PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PITTSBURGH VULCANS AT LOUISVILLE COLTS
07/13/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PITTSBURGH VULCANS AT LOUISVILLE COLTS
GAME ID: 407 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 13TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Vulcans (29-37) 0 0 0 2 5 0 1 0 0 8 7 2
Louisville Colts (45-20) 0 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 X 10 13 4
Shanafelt Leads Colts to 10-8 Win Over Vulcans
Good production from right fielder Charlie Shanafelt helped the Louisville Colts topple the Pittsburgh Vulcans, 10-8. Shanafelt was 4-4 with a home run, a triple, and 2 singles. He scored 3 times and drove in 4 for the Colts. The defeat makes Pittsburgh 29-37.

With Louisville leading 7-2 in the bottom of the fourth, Shanafelt hit a 2-run single off Pittsburgh hurler Andy Christenson. It was the 98th hit of the season for Shanafelt and put his team ahead, 9-2.

"Being able to contribute to a win is always a great feeling," Shanafelt told the Louisville Today.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kent RF 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 .270 0 40
G. Ashe CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 .274 0 36
J. Frank C 5 2 2 3 0 0 1 .310 1 42
J. August 3B 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .234 2 28
S. Ferguson LF 5 0 1 2 0 1 1 .235 4 38
E. Baum 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .174 1 7
J. Clark 2B 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 .235 0 22
G. Vankirk SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .220 0 31
A. Christenson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 0 11
   T. McGuire P 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   a-J. Foss PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 1 13
   E. Wales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
Totals 37 8 7 6 4 4 19      
a - J. Foss pinch hit for T. McGuire in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frank 2 (16, 4th Inning off R. Ball, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off R. Ball, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kent , G. Ashe , J. Frank 4 , S. Ferguson , G. Vankirk 2
2-out RBI: J. Frank , S. Ferguson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kent , G. Ashe , E. Baum
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kent (35) , G. Ashe 2 (10) , E. Baum (3) , G. Vankirk (15) , T. McGuire (2)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Ashe (10) , A. Christenson (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Edwards CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .306 5 53
C. Morris 3B 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 .252 3 35
L. Buckley 1B 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .358 10 64
   b-T. Gresham 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
C. Shanafelt RF 4 3 4 4 0 0 0 .344 8 59
K. Duncan C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .263 4 55
N. Heyward SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .300 3 54
S. Day 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .301 4 60
H. Rogers LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .321 4 37
R. Ball P 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .233 0 11
   a-J. Wilde PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   E. Robinson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 10 13 9 3 1 15      
a - J. Wilde pinch hit for R. Ball in the 5th
b - T. Gresham substituted for L. Buckley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Heyward (16, 3rd Inning off A. Christenson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Shanafelt (10, 3rd Inning off A. Christenson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Shanafelt (8, 2nd Inning off A. Christenson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Buckley 2 , C. Shanafelt 9 , K. Duncan , N. Heyward 3 , H. Rogers , R. Ball 2 , J. Wilde
2-out RBI: N. Heyward , R. Ball
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Morris , N. Heyward , S. Day
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Buckley (22) , C. Shanafelt (22) , N. Heyward (14) , S. Day (12) , J. Wilde (1)
CS: L. Buckley (12) , K. Duncan (10)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Heyward 2 (48) , S. Day (27) , H. Rogers (11)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Christenson L (7-11) 3.1 9 10 9 2 1 1 85 4.35   
T. McGuire 3.2 3 0 0 1 0 0 53 5.91   
E. Wales 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Christenson 1
Batters Faced: A. Christenson 22, T. McGuire 14, E. Wales 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Christenson 5-4, T. McGuire 4-6, E. Wales 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Christenson 85-47, T. McGuire 53-31, E. Wales 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McGuire 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Ball W (14-3) 5.0 4 7 2 2 2 0 97 3.16   
E. Robinson SV (3) 4.0 3 1 1 2 2 0 54 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ball 41
Batters Faced: R. Ball 24, E. Robinson 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ball 8-5, E. Robinson 5-5
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ball 97-53, E. Robinson 54-36
WP: R. Ball 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie Shanafelt
Ballpark: Derby Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 1777
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