PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT NEW YORK BARONS
06/20/1887
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT NEW YORK BARONS
GAME ID: 309 - MONDAY, JUNE 20TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Sturgeons (33-22) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 8 0
New York Barons (20-32) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 2
Dominant Performance by Bird in Detroit Win
Starting pitcher Martin Bird gave the Detroit Sturgeons a rock-solid performance, helping his team defeat the New York Barons, 3-2, at Columbia Field. The third-place Sturgeons sport a record of 33-22.

Bird yielded 2 runs on 5 hits over 9 innings for the Sturgeons. For the season, Bird has a record of 9-8 with 78 strikeouts.

"If you chase it, you need to get it," said Detroit skipper .
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .257 3 29
J. Hart LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .255 1 22
B. Poole 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .366 2 31
N. Crane 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .258 4 31
   a-B. Everitt 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 0 6
D. Greene 3B 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 .256 0 28
S. Booth RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .204 0 15
C. Blain C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316 0 2
E. Money SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .290 0 23
M. Bird P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .203 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3 1 0 11      
a - B. Everitt substituted for N. Crane in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: D. Greene (4, 6th Inning off T. Samples, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cavender 3 , J. Hart , B. Poole , D. Greene 3 , C. Blain , E. Money
2-out RBI: D. Greene
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hart , N. Crane 2 , S. Booth
Sac Bunt: J. Hart
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cavender 2 (36) , J. Hart (19)
CS: J. Cavender (14) , D. Greene (9) , C. Blain (2) , E. Money (13)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Hart(Johnson at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Collins SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .312 3 28
C. Hausman CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .278 1 32
V. Arwood C 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .360 2 38
D. Claiborne 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 .245 3 43
E. Johnson 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .263 6 38
D. King 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284 4 25
J. McMillen LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 3 36
J. McKinley RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .233 0 15
T. Samples P 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 8
Totals 30 2 5 2 1 7 3      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Collins (16, 1st Inning off M. Bird, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: V. Arwood (5, 7th Inning off M. Bird, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Collins 2 , C. Hausman , V. Arwood 3 , E. Johnson , J. McMillen
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Johnson (12)
CS: C. Hausman (15)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Johnson 2 (28)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bird W (9-8) 9.0 5 2 2 1 7 0 120 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bird 75
Batters Faced: M. Bird 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bird 7-11
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bird 120-71
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Samples L (5-10) 9.0 8 3 0 1 0 0 115 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Samples 64
Batters Faced: T. Samples 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Samples 11-12
Pitches - Strikes: T. Samples 115-75
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Martin Bird
Ballpark: Columbia Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:22
Attendance: 1505
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