PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
NEW YORK BARONS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
06/22/1888
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
NEW YORK BARONS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
GAME ID: 270 - FRIDAY, JUNE 22ND , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Barons (26-27) 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 9 7
Philadelphia Unions (27-19) 0 0 1 3 1 3 4 2 X 14 15 2
Barons Tagged with 14-6 Loss
Philadelphia took on New York in front of a lively crowd.

Willis Gaylord led Philadelphia to a win over New York. The final score was 14-6. Gaylord scored 4 times, while going 2 for 3. The third baseman also totaled 2 runs batted in. Philadelphia pitcher Bancroft King earned the win, hiking his record to 8-10. Tom Samples suffered the loss.

Making an impact for Philadelphia was pitcher Bancroft King. Bank drilled a 2-run triple off Tom Samples in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, King threw 9.0 innings allowing 6 runs.

"Feels good to get the job done," King said after the game.

With the win, the Unions hiked their record to 27-19.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Collins 1B 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .254 6 31
M. Lindsley RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .316 0 18
V. Arwood C 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .257 5 35
D. King 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .322 6 43
D. Claiborne SS 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .284 2 19
C. Hausman CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .232 3 16
J. McMillen LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .240 1 32
E. Johnson 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .130 0 5
T. Samples P 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292 0 5
   B. Bigley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Irons PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 0 6
   L. Pierce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
Totals 37 6 9 4 2 7 14      
a - D. Irons pinch hit for B. Bigley in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Arwood (14, 1st Inning off B. King, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Claiborne (13, 6th Inning off B. King, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Collins (8, 1st Inning off B. King, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Hausman (3, 1st Inning off B. King, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Collins 4 , V. Arwood 2 , D. King 2 , D. Claiborne 2 , C. Hausman 4 , E. Johnson , T. Samples
2-out RBI: C. Hausman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Collins , M. Lindsley , D. Claiborne , T. Samples
GIDP: V. Arwood
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Collins (18) , V. Arwood (29)

FIELDING
Errors: V. Arwood 2 (32) , D. King (25) , C. Hausman 3 (17) , E. Johnson (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McCord SS 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .220 0 16
J. Scruggs 2B 5 1 3 3 0 0 2 .266 3 25
A. Faulk C 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .275 3 25
J. Casey 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .326 7 39
C. Vanmeter CF 4 4 2 0 1 0 1 .241 0 26
L. Showalter RF 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .237 0 25
R. Shippy LF 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 .348 0 2
W. Gaylord 3B 3 4 2 2 1 0 1 .212 0 12
B. King P 3 2 3 4 0 0 0 .255 0 14
Totals 38 14 15 12 4 0 14      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Showalter (8, 5th Inning off T. Samples, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. King (1, 4th Inning off T. Samples, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Vanmeter (1, 8th Inning off L. Pierce, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Showalter (1, 8th Inning off L. Pierce, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Scruggs (3, 6th Inning off T. Samples, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. McCord , J. Scruggs 6 , C. Vanmeter 4 , L. Showalter 6 , R. Shippy , W. Gaylord 2 , B. King 5
2-out RBI: J. Scruggs , L. Showalter 2 , W. Gaylord , B. King
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Scruggs , J. Casey , R. Shippy
Sac Bunt: B. King
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Faulk (18) , C. Vanmeter (13) , R. Shippy (1)
CS: M. McCord (7) , A. Faulk 2 (9)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Scruggs (29) , W. Gaylord (18)
Double Plays: 1 (Gaylord-Scruggs-Casey)
OF assists: 1 (Showalter(Samples at 2nd base))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Samples L (7-5) 5.1 9 8 5 3 0 1 133 3.68   
B. Bigley 1.2 4 4 3 0 0 0 34 4.76   
L. Pierce 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 32 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Samples 21
Batters Faced: T. Samples 29, B. Bigley 9, L. Pierce 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Samples 11-5, B. Bigley 2-2, L. Pierce 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Samples 133-79, B. Bigley 34-20, L. Pierce 32-18
WP: L. Pierce
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. King W (8-10) 9.0 9 6 2 2 7 1 155 3.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. King 58
Batters Faced: B. King 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. King 8-11
Pitches - Strikes: B. King 155-98
WP: B. King
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willis Gaylord
Ballpark: Girard Grounds II
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 1778
Special Notes: Willis Gaylord ties the PHI regular season game record for runs with 4. Charlie Vanmeter ties the PHI regular season game record for runs with 4.
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