Errors: W. Williamson (13) , T. Greene (86) , M. Stephenson 2 (80) , J. Bayles (25) | | | | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | J. Cavender CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .229 | 9 | 48 | | J. Hart LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .230 | 3 | 44 | | B. Poole RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .293 | 4 | 58 | | T. Moore 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .227 | 3 | 49 | | N. Crane 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .223 | 2 | 47 | | E. Money SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .178 | 1 | 34 | | C. Blain C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .179 | 0 | 1 | | M. McFall 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .186 | 0 | 33 | | M. Bird P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .205 | 0 | 18 | | Totals | 35 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | | | | BATTING
Triples: T. Moore (2, 6th Inning off G. Edwards, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hart , B. Poole 2 , T. Moore 4 , N. Crane 2 , M. McFall , M. Bird
2-out RBI: M. Bird
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cavender , N. Crane 2 , M. McFall , M. Bird 2
Sac Bunt: M. McFall
Hit by Pitch: C. Blain
Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING
SB: T. Moore (36) , N. Crane (29)
FIELDING
Errors: T. Moore (57) , N. Crane (30) , M. McFall (50) | | |
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| WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | G. Edwards L (2-5) | 6.2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 3.77 | | N. Schmitt | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.98 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | M. Bird W (19-14) | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 102 | 2.74 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Martin Bird
Ballpark: Riverside Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 10:05 AM ET
Time: 2:25
Attendance: 1897 |
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