PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
MONTREAL TIGERS AT CLEVELAND CLIPPERS
06/18/1887
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
MONTREAL TIGERS AT CLEVELAND CLIPPERS
GAME ID: 512 - SATURDAY, JUNE 18TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Tigers (30-17) 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 3 4 17 18 1
Cleveland Clippers (14-31) 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 6
Brown Lifts Tigers to 17-5 Triumph
Buster Brown left his imprint on the 17-5 Montreal win against the Cleveland Clippers. Brown, who finished 5th in the IA in batting average with .318 in 1884, went 3 for 3 with a home run, a double, and 3 walks, while scoring 4 and driving in 4. The losing streak for Cleveland has now reached 8 games.

With Montreal leading 13-5 in the top of the ninth, Brown came up to bat against Cleveland pitcher Woody Ross. Brown hit a fastball to left for a 3-run home run. His 3rd home run of the season put the Tigers on top, 16-5.

"I'm proud to wear a Montreal jersey," Brown told the Montreal Observer. "We played a good game and came out with the win. What more can you ask for?"
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Shipe RF 6 2 3 1 0 0 3 .235 1 15
S. Burchett LF 6 3 4 0 0 0 1 .378 3 21
C. Shelton 3B 6 4 2 1 0 1 3 .359 0 41
B. Brown CF 3 4 3 4 3 0 0 .328 3 32
T. Fowler C 6 2 3 4 0 0 3 .300 2 34
W. Dobson 2B 6 1 0 1 0 0 3 .290 0 31
D. Dye SS 6 1 2 1 0 0 4 .288 0 27
R. Casey 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .195 1 26
J. Henry P 5 0 0 1 0 0 3 .179 0 4
Totals 48 17 18 15 3 1 23      
BATTING
Doubles: Z. Shipe (8, 2nd Inning off W. Skinner, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Casey (6, 6th Inning off W. Skinner, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Fowler (10, 7th Inning off W. Skinner, 3 on, 0 outs) , B. Brown (12, 8th Inning off W. Ross, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Dye (5, 6th Inning off W. Skinner, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Fowler (7, 9th Inning off H. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Z. Shipe (1, 1st Inning off W. Skinner, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Brown (3, 9th Inning off W. Ross, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Shipe 7 , S. Burchett 4 , C. Shelton 2 , B. Brown 7 , T. Fowler 6 , D. Dye 4 , R. Casey 2
2-out RBI: B. Brown , D. Dye
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Shipe , C. Shelton , T. Fowler , W. Dobson 2 , R. Casey 2
GIDP: Z. Shipe
Hit by Pitch: R. Casey
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Shipe (20) , B. Brown (26) , W. Dobson (14)
CS: S. Burchett (14) , B. Brown (11)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Burchett (7)
PB: T. Fowler
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Glaspie RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .188 1 17
J. Taylor 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .269 0 15
E. Shaw LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .228 1 17
R. Mix 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .272 0 15
B. Brennan SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .280 2 21
J. DeWald 3B 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 .287 0 20
N. Shiffing CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .246 1 13
B. Berglund C 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .231 0 6
W. Skinner P 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .171 0 4
   W. Ross P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   H. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-P. Manahan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 4
Totals 30 5 5 5 4 2 9      
a - P. Manahan pinch hit for H. Williams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Berglund (6, 7th Inning off J. Henry, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Glaspie , B. Brennan , B. Berglund 3 , W. Skinner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Shaw , R. Mix
Sac Bunt: J. Taylor , J. DeWald
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Taylor (19) , B. Berglund (6) , W. Skinner (1)
CS: B. Brennan (19)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Taylor 2 (17) , R. Mix 3 (22) , J. DeWald (27)
Double Plays: 1 (Taylor-Brennan-Mix)
PB: B. Berglund
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Henry W (13-7) 9.0 5 5 5 4 2 0 128 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Henry 55
Batters Faced: J. Henry 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Henry 15-10
Pitches - Strikes: J. Henry 128-77
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Skinner L (2-11) 6.1 12 10 6 3 1 1 127 3.78   
W. Ross 2.1 5 6 2 0 0 1 50 4.58   
H. Williams 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Skinner 15
Batters Faced: W. Skinner 36, W. Ross 13, H. Williams 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Skinner 8-8, W. Ross 3-3, H. Williams 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Skinner 127-78, W. Ross 50-32, H. Williams 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Ross 2-0
Hit Batsmen: W. Skinner
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Buster Brown
Ballpark: Lakefront Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 1040
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