PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT WASHINGTON FEDERALS
10/05/1888
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT WASHINGTON FEDERALS
GAME ID: 1605 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5TH , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Sturgeons (77-57) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 6 1
Washington Federals (40-93) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 2
Cherry Surgical in Detroit Win
Detroit turned a good performance from starting pitcher Palmer Cherry into a 4-1 triumph over the Washington Federals at Capitol Park. By defeating Washington, the second-place Sturgeons improved to 77-57.

Cherry, a native of Springfield, Massachusetts, was dealing all game. He kept Washington hitters off-balance, while giving the Sturgeons 9 quality innings. Cherry threw 105 pitches, allowing 3 hits and striking out 5.

"I had a good game," said Cherry. "Winning makes it even better."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .223 9 50
J. Hart LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .235 4 50
B. Poole RF 4 0 0 1 1 0 3 .296 4 67
T. Moore 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 .228 4 56
N. Crane 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .225 2 53
   a-B. Everitt 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 3
H. Ransom C 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .236 2 51
M. McFall 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .186 0 34
E. Money SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .181 1 39
P. Cherry P 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .114 0 10
Totals 33 4 6 3 4 7 18      
a - B. Everitt substituted for N. Crane in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: N. Crane (9, 4th Inning off R. Langford, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Cavender , J. Hart 2 , N. Crane 3 , H. Ransom , E. Money
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Moore 2 , E. Money 2 , P. Cherry
Sac Bunt: M. McFall
Hit by Pitch: J. Hart , T. Moore
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Moore (41)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Moore (67)
PB: H. Ransom
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Williamson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 2 34
B. Fick 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 1 8
D. Stubbs CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .261 5 52
C. Patterson 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .225 1 34
T. Greene 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .187 0 39
M. Stephenson SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .199 2 37
B. Jenkins C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 45
J. Bayles RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .148 1 40
R. Langford P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .046 0 4
Totals 31 1 3 1 0 5 6      
BATTING
Total Bases: D. Stubbs , C. Patterson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Greene , R. Langford
Hit by Pitch: B. Jenkins
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Stubbs (32)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Williamson (19) , T. Greene (93)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Cherry W (22-18) 9.0 3 1 1 0 5 0 105 2.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Cherry 82
Batters Faced: P. Cherry 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Cherry 10-12
Pitches - Strikes: P. Cherry 105-69
WP: P. Cherry
Hit Batsmen: P. Cherry
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Langford L (12-34) 9.0 6 4 4 4 7 0 144 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Langford 62
Batters Faced: R. Langford 40
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Langford 10-10
Pitches - Strikes: R. Langford 144-83
WP: R. Langford 2
Hit Batsmen: R. Langford 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Palmer Cherry
Ballpark: Capitol Park
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 1002
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