PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
TORONTO PROVINCIALS AT NEW YORK EXCELSIORS
07/20/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
TORONTO PROVINCIALS AT NEW YORK EXCELSIORS
GAME ID: 616 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 20TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Provincials (42-32) 3 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 12 12 4
New York Excelsiors (24-45) 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 10 6
Provincials 12-6 Winners Versus New York
The Toronto Provincials saddled the New York Excelsiors with a loss at Excelsior Grounds. The final score was 12-6. Merritt Hunter was 3 for 5, including 2 singles and 1 home run. The Toronto right fielder scored 2 runs and drove in 1. The Provincials improved their record to 42-32 by beating New York.

Henry Clancy was vital to the Toronto win. He threw 9.0 innings allowing 6 runs. In the top of the third with one out, Clancy hit a 2-run single. It made the score 6-4, in favor of the Provincials.

"There's a lot of passion in our clubhouse," said Hunter. "When we put it together we're a great ball club."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lucier LF 4 0 0 0 2 0 3 .282 0 37
M. Hunter RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 4 .301 5 60
I. Montgomery CF 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .408 0 69
S. Read C 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 .231 2 37
F. Beauregard 2B 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .235 0 42
C. Smothers 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .281 0 43
D. McGuire SS 4 2 1 0 0 0 5 .227 0 37
H. Clancy P 5 1 3 4 0 0 0 .316 0 56
E. Geyer 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .333 0 7
Totals 36 12 12 9 6 1 19      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Clancy (17, 7th Inning off P. Kelly, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: I. Montgomery (19, 4th Inning off C. Lemmons, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Clancy (6, 9th Inning off R. Giles, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Hunter (5, 6th Inning off C. Lemmons, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Hunter 6 , I. Montgomery 4 , F. Beauregard , C. Smothers 2 , D. McGuire , H. Clancy 6
2-out RBI: F. Beauregard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Lucier , M. Hunter , I. Montgomery , C. Smothers , D. McGuire
GIDP: B. Lucier , I. Montgomery , S. Read
Sac Bunt: F. Beauregard , D. McGuire , E. Geyer
Sac Fly: S. Read
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Read (33) , H. Clancy (34)
CS: B. Lucier (23)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Hunter (20) , H. Clancy (13) , E. Geyer 2 (18)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Atwood RF 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 .261 1 19
D. Judd CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .248 2 27
J. Scott 1B 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 .310 0 44
J. Coddington LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .316 1 38
S. Monson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243 1 35
W. Gaylord 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .258 0 27
C. McCarver C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .175 1 28
J. Copple SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .240 0 20
C. Lemmons P 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .196 0 7
   P. Kelly P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Johnson PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .062 0 4
   D. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   b-C. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .233 0 2
   R. Giles P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 5 2 1 20      
a - R. Johnson pinch hit for P. Kelly in the 7th
b - C. Smith pinch hit for D. Wilson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Scott (18, 7th Inning off H. Clancy, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Atwood , D. Judd , J. Scott 2 , J. Coddington 2 , C. McCarver , J. Copple 3 , C. Lemmons
2-out RBI: E. Atwood , C. Lemmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Judd , S. Monson , C. McCarver 2 , J. Copple
Sac Bunt: S. Monson 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Johnson (3)
CS: J. Copple (18)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Atwood (20) , D. Judd (30) , J. Scott (19) , S. Monson 2 (30) , C. Lemmons (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Copple-Gaylord-Scott, Copple-Gaylord-Scott, Monson-Gaylord-Scott)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Clancy W (12-6) 9.0 10 6 1 2 1 0 146 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Clancy 52
Batters Faced: H. Clancy 41
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Clancy 14-11
Pitches - Strikes: H. Clancy 146-90
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lemmons L (10-21) 5.0 7 8 4 2 1 1 91 4.57   
P. Kelly 2.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 38 6.35   
D. Wilson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 8.05   
R. Giles 1.0 2 3 3 2 0 0 27 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lemmons 28
Batters Faced: C. Lemmons 29, P. Kelly 8, D. Wilson 3, R. Giles 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lemmons 9-6, P. Kelly 3-1, D. Wilson 2-0, R. Giles 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lemmons 91-57, P. Kelly 38-16, D. Wilson 6-5, R. Giles 27-14
WP: C. Lemmons , P. Kelly
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Merritt Hunter
Ballpark: Excelsior Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 1039
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