 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL PITTSBURGH VULCANS AT DETROIT STURGEONS 08/23/1888 |  |  | | | |
 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL | | PITTSBURGH VULCANS AT DETROIT STURGEONS | | GAME ID: 567 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 1888 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Pittsburgh Vulcans (47-46) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | | Detroit Sturgeons (56-41) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 4 | 2 | | |  | |
| Sturgeons Beat Vulcans, 4-1, Behind Poole | Detroit Sturgeons starter Bill Poole pitched a strong game against the Pittsburgh Vulcans at Riverside Park, leading the Sturgeons to victory, 4-1. The 4th-place Vulcans now sit at 47-46.
In his 128-pitch effort, Poole allowed 1 run on 7 hits over 9 innings. He walked 1 and struck out 5.
"Win or lose, we pick each other up in this clubhouse," Poole told the Detroit Daily. | | | | |
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| PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE | | DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE | |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | J. Kent CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .234 | 3 | 37 | | J. August RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .244 | 1 | 30 | | J. Clay 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .293 | 3 | 56 | | J. Frank C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 | 1 | 40 | | S. Ferguson LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .186 | 4 | 35 | | J. Foss 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .238 | 1 | 17 | | J. Clark 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .224 | 2 | 40 | | G. Vankirk SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .189 | 0 | 31 | | S. Lamb P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .123 | 0 | 9 | | Totals | 34 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | | | | BATTING Doubles: J. Frank (12, 2nd Inning off B. Poole, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: J. Kent 2 , J. Clay 2 , J. Frank 3 , J. Foss Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kent , J. Clay , J. Clark , G. Vankirk GIDP: J. Frank Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: J. Kent (34) , S. Lamb (7) CS: J. Kent (13)
FIELDING Errors: S. Ferguson 2 (8) , J. Foss (14) , S. Lamb (3) Double Plays: 2 (Clark-Vankirk-Clay, Clark-Vankirk-Clay) | | | | |
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| PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE | | DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Lamb L (20-18) | 8.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 143 | 2.14 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. Poole W (24-14) | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 128 | 1.82 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Bill Poole Ballpark: Riverside Park Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph Start Time: 10:05 AM ET Time: 2:32 Attendance: 1527 |
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