PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
NEW YORK EXCELSIORS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
10/01/1884
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
NEW YORK EXCELSIORS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 1782 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 1884 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Excelsiors (61-40) 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 5 6 5
Boston Minutemen (25-76) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 7 2
Minutemen Dealt 5-4 Loss
New York right-hander Thomas Goss pitched his team to victory over the Boston Minutemen at Charlestown Grounds. The final score was 5-4. In 9 innings, Goss surrendered 7 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 0. He allowed 4 runs. New York is in 4th place in the International Association with a record of 61-40.

Frank McRoberts dealt the Minutemen a blow in the top of the fifth. Batting with runners on 2nd and 3rd and New York leading 1-0, McRoberts, who is tied for 4th in the IA with a .324 batting average, hit a 2-2 curveball for a 2-run single.

"Throwing strikes was the main thing," Goss said.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Gaylord 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .271 1 35
F. McRoberts RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .324 0 39
C. Collins LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .252 3 55
J. Scott 1B 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .349 15 92
C. Smith 3B 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 .278 1 63
F. Booker SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .169 0 36
C. McCarver C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221 2 48
W. Howard CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .193 0 31
T. Goss P 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .147 0 8
Totals 33 5 6 3 2 7 14      
BATTING
Triples: J. Scott 2 (9, 2nd Inning off R. Kane, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off R. Kane, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Gaylord , F. McRoberts , C. Collins , J. Scott 6 , T. Goss
2-out RBI: F. McRoberts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. McRoberts , C. Collins , F. Booker
Sac Bunt: T. Goss
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Collins (15)
CS: T. Goss (6)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Collins (23) , J. Scott (35) , F. Booker 3 (79)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hagood SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234 2 28
F. Abbott 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .174 0 24
J. Norman RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .218 2 36
R. Byron CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .170 1 38
D. Dietz 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .229 1 34
M. Murphy C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .213 1 29
P. Lee 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .215 0 30
R. Kane P 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .181 0 18
C. Shaw LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .142 1 28
Totals 34 4 7 3 0 4 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Norman (16, 1st Inning off T. Goss, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Kane (3, 5th Inning off T. Goss, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Dietz (6, 8th Inning off T. Goss, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Abbott , J. Norman 2 , D. Dietz 3 , P. Lee 2 , R. Kane 3 , C. Shaw
2-out RBI: F. Abbott , D. Dietz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Abbott , J. Norman , R. Byron 2 , M. Murphy 2 , R. Kane
Sac Bunt: F. Abbott , R. Byron , P. Lee
Hit by Pitch: T. Hagood
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Dietz (25) , C. Shaw (9)
CS: F. Abbott (5) , C. Shaw (3)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Lee (62) , R. Kane (15)
PB: M. Murphy 5
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Goss W (23-22) 9.0 7 4 2 0 4 0 138 2.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Goss 65
Batters Faced: T. Goss 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Goss 15-6
Pitches - Strikes: T. Goss 138-92
Hit Batsmen: T. Goss
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Kane L (13-43) 9.0 6 5 1 2 7 0 142 3.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Kane 68
Batters Faced: R. Kane 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Kane 12-8
Pitches - Strikes: R. Kane 142-86
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Thomas Goss
Ballpark: Charlestown Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 718
Special Notes: Jim Scott ties the NYI regular season game record for triples with 2.
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