PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
TORONTO PROVINCIALS AT BALTIMORE BANNERMEN
09/15/1887
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
TORONTO PROVINCIALS AT BALTIMORE BANNERMEN
GAME ID: 1509 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Provincials (64-57) 3 0 2 5 1 0 0 4 2 17 19 2
Baltimore Bannermen (61-59) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 7 12 6
Hunter, Provincials Serve Up 17-7 Win
The Toronto Provincials beat the Baltimore Bannermen, 17-7, at Banner Field. The win was due in part to right fielder Merritt Hunter, who went 3 for 5 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 4 times and driving in 2. Henry Clancy, credited with the win, is now 18-13. He allowed 7 runs on 12 hits in 9 innings. The win puts Toronto at 64-57 this season.

In the top of the third, Toronto shortstop Doc McGuire had a productive at-bat. With runners on 2nd and 3rd and two out, McGuire stroked a 2-run single to right. It made the score 5-2, Toronto. For the game, he was 3 for 5 with 3 singles. He drove in 3 runs.

"Winning is the only thing that really matters," McGuire told the Toronto News. "If you can win without even breaking a sweat, more power to you."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lucier LF 5 2 2 0 1 0 1 .288 0 60
M. Hunter RF 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 .307 7 97
I. Montgomery CF 6 4 2 3 0 0 3 .383 2 99
F. Beauregard 2B 6 3 2 3 0 0 2 .247 1 71
C. Smothers 1B 5 2 3 4 1 0 2 .296 2 69
D. McGuire SS 5 0 3 3 0 0 2 .232 0 57
E. Johnson C 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .067 0 0
H. Clancy P 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .302 2 94
E. Geyer 3B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .310 0 10
Totals 46 17 19 15 4 0 15      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Montgomery (42, 4th Inning off H. Brigand, 3 on, 1 out) , C. Smothers (16, 8th Inning off B. Bartholomew, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Hunter (32, 8th Inning off B. Bartholomew, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Beauregard (26, 8th Inning off B. Bartholomew, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: I. Montgomery (24, 1st Inning off H. Brigand, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Lucier (23, 9th Inning off B. Bartholomew, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Lucier 4 , M. Hunter 4 , I. Montgomery 5 , F. Beauregard 3 , C. Smothers 4 , D. McGuire 3 , E. Johnson , H. Clancy 2 , E. Geyer
2-out RBI: M. Hunter , C. Smothers , D. McGuire
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Johnson 2 , E. Geyer
Sac Fly: D. McGuire
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Lucier (66) , I. Montgomery 2 (77) , F. Beauregard 2 (35) , E. Geyer (12)
CS: B. Lucier (32) , H. Clancy (17) , E. Geyer (6)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Clancy (19) , E. Geyer (29)
Double Plays: 1 (McGuire-Beauregard-Smothers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Thompson 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279 3 67
A. Aiken SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .261 6 74
J. Hoppe 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .289 10 62
W. Chambers CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .290 4 42
B. Silvers 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .263 2 67
J. Durr RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .258 2 45
T. Smith LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .289 0 9
H. Brigand P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 1 69
   B. Bartholomew P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
   a-F. Flowers PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .244 1 69
D. Dillon C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .316 0 3
Totals 39 7 12 6 0 1 11      
a - F. Flowers pinch hit for B. Bartholomew in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Aiken 2 (22, 3rd Inning off H. Clancy, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off H. Clancy, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Smith (3, 9th Inning off H. Clancy, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Flowers (18, 9th Inning off H. Clancy, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Hoppe (16, 1st Inning off H. Clancy, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Durr (2, 4th Inning off H. Clancy, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Aiken 5 , J. Hoppe 3 , W. Chambers , B. Silvers 2 , J. Durr 5 , T. Smith 2 , F. Flowers 2 , D. Dillon
2-out RBI: A. Aiken
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Hoppe 2 , T. Smith
GIDP: I. Thompson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Silvers 2 (35)
CS: B. Silvers (23)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Aiken 2 (102) , B. Silvers 3 (64) , H. Brigand (24)
OF assists: 1 (Durr(Johnson at 2nd base))
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Clancy W (18-13) 9.0 12 7 6 0 1 1 145 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Clancy 38
Batters Faced: H. Clancy 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Clancy 12-12
Pitches - Strikes: H. Clancy 145-93
WP: H. Clancy
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Brigand L (21-17) 4.2 10 11 4 3 0 0 111 3.09   
B. Bartholomew 4.1 9 6 5 1 0 0 83 8.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Brigand 11
Batters Faced: H. Brigand 29, B. Bartholomew 22
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Brigand 7-5, B. Bartholomew 6-5
Pitches - Strikes: H. Brigand 111-65, B. Bartholomew 83-51
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bartholomew 1-0
WP: H. Brigand , B. Bartholomew
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Merritt Hunter
Ballpark: Banner Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 1376
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