PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
CLEVELAND CLIPPERS AT MONTREAL TIGERS
09/29/1888
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
CLEVELAND CLIPPERS AT MONTREAL TIGERS
GAME ID: 1779 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Clippers (42-87) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 1
Montreal Tigers (71-54) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 8 2
Cleveland Dealt 3-2 Defeat
Montreal right-hander Rodney Friesen pitched his team to victory over the Cleveland Clippers at St. Gabriel Grounds II. The final score was 3-2. Friesen, now 1-2, was the winner. In 9 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 5, walking 3, and allowing 2 runs. At 71-54, Montreal is in third place in the International Association.

Buster Brown had a big solo home run for the Tigers in the bottom of the third inning. With Montreal leading 1-0 and the bases empty, he sized up a slider from Weldon Skinner, who is tied for 4th in the IA in saves with 2, and punished it. The result was his 8th home run of the season, which put the Tigers on top, 2-0.

"Time to decompress after a tough win," said Brown.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Glaspie RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .263 2 42
E. Shaw LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .257 3 50
B. Brennan 2B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264 3 59
R. Mix 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .277 1 62
J. DeWald 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .204 0 41
T. Duren C 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .211 0 30
D. Bodine SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 1 60
   a-J. Taylor PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205 1 16
N. Shiffing CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .183 1 28
W. Skinner P 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .109 0 0
Totals 28 2 5 2 3 5 9      
a - J. Taylor pinch hit for D. Bodine in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Duren (13, 7th Inning off R. Friesen, 1 on, 2 outs) , V. Glaspie (30, 8th Inning off R. Friesen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Glaspie 2 , E. Shaw , R. Mix , J. DeWald , T. Duren 2
2-out RBI: E. Shaw , T. Duren
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Brennan , R. Mix , J. Taylor 2
GIDP: E. Shaw
Sac Bunt: E. Shaw , J. DeWald , T. Duren
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. DeWald (17)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Skinner (3)
Double Plays: 2 (DeWald-Brennan-Mix, DeWald-Brennan-Mix)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Brown CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 .243 8 75
D. Dye SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .244 2 39
C. Shelton 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .299 8 92
S. Burchett LF 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .294 8 70
T. Fowler C 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .253 7 88
Z. Shipe RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .221 2 47
C. Smith 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .176 2 44
W. Dobson 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .241 1 43
R. Friesen P 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 2 8 1 21      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Burchett (31, 7th Inning off W. Skinner, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Dobson (1, 2nd Inning off W. Skinner, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Brown (8, 3rd Inning off W. Skinner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Brown 4 , D. Dye , C. Shelton 2 , S. Burchett 2 , C. Smith , W. Dobson 5
2-out RBI: W. Dobson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Brown , D. Dye , C. Shelton , Z. Shipe , C. Smith
GIDP: S. Burchett , T. Fowler
Sac Bunt: D. Dye
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Dye (54) , C. Shelton (52) , W. Dobson (38)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Dye (93) , Z. Shipe (25)
Double Plays: 1 (Shelton-Dye)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Skinner L (7-12) 8.0 8 3 3 8 1 2 131 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Skinner 47
Batters Faced: W. Skinner 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Skinner 10-11
Pitches - Strikes: W. Skinner 131-68
WP: W. Skinner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Friesen W (1-2) 9.0 5 2 2 3 5 0 113 3.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Friesen 71
Batters Faced: R. Friesen 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Friesen 8-12
Pitches - Strikes: R. Friesen 113-71
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rodney Friesen
Ballpark: St. Gabriel Grounds II
Weather: Clear skies (47 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:19
Attendance: 1813
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