PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
WASHINGTON FEDERALS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
06/17/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
WASHINGTON FEDERALS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
GAME ID: 294 - FRIDAY, JUNE 17TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Federals (18-27) 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 11 2
Philadelphia Unions (16-28) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 10 6
Unions 10-5 Losers to Washington
Al Matthews knocked in 3 runs to help Washington beat Philadelphia, 10-5. The Albany, New York native tallied 1 single and 1 home run. Ronald Langford got the win, improving to 8-10. He pitched 9 innings, giving up 10 hits and 5 runs, while striking out 3 and walking 3. So far in 1887, Washington is 18-27.

Bob Jenkins, the Washington catcher, contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the first inning to make the score 2-0, Federals. For the game, Jenkins was 2-3 with 2 singles and a walk.

"I'm proud to be a part of what we've got going on here," Jenkins told the Washington Today. "It's a great group and we're happy with the win."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Williamson LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .263 2 15
M. Stephenson 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .237 0 14
D. Stubbs CF 5 2 1 1 0 0 3 .320 3 33
A. Matthews 1B 5 2 2 3 0 0 2 .322 1 11
T. Greene SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 .207 1 22
B. Jenkins C 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 .230 0 10
J. Bayles RF 4 2 0 1 0 0 4 .222 0 14
L. Estes 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .171 0 12
R. Langford P 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 .129 0 7
Totals 38 10 11 9 2 0 23      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Stubbs (10, 1st Inning off J. Malley, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Langford (1, 1st Inning off J. Malley, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Matthews (1, 4th Inning off J. Malley, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Williamson , M. Stephenson 2 , D. Stubbs 2 , A. Matthews 5 , T. Greene 2 , B. Jenkins 2 , R. Langford 3
2-out RBI: R. Langford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Williamson , M. Stephenson , D. Stubbs , J. Bayles , L. Estes
GIDP: B. Jenkins
Sac Bunt: T. Greene , B. Jenkins
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Williamson (14) , M. Stephenson (27) , J. Bayles (13)
CS: T. Greene (5) , B. Jenkins 2 (4)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Stubbs (12) , L. Estes (21)
OF assists: 1 (Stubbs(Casey at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Vanmeter CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .269 2 21
M. McCord SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .274 0 18
J. Casey 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .314 6 38
M. Loughlin LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .283 4 31
A. Faulk C 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .339 3 26
L. Showalter RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .256 0 20
D. Foley 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .214 0 14
C. Everette 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .182 0 23
J. Malley P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264 0 5
   B. King P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-A. Wideman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Robertson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Shippy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .364 0 0
   J. Scruggs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 4 3 3 14      
a - A. Wideman pinch hit for B. King in the 7th
b - R. Shippy pinch hit for R. Robertson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Everette (6, 8th Inning off R. Langford, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Vanmeter , M. McCord , J. Casey 2 , M. Loughlin , L. Showalter 2 , D. Foley , C. Everette 2 , B. King
2-out RBI: L. Showalter , D. Foley , C. Everette
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Faulk , D. Foley , C. Everette 2 , R. Shippy
Sac Fly: J. Casey
Hit by Pitch: L. Showalter
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Vanmeter (19) , M. Loughlin (13) , L. Showalter (13)
CS: J. Malley (2) , B. King (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. McCord 3 (39) , D. Foley 2 (44) , J. Malley (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Foley-Everette-Casey)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Langford W (8-10) 9.0 10 5 3 3 3 0 162 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Langford 51
Batters Faced: R. Langford 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Langford 6-15
Pitches - Strikes: R. Langford 162-101
Hit Batsmen: R. Langford
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Malley L (7-11) 4.0 8 9 4 1 0 1 68 5.54   
B. King 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 0.00   
R. Robertson 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 19 2.79   
J. Scruggs 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Malley 19
Batters Faced: J. Malley 24, B. King 9, R. Robertson 6, J. Scruggs 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Malley 7-5, B. King 4-3, R. Robertson 3-0, J. Scruggs 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Malley 68-50, B. King 36-25, R. Robertson 19-13, J. Scruggs 10-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Al Matthews
Ballpark: Girard Grounds II
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 1377
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