PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS
06/06/1887
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS
GAME ID: 247 - MONDAY, JUNE 6TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Louisville Colts (30-10) 0 3 0 7 1 1 5 0 0 17 23 1
Pittsburgh Vulcans (15-24) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 3
Colts Rock Vulcans, 17-3
The Louisville Colts beat the Pittsburgh Vulcans, 17-3, at Vulcan Grounds. The Colts got a fine performance from right fielder Charlie Shanafelt, who was 4 for 6 with a home run and 2 doubles, while scoring 4 and driving in 3. Ray Ball was the winner. Over 9 innings, he yielded 3 runs on 8 hits, with 4 walks and 2 strikeouts. The current losing streak for Pittsburgh has reached 4 games.

The Colts took advantage of an error in the top of the fourth inning. Louisville was leading 3-2 when Ray Ball hit a 2-run single that was misplayed. It put the Colts in front, 5-2.

"The bar for us is not a particular opponent, it's ourselves," said Louisville manager .
LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Edwards CF 6 2 3 1 0 0 2 .326 4 31
C. Morris 3B 5 1 2 3 0 0 3 .263 1 20
L. Buckley 1B 6 1 1 0 0 0 3 .325 6 37
C. Shanafelt RF 6 4 4 3 0 0 1 .326 5 41
K. Duncan C 5 3 3 1 1 0 1 .289 3 34
N. Heyward SS 6 2 3 1 0 0 4 .293 2 31
S. Day 2B 4 1 3 3 1 0 1 .333 2 37
H. Rogers LF 6 1 2 3 0 0 7 .301 3 28
R. Ball P 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .237 0 6
Totals 48 17 23 17 3 0 23      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Shanafelt 2 (17, 2nd Inning off A. Christenson, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off T. McGuire, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Rogers (3, 2nd Inning off A. Christenson, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Edwards (6, 7th Inning off T. McGuire, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Morris (1, 4th Inning off A. Christenson, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Rogers (3, 5th Inning off T. McGuire, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Shanafelt (5, 7th Inning off T. McGuire, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Edwards 4 , C. Morris 5 , L. Buckley , C. Shanafelt 9 , K. Duncan 3 , N. Heyward 3 , S. Day 3 , H. Rogers 6 , R. Ball 2
2-out RBI: J. Edwards , C. Morris , C. Shanafelt 2 , K. Duncan , S. Day , R. Ball
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Edwards , N. Heyward , H. Rogers 2
GIDP: C. Shanafelt
Sac Bunt: S. Day
Sac Fly: C. Morris
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Shanafelt (13) , K. Duncan (16)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Heyward (28)
Double Plays: 1 (Day-Heyward-Buckley)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kent RF 4 2 1 0 1 1 4 .262 0 27
G. Ashe CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .258 0 16
J. Clay 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .312 2 29
J. Frank C 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .287 0 21
S. Ferguson LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .284 4 29
J. August 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .294 1 22
J. Clark 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .229 0 14
G. Vankirk SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 .234 0 20
A. Christenson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 0 5
   T. McGuire P 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. Wales P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
Totals 32 3 8 3 4 2 23      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Kent , J. Clay , J. Frank , S. Ferguson , J. August 3 , J. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Ashe , J. Frank , J. August , A. Christenson
GIDP: G. Vankirk
Sac Bunt: G. Ashe
Sac Fly: J. Frank , G. Vankirk
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kent (19) , S. Ferguson (9) , J. August (9) , T. McGuire (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Ashe (5) , J. Clay (11) , S. Ferguson (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Clark-Vankirk-Clay)
LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Ball W (9-2) 9.0 8 3 2 4 2 0 130 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ball 59
Batters Faced: R. Ball 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ball 11-13
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ball 130-77
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Christenson L (3-7) 3.2 13 10 10 0 0 1 70 4.57   
T. McGuire 3.0 9 7 6 1 0 2 75 10.32   
E. Wales 2.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 37 6.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Christenson -7
Batters Faced: A. Christenson 23, T. McGuire 20, E. Wales 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Christenson 6-4, T. McGuire 6-3, E. Wales 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: A. Christenson 70-44, T. McGuire 75-46, E. Wales 37-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McGuire 1-0 , E. Wales 1-0
WP: A. Christenson , T. McGuire
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie Shanafelt
Ballpark: Vulcan Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 986
Special Notes: Charlie Shanafelt ties the LS1 regular season game record for runs with 4.
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