PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
09/21/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
GAME ID: 1758 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Louisville Colts (83-38) 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 8 9 5
Philadelphia Unions (51-68) 4 0 1 6 0 0 0 1 X 12 17 2
Showalter Helps Unions Defeat Colts, 12-8
Leo Showalter, who finished 5th in the FL in hits with 80 in 1877, had a 4-RBI night to help the Philadelphia Unions down the Louisville Colts, 12-8. Philadelphia, now 51-68, holds down 5th place in the Federal League.

Mike Loughlin helped his team take an early lead with a 2-run single. It came in the first inning, making the score 2-0, Unions.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Philadelphia skipper .
LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Edwards CF 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .323 8 91
C. Morris 3B 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .283 4 57
L. Buckley 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .353 13 122
C. Shanafelt RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .364 20 131
K. Duncan C 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .247 6 76
N. Heyward SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .299 3 86
S. Day 2B 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 .290 10 105
H. Rogers LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .290 6 69
R. Ball P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 1 14
   S. Gilleland P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-F. Crumbley PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .299 1 19
Totals 36 8 9 7 2 3 13      
a - F. Crumbley pinch hit for S. Gilleland in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Shanafelt (33, 6th Inning off T. Goss, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Morris (4, 7th Inning off T. Goss, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Edwards (8, 9th Inning off T. Goss, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Edwards 5 , C. Morris 5 , C. Shanafelt 3 , N. Heyward , H. Rogers , F. Crumbley
2-out RBI: H. Rogers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Buckley , S. Gilleland , R. Ball
Hit by Pitch: L. Buckley
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Edwards 2 (46) , N. Heyward (28)
CS: J. Edwards (23) , L. Buckley (19)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Edwards 2 (20) , K. Duncan (18) , N. Heyward (76) , S. Day (49)
OF assists: 1 (Edwards(McCord at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Vanmeter CF 5 1 2 0 1 0 2 .298 8 52
M. McCord SS 4 2 1 0 0 0 4 .266 1 41
J. Casey 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .327 13 88
M. Loughlin LF 5 2 1 3 0 0 1 .330 14 95
A. Faulk C 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 .336 4 85
L. Showalter RF 5 2 4 4 0 0 0 .268 1 59
D. Foley 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .189 1 42
C. Everette 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .191 1 43
T. Goss P 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .231 0 9
   J. Scruggs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
Totals 42 12 17 11 2 1 19      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Faulk (30, 3rd Inning off R. Ball, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Foley (8, 3rd Inning off R. Ball, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Goss (5, 4th Inning off R. Ball, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Vanmeter 2 , M. McCord , J. Casey , M. Loughlin , A. Faulk 5 , L. Showalter 4 , D. Foley 2 , C. Everette , T. Goss 3
2-out RBI: T. Goss
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Vanmeter , M. McCord , J. Casey , D. Foley , C. Everette 2
Sac Bunt: M. McCord
Hit by Pitch: C. Everette
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. McCord 3 (52) , A. Faulk 2 (37) , T. Goss (13)
CS: T. Goss (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Casey (22) , D. Foley (94)
LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Ball L (22-8) 3.1 11 11 6 0 1 0 89 3.64   
S. Gilleland 4.2 6 1 0 2 0 0 71 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ball 3
Batters Faced: R. Ball 24, S. Gilleland 22
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ball 5-5, S. Gilleland 6-6
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ball 89-52, S. Gilleland 71-48
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Gilleland 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Gilleland
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Goss W (14-19) 8.1 9 8 8 2 2 2 141 4.08   
J. Scruggs 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Goss 33
Batters Faced: T. Goss 37, J. Scruggs 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Goss 10-11, J. Scruggs 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Goss 141-91, J. Scruggs 7-6
WP: T. Goss
Hit Batsmen: T. Goss
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leo Showalter
Ballpark: Girard Grounds II
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 1428
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