PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT WASHINGTON FEDERALS
07/07/1887
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT WASHINGTON FEDERALS
GAME ID: 384 - THURSDAY, JULY 7TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Louisville Colts (44-18) 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 5 11 15 5
Washington Federals (25-36) 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 8 11 1
Morris Swings Colts to 11-8 Win
Charlie Morris was a major factor in the 11-8 Louisville win over Washington. The Colts third baseman went 4 for 6 with a home run, a triple, and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 5. Louisville reliever Sam Gilleland picked up the win, raising his record to 4-0. Ronald Langford was tagged with the loss. Vernon Thorne notched his 1st save in 1 chances.

With the game tied in the top of the ninth, Morris hit a 2-run triple to put his team on top.

Morris described the clubhouse as "strangely calm" after the game.

The Colts own a robust 44-18 mark.
LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Edwards CF 4 3 3 0 2 0 0 .313 5 51
C. Morris 3B 6 2 4 5 0 0 4 .265 3 34
L. Buckley 1B 5 0 1 3 1 0 4 .352 10 62
   c-T. Gresham 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
C. Shanafelt RF 5 0 2 1 1 0 5 .347 7 55
K. Duncan C 3 0 0 0 2 0 7 .263 4 53
N. Heyward SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .290 3 52
S. Day 2B 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 .311 4 58
H. Rogers LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 4 .328 4 37
R. Ball P 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .207 0 9
   a-F. Crumbley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .290 0 12
   S. Gilleland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Wilde PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   V. Thorne P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 38 11 15 11 9 2 33      
a - F. Crumbley pinch hit for R. Ball in the 7th
b - J. Wilde pinch hit for S. Gilleland in the 9th
c - T. Gresham substituted for L. Buckley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Buckley (20, 6th Inning off R. Langford, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Wilde (1, 9th Inning off R. Langford, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Edwards (7, 1st Inning off R. Langford, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Morris (6, 9th Inning off R. Langford, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Shanafelt (9, 9th Inning off J. Collinsworth, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Morris (3, 3rd Inning off R. Langford, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Edwards 5 , C. Morris 9 , L. Buckley 2 , C. Shanafelt 4 , N. Heyward , S. Day , H. Rogers , R. Ball , J. Wilde 2
2-out RBI: C. Morris , L. Buckley , C. Shanafelt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Shanafelt , K. Duncan 2 , N. Heyward , H. Rogers , F. Crumbley
GIDP: K. Duncan
Sac Bunt: K. Duncan , S. Day
Sac Fly: S. Day
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Morris (12)
CS: N. Heyward (10)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Morris (24) , N. Heyward 2 (46) , S. Day (25) , H. Rogers (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Heyward-Day-Buckley)
OF assists: 1 (Shanafelt(Greene at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Williamson LF 5 3 3 1 0 0 2 .281 2 20
M. Stephenson 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .234 0 16
D. Stubbs CF 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 .322 6 43
C. Patterson 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .247 2 27
   a-L. Estes 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 0 16
T. Greene SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .226 1 30
B. Jenkins C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .203 0 11
J. Bayles RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 23
A. Matthews 3B, 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .342 2 15
R. Langford P 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .134 1 9
   J. Collinsworth P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 39 8 11 8 0 2 10      
a - L. Estes substituted for C. Patterson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Greene (9, 1st Inning off R. Ball, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Williamson (9, 5th Inning off R. Ball, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Stubbs (6, 5th Inning off R. Ball, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Patterson (2, 5th Inning off R. Ball, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Matthews (2, 8th Inning off S. Gilleland, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Williamson 4 , D. Stubbs 5 , C. Patterson 4 , T. Greene 3 , A. Matthews 5 , R. Langford
2-out RBI: D. Stubbs , C. Patterson , T. Greene , A. Matthews
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Williamson , C. Patterson , B. Jenkins
GIDP: B. Jenkins
Sac Bunt: M. Stephenson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Williamson 2 (20) , D. Stubbs (24) , T. Greene (20) , A. Matthews (5)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Jenkins (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Matthews-Stephenson-Patterson)
LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Ball 6.0 9 7 5 0 1 2 81 3.14   
S. Gilleland W (4-0) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 39 2.89   
V. Thorne SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ball 31
Batters Faced: R. Ball 28, S. Gilleland 9, V. Thorne 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ball 9-6, S. Gilleland 0-5, V. Thorne 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ball 81-51, S. Gilleland 39-26, V. Thorne 12-7
WP: R. Ball
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Langford L (10-14) 8.1 14 11 9 9 2 1 161 3.88   
J. Collinsworth 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Langford 8
Batters Faced: R. Langford 47, J. Collinsworth 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Langford 7-14, J. Collinsworth 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Langford 161-84, J. Collinsworth 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Collinsworth 1-1
WP: R. Langford
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie Morris
Ballpark: Capitol Park
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 873
Special Notes: Ronald Langford ties the Washington Federals regular season game record for walks with 9.
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