PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
WASHINGTON FEDERALS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
04/29/1888
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
WASHINGTON FEDERALS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
GAME ID: 63 - SUNDAY, APRIL 29TH , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Federals (5-7) 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 9 9 8
Philadelphia Unions (8-4) 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 9 8
Unions Absorb 9-5 Home Loss
William Williamson, who is tied for 7th in the FL in RBI with 9, led Washington to a win over Philadelphia. The final score was 9-5. Williamson collected 2 RBI, while going 3 for 4 at the plate. The left fielder also scored 2 times. The winning pitcher was Tom Ewart. He tossed 136 pitches over 9 innings, allowing 5 runs on 9 hits. The loss makes Philadelphia 8-4.

In the bottom of the eighth, Ron Shippy stood in the box, looking for a pitch to hammer. The Unions were trailing 8-5, but had runners on 1st and 2nd. That's when Tom Ewart made a terrific pitch and Shippy struck out. Gone was the dream of a Philadelphia comeback.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Williamson LF 4 2 3 2 1 1 1 .435 2 9
M. Stephenson SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .191 0 7
D. Stubbs CF 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .327 1 10
C. Patterson 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 .233 0 2
T. Greene 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .188 0 6
B. Jenkins C 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .130 0 3
J. Bayles RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .182 0 1
L. Estes 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .088 0 0
T. Ewart P 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 .312 0 2
Totals 39 9 9 6 3 3 25      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Ewart (1, 2nd Inning off B. King, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Stubbs (2, 8th Inning off P. Bates, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Williamson 3 , M. Stephenson , D. Stubbs 2 , T. Greene 2 , T. Ewart 3
2-out RBI: W. Williamson , D. Stubbs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Stephenson , C. Patterson , T. Greene 2
GIDP: J. Bayles
Sac Bunt: M. Stephenson
Hit by Pitch: T. Ewart
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Williamson (4) , D. Stubbs (6) , T. Greene (3) , J. Bayles (5) , T. Ewart 2 (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Stephenson (11) , C. Patterson (3) , T. Greene 2 (12) , B. Jenkins (4) , J. Bayles 2 (4) , L. Estes (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Estes-Greene-Patterson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McCord SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .208 0 1
J. Scruggs 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 0 6
M. Loughlin LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .292 3 9
J. Casey 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .390 3 16
A. Faulk C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .312 2 8
C. Vanmeter CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .231 0 8
L. Showalter RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .184 0 8
W. Gaylord 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .158 0 0
B. King P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
   a-J. Allen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Bates P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Shippy PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .667 0 0
   T. Goss P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 1
Totals 39 5 9 4 0 3 17      
a - J. Allen pinch hit for B. King in the 7th
b - R. Shippy pinch hit for P. Bates in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Faulk (4, 4th Inning off T. Ewart, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Casey (4, 8th Inning off T. Ewart, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Faulk (2, 6th Inning off T. Ewart, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. McCord , M. Loughlin 2 , J. Casey 3 , A. Faulk 5 , W. Gaylord , B. King
2-out RBI: M. Loughlin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Scruggs , J. Casey , L. Showalter 2 , W. Gaylord , R. Shippy
GIDP: M. McCord
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. McCord (7) , M. Loughlin (4)
CS: M. McCord (2) , B. King (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Scruggs (2) , A. Faulk 2 (3) , C. Vanmeter 2 (3) , W. Gaylord 3 (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Gaylord-Scruggs-Casey)
PB: A. Faulk
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Ewart W (3-3) 9.0 9 5 2 0 3 0 136 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ewart 58
Batters Faced: T. Ewart 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ewart 9-12
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ewart 136-93
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. King L (2-3) 7.0 7 7 4 3 2 0 128 2.79   
P. Bates 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16 9.00   
T. Goss 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14 1.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. King 40
Batters Faced: B. King 35, P. Bates 5, T. Goss 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. King 10-9, P. Bates 2-0, T. Goss 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. King 128-73, P. Bates 16-8, T. Goss 14-10
WP: B. King , T. Goss
Hit Batsmen: P. Bates
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: William Williamson
Ballpark: Girard Grounds II
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 1903
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