PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
BOSTON BRAHMINS AT CLEVELAND CLIPPERS
08/26/1888
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
BOSTON BRAHMINS AT CLEVELAND CLIPPERS
GAME ID: 1561 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Brahmins (52-49) 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 7 12 5
Cleveland Clippers (31-70) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 2
Cleveland Drops Another One, 7-3
Boston pitcher Ken Burns had a large part in his team beating the Cleveland Clippers, 7-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. Boston, at 52-49, sits in 5th place in the International Association.

Boston relied on the hitting of Paul Trail to pick up the win. The left fielder ripped a run-scoring triple in the top of the second inning to put the Brahmins on top, 3-1. For the game, Trail had 1 triple and 1 single in 6 at-bats.

"We're in a funk and we need to shake ourselves out of it," said Cleveland manager .
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Longley CF 3 2 1 1 3 0 0 .262 4 30
P. Trail LF 6 0 2 2 0 0 2 .226 0 23
T. Heath 3B 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .295 3 67
C. Mathews SS 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 .243 5 47
J. Strouse RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .245 3 38
J. Hagan C 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .211 0 26
P. Applegate 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .227 1 41
D. Frison 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .205 0 9
K. Burns P 5 1 0 1 0 0 3 .114 0 3
Totals 40 7 12 7 6 3 18      
BATTING
Triples: P. Trail (5, 2nd Inning off W. Skinner, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Mathews (5, 3rd Inning off W. Skinner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Longley , P. Trail 4 , T. Heath 3 , C. Mathews 4 , J. Hagan 2 , D. Frison 2
2-out RBI: J. Longley , P. Trail 2 , T. Heath , J. Hagan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Trail , T. Heath , C. Mathews , J. Strouse , J. Hagan , K. Burns
Sac Bunt: P. Applegate
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Longley 2 (38) , C. Mathews (34) , K. Burns (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Heath (34) , C. Mathews 2 (79) , J. Strouse (17) , D. Frison (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Frison-Mathews-Applegate)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Glaspie RF 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .252 2 35
E. Shaw LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .252 3 38
B. Brennan 2B 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .257 2 41
R. Mix 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .278 1 47
J. DeWald 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .211 0 32
T. Duren C 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .205 0 22
   b-E. Mortimer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 0 6
D. Bodine SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .252 0 49
N. Shiffing CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .191 0 21
W. Skinner P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .093 0 0
   H. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   a-J. Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 1 14
Totals 37 3 10 3 2 3 22      
a - J. Taylor pinch hit for H. Williams in the 9th
b - E. Mortimer pinch hit for T. Duren in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: T. Duren (8, 2nd Inning off K. Burns, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Glaspie , B. Brennan 2 , R. Mix 2 , J. DeWald 2 , T. Duren 4 , N. Shiffing
2-out RBI: J. DeWald
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Shaw , R. Mix , T. Duren , E. Mortimer , D. Bodine , N. Shiffing
GIDP: R. Mix
Sac Bunt: E. Shaw
Sac Fly: D. Bodine
Hit by Pitch: T. Duren
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. DeWald (40)
CS: B. Brennan 2 (20)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Mix (33) , D. Bodine (69)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Burns W (2-8) 9.0 10 3 1 2 3 0 151 3.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Burns 60
Batters Faced: K. Burns 42
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Burns 11-10
Pitches - Strikes: K. Burns 151-96
Hit Batsmen: K. Burns
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Skinner L (6-8) 7.2 12 7 5 6 3 0 163 2.93   
H. Williams 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Skinner 28
Batters Faced: W. Skinner 42, H. Williams 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Skinner 15-5, H. Williams 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Skinner 163-96, H. Williams 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Williams 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Burns
Ballpark: Lakefront Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 1141
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