PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PHILADELPHIA UNIONS AT LOUISVILLE COLTS
09/27/1884
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PHILADELPHIA UNIONS AT LOUISVILLE COLTS
GAME ID: 1867 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 1884 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Unions (58-46) 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 7 16 3
Louisville Colts (50-55) 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 9 6
Unions Top Colts, 7-4
Bancroft King, who is tied for 2nd in the FL in complete games with 51, was locked in. The right-hander led the Philadelphia Unions to a 7-4 win against the Louisville Colts at Derby Grounds. King, who is tied for 4th in the FL in wins with 30, went the distance for Philadelphia. He gave up 4 runs on 9 hits. The Unions saw their win-loss record go to 58-46. At the same time, the Colts fell to 50-55.

Leo Showalter broke a 3-3 tie in the top of the fourth with a run-scoring ground out. It put the Unions in front, 4-3. For the game, Showalter went 1-5.

"Getting ahead of the hitters was the key," said King.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McCord CF 5 2 1 1 0 1 3 .251 1 43
R. Shippy LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .239 1 40
J. Casey 1B 5 0 4 2 0 0 1 .305 3 60
A. Faulk C 5 0 0 0 0 0 8 .255 9 60
L. Showalter RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 6 .296 1 64
J. Scruggs 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .205 2 51
M. Kroeger 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .256 1 42
J. Gray SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .169 1 7
B. King P 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .284 0 23
Totals 42 7 16 6 0 3 31      
BATTING
Doubles: B. King (14, 7th Inning off E. Wales, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Gray (1, 7th Inning off E. Wales, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. McCord , R. Shippy 2 , J. Casey 4 , L. Showalter , J. Scruggs 2 , M. Kroeger , J. Gray 3 , B. King 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Showalter 2 , J. Scruggs , M. Kroeger , B. King
GIDP: L. Showalter
Sac Bunt: R. Shippy , M. Kroeger , J. Gray
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Shippy (13) , B. King (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. McCord (39) , J. Gray (16) , B. King (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Heath 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .279 2 44
V. Glaspie CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .251 1 49
K. Nelson SS 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 .317 3 60
P. Applegate 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .260 3 75
G. Blackman RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .219 3 43
L. Davis 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .212 3 43
M. Powell C 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .220 1 26
T. Carver LF 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 .254 2 42
E. Wales P 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .211 0 22
Totals 37 4 9 3 2 7 17      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Wales (8, 2nd Inning off B. King, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Davis (6, 6th Inning off B. King, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Heath (7, 7th Inning off B. King, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Heath 3 , P. Applegate , G. Blackman 2 , L. Davis 4 , M. Powell , T. Carver , E. Wales 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Heath , V. Glaspie , G. Blackman , E. Wales 2
Sac Fly: T. Carver
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Davis (18) , M. Powell (14) , T. Carver (25)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Heath (39) , L. Davis 5 (64)
Double Plays: 2 (Powell-Nelson, Nelson-Heath-Applegate)
PB: M. Powell 2
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. King W (30-27) 9.0 9 4 3 2 7 0 131 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. King 60
Batters Faced: B. King 40
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. King 12-8
Pitches - Strikes: B. King 131-83
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Wales L (28-31) 9.0 16 7 3 0 3 0 132 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Wales 38
Batters Faced: E. Wales 45
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Wales 15-7
Pitches - Strikes: E. Wales 132-93
WP: E. Wales
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bancroft King
Ballpark: Derby Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 1845
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