 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL WASHINGTON FEDERALS AT LOUISVILLE COLTS 06/09/1887 |  |  | | | |
 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL | | WASHINGTON FEDERALS AT LOUISVILLE COLTS | | GAME ID: 252 - THURSDAY, JUNE 9TH , 1887 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Washington Federals (16-23) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | | Louisville Colts (31-10) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 6 | 1 | | |  | |
| Hereford Baffles Washington Batters | In a seemingly effortless performance, Kip Hereford of the Louisville Colts shot down the Washington Federals, 5-0, on 4 hits.
"Kip was just locating so well and using his pitches," Louisville manager said later. "He wasn't leaving anything over the plate."
Hereford recorded 5 strikeouts and no walks in a strong outing.
"When he needed to make pitches, he elevated his game," Washington manager said in postgame comments to BNN. "We couldn't get a key hit off him."
This year, Hereford has recorded a 8-3 mark. In 12 starts he has fanned 49 batters in 94 innings with a 4.60 ERA. | | | | |
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| WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE | | LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | | BATTING Doubles: L. Buckley (12, 6th Inning off R. Langford, 1 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: K. Duncan (4, 6th Inning off R. Langford, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: L. Buckley 4 , K. Duncan 4 , F. Crumbley , K. Hereford 2-out RBI: L. Buckley , K. Duncan Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Shanafelt GIDP: C. Shanafelt Sac Bunt: H. Rogers Team LOB: 2
BASERUNNING SB: F. Crumbley (6)
FIELDING Errors: N. Heyward (29) | | |
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| WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | R. Langford L (6-10) | 8.0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 96 | 3.63 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | K. Hereford W (8-3) | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 86 | 4.60 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Kip Hereford Ballpark: Derby Grounds Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph Start Time: 2:05 PM ET Time: 2:03 Attendance: 2261 |
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