PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT WASHINGTON FEDERALS
04/21/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT WASHINGTON FEDERALS
GAME ID: 27 - THURSDAY, APRIL 21ST , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Sturgeons (2-3) 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 4
Washington Federals (1-3) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 1
Federals Lose at Home, 6-3
Martin Bird, who finished 3rd in the FL in strikeouts with 342 last year, had a strong outing for the Detroit Sturgeons against the Washington Federals at Capitol Park. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 6-3 win. Bird, the winner, moves to 1-0. He threw 9 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 6 and giving up 3 walks. With the loss, Washington drops to 1-3.

Detroit used a clutch at-bat from Joe Cavender to capture the win. The center fielder hammered a grand slam home run in the top of the second inning to put the Sturgeons ahead, 4-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Martin mixed and matched," said Detroit manager .
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 4 1 1 4 0 1 1 .250 1 4
J. Hart LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 0 0
B. Poole RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .412 0 7
   a-S. Booth RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 2
N. Crane 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .304 1 4
   b-B. Everitt 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Greene 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .238 0 0
H. Ransom C 4 1 0 1 0 0 4 .053 0 1
E. Money SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .412 0 5
M. McFall 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .053 0 0
M. Bird P 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .286 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6 1 5 14      
a - S. Booth substituted for B. Poole in the 9th
b - B. Everitt substituted for N. Crane in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Poole (3, 3rd Inning off R. Langford, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Bird (1, 4th Inning off R. Langford, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Greene (1, 5th Inning off R. Langford, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Cavender (1, 2nd Inning off R. Langford, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cavender 4 , J. Hart , B. Poole 2 , N. Crane , D. Greene 4 , E. Money , M. Bird 2
2-out RBI: J. Cavender
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Ransom , M. McFall
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Bird (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Cavender 2 (3) , N. Crane (4) , E. Money (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Money-McFall-Crane)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Williamson LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .267 0 1
M. Stephenson 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .133 0 2
D. Stubbs CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .067 0 0
C. Patterson 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .417 0 2
T. Greene SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .231 0 2
B. Jenkins C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .071 0 1
J. Bayles RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .067 0 1
L. Estes 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
R. Langford P 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-B. Fick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 4 3 3 6 14      
a - B. Fick pinch hit for R. Langford in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Stephenson (1, 3rd Inning off M. Bird, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Williamson , M. Stephenson 2 , C. Patterson , T. Greene
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Greene , J. Bayles
GIDP: L. Estes
Hit by Pitch: L. Estes
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Patterson 2 (4) , R. Langford (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Stephenson (5)
OF assists: 1 (Stubbs(Crane at 2nd base))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bird W (1-0) 9.0 4 3 2 3 6 0 120 2.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bird 72
Batters Faced: M. Bird 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bird 10-10
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bird 120-74
Hit Batsmen: M. Bird
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Langford L (0-2) 9.0 9 6 2 1 5 1 126 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Langford 57
Batters Faced: R. Langford 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Langford 11-9
Pitches - Strikes: R. Langford 126-88
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Martin Bird
Ballpark: Capitol Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:25
Attendance: 1073
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