PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
06/12/1887
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
GAME ID: 273 - SUNDAY, JUNE 12TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Sturgeons (29-20) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 7 1
Philadelphia Unions (14-26) 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 X 8 15 5
Philadelphia Doubles Up Detroit, 8-4
Philadelphia picked up a win at Girard Grounds II, bumping off the Detroit Sturgeons, 8-4. Pitcher Thomas Goss was a major reason the Unions emerged victorious. In 9 innings, Goss surrendered 7 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 1. He allowed 4 runs. Even with the win, the Unions have a dismal 14-26 record.

Mike Loughlin had a big 3-run home run for the Unions in the bottom of the fifth inning. With Philadelphia leading 3-0 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he sized up a fastball from Martin Bird, who is on pace to win 23 games this season, and punished it. The result was his 4th home run of the season, which put the Unions on top, 6-0.

Loughlin expressed little emotion after the game. "Every game we win now," he said, "is one less win we'll need to get in the end."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .249 3 28
J. Hart LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .259 1 19
B. Poole 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .365 2 28
N. Crane 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .274 3 28
D. Greene 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 25
H. Ransom C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .268 1 17
E. Money SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .295 0 20
S. Booth RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 0 14
M. Bird P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 0 0
   a-S. Preston PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   P. Cherry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Everitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190 0 5
Totals 35 4 7 4 1 4 12      
a - S. Preston pinch hit for M. Bird in the 7th
b - B. Everitt pinch hit for P. Cherry in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hart (10, 6th Inning off T. Goss, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Greene (16, 9th Inning off T. Goss, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cavender , J. Hart 2 , N. Crane 2 , D. Greene 2 , H. Ransom 2
2-out RBI: N. Crane , H. Ransom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Crane , E. Money , S. Booth , B. Everitt
GIDP: D. Greene
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cavender (33) , H. Ransom (15)
CS: J. Cavender (11)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Poole (12)
OF assists: 1 (Cavender(Loughlin at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Vanmeter CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .244 2 17
M. McCord SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .281 0 15
J. Casey 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .316 6 36
M. Loughlin LF 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .283 4 29
A. Faulk C 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 .357 3 24
L. Showalter RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .248 0 17
D. Foley 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .214 0 12
C. Everette 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .161 0 18
T. Goss P 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .231 0 1
Totals 35 8 15 8 0 3 11      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Faulk 2 (11, 2nd Inning off M. Bird, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off M. Bird, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Foley (4, 2nd Inning off M. Bird, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. McCord (4, 5th Inning off M. Bird, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Vanmeter (1, 6th Inning off M. Bird, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Loughlin (4, 5th Inning off M. Bird, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Vanmeter 3 , M. McCord 2 , J. Casey , M. Loughlin 5 , A. Faulk 6 , D. Foley 3 , C. Everette 2 , T. Goss 2
2-out RBI: J. Casey , D. Foley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Vanmeter , M. Loughlin , C. Everette
Sac Bunt: C. Vanmeter
Sac Fly: L. Showalter
Hit by Pitch: J. Casey
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. McCord (13) , A. Faulk (16)
CS: A. Faulk (10) , L. Showalter (8)

FIELDING
Errors: M. McCord (35) , L. Showalter (9) , D. Foley 3 (38)
Double Plays: 1 (Everette-McCord-Casey)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bird L (8-7) 6.0 13 8 7 0 1 1 103 2.86   
P. Cherry 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 29 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bird 17
Batters Faced: M. Bird 31, P. Cherry 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bird 8-7, P. Cherry 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bird 103-68, P. Cherry 29-19
Hit Batsmen: M. Bird
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Goss W (4-7) 9.0 7 4 3 1 4 0 141 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Goss 62
Batters Faced: T. Goss 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Goss 10-11
Pitches - Strikes: T. Goss 141-96
WP: T. Goss 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Thomas Goss
Ballpark: Girard Grounds II
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 16 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 1526
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