PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS
07/25/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS
GAME ID: 470 - MONDAY, JULY 25TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Detroit Sturgeons (52-28) 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 15 2
Pittsburgh Vulcans (36-41) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 7 16 5
Pittsburgh Edges Detroit in Extra Innings
The Pittsburgh Vulcans beat the Detroit Sturgeons, 7-6, in 12 innings. Pittsburgh catcher Jim Frank, in particular, had a fine performance. He went 3-5 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk. He drove in 3 runs. With this game in the books, Pittsburgh is 36-41, Detroit 52-28.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the 12th inning, when Pittsburgh right fielder Jasper Kent, facing Don Shelton, had a run-scoring walk. It gave the Vulcans the 7-6 win.

"This place was rockin'," Kent said.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 6 1 1 0 0 0 3 .260 4 48
S. Booth LF 6 1 2 2 0 0 2 .270 1 36
B. Poole RF 6 2 3 1 0 0 2 .364 3 46
N. Crane 1B 6 0 3 1 0 1 2 .287 4 54
D. Greene 3B 6 0 1 1 0 0 4 .270 1 54
H. Ransom C 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 .253 1 24
E. Money SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .268 0 35
M. McFall 2B 3 1 0 0 2 0 4 .131 0 15
   D. Shelton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Bird P 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .221 0 2
   a-B. Everitt PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284 0 17
Totals 49 6 15 6 2 2 24      
a - B. Everitt pinch hit for M. Bird in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Money (11, 2nd Inning off A. Christenson, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Poole (14, 3rd Inning off A. Christenson, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Booth (10, 6th Inning off A. Christenson, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Greene (25, 12th Inning off E. Wales, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Poole (5, 1st Inning off A. Christenson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Cavender , S. Booth 3 , B. Poole 6 , N. Crane 3 , D. Greene 2 , H. Ransom , E. Money 3 , M. Bird 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Booth , B. Poole , N. Crane , D. Greene , H. Ransom 2 , E. Money 2 , M. McFall
GIDP: M. Bird
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cavender (50) , S. Booth (27) , B. Poole (26) , H. Ransom (21) , M. McFall (8) , M. Bird (7)
CS: S. Booth (14) , D. Greene (16) , E. Money (19) , M. Bird (4)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Booth (17) , B. Poole (19)
Double Plays: 1 (McFall-Money-Crane)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kent RF 5 2 2 1 1 1 5 .264 0 41
G. Ashe CF 5 1 2 2 1 0 3 .294 0 45
J. Frank C 5 0 3 3 1 1 2 .323 2 53
J. August 3B 5 0 0 0 1 0 7 .223 2 32
S. Ferguson LF 6 0 3 0 0 0 3 .249 5 47
E. Baum 1B 6 2 2 0 0 0 3 .218 1 17
J. Clark 2B 6 1 2 0 0 2 1 .244 1 26
G. Vankirk SS 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 .232 0 36
A. Christenson P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .308 0 13
   a-J. Foss PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 1 13
   T. McGuire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Tague PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 0 2
   E. Wales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   c-E. Gwinn PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 46 7 16 6 8 6 29      
a - J. Foss pinch hit for A. Christenson in the 9th
b - J. Tague pinch hit for T. McGuire in the 11th
c - E. Gwinn pinch hit for E. Wales in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frank (18, 6th Inning off M. Bird, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Baum (3, 9th Inning off M. Bird, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kent 2 , G. Ashe 2 , J. Frank 4 , S. Ferguson 3 , E. Baum 3 , J. Clark 2 , G. Vankirk 2
2-out RBI: J. Kent
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. August , S. Ferguson , E. Baum
GIDP: J. Kent
Sac Bunt: J. Kent
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kent (40) , J. Frank (18) , E. Baum (9)
CS: J. Frank (15) , J. August (15) , S. Ferguson (15)

FIELDING
Errors: J. August (28) , S. Ferguson (18) , J. Clark 2 (37) , G. Vankirk (57)
Double Plays: 1 (Vankirk-Clark-Baum)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bird 9.0 12 6 6 4 4 0 136 2.96   
D. Shelton L (1-2) 2.2 4 1 1 4 2 0 48 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bird 39
Batters Faced: M. Bird 40, D. Shelton 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bird 9-11, D. Shelton 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bird 136-88, D. Shelton 48-27
WP: M. Bird
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Christenson 9.0 12 6 5 2 0 0 136 4.13   
T. McGuire 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 26 5.40   
E. Wales W (1-3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Christenson 39
Batters Faced: A. Christenson 41, T. McGuire 6, E. Wales 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Christenson 11-12, T. McGuire 0-3, E. Wales 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Christenson 136-81, T. McGuire 26-18, E. Wales 17-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Frank
Ballpark: Vulcan Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 1128
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