PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
BALTIMORE BANNERMEN AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS
09/09/1886
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
BALTIMORE BANNERMEN AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS
GAME ID: 1564 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 1886 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Bannermen (45-55) 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 1 1 11 18 1
Pittsburgh Vulcans (49-50) 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 10 4
Aiken Slugs Bannermen to 11-8 Win
Behind a fine performance from Allen Aiken, the Baltimore Bannermen knocked off the Pittsburgh Vulcans, 11-8. Aiken hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 4 for the Bannermen. The winning pitcher was Bill Silvers. He tossed 155 pitches over 7.2 innings, allowing 8 runs on 9 hits. The Bannermen, at 45-55, sit in 6th place in the International Association.

Baltimore third baseman Harold Leinster helped the Bannermen go up, 9-7, in the top of the seventh inning. With the game tied, Leinster hit a 2-run single off Pittsburgh pitcher Andy Christenson.

"We've got some hairy guys on our side, too," said Baltimore manager .
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Thompson 2B 5 1 2 1 1 0 2 .270 1 42
Y. Williams RF 6 0 1 0 0 0 8 .279 0 52
J. Hoppe 1B 6 3 1 1 0 1 5 .275 8 83
A. Aiken SS 6 3 4 4 0 0 4 .269 8 74
C. Johnston LF 6 1 2 0 0 1 3 .229 3 63
R. Spencer CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .256 2 60
F. Flowers C 6 1 3 1 0 1 4 .222 4 43
B. Silvers P 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .247 1 49
   W. Burroughs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
H. Leinster 3B 4 0 2 2 1 2 2 .214 0 10
   a-B. Michell 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 2
Totals 49 11 18 11 2 7 35      
a - B. Michell substituted for H. Leinster in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Aiken (17, 3rd Inning off A. Christenson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Aiken 2 (8, 5th Inning off A. Christenson, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Baxter, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Thompson 2 , Y. Williams , J. Hoppe , A. Aiken 11 , C. Johnston 2 , R. Spencer 2 , F. Flowers 3 , B. Silvers , H. Leinster 2
2-out RBI: I. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Williams , A. Aiken , F. Flowers , H. Leinster
Hit by Pitch: R. Spencer
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Thompson (46)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Aiken (89)
PB: F. Flowers 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Baum 1B 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .261 2 37
J. Clark 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .209 2 33
J. Kent RF 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 .232 3 56
J. Frank CF 3 2 1 0 2 2 0 .245 4 57
E. Shaw LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .269 3 61
G. Vankirk SS 5 1 1 3 0 2 2 .222 0 44
N. Edwards C 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 .181 1 41
P. Scott 3B 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .385 0 6
A. Christenson P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .173 0 5
   T. McGuire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Teets PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 0 4
   J. Baxter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 38 8 10 8 3 6 11      
a - M. Teets pinch hit for T. McGuire in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Scott (1, 3rd Inning off B. Silvers, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Baum , J. Frank , E. Shaw 2 , G. Vankirk , N. Edwards , P. Scott 4 , M. Teets
2-out RBI: E. Baum , G. Vankirk , N. Edwards , P. Scott 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Clark , E. Shaw , G. Vankirk , N. Edwards , A. Christenson
Hit by Pitch: N. Edwards
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frank 2 (22) , E. Shaw (29) , N. Edwards (16)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Shaw (40) , G. Vankirk 2 (77) , P. Scott (8)
PB: N. Edwards
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Silvers W (15-16) 7.2 9 8 8 3 4 0 155 2.77   
W. Burroughs SV (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Silvers 30
Batters Faced: B. Silvers 37, W. Burroughs 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Silvers 12-7, W. Burroughs 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Silvers 155-96, W. Burroughs 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Burroughs 2-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Silvers
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Christenson L (18-13) 6.1 14 9 8 0 5 1 110 2.42   
T. McGuire 1.2 2 1 1 2 0 0 38 6.97   
J. Baxter 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 18 2.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Christenson 16
Batters Faced: A. Christenson 36, T. McGuire 11, J. Baxter 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Christenson 11-4, T. McGuire 3-2, J. Baxter 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Christenson 110-80, T. McGuire 38-22, J. Baxter 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McGuire 1-0
WP: A. Christenson
Hit Batsmen: A. Christenson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Allen Aiken
Ballpark: Vulcan Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 1178
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