PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT DETROIT STURGEONS
06/25/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT DETROIT STURGEONS
GAME ID: 328 - SATURDAY, JUNE 25TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Louisville Colts (38-15) 0 2 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 11 12 3
Detroit Sturgeons (36-23) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 6
Win Lifts Colts to 38-15
Louisville starter Ray Ball clamped down on the Detroit offense, while his team cruised to victory, 11-1. In 9 innings, Ball surrendered 8 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 3. He allowed 1 run. Louisville is sitting pretty at 38-15.

Louisville won the game in part because of Norm Heyward. The shortstop ripped a 2-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Colts ahead, 2-0. For the game, Heyward had 1 double and 1 home run in 5 at-bats.

"You can't sugarcoat this one," said Detroit manager . "We got flat-out beat."
LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Edwards CF 6 1 2 2 0 1 4 .310 4 41
C. Morris 3B 6 0 0 0 0 2 4 .246 2 25
L. Buckley 1B 6 1 2 1 0 1 0 .342 7 47
C. Shanafelt RF 5 2 1 0 1 0 2 .326 5 46
K. Duncan C 3 2 1 0 2 1 3 .263 4 41
N. Heyward SS 5 3 2 3 0 0 6 .280 3 40
S. Day 2B 4 1 2 3 1 0 3 .308 3 47
H. Rogers LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .315 4 35
R. Ball P 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .216 0 9
Totals 44 11 12 10 5 6 30      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Duncan (8, 2nd Inning off M. Bird, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Heyward (9, 6th Inning off M. Bird, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Day (11, 6th Inning off P. Cherry, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Edwards (5, 3rd Inning off M. Bird, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Heyward (3, 2nd Inning off M. Bird, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Edwards 4 , L. Buckley 2 , C. Shanafelt , K. Duncan 2 , N. Heyward 6 , S. Day 3 , H. Rogers 2
2-out RBI: J. Edwards
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Edwards , C. Morris 2 , K. Duncan , N. Heyward 2 , S. Day , R. Ball
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Shanafelt (19) , H. Rogers (17)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Heyward 2 (40) , S. Day (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Heyward-Day-Buckley)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .258 3 32
S. Booth RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .233 0 16
B. Poole 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .356 2 31
N. Crane 1B 3 0 0 1 1 1 4 .259 4 36
D. Greene 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .261 0 31
H. Ransom C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .258 1 19
E. Money SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .275 0 25
C. Verret LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .273 0 8
M. Bird P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .213 0 0
   P. Cherry P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-B. Everitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 0 8
Totals 34 1 8 1 3 5 22      
a - B. Everitt pinch hit for P. Cherry in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Cavender , S. Booth 2 , B. Poole 2 , C. Verret 2 , M. Bird
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cavender , D. Greene 2 , H. Ransom
GIDP: E. Money
Sac Bunt: S. Booth
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Booth (18) , B. Poole (18)
CS: S. Booth (7) , M. Bird (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Poole 2 (17) , D. Greene (19) , E. Money 2 (38) , C. Verret (4)
LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Ball W (12-3) 9.0 8 1 0 3 5 0 142 3.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ball 71
Batters Faced: R. Ball 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ball 8-11
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ball 142-86
WP: R. Ball
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bird L (9-9) 5.1 10 11 6 3 4 1 110 3.22   
P. Cherry 3.2 2 0 0 2 2 0 51 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bird 15
Batters Faced: M. Bird 33, P. Cherry 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bird 4-8, P. Cherry 4-5
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bird 110-65, P. Cherry 51-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Cherry 2-2
WP: M. Bird
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Ball
Ballpark: Riverside Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 1974
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