PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
NEW YORK EXCELSIORS AT BOSTON BRAHMINS
07/31/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
NEW YORK EXCELSIORS AT BOSTON BRAHMINS
GAME ID: 650 - SUNDAY, JULY 31ST , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Excelsiors (27-50) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 8 3
Boston Brahmins (31-48) 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 6 8 5
Brahmins Stick Excelsiors with 6-5 Loss
The Boston Brahmins downed the New York Excelsiors, 6-5, the largest share of the credit belonging to center fielder Jeff Longley. On the day, Longley was 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 3 for the Brahmins. The Brahmins raised their record to 31-48.

In the first inning, Longley had a 2-run home run for Boston. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Brahmins on top, 2-0.

Longley told reporters after the game: "This one was touch and go, but we were able to put it in the win column."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Atwood RF 5 1 1 4 0 1 1 .272 2 26
D. Judd CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .255 2 31
J. Scott 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .310 0 50
J. Coddington LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .308 1 45
S. Monson 3B 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 .244 1 37
W. Gaylord 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .239 1 29
C. McCarver C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .175 1 29
J. Copple SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .241 0 23
E. Montague P 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .176 1 7
   a-C. Smith PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .235 0 4
Totals 37 5 8 5 3 5 17      
a - C. Smith pinch hit for E. Montague in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Scott (20, 1st Inning off P. Gates, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Judd (5, 3rd Inning off P. Gates, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Atwood (2, 9th Inning off P. Gates, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Atwood 4 , D. Judd 3 , J. Scott 3 , S. Monson , C. McCarver , J. Copple
2-out RBI: J. Scott
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Atwood , J. Coddington , S. Monson , W. Gaylord , J. Copple
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Copple (23)
CS: D. Judd (18)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Atwood (21) , J. Copple (63) , E. Montague (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Heath 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .280 1 40
P. Trail LF 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .240 1 18
J. Longley CF 3 3 1 3 1 0 1 .257 2 42
C. Mathews SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .234 4 37
J. Hagan C 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .254 2 29
R. Whitehead 1B 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 .252 0 24
D. Frison 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .211 1 33
J. Strouse RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 0 17
P. Gates P 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .150 0 5
Totals 31 6 8 6 4 3 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Hagan (10, 7th Inning off E. Montague, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Heath (16, 8th Inning off E. Montague, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Longley (2, 1st Inning off E. Montague, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Heath 3 , P. Trail , J. Longley 4 , C. Mathews , J. Hagan 2 , R. Whitehead 2
2-out RBI: J. Hagan , R. Whitehead 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Mathews , R. Whitehead , D. Frison 2 , P. Gates
Sac Bunt: P. Trail
Hit by Pitch: J. Strouse
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Trail (22) , J. Longley 2 (26) , C. Mathews (30) , R. Whitehead (20)
CS: T. Heath (24)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Mathews 3 (55) , D. Frison (46) , P. Gates (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Mathews-Whitehead)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Montague L (7-9) 8.0 8 6 4 4 3 1 144 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Montague 45
Batters Faced: E. Montague 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Montague 7-13
Pitches - Strikes: E. Montague 144-86
Hit Batsmen: E. Montague
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Gates W (14-19) 9.0 8 5 3 3 5 1 139 3.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Gates 57
Batters Faced: P. Gates 40
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Gates 9-10
Pitches - Strikes: P. Gates 139-88
WP: P. Gates
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Longley
Ballpark: Brahmins Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 1251
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