PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
NEW YORK EXCELSIORS AT CLEVELAND CLIPPERS
05/30/1887
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
NEW YORK EXCELSIORS AT CLEVELAND CLIPPERS
GAME ID: 372 - MONDAY, MAY 30TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Excelsiors (11-18) 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 13 21 3
Cleveland Clippers (10-20) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 5 9 2
Excelsiors Tack 13-5 Loss on Cleveland
The New York Excelsiors grabbed a win, 13-5, over the Cleveland Clippers at Lakefront Park. New York second baseman Willis Gaylord was 3 for 5 with 3 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Candy Lemmons, credited with the win, is now 5-9. He allowed 5 runs on 9 hits in 9 innings. The win puts New York at 11-18.

Early in the game, first baseman Jim Scott had a run-scoring double for New York. It was his 10th double of the season and put the Excelsiors on top, 1-0.

"You can never predict what'll happen," Gaylord said. "That's why you play the game."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Atwood RF 6 1 3 1 0 0 2 .210 0 6
D. Judd CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .259 1 12
J. Scott 1B 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .402 0 24
J. Coddington LF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .318 1 18
S. Monson 3B 5 3 3 1 0 0 1 .261 0 12
W. Gaylord 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 3 .271 0 10
C. McCarver C 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .216 0 13
J. Copple SS 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .216 0 7
C. Lemmons P 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .156 0 3
Totals 44 13 21 12 1 2 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Scott 2 (10, 1st Inning off P. Jackson, 1 on, 1 out; 2nd Inning off P. Jackson, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Coddington (4, 1st Inning off P. Jackson, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Monson (9, 3rd Inning off P. Jackson, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. McCarver (4, 8th Inning off H. Williams, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Copple (2, 8th Inning off H. Williams, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Atwood 3 , J. Scott 5 , J. Coddington 4 , S. Monson 4 , W. Gaylord 3 , C. McCarver 4 , J. Copple 4 , C. Lemmons
2-out RBI: J. Coddington
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Atwood , J. Scott , J. Coddington , S. Monson
GIDP: D. Judd 2 , J. Copple
Sac Bunt: D. Judd
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Scott (11) , S. Monson (12) , C. Lemmons (4)
CS: S. Monson (6)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Gaylord (13) , J. Copple 2 (27)
Double Plays: 2 (McCarver-Gaylord, Copple-Gaylord-Scott)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Glaspie RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 1 14
   a-P. Manahan PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 0 3
J. Taylor 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .209 0 5
E. Shaw LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .222 1 11
R. Mix 1B 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .298 0 10
   b-B. Coston PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
B. Brennan SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .273 1 12
T. Duren C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .200 0 10
J. DeWald 3B 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 .323 0 15
N. Shiffing CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .265 0 10
P. Jackson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 0 3
   H. Williams P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
   W. Ross P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Berglund PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .178 0 3
Totals 35 5 9 4 1 4 15      
a - P. Manahan pinch hit for V. Glaspie in the 8th
b - B. Coston pinch hit for R. Mix in the 9th
c - B. Berglund pinch hit for W. Ross in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Brennan (2, 5th Inning off C. Lemmons, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Shaw (7, 9th Inning off C. Lemmons, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Shaw (1, 7th Inning off C. Lemmons, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Taylor , E. Shaw 6 , R. Mix , B. Brennan 4 , J. DeWald 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Duren , N. Shiffing , B. Berglund
GIDP: N. Shiffing
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Mix (8)
CS: J. Taylor (10) , B. Brennan (11) , J. DeWald (6)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Shiffing (14) , P. Jackson (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Taylor-Brennan-Mix, Brennan-Taylor-Mix, Taylor-Brennan-Mix)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lemmons W (5-9) 9.0 9 5 3 1 4 1 121 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lemmons 56
Batters Faced: C. Lemmons 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lemmons 6-13
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lemmons 121-83
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Jackson L (2-7) 6.0 11 7 7 0 1 0 99 5.48   
H. Williams 2.2 10 6 6 1 1 0 63 5.40   
W. Ross 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Jackson 23
Batters Faced: P. Jackson 27, H. Williams 18, W. Ross 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Jackson 9-5, H. Williams 3-3, W. Ross 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Jackson 99-64, H. Williams 63-40, W. Ross 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Ross 2-0
WP: P. Jackson 2 , H. Williams
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willis Gaylord
Ballpark: Lakefront Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 10:05 AM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 848
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