PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PHILADELPHIA UNIONS AT LOUISVILLE COLTS
08/29/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PHILADELPHIA UNIONS AT LOUISVILLE COLTS
GAME ID: 1627 - MONDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Unions (41-59) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 8 3
Louisville Colts (75-29) 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 X 8 14 1
Edwards Helps Colts Defeat Unions, 8-3
Getting a good performance from center fielder Jed Edwards, the Louisville Colts defeated the Philadelphia Unions, 8-3. Edwards was 4-5 with 4 singles, while scoring 4 times for the Colts. The winning pitcher was 28-year old left-handed pitcher Kip Hereford. He tossed 141 pitches over 9 innings, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits. The victory gives Louisville a record of 75-29.

In the bottom of the third inning, first baseman Larry Buckley had a run-scoring triple for Louisville. It was his 20th triple of the season and put the Colts on top, 1-0.

Buckley said he was "thrilled" the fans had something to get excited about.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Loughlin LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .331 12 82
M. McCord SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264 1 38
J. Casey 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .316 9 69
C. Vanmeter CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .304 8 45
L. Showalter RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .249 1 45
M. Manning C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .185 0 0
C. Everette 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .189 1 37
D. Foley 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .186 0 33
T. Goss P 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .239 0 8
   J. Scruggs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 2 2 4 12      
BATTING
Doubles: M. McCord (13, 1st Inning off K. Hereford, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Loughlin (12, 6th Inning off K. Hereford, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Loughlin 3 , M. McCord 2 , J. Casey , C. Vanmeter 2 , L. Showalter , D. Foley , T. Goss
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Vanmeter 2 , L. Showalter , D. Foley
Sac Bunt: M. Manning
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Goss 2 (8)
CS: C. Vanmeter (23) , L. Showalter (19) , D. Foley (13)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Casey 2 (19) , C. Vanmeter (36)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Edwards CF 5 4 4 1 0 1 0 .311 6 78
C. Morris 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .293 3 52
L. Buckley 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .363 11 101
C. Shanafelt RF 3 0 1 3 1 0 1 .352 14 109
N. Heyward SS 5 0 2 0 0 2 5 .307 3 77
H. Rogers LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .295 5 60
S. Day 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .305 8 92
T. Gresham C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 2
K. Hereford P 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .248 0 13
Totals 35 8 14 8 2 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Buckley (32, 1st Inning off T. Goss, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: L. Buckley (20, 3rd Inning off T. Goss, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Hereford (2, 8th Inning off T. Goss, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Edwards 4 , C. Morris 2 , L. Buckley 5 , C. Shanafelt , N. Heyward 2 , S. Day , T. Gresham , K. Hereford 3
2-out RBI: C. Morris , C. Shanafelt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Buckley , C. Shanafelt , N. Heyward , H. Rogers , S. Day , K. Hereford
Sac Bunt: L. Buckley
Sac Fly: C. Shanafelt , H. Rogers
Hit by Pitch: L. Buckley
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Edwards (35) , N. Heyward (26) , T. Gresham 2 (3)
CS: N. Heyward (15)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Morris (46)
PB: T. Gresham
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Goss L (12-16) 7.1 13 8 6 2 4 0 132 3.55   
J. Scruggs 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Goss 26
Batters Faced: T. Goss 37, J. Scruggs 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Goss 8-10, J. Scruggs 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Goss 132-81, J. Scruggs 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Scruggs 1-1
WP: T. Goss
Hit Batsmen: J. Scruggs
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Hereford W (19-11) 9.0 8 3 2 2 4 0 141 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Hereford 63
Batters Faced: K. Hereford 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Hereford 6-14
Pitches - Strikes: K. Hereford 141-94
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jed Edwards
Ballpark: Derby Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 2282
Special Notes: Jed Edwards ties the LS1 regular season game record for runs with 4.
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