 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL CHICAGO CYCLONES AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS 09/18/1888 |  | | | | |
 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL | | CHICAGO CYCLONES AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS | | GAME ID: 1490 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 1888 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Chicago Cyclones (63-57) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | | Pittsburgh Vulcans (61-57) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 | 6 | 4 | | |  | |
| Vulcans Beat Cyclones, 6-3 | Pittsburgh beat Chicago on the strength of starting pitcher Ed Wales's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 6-3. The winning pitcher was Wales, now 12-17. He tossed 9 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 3 and fanning 3. The 5th-place Vulcans improved to 61-57.
The tension was thick in the top of the sixth inning. With runners on 1st and 3rd and Chicago trailing 5-3, Ed Wales had to get a big out. On a 1-2 changeup, he retired Jonathan Coddington, who grounded out.
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| CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | | PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - H. Akins pinch hit for P. O'Loughlin in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: C. Bolick (21, 4th Inning off E. Wales, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Bolick 3 , D. Sebastian , P. O'Loughlin 2
2-out RBI: P. O'Loughlin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Coddington , M. Cook , P. Manke , E. Atwood
GIDP: B. Avery
Sac Bunt: P. Manke
Hit by Pitch: E. Atwood
Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING
SB: B. Avery (39) , D. Sebastian (23)
FIELDING
Errors: J. Coddington (7) , D. Sebastian 2 (43) , E. Atwood 2 (79)
Double Plays: 1 (Atwood-Washington-Cook) | | | | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | J. Kent CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .218 | 3 | 49 | | J. August RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | 2 | 39 | | J. Clay 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .290 | 3 | 66 | | a-E. Baum 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | 0 | 2 | | J. Frank C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .270 | 3 | 50 | | S. Ferguson LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .183 | 4 | 45 | | J. Foss 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .230 | 2 | 23 | | J. Clark 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .237 | 2 | 52 | | G. Vankirk SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .196 | 0 | 35 | | E. Wales P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .205 | 0 | 7 | | Totals | 30 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | | | | a - E. Baum substituted for J. Clay in the 9th
BATTING
Triples: J. Clay (5, 5th Inning off P. O'Loughlin, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. August 2 , J. Clay 4 , J. Clark , G. Vankirk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Foss 2 , E. Wales
GIDP: J. Clay
Sac Bunt: S. Ferguson
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
SB: J. August (41) , J. Frank (39) , J. Clark (29)
CS: J. Clark (26)
FIELDING
Errors: J. Foss (21) , G. Vankirk 3 (82)
Double Plays: 1 (Vankirk-Clark-Clay) | | |
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| CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | | PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | P. O'Loughlin L (4-2) | 8.0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 117 | 2.83 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | E. Wales W (12-17) | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 152 | 3.09 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Ed Wales
Ballpark: Vulcan Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 1471 |
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