PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT WASHINGTON FEDERALS
05/26/1888
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT WASHINGTON FEDERALS
GAME ID: 158 - SATURDAY, MAY 26TH , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Sturgeons (18-12) 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 12 4
Washington Federals (8-21) 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 4
Sturgeons Get 8-4 Win Versus Washington
Detroit starter Bill Poole pitched well against the Washington Federals at Capitol Park. The right-hander led his team to a win, 8-4. The triumph puts Detroit at 18-12 for the season.

With Detroit leading 4-3 in the top of the fourth, Poole hit a 2-run single off Washington hurler Ronald Langford. It was the 38th hit of the season for Poole and put his team ahead, 6-3.

"Bill had good stuff. When he did get into a compromising count, he made the most of it," said Detroit manager .
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 6 1 2 0 0 2 2 .218 1 6
J. Hart LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .270 0 11
B. Poole RF 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .322 0 17
T. Moore 3B 5 2 2 0 0 0 5 .204 0 7
N. Crane 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 7 .259 0 8
E. Money SS 4 0 1 2 1 0 6 .182 1 13
C. Blain C 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .000 0 0
M. McFall 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .188 0 7
P. Cherry P 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .083 0 0
Totals 42 8 12 6 3 6 36      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Poole (8, 1st Inning off R. Langford, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cavender 2 , J. Hart 2 , B. Poole 4 , T. Moore 2 , N. Crane , E. Money , P. Cherry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cavender , E. Money , C. Blain , M. McFall 2 , P. Cherry 2
GIDP: C. Blain
Sac Bunt: J. Hart
Hit by Pitch: B. Poole
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cavender (11) , T. Moore (11) , E. Money (6) , C. Blain (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hart (4) , T. Moore (14) , M. McFall 2 (21)
Double Plays: 1 (Money-McFall-Crane)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Patterson 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200 0 5
W. Williamson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267 2 11
D. Stubbs CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 1 14
A. Matthews 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192 1 5
T. Greene 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .261 0 13
M. Stephenson SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .135 0 9
J. Bayles RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .143 0 3
D. Jardine C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
R. Langford P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .037 0 1
   a-B. Fick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 0 0
   G. Edwards P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-W. Weaver PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 34 4 5 2 1 5 13      
a - B. Fick pinch hit for R. Langford in the 7th
b - W. Weaver pinch hit for G. Edwards in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Bayles (2, 2nd Inning off P. Cherry, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Stubbs , T. Greene 2 , J. Bayles 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Matthews , D. Jardine 2
GIDP: W. Williamson
Hit by Pitch: T. Greene
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Greene 2 (7)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Greene (24) , M. Stephenson 2 (22) , R. Langford (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Stephenson-Greene-Patterson)
PB: D. Jardine
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Cherry W (2-2) 9.0 5 4 2 1 5 0 127 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Cherry 69
Batters Faced: P. Cherry 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Cherry 8-13
Pitches - Strikes: P. Cherry 127-88
WP: P. Cherry
Hit Batsmen: P. Cherry
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Langford L (1-8) 7.0 12 8 6 2 5 0 155 3.26   
G. Edwards 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 29 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Langford 28
Batters Faced: R. Langford 41, G. Edwards 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Langford 9-8, G. Edwards 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Langford 155-102, G. Edwards 29-19
WP: R. Langford 2
Hit Batsmen: R. Langford
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Poole
Ballpark: Capitol Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 956
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