PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PHILADELPHIA UNIONS AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS
05/30/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PHILADELPHIA UNIONS AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS
GAME ID: 209 - MONDAY, MAY 30TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Unions (11-20) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 5 11 4
Pittsburgh Vulcans (14-19) 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 1 X 9 10 3
Down to Defeat Goes Philadelphia, 9-5
Pittsburgh center fielder Jasper Kent helped his team beat the Philadelphia Unions, 9-5. Kent, who is tied for 4th in the FL in stolen bases with 17, went 3 for 5 for the Vulcans. The loss makes Philadelphia 11-20.

With Pittsburgh leading 3-2 in the bottom of the sixth, George Ashe hit a run-scoring single off Philadelphia pitcher Jack Malley. It put the Vulcans ahead 4-2.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Kent.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Vanmeter CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .230 2 14
M. McCord SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .281 0 11
J. Casey 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .306 4 27
M. Loughlin LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .256 2 17
A. Faulk C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .314 2 18
L. Showalter RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .276 0 11
D. Foley 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .207 0 9
C. Everette 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .139 0 16
J. Malley P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 0 3
   B. King P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Wideman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   B. Mangan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-R. Shippy PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 4 0 3 14      
a - A. Wideman pinch hit for B. King in the 7th
b - R. Shippy pinch hit for B. Mangan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Casey 2 (6, 4th Inning off G. Ashe, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off G. Ashe, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Shippy (1, 9th Inning off G. Ashe, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Vanmeter , M. McCord 3 , J. Casey 4 , A. Faulk , L. Showalter 2 , D. Foley , R. Shippy 3
2-out RBI: L. Showalter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Vanmeter , M. Loughlin , C. Everette , A. Wideman
GIDP: M. McCord
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Showalter 2 (8)
CS: M. McCord (9) , A. Faulk (5)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Showalter 2 (7) , D. Foley 2 (25)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kent CF 5 1 3 3 0 1 3 .257 0 22
J. Foss SS 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 .296 1 10
J. Clay 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .329 2 24
J. Frank C 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .299 0 17
S. Ferguson LF 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .291 2 26
J. August RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .277 1 16
J. Clark 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .218 0 12
G. Vankirk 3B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .235 0 16
G. Ashe P 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .248 0 12
Totals 33 9 10 9 2 5 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Foss (4, 6th Inning off J. Malley, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Kent 3 , J. Foss 2 , J. Frank , J. August , J. Clark , G. Vankirk 2 , G. Ashe
2-out RBI: J. Kent , J. August
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Foss , J. Frank
Sac Bunt: J. Foss , S. Ferguson 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kent (17) , G. Vankirk (8)
CS: J. Foss (3) , J. August (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Clay (6) , J. Clark (18) , G. Vankirk (27)
Double Plays: 1 (Foss-Clark-Clay)
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Malley L (5-7) 5.1 8 8 6 2 4 0 99 5.68   
B. King 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
B. Mangan 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 37 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Malley 26
Batters Faced: J. Malley 29, B. King 1, B. Mangan 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Malley 8-4, B. King 1-0, B. Mangan 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Malley 99-65, B. King 5-2, B. Mangan 37-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. King 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Ashe W (3-5) 9.0 11 5 3 0 3 0 146 4.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Ashe 52
Batters Faced: G. Ashe 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Ashe 13-8
Pitches - Strikes: G. Ashe 146-91
WP: G. Ashe 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jasper Kent
Ballpark: Vulcan Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 1106
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