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."
LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Rogers CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .238 3 55
N. Heyward SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .253 6 66
L. Buckley 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .335 13 91
   a-T. Gresham 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 1 6
C. Shanafelt RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .304 19 101
K. Duncan C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .218 9 64
S. Day 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .224 7 58
V. Thorne LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .237 2 73
   b-J. Wilde LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 2
F. Crumbley 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .228 0 32
R. Ball P 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .240 0 15
Totals 34 3 8 2 2 3 11      
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)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Williamson LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .234 2 34
J. Bayles RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .151 1 39
D. Stubbs CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .262 5 50
C. Patterson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 1 30
T. Greene 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 0 38
M. Stephenson SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .204 2 35
A. Matthews 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .185 5 20
B. Jenkins C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .230 1 44
R. Langford P 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .048 0 4
   a-W. Weaver PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 0 4
Totals 31 1 6 1 4 0 10      
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)
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ball 67
Batters Faced: R. Ball 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ball 14-10
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ball 128-74
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Langford 62
Batters Faced: R. Langford 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Langford 10-12
Pitches - Strikes: R. Langford 145-94
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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