PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
CLEVELAND BLUE CAPS AT NEW YORK COLUMBIANS
08/23/1883
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
CLEVELAND BLUE CAPS AT NEW YORK COLUMBIANS
GAME ID: 503 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 1883 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Blue Caps (45-31) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 4
New York Columbians (36-37) 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 1 X 9 12 4
Blue Caps Handed 9-4 Loss by Columbians
New York Columbians starter Tom Ewart pitched a strong game against the Cleveland Blue Caps at Columbia Field, leading the Columbians to victory, 9-4. Ewart, who leads the FL in strikeouts with 196, went the distance for New York. He gave up 4 runs on 9 hits. New York sits in 5th place in the Federal League at 36-37.

The Columbians got a big hit from third baseman Bobby Utley. Facing Cleveland pitcher Dan Hicks in the bottom of the fifth, Utley pounded a 2-run double to left. His 21st double of the season put the Columbians ahead, 4-3.

"The credit goes to our offense," said New York manager .
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Hickman 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .284 0 27
M. Lindsley RF 4 1 3 0 1 0 2 .275 1 31
D. Stubbs CF 5 0 0 1 0 0 5 .319 2 58
W. Wessels SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .286 5 63
W. Williamson LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .242 1 43
M. Stephenson 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .234 2 35
E. Money 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279 0 42
D. Jardine C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .210 1 32
D. Hicks P 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .221 0 19
   R. Branson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 4 9 4 3 3 20      
BATTING
Triples: M. Lindsley (5, 1st Inning off T. Ewart, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Hickman 2 , M. Lindsley 5 , W. Wessels , M. Stephenson , D. Hicks 2
2-out RBI: W. Hickman , D. Hicks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Hickman , M. Lindsley , D. Stubbs , W. Wessels , W. Williamson
GIDP: D. Stubbs
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Lindsley (7) , D. Stubbs (28) , W. Wessels (67) , M. Stephenson (40)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Johnson 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .295 2 39
B. Utley 3B 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .268 4 46
D. Claiborne SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .356 1 40
J. McMillen LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .243 1 44
C. Collins 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .232 3 40
B. Cornwall C 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .218 1 39
M. Bird RF 3 2 1 2 0 0 1 .224 1 28
E. Atwood CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .185 0 17
T. Ewart P 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .257 0 23
Totals 39 9 12 8 0 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Johnson (31, 4th Inning off D. Hicks, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Utley (21, 5th Inning off D. Hicks, 2 on, 1 out) , E. Atwood (7, 6th Inning off D. Hicks, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Bird (1, 6th Inning off D. Hicks, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Johnson 2 , B. Utley 3 , D. Claiborne , C. Collins , B. Cornwall 2 , M. Bird 4 , E. Atwood 2 , T. Ewart 3
2-out RBI: D. Claiborne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Utley , J. McMillen 2 , C. Collins , M. Bird
Sac Bunt: M. Bird
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Utley (10) , B. Cornwall (10) , M. Bird (13) , T. Ewart (11)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Johnson (25) , D. Claiborne (60) , M. Bird (10) , E. Atwood (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Claiborne-Collins-Johnson)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hicks L (25-12) 7.2 12 9 7 0 6 1 132 2.42   
R. Branson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hicks 29
Batters Faced: D. Hicks 39, R. Branson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hicks 9-10, R. Branson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hicks 132-88, R. Branson 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Branson 2-0
WP: D. Hicks
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Ewart W (22-25) 9.0 9 4 2 3 3 0 124 2.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ewart 57
Batters Faced: T. Ewart 40
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ewart 12-11
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ewart 124-79
WP: T. Ewart
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Ewart
Ballpark: Columbia Field
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:29
Attendance: 1382
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