PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
10/08/1886
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
GAME ID: 1478 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8TH , 1886 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Louisville Colts (68-51) 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 14 10 3
Philadelphia Unions (69-46) 2 0 2 2 0 0 6 3 X 15 19 3
Unions Win Slugfest, 15-14
In a game featuring no shortage of runs, the Philadelphia Unions defeated the Louisville Colts, 15-14. One of the hitting stars was Philadelphia first baseman John Casey. Casey, who is tied for 10th in the FL in stolen bases with 29, went 4 for 6 with a double and 3 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. With the victory, the Unions upped their record to 69-46.

Brooklyn, New York-born Bancroft King came through in the clutch. In the bottom of the seventh, with runners on 2nd and 3rd and the Unions trailing 7-6, he hit a 2-run single to right to put Philadelphia on top.

"We need to focus on the fundamentals," said Louisville manager .
LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Edwards CF 4 2 1 1 1 0 3 .265 6 44
N. Heyward SS 4 3 1 2 2 1 2 .294 3 66
L. Buckley 1B 5 1 3 4 1 0 1 .375 15 125
C. Shanafelt RF 5 1 2 0 1 2 2 .297 14 106
K. Duncan C 4 1 0 1 1 1 5 .216 4 67
H. Rogers LF 3 2 0 0 2 0 5 .298 1 69
C. Morris 3B 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 .218 1 51
J. Epperson 2B 4 2 0 1 0 1 1 .191 0 46
K. Ranson P 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .129 0 6
   H. Foshee P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   a-V. Thorne PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .327 0 5
   S. Barnhill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168 0 5
   b-J. Wilde PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .107 0 2
Totals 38 14 10 11 9 6 25      
a - V. Thorne pinch hit for H. Foshee in the 8th
b - J. Wilde pinch hit for S. Barnhill in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Buckley 2 (39, 1st Inning off D. Crockett, 2 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off D. Crockett, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Shanafelt (28, 4th Inning off B. King, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Heyward (29, 9th Inning off B. King, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Ranson (1, 3rd Inning off D. Crockett, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Buckley (16, 9th Inning off B. King, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Edwards , N. Heyward 2 , L. Buckley 7 , C. Shanafelt 3 , C. Morris , K. Ranson 3 , V. Thorne
2-out RBI: J. Edwards , N. Heyward , L. Buckley , K. Ranson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Edwards , L. Buckley , C. Shanafelt , H. Rogers , C. Morris
Hit by Pitch: J. Edwards , J. Epperson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Buckley (21)
CS: J. Edwards (13)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Heyward (96) , H. Rogers (25) , C. Morris (57)
Double Plays: 1 (Heyward-Epperson-Buckley)
PB: K. Duncan
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McCord CF 6 3 4 0 0 0 0 .321 0 54
L. Showalter RF 6 2 2 1 0 2 4 .272 1 45
J. Casey 1B 6 2 4 3 0 0 4 .343 7 114
A. Faulk 3B 3 2 2 2 3 0 1 .293 8 92
P. Manke C 4 1 2 3 2 0 3 .302 4 82
J. Scruggs 2B 4 0 1 1 1 0 4 .243 3 66
C. Smith LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 8 .300 0 71
M. Kroeger SS 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 .194 1 36
D. Crockett P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 0 15
   a-R. Shippy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .315 0 7
   B. King P 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 .263 0 3
   B. Walker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 43 15 19 15 7 4 31      
a - R. Shippy pinch hit for D. Crockett in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: J. Casey (37, 3rd Inning off K. Ranson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. McCord 4 , L. Showalter 2 , J. Casey 5 , A. Faulk 2 , P. Manke 2 , J. Scruggs , C. Smith , M. Kroeger , B. King 2
2-out RBI: J. Casey , M. Kroeger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Manke , C. Smith , M. Kroeger , R. Shippy
GIDP: J. Scruggs
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Showalter (28) , C. Smith (20)
CS: J. Casey (22)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Showalter (21) , A. Faulk (78) , J. Scruggs (58)
PB: P. Manke 2
LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Ranson L (14-16) 6.0 13 11 8 6 2 0 158 3.29   
H. Foshee 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 11 5.29   
S. Barnhill 1.0 4 3 3 1 2 0 31 2.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ranson 4
Batters Faced: K. Ranson 38, H. Foshee 4, S. Barnhill 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ranson 10-5, H. Foshee 2-0, S. Barnhill 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ranson 158-86, H. Foshee 11-7, S. Barnhill 31-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Foshee 2-2
WP: K. Ranson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Crockett 3.0 5 7 7 5 2 0 102 3.29   
B. King W (1-1) 5.2 5 7 1 4 4 0 106 2.81   
B. Walker SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Crockett 16
Batters Faced: D. Crockett 19, B. King 29, B. Walker 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Crockett 5-2, B. King 8-4, B. Walker 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Crockett 102-60, B. King 106-58, B. Walker 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Walker 1-0
WP: B. King
Hit Batsmen: B. King 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Casey
Ballpark: Girard Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 2266
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