 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL NEW YORK BARONS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS 08/25/1887 |  |  | | | |
 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL | | NEW YORK BARONS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS | | GAME ID: 1612 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 1887 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | New York Barons (40-60) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | | Philadelphia Unions (41-56) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 7 | 3 | | |  | |
| Unions Top Barons, 5-1, Behind Goss | Girard Grounds II was the site for Federal League action featuring the New York Barons and Philadelphia Unions.
Thomas Goss, who finished 2nd in the FL in strikeouts with 249 in 1885, had a strong outing for the Philadelphia Unions against the New York Barons at Girard Grounds II. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 5-1 win. After today's action, Philadelphia sits at 41-56, while New York falls to 40-60.
Goss, who dominated for Philadelphia, earned the victory to move to 12-15. He was in control the whole game, scattering 4 hits over 9 innings, while striking out 6. New York batters could never bunch up enough hits to produce a rally.
"Thomas went out and did what we needed," said Philadelphia manager . | | | | |
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| NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE | | PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | | BATTING Home Runs: M. Loughlin (12, 4th Inning off T. Samples, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: M. Loughlin 5 , M. McCord , J. Casey , A. Faulk , L. Showalter , D. Foley 2-out RBI: M. Loughlin , A. Faulk Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Casey , A. Faulk , L. Showalter , C. Everette , D. Foley Sac Bunt: T. Goss Sac Fly: M. McCord Hit by Pitch: T. Goss Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: M. Loughlin (23) , M. McCord (39) , A. Faulk (31) , C. Vanmeter (40) , L. Showalter 2 (29) CS: L. Showalter (18)
FIELDING Errors: M. Loughlin (19) , M. McCord (89) , J. Casey (17) | | |
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| NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE | | PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Samples L (12-17) | 8.0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 143 | 4.05 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Goss W (12-15) | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 131 | 3.43 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Thomas Goss Ballpark: Girard Grounds II Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph Start Time: 1:05 PM ET Time: 2:38 Attendance: 1800 |
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