PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS
09/03/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS
GAME ID: 1640 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Sturgeons (71-39) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 11 2
Pittsburgh Vulcans (46-58) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 4
Sturgeons Poole Claims 100th Victory
It was a great day for Bill Poole today at Vulcan Grounds -- he picked up victory number 100 to join the great pitchers of the past in the exclusive 100 Club. The Detroit ace stopped the Pittsburgh Vulcans 4-3, yielding 7 hits and recording 4 strikeouts and 2 walks in his milestone game.

"100 wins puts you in some good company," Poole told reporters. "I'm honored to be there."

His career totals show Poole has 100 victories and 93 defeats with a 2.96 ERA.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .278 9 61
S. Booth LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .274 1 56
N. Crane 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .282 8 72
   a-B. Everitt 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 0 17
D. Greene 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .279 1 71
C. Verret RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .265 0 34
H. Ransom C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .265 2 43
E. Money SS 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 .266 0 49
M. McFall 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .147 0 24
B. Poole P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .354 5 67
Totals 37 4 11 4 1 3 13      
a - B. Everitt substituted for N. Crane in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Verret (10, 8th Inning off S. Lamb, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Booth (7, 5th Inning off S. Lamb, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Greene (11, 8th Inning off S. Lamb, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Cavender (9, 5th Inning off S. Lamb, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Cavender 5 , S. Booth 4 , D. Greene 3 , C. Verret 3 , H. Ransom 2 , E. Money 2
2-out RBI: , E. Money 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Greene , M. McFall 4
GIDP: S. Booth
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Verret (18) , H. Ransom (24)
CS: S. Booth (24) , N. Crane (23)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Greene (45) , M. McFall (26)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kent RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .251 0 49
G. Ashe CF 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .290 1 52
J. Frank C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .326 3 70
J. August 3B 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .227 2 44
S. Ferguson LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .249 6 61
E. Baum 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .208 1 24
J. Clark 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238 1 36
G. Vankirk SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 0 50
S. Lamb P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .207 0 18
   a-J. Foss PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 1 18
Totals 34 3 7 3 2 4 13      
a - J. Foss pinch hit for S. Lamb in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frank 2 (23, 1st Inning off B. Poole, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off B. Poole, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Kent (8, 3rd Inning off B. Poole, 0 on, 1 out) , J. August (13, 8th Inning off B. Poole, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Baum (7, 9th Inning off B. Poole, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. August (7, 1st Inning off B. Poole, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kent 3 , J. Frank 4 , J. August 5 , E. Baum 2
2-out RBI: , J. August 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Ferguson 3 , J. Clark , J. Foss
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kent (47) , S. Ferguson (29)
CS: J. Frank (20) , J. August (22)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Ashe (17) , J. Frank (12) , G. Vankirk (74) , S. Lamb (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Vankirk-Clark-Baum)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Poole W (34-11) 9.0 7 3 3 2 4 0 120 2.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Poole 63
Batters Faced: B. Poole 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Poole 10-11
Pitches - Strikes: B. Poole 120-75
WP: B. Poole
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Lamb L (24-18) 9.0 11 4 2 1 3 1 141 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Lamb 55
Batters Faced: S. Lamb 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Lamb 11-10
Pitches - Strikes: S. Lamb 141-84
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Poole
Ballpark: Vulcan Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 1364
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