PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT NEW YORK BARONS
07/29/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT NEW YORK BARONS
GAME ID: 491 - FRIDAY, JULY 29TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Sturgeons (54-29) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 13 1
New York Barons (33-46) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 3
Detroit Triumphs with Late Surge
The Detroit Sturgeons dealt the New York Barons a 6-3 loss at Columbia Field. Joe Cavender was the star on offense. He was 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 times. Martin Bird got the win, improving to 15-9. He pitched 9 innings, giving up 7 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 8 and walking 5. Detroit is now 54-29.

Cavender had a game-changing home run in the top of the ninth. On a full count fastball from Jack McKinley, he banged a solo home run to right-center, giving the Sturgeons a 4-3 lead. It was the 6th home run of the year for Cavender.

"We had situations where we should have got some runs in, but we didn't get the runs in," said losing manager .
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .268 6 51
S. Booth LF, RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .271 1 39
B. Poole RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .362 3 47
   a-B. Everitt 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 0 17
N. Crane 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .283 4 54
   b-C. Verret LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 0 20
D. Greene 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .265 1 55
H. Ransom C 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .255 1 27
E. Money SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .263 0 35
M. McFall 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .134 0 17
M. Bird P 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .211 0 2
Totals 40 6 13 6 3 4 23      
a - B. Everitt substituted for B. Poole in the 9th
b - C. Verret substituted for N. Crane in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cavender (13, 1st Inning off J. McKinley, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Ransom (10, 2nd Inning off J. McKinley, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Poole (15, 7th Inning off J. McKinley, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. McFall (8, 8th Inning off J. McKinley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Cavender (6, 9th Inning off J. McKinley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cavender 7 , S. Booth 2 , B. Poole 4 , N. Crane , D. Greene 2 , H. Ransom 2 , M. McFall 2
2-out RBI: M. McFall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Booth , N. Crane 2 , H. Ransom 2 , E. Money , M. Bird 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cavender (51) , D. Greene (12) , E. Money (28)
CS: S. Booth (15)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Booth (18)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Collins SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 5 .301 5 37
C. Hausman CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .270 2 48
V. Arwood C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .353 4 51
D. Claiborne 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .255 3 58
E. Johnson 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .257 6 53
D. King 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .286 7 44
J. McMillen LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 4 46
T. Samples RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .210 1 15
J. McKinley P 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 .270 0 26
Totals 32 3 7 3 5 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Collins 2 (25, 1st Inning off M. Bird, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off M. Bird, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Johnson (17, 6th Inning off M. Bird, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Collins 4 , C. Hausman , V. Arwood , E. Johnson 2 , D. King , J. McMillen
2-out RBI: V. Arwood
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Collins , C. Hausman , D. Claiborne , E. Johnson
Sac Bunt: C. Hausman
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Claiborne (27) , J. McMillen (14)
CS: J. McKinley (16)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Hausman (36) , V. Arwood (14) , D. Claiborne (14)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bird W (15-9) 9.0 7 3 3 5 8 0 134 2.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bird 64
Batters Faced: M. Bird 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bird 10-8
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bird 134-79
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McKinley L (12-21) 9.0 13 6 6 3 4 1 186 4.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McKinley 38
Batters Faced: J. McKinley 43
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McKinley 11-11
Pitches - Strikes: J. McKinley 186-127
WP: J. McKinley 3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Cavender
Ballpark: Columbia Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 1974
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