PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PITTSBURGH VULCANS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
09/25/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PITTSBURGH VULCANS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
GAME ID: 1776 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Vulcans (59-67) 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 8 9 2
Philadelphia Unions (54-70) 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 2 X 9 14 3
Vulcans Lose Contest, 9-8
The Philadelphia Unions beat the Pittsburgh Vulcans, 9-8, at Girard Grounds II. Philadelphia first baseman John Casey, who is tied for 6th in the FL in total bases with 258, collected 2 singles and 1 double with 4 runs batted in. Jack Malley, who is tied for 7th in the FL in complete games with 33, was the winning pitcher. Over 8 innings, he allowed 7 runs on 7 hits, with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. The Unions, at 54-70, inhabit 5th place in the Federal League.

The game was all tied up in the bottom of the eighth, until Casey delivered big-time for Philadelphia, stroking a dramatic 2-run single off George Ashe. The game-changing hit put the Unions on top, 9-7.

"We're just going to try to build off this win," said Casey.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kent CF 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .258 1 60
J. Foss SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .256 1 28
J. Clay 1B 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 .312 3 50
J. Frank C 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .349 4 87
S. Ferguson LF 3 1 0 1 0 1 2 .254 7 73
J. August RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .246 2 60
J. Clark 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .228 1 45
G. Vankirk 3B 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 .229 0 67
G. Ashe P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .297 1 63
   E. Wales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 1
   a-E. Baum PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .202 1 24
Totals 36 8 9 6 2 4 21      
a - E. Baum pinch hit for E. Wales in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kent (15, 1st Inning off J. Malley, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Frank (27, 8th Inning off J. Malley, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Baum (8, 9th Inning off B. King, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kent 3 , J. Foss , J. Clay 2 , J. Frank 3 , J. Clark , E. Baum 2
2-out RBI: J. Kent , J. Frank
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Foss , S. Ferguson , J. August
Sac Fly: G. Vankirk
Hit by Pitch: S. Ferguson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Clay (16) , J. Frank (38) , G. Vankirk (28)
CS: J. Clark (14)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Ferguson (25) , G. Vankirk (93)
Double Plays: 1 (Vankirk-Clark-Clay)
PB: J. Frank
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Vanmeter CF 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 .297 9 56
M. McCord SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .267 1 46
J. Casey 1B 5 1 3 4 0 0 0 .329 14 97
M. Loughlin LF 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .331 16 99
A. Faulk C 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .336 4 87
L. Showalter RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .262 1 62
D. Foley 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .190 1 45
C. Everette 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .194 1 47
J. Malley P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272 0 18
   a-R. Shippy PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261 0 2
   B. King P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 35 9 14 9 5 0 13      
a - R. Shippy pinch hit for J. Malley in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Casey (32, 5th Inning off G. Ashe, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Faulk (31, 7th Inning off G. Ashe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: L. Showalter (8, 4th Inning off G. Ashe, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Loughlin (16, 5th Inning off G. Ashe, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. McCord , J. Casey 4 , M. Loughlin 5 , A. Faulk 4 , L. Showalter 4 , D. Foley , C. Everette , R. Shippy
2-out RBI: J. Casey , M. Loughlin , L. Showalter , D. Foley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. McCord , M. Loughlin , D. Foley , J. Malley
GIDP: C. Everette
Sac Bunt: M. McCord
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Vanmeter (51) , M. McCord (53) , J. Casey (37) , M. Loughlin (29) , R. Shippy (1)
CS: J. Casey (33)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Casey (23) , D. Foley (97) , B. King (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Foley-Casey, Casey)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Ashe L (13-19) 7.1 13 9 4 5 0 1 166 4.39   
E. Wales 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Ashe 21
Batters Faced: G. Ashe 39, E. Wales 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Ashe 8-12, E. Wales 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Ashe 166-97, E. Wales 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Wales 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Malley W (23-28) 8.0 7 7 4 2 4 0 131 3.97   
B. King SV (5) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 15 1.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Malley 48
Batters Faced: J. Malley 35, B. King 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Malley 9-10, B. King 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Malley 131-89, B. King 15-10
WP: J. Malley 2
Hit Batsmen: J. Malley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Casey
Ballpark: Girard Grounds II
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 1826
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