PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
BOSTON BRAHMINS AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS
09/20/1886
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
BOSTON BRAHMINS AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS
GAME ID: 1598 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 1886 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Brahmins (34-77) 0 1 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 9 12 0
Pittsburgh Vulcans (52-56) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 5
Brahmins Beat Vulcans, 9-4
Boston Brahmins starter Roy Kane pitched well against the Pittsburgh Vulcans at Vulcan Grounds, leading his team to a win, 9-4. In 9 innings, Kane surrendered 6 hits, while striking out 6 and walking 3. He allowed 4 runs. Despite the win, the Brahmins have a lousy 34-77 record.

Boston used the clutch hitting of Don Frison to snag the win. The catcher drilled a grand slam home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Brahmins ahead, 9-4. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a crucial one.

"Roy was in attack mode," said Boston manager .
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Longley CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .191 3 31
T. Heath 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 0 35
P. Trail LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .233 2 47
C. Mathews SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .248 0 57
R. Whitehead 3B 5 2 3 0 0 1 2 .253 1 44
D. Frison C 5 2 1 5 0 1 2 .220 4 47
J. Killion RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .115 0 6
F. Booker 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 .180 0 35
R. Kane P 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .245 0 16
Totals 42 9 12 6 3 6 16      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Whitehead (21, 2nd Inning off D. Bear, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Frison (4, 7th Inning off D. Bear, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Longley , T. Heath , P. Trail , C. Mathews 2 , R. Whitehead 4 , D. Frison 4 , J. Killion , F. Booker , R. Kane
2-out RBI: R. Kane
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Trail , R. Whitehead , F. Booker , R. Kane
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Whitehead (17)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. August CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .240 0 25
J. Clark 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .203 2 35
J. Kent RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .243 3 61
J. Frank LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 4 59
E. Shaw 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .262 3 64
G. Vankirk SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .222 0 48
M. Teets 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .235 0 5
N. Edwards C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .178 1 46
D. Bear P 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .237 0 12
   J. Baxter P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4 3 6 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Kent (13, 5th Inning off R. Kane, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Bear (6, 5th Inning off R. Kane, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. August , J. Clark , J. Kent 2 , M. Teets , N. Edwards , D. Bear 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Clark , E. Shaw
Sac Bunt: D. Bear
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Edwards (19)
CS: G. Vankirk (14)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Clark (58) , J. Kent (25) , E. Shaw (43) , G. Vankirk 2 (80)
Double Plays: 1 (Frank-Teets)
OF assists: 1 (Frank(Frison at 1st base))
PB: N. Edwards 2
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Kane W (11-25) 9.0 6 4 4 3 6 0 118 3.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Kane 62
Batters Faced: R. Kane 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Kane 9-11
Pitches - Strikes: R. Kane 118-72
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Bear L (15-14) 6.1 9 9 3 2 5 1 140 3.35   
J. Baxter 2.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 45 2.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Bear 34
Batters Faced: D. Bear 33, J. Baxter 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Bear 9-5, J. Baxter 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Bear 140-83, J. Baxter 45-28
WP: D. Bear 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roy Kane
Ballpark: Vulcan Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 983
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