PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT DETROIT STURGEONS
07/31/1888
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT DETROIT STURGEONS
GAME ID: 432 - TUESDAY, JULY 31ST , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Louisville Colts (46-33) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 8 6
Detroit Sturgeons (50-30) 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 1
Sturgeons Saddle Colts with 5-2 Loss
Detroit Sturgeons starter Bill Poole was dealing. He helped his team knock off the Louisville Colts, 5-2. Poole, now 21-10, was the winner. In 9 innings, he gave up 8 hits, while striking out 6, walking 1, and allowing 2 runs. With the win, Detroit raised its record to 50-30.

With Detroit leading 3-0 in the bottom of the second, Poole hit a fastball from Ray Ball for a 2-run triple. It was his 7th triple of the season and put the Sturgeons ahead, 5-0.

"Bill pounded the strike zone and made good pitches when he needed to," said Detroit manager .
LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Rogers LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 1 29
N. Heyward SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .253 5 42
L. Buckley 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .343 7 58
C. Shanafelt RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .317 13 66
K. Duncan C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .228 8 42
S. Day 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .203 3 32
V. Thorne CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .221 2 51
F. Crumbley 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .221 0 11
R. Ball P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242 0 8
   a-C. Morris PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .513 0 6
Totals 34 2 8 2 1 6 13      
a - C. Morris pinch hit for R. Ball in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Heyward (20, 6th Inning off B. Poole, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: N. Heyward (4, 4th Inning off B. Poole, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Duncan (2, 7th Inning off B. Poole, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Heyward 5 , L. Buckley , K. Duncan 4 , S. Day , V. Thorne , F. Crumbley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Duncan , R. Ball , C. Morris
Sac Bunt: V. Thorne
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Heyward (14)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Heyward 2 (67) , L. Buckley (19) , S. Day 2 (34) , F. Crumbley (25)
Double Plays: 2 (Crumbley-Day-Buckley, Day-Heyward-Buckley)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 3 2 1 0 2 1 4 .239 4 29
J. Hart LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 .249 1 34
B. Poole P 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 .290 4 42
T. Moore 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .228 1 29
N. Crane 1B 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .241 2 34
   a-B. Everitt 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368 0 2
H. Ransom C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .228 0 30
S. Booth RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .195 0 11
E. Money SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .176 1 21
M. McFall 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .202 0 22
Totals 31 5 5 4 5 3 23      
a - B. Everitt substituted for N. Crane in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Poole (14, 1st Inning off R. Ball, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Cavender (10, 1st Inning off R. Ball, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Poole (7, 2nd Inning off R. Ball, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cavender 3 , B. Poole 6 , H. Ransom
2-out RBI: B. Poole
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cavender , J. Hart , T. Moore , H. Ransom , S. Booth
GIDP: J. Hart , T. Moore
Hit by Pitch: M. McFall
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cavender (34) , E. Money (22)
CS: T. Moore (11) , H. Ransom (11)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Moore (35)
LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Ball L (11-6) 8.0 5 5 1 5 3 0 151 2.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ball 58
Batters Faced: R. Ball 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ball 10-7
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ball 151-86
WP: R. Ball
Hit Batsmen: R. Ball
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Poole W (21-10) 9.0 8 2 1 1 6 0 110 2.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Poole 70
Batters Faced: B. Poole 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Poole 9-11
Pitches - Strikes: B. Poole 110-71
WP: B. Poole
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Poole
Ballpark: Riverside Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:25
Attendance: 1578
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