PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS
08/18/1888
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS
GAME ID: 504 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Sturgeons (54-39) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 9 2
Pittsburgh Vulcans (45-43) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 4
Sturgeons Hand Pittsburgh 3-1 Loss
Martin Bird, who finished 3rd in the FL in strikeouts with 231 in 1885, was locked in. The right-hander led the Detroit Sturgeons to a 3-1 win against the Pittsburgh Vulcans at Vulcan Grounds. Bird, who finished 5th in the FL in strikeouts with 292 in 1884, went the distance for Detroit. He gave up 1 run on 9 hits. Detroit now owns a record of 54-39.

The Sturgeons benefited from a costly error in the top of the fifth. With Jimmy Hart at bat and Detroit leading 1-0, the Pittsburgh miscue allowed Detroit to plate 1 and take the lead, 2-0.

Hart called it "a solid win."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .243 9 41
J. Hart LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240 2 39
B. Poole RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 4 45
T. Moore 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .239 3 39
N. Crane 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .233 2 38
   a-B. Everitt 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
E. Money SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .174 1 25
C. Blain C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .136 0 1
M. McFall 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 23
M. Bird P 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .223 0 11
Totals 35 3 9 2 1 2 14      
a - B. Everitt substituted for N. Crane in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Bird (3, 3rd Inning off E. Wales, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Moore (14, 4th Inning off E. Wales, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Cavender , T. Moore 3 , N. Crane , E. Money , C. Blain , M. McFall , M. Bird 3
2-out RBI: J. Cavender
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Hart 2 , B. Poole , E. Money , C. Blain , M. Bird
GIDP: J. Hart
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cavender (39) , T. Moore (33) , N. Crane (20)
CS: C. Blain (2) , M. McFall (10)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Crane (25) , B. Everitt (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Moore-McFall-Crane)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kent CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .231 3 35
J. August RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .247 1 28
J. Clay 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 .280 3 55
S. Ferguson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .189 4 34
G. Vankirk SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .189 0 30
J. Foss 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .230 1 15
J. Clark 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .214 2 37
C. McCarver C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .117 0 2
E. Wales P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219 0 7
Totals 34 1 9 1 0 3 20      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Kent , J. August 2 , J. Clay 3 , J. Foss 2 , J. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Vankirk , C. McCarver
GIDP: J. Clark
Sac Fly: G. Vankirk
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Clay (10) , J. Clark (18)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kent (16) , G. Vankirk 2 (57) , C. McCarver (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Vankirk-Clark-Clay)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bird W (15-11) 9.0 9 1 1 0 3 0 103 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bird 68
Batters Faced: M. Bird 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bird 10-11
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bird 103-73
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Wales L (9-12) 9.0 9 3 2 1 2 0 141 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Wales 60
Batters Faced: E. Wales 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Wales 16-6
Pitches - Strikes: E. Wales 141-90
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Martin Bird
Ballpark: Vulcan Grounds
Weather: Rain (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 1369
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