PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
09/07/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
GAME ID: 1655 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Sturgeons (74-39) 0 0 2 0 1 3 2 0 2 10 11 1
Philadelphia Unions (46-61) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Detroit Topples Philadelphia, 10-2
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the Detroit Sturgeons and Philadelphia Unions.

The Philadelphia Unions went down to defeat to Bill Poole and his Detroit teammates. The final score was 10-2, in favor of the Sturgeons. In 9 innings, Poole surrendered 7 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 1. He allowed 2 runs.

Making an impact for Detroit was center fielder Joe Cavender. Man Mountain drilled a 2-run home run off Thomas Goss in the top of the third. For the game, Cavender was 1 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

Philadelphia manager called the blowout loss "a real dud."

With the win, Detroit has a record of 74-39. Philadelphia falls to 46-61.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .284 10 67
S. Booth LF 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .273 1 56
N. Crane 1B 4 2 2 4 0 1 1 .281 9 76
D. Greene 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .276 1 71
C. Verret RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .261 1 36
H. Ransom C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .265 2 44
E. Money SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 0 50
M. McFall 2B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .160 0 25
B. Poole P 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .349 5 70
Totals 37 10 11 10 2 6 11      
BATTING
Doubles: M. McFall 2 (14, 5th Inning off T. Goss, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off B. Mangan, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Crane (22, 6th Inning off T. Goss, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Ransom (14, 6th Inning off T. Goss, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Cavender (10, 3rd Inning off T. Goss, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Verret (1, 6th Inning off T. Goss, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Crane (9, 7th Inning off T. Goss, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cavender 4 , S. Booth , N. Crane 6 , C. Verret 4 , H. Ransom 3 , M. McFall 5 , B. Poole
2-out RBI: J. Cavender , N. Crane
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cavender , D. Greene , M. McFall
Sac Fly: N. Crane
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Ransom (25) , M. McFall 2 (20)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Ransom (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Vanmeter CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 8 46
M. McCord SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .264 1 38
J. Casey 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .324 13 79
M. Loughlin LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .335 12 83
A. Faulk C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .321 4 77
L. Showalter RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .251 1 48
D. Foley 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 .187 0 35
C. Everette 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 1 39
T. Goss P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237 0 8
   B. Mangan P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2 1 5 7      
BATTING
Triples: M. Loughlin (13, 4th Inning off B. Poole, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Casey (13, 1st Inning off B. Poole, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. McCord 2 , J. Casey 4 , M. Loughlin 3 , A. Faulk , L. Showalter , T. Goss
2-out RBI: J. Casey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Faulk , L. Showalter
Sac Fly: D. Foley
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Showalter (31) , T. Goss (10)
CS: M. McCord (27) , A. Faulk (23) , T. Goss (6)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Showalter (22)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Poole W (35-11) 9.0 7 2 1 1 5 1 142 2.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Poole 71
Batters Faced: B. Poole 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Poole 10-9
Pitches - Strikes: B. Poole 142-89
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Goss L (13-17) 6.2 9 8 8 1 5 3 111 3.64   
B. Mangan 2.1 2 2 2 1 1 0 30 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Goss 28
Batters Faced: T. Goss 30, B. Mangan 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Goss 5-10, B. Mangan 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: T. Goss 111-76, B. Mangan 30-18
WP: T. Goss
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Poole
Ballpark: Girard Grounds II
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 1371
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