PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
06/12/1888
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
GAME ID: 231 - TUESDAY, JUNE 12TH , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Louisville Colts (22-21) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 7 10 2
Philadelphia Unions (24-16) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 4
Ball Dominant in Colts Victory
The Philadelphia Unions had to reckon with Louisville Colts hurler Ray Ball. Ball, who is tied for 5th in the FL with a 2.11 ERA, overwhelmed the opposition in the 7-1 Colts triumph. Louisville is 4th in the Federal League with a record of 22-21.

The Unions had trouble solving Ball, who surrendered 1 run on 5 hits over 9 innings.

"Throwing strikes was the main thing," Ball said.
LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Rogers LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .268 0 15
N. Heyward SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .213 2 14
L. Buckley 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .306 2 23
C. Shanafelt RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .284 8 34
K. Duncan C 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .186 4 20
S. Day 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 .196 2 18
V. Thorne CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 8 .222 2 28
F. Crumbley 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 9 .219 0 4
R. Ball P 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .235 0 6
Totals 40 7 10 7 2 2 30      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Shanafelt (7, 9th Inning off R. Robertson, 2 on, 0 outs) , N. Heyward (8, 9th Inning off R. Robertson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: V. Thorne (4, 2nd Inning off P. Bates, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Day (1, 6th Inning off P. Bates, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Duncan (4, 6th Inning off P. Bates, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Rogers , N. Heyward 2 , L. Buckley , C. Shanafelt 3 , K. Duncan 4 , S. Day 4 , V. Thorne 3 , R. Ball
2-out RBI: V. Thorne , R. Ball
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Rogers , L. Buckley , C. Shanafelt , F. Crumbley 3 , R. Ball
Sac Fly: V. Thorne
Hit by Pitch: C. Shanafelt
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Shanafelt (4)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Heyward (33) , S. Day (20)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McCord SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .220 0 13
J. Scruggs 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .263 2 18
M. Loughlin LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .292 8 30
J. Casey 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .345 7 37
A. Faulk C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297 3 24
C. Vanmeter CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 0 21
L. Showalter RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 0 22
J. Allen 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 0 3
P. Bates P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   a-R. Shippy PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .462 0 1
   R. Robertson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1 0 4 11      
a - R. Shippy pinch hit for P. Bates in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Loughlin (8, 1st Inning off R. Ball, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. McCord 2 , J. Scruggs , M. Loughlin 2 , J. Allen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Loughlin 2 , A. Faulk , L. Showalter
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. McCord (14) , A. Faulk (15)
CS: J. Scruggs (12)

FIELDING
Errors: M. McCord 2 (39) , J. Scruggs 2 (24)
LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Ball W (4-4) 9.0 5 1 1 0 4 0 117 2.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ball 77
Batters Faced: R. Ball 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ball 13-9
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ball 117-76
WP: R. Ball
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Bates L (1-2) 8.0 7 5 2 2 2 1 143 5.67   
R. Robertson 1.0 3 2 1 0 0 0 23 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Bates 54
Batters Faced: P. Bates 37, R. Robertson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Bates 13-9, R. Robertson 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: P. Bates 143-83, R. Robertson 23-16
Hit Batsmen: P. Bates
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Ball
Ballpark: Girard Grounds II
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:29
Attendance: 1519
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