PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
06/01/1888
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
GAME ID: 184 - FRIDAY, JUNE 1ST , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Sturgeons (20-14) 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 5 9 4
Philadelphia Unions (19-12) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 5
Sturgeons Paste 5-4 Loss on Unions
The Detroit Sturgeons scored a tight, 5-4 win versus the Philadelphia Unions at Girard Grounds II. Detroit pitcher Bill Poole held his own in the contest. Poole yielded 4 runs over 9 innings to notch the win. He scattered 4 hits, walked 3, and struck out 2. His record improves to 10-4. The win puts Detroit at 20-14 this season.

Napoleon Crane, who finished 5th in the FL in home runs with 11 in 1884, helped out the Detroit cause in the top of the sixth inning with a run-scoring triple. For the game, the first baseman was 1-4 with a triple.

"Bill -- his tempo and rhythm were good," said Sturgeons manager . "He was the key to us winning."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .210 1 7
J. Hart LF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .269 0 13
B. Poole P 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .296 0 18
T. Moore 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .195 0 10
N. Crane 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .240 0 11
   a-B. Everitt 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2
H. Ransom C 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 .241 0 13
S. Booth RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .185 0 5
E. Money SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .188 1 14
M. McFall 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .207 0 9
Totals 34 5 9 4 3 8 15      
a - B. Everitt substituted for N. Crane in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. McFall (3, 5th Inning off B. King, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: N. Crane (1, 6th Inning off B. King, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hart , T. Moore , N. Crane 3 , S. Booth 3 , M. McFall 4
2-out RBI: T. Moore , M. McFall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cavender , B. Poole 2 , T. Moore
Sac Bunt: J. Hart 2
Sac Fly: H. Ransom
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hart (12) , S. Booth 2 (6) , M. McFall (4)
CS: S. Booth 2 (5) , E. Money (4)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Money (24) , M. McFall 3 (25)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McCord SS 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 .185 0 8
J. Scruggs 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .238 1 12
M. Loughlin LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 8 24
J. Casey 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .381 7 34
A. Faulk C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322 3 21
C. Vanmeter CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .245 0 15
L. Showalter RF 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .221 0 16
W. Gaylord 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .180 0 6
B. King P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .114 0 5
   a-R. Shippy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 1
Totals 29 4 4 3 3 2 13      
a - R. Shippy pinch hit for B. King in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Scruggs , L. Showalter 2 , W. Gaylord
2-out RBI: J. Scruggs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. McCord , J. Scruggs 2 , R. Shippy
Sac Bunt: L. Showalter , B. King 2
Sac Fly: M. McCord
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Gaylord (3)
CS: A. Faulk (6) , L. Showalter (5)

FIELDING
Errors: M. McCord 2 (29) , L. Showalter (5) , W. Gaylord (16) , B. King (2)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Poole W (10-4) 9.0 4 4 0 3 2 0 149 1.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Poole 70
Batters Faced: B. Poole 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Poole 12-11
Pitches - Strikes: B. Poole 149-88
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. King L (4-8) 9.0 9 5 3 3 8 0 185 3.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. King 58
Batters Faced: B. King 40
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. King 9-7
Pitches - Strikes: B. King 185-112
WP: B. King
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Poole
Ballpark: Girard Grounds II
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 1908
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