PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT LOUISVILLE COLTS
09/20/1886
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT LOUISVILLE COLTS
GAME ID: 477 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 1886 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Detroit Sturgeons (48-61) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 5 5 6
Louisville Colts (61-44) 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 2
Sturgeons Earn Clutch Win, 5-4
The Detroit Sturgeons beat the Louisville Colts, 5-4, in 10 innings. Detroit starter Roy Davis pitched a gem. Davis, now 11-19, was the winner. In 10 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 4, walking 3, and allowing 4 runs. The Sturgeons are now 48-61.

Marty Stephenson, who finished 2nd in the FL in stolen bases with 28 last year, helped out the Detroit cause in the top of the eighth inning with a run-scoring ground out. For the game, the second baseman drove in one run.

"Games like this one keep the antacid makers in business," quipped Louisville manager .
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .244 1 51
J. Hart LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .262 0 35
N. Crane 1B 3 2 2 1 2 0 2 .318 8 89
   a-B. Everitt 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 0
H. Ransom C 4 0 0 2 0 1 5 .209 4 62
B. Poole RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .292 5 54
M. Stephenson 2B 5 0 0 1 0 0 4 .201 1 36
E. Money 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .201 1 34
M. McFall SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .161 1 32
R. Davis P 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .155 0 4
Totals 35 5 5 4 6 6 17      
a - B. Everitt substituted for N. Crane in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Crane (22, 8th Inning off K. Ranson, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cavender , J. Hart , N. Crane 3 , M. McFall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hart , M. Stephenson 2 , E. Money
Sac Fly: H. Ransom
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Crane (34) , H. Ransom (21)
CS: N. Crane (14) , M. McFall (10)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Cavender (18) , N. Crane (34) , B. Poole (15) , M. Stephenson (58) , M. McFall 2 (91)
PB: H. Ransom
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Edwards CF 5 1 0 1 0 1 2 .255 5 37
L. Buckley 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .361 13 101
K. Duncan C 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .224 2 55
C. Shanafelt RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .302 13 94
N. Heyward SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287 1 47
H. Rogers LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .305 1 62
C. Morris 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222 1 45
J. Epperson 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .186 0 36
K. Ranson P 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .124 0 5
Totals 40 4 5 4 3 4 20      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Buckley (32, 5th Inning off R. Davis, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Buckley 3 , K. Duncan , C. Shanafelt , C. Morris
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Shanafelt , H. Rogers , J. Epperson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Edwards (20) , C. Shanafelt (19)
CS: J. Edwards (11)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Heyward (85) , J. Epperson (58)
PB: K. Duncan
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Davis W (11-19) 10.0 5 4 2 3 4 0 146 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Davis 71
Batters Faced: R. Davis 43
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Davis 13-13
Pitches - Strikes: R. Davis 146-89
WP: R. Davis 3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Ranson L (13-14) 10.0 5 5 4 6 6 0 180 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ranson 64
Batters Faced: K. Ranson 42
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ranson 12-11
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ranson 180-107
WP: K. Ranson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roy Davis
Ballpark: Derby Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 2044
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