PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
BALTIMORE BANNERMEN AT BOSTON BRAHMINS
09/06/1888
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
BALTIMORE BANNERMEN AT BOSTON BRAHMINS
GAME ID: 1639 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Bannermen (56-54) 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 7 9 0
Boston Brahmins (56-54) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 8 3
Baltimore Beats Boston, 7-3
Baltimore Bannermen starter Bill Silvers found his groove in his team's 7-3 win over the Boston Brahmins. In 9 innings, Silvers surrendered 8 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 4. He allowed 3 runs. The Bannermen raised their record to 56-54.

Baltimore used the timely hitting of Allen Aiken to seize the win. The shortstop stroked a 2-run single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Bannermen on top, 4-1. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

In postgame comments to the Baltimore Bulletin, Aiken said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Durr RF 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .197 0 28
I. Thompson 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .224 4 49
J. Hoppe 1B 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .256 3 45
A. Aiken SS 5 0 1 2 0 0 4 .225 2 46
R. Spencer CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .247 5 63
B. Silvers P 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .273 1 39
H. Brigand LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 7 .208 2 40
F. Flowers C 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .236 2 40
W. Bernal 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .134 1 11
Totals 36 7 9 4 6 2 26      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Durr 2 , I. Thompson , J. Hoppe , A. Aiken , R. Spencer , B. Silvers 2 , F. Flowers
2-out RBI: J. Hoppe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Durr , J. Hoppe , A. Aiken 3 , H. Brigand 2 , F. Flowers , W. Bernal
GIDP: F. Flowers
Sac Bunt: I. Thompson , W. Bernal
Hit by Pitch: J. Durr , H. Brigand
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Durr 2 (58) , R. Spencer 2 (28) , B. Silvers (39)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Thompson-Aiken-Hoppe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Longley CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .262 4 34
P. Trail LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .222 0 27
T. Heath 3B 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 .305 3 74
C. Mathews SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .237 5 50
J. Strouse RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .246 3 43
J. Hagan 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .203 0 28
J. Ellingson C 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .176 0 3
R. Johnson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .192 2 29
L. Dehaan P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .195 0 8
   a-S. Rogers PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .210 0 7
Totals 32 3 8 3 4 3 15      
a - S. Rogers pinch hit for L. Dehaan in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Longley (6, 3rd Inning off B. Silvers, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Trail (7, 8th Inning off B. Silvers, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hagan (3, 9th Inning off B. Silvers, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Longley 3 , P. Trail 3 , T. Heath 3 , J. Hagan 3 , J. Ellingson , R. Johnson
2-out RBI: T. Heath
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Longley , P. Trail , J. Strouse
GIDP: C. Mathews
Sac Bunt: L. Dehaan
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Dehaan (9)
CS: T. Heath (21)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Heath (39) , C. Mathews (90) , R. Johnson (59)
Double Plays: 1 (Mathews-Johnson-Hagan)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Silvers W (19-23) 9.0 8 3 3 4 3 0 151 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Silvers 58
Batters Faced: B. Silvers 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Silvers 13-9
Pitches - Strikes: B. Silvers 151-91
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Dehaan L (23-19) 9.0 9 7 3 6 2 0 163 2.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Dehaan 45
Batters Faced: L. Dehaan 46
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Dehaan 14-10
Pitches - Strikes: L. Dehaan 163-96
WP: L. Dehaan
Hit Batsmen: L. Dehaan 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Silvers
Ballpark: Brahmins Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 1325
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