 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL LOUISVILLE COLTS AT WASHINGTON FEDERALS 09/28/1888 |  |  | | | |
 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL | | LOUISVILLE COLTS AT WASHINGTON FEDERALS | | GAME ID: 1585 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH , 1888 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Louisville Colts (77-51) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | | Washington Federals (38-89) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | | |  | |
| Colts Stop Federals, 3-1 | The Louisville Colts beat the Washington Federals, 3-1. Louisville pitcher and Hamden, Connecticut, native Ray Ball led the way. With the win, Louisville raised its record to 77-51.
In the top of the fourth inning of a 0-0 tie, Louisville second baseman Sam Day reached on an error by the SS, driving in 1 run. It broke the deadlock and put Louisville on top, 1-0.
In postgame comments to the Louisville Bulletin, Ball said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come." | | | | |
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| LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE | | WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - T. Gresham substituted for L. Buckley in the 9th b - J. Wilde substituted for V. Thorne in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: H. Rogers (15, 1st Inning off R. Langford, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Day (16, 2nd Inning off R. Langford, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: H. Rogers 2 , N. Heyward 2 , L. Buckley , C. Shanafelt , S. Day 2 , F. Crumbley , R. Ball 2-out RBI: , N. Heyward 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Buckley , S. Day , V. Thorne 2 Sac Bunt: R. Ball Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: R. Ball (3) CS: H. Rogers (27) , C. Shanafelt (21)
FIELDING Errors: N. Heyward (98) , S. Day 2 (61) | | | a - W. Weaver pinch hit for R. Langford in the 9th
BATTING Triples: A. Matthews (2, 7th Inning off R. Ball, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: W. Williamson 2 , D. Stubbs , M. Stephenson , A. Matthews 3 , W. Weaver 2-out RBI: W. Weaver Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Williamson , D. Stubbs , A. Matthews 2 , B. Jenkins Sac Bunt: W. Williamson , M. Stephenson Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: M. Stephenson (35) CS: W. Williamson (31) , D. Stubbs (17) , B. Jenkins (20)
FIELDING Errors: W. Williamson (17) , M. Stephenson 2 (89) | | |
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| LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE | | WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | R. Ball W (23-11) | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 2.78 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | R. Langford L (12-32) | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 145 | 3.28 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Ray Ball Ballpark: Capitol Park Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph Start Time: 1:05 PM ET Time: 2:32 Attendance: 1012 |
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