PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS
09/04/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS
GAME ID: 1644 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Sturgeons (72-39) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2
Pittsburgh Vulcans (46-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Bird Holds Vulcans Scoreless
Martin Bird shut out the Pittsburgh Vulcans, 1-0, on a 3-hit masterpiece for the Detroit Sturgeons at Vulcan Grounds.

"He was kind of teasing them with his off-speed stuff, and his fastball was moving everywhere," Detroit skipper said afterward.

Bird registered 5 strikeouts and issued 2 walks in pitching a gem.

"We just didn't swing the bats very well. Or else he just pitched good, whichever way you want to look at it," said Pittsburgh manager after the defeat.

To date Bird is 20-13 in 36 starts with a 2.80 ERA and has 151 strikeouts in 311.1 innings.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .280 9 61
S. Booth LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 1 56
B. Poole RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .354 5 68
N. Crane 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 8 72
   a-B. Everitt 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 0 17
D. Greene 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 1 71
H. Ransom C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 2 43
E. Money SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266 0 49
M. McFall 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .145 0 24
M. Bird P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190 0 4
Totals 29 1 4 1 1 2 6      
a - B. Everitt substituted for N. Crane in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Cavender 2 , B. Poole , E. Money
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cavender , M. McFall
Sac Bunt: S. Booth
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cavender (70) , E. Money (36)
CS: B. Poole 2 (33)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Money (71) , M. McFall (27)
PB: H. Ransom
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kent RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 0 49
G. Ashe CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291 1 52
J. Frank C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .322 3 70
J. August 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 2 44
S. Ferguson LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .249 6 61
E. Baum 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .204 1 24
J. Clark 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 1 36
G. Vankirk SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .227 0 50
S. Lamb P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203 0 18
Totals 29 0 3 0 2 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Ferguson (20, 2nd Inning off M. Bird, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Ashe , S. Ferguson 2 , G. Vankirk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frank , E. Baum , J. Clark 2
Sac Bunt: J. Kent
Hit by Pitch: G. Ashe
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Ferguson (30)
CS: J. Kent (26) , G. Vankirk (5)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Vankirk (75)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bird W (20-13) 9.0 3 0 0 2 5 0 121 2.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bird 84
Batters Faced: M. Bird 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bird 12-8
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bird 121-78
Hit Batsmen: M. Bird
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Lamb L (24-19) 9.0 4 1 1 1 2 0 105 3.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Lamb 76
Batters Faced: S. Lamb 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Lamb 15-8
Pitches - Strikes: S. Lamb 105-72
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Martin Bird
Ballpark: Vulcan Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 2:20
Attendance: 1280
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