PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PITTSBURGH VULCANS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
09/24/1888
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PITTSBURGH VULCANS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
GAME ID: 1543 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Vulcans (64-60) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 11 3
Philadelphia Unions (68-53) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 X 8 10 2
Late Offense Lifts Philadelphia to 8-3 Victory
Not everyone stuck through the 45-minute rain delay, but those who did went home happy.

A good performance from left fielder Mike Loughlin helped the Philadelphia Unions defeat the Pittsburgh Vulcans, 8-3. Loughlin went 3-4 with 3 doubles, while scoring 2 and driving in 2 for the Unions. At 68-53, the Unions find themselves in third place in the Federal League.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Unions grabbed the lead when Loughlin hit his 18th double of the season. The run-scoring double off George Ashe made it 4-3, Philadelphia.

"Things kind of got away from us," said Pittsburgh skipper .
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kent CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .218 3 51
J. August RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .244 2 39
J. Clay 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .292 4 71
J. Frank C 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .271 3 54
S. Ferguson LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .179 4 45
J. Foss 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .238 2 24
J. Clark 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .239 2 53
G. Vankirk SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .197 0 37
G. Ashe P 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .190 1 29
   T. McGuire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Gwinn PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3 2 5 17      
a - E. Gwinn pinch hit for T. McGuire in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Clay (4, 5th Inning off T. Goss, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kent , J. Clay 5 , J. Frank 2 , J. Foss 2 , J. Clark , G. Vankirk , G. Ashe , E. Gwinn
2-out RBI: J. Clay , G. Vankirk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Clay , J. Frank , S. Ferguson , G. Vankirk 2 , G. Ashe
Sac Bunt: J. Kent , J. Foss , J. Clark
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Foss (12)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kent (22) , J. August (40) , J. Frank (17)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McCord SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .230 0 38
C. Vanmeter CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .222 1 63
M. Loughlin LF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .295 16 75
J. Casey 1B 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .317 13 100
A. Faulk C 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .282 5 75
J. Scruggs 2B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .274 6 61
W. Gaylord 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .225 0 26
L. Showalter RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .236 0 64
T. Goss P 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .194 0 10
Totals 31 8 10 7 4 1 12      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Loughlin 3 (18, 4th Inning off G. Ashe, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off G. Ashe, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off G. Ashe, 1 on, 1 out) , M. McCord (14, 6th Inning off G. Ashe, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. McCord 3 , M. Loughlin 6 , A. Faulk , J. Scruggs , W. Gaylord , L. Showalter , T. Goss
2-out RBI: M. Loughlin , L. Showalter , T. Goss
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. McCord , J. Casey , T. Goss
Sac Bunt: W. Gaylord
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: M. McCord (23) , C. Vanmeter (20)

FIELDING
Errors: M. McCord (99) , L. Showalter (20)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Ashe L (21-20) 7.2 10 8 8 4 1 0 126 2.93   
T. McGuire 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Ashe 24
Batters Faced: G. Ashe 36, T. McGuire 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Ashe 11-9, T. McGuire 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Ashe 126-78, T. McGuire 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McGuire 2-0
WP: G. Ashe
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Goss W (19-14) 9.0 11 3 3 2 5 1 119 3.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Goss 56
Batters Faced: T. Goss 41
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Goss 14-8
Pitches - Strikes: T. Goss 119-75
WP: T. Goss
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Loughlin
Ballpark: Girard Grounds II
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 1660
Special Notes: Rain delay of 45 minutes in the 4th inning.
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