PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
CLEVELAND CLIPPERS AT BOSTON BRAHMINS
08/02/1887
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
CLEVELAND CLIPPERS AT BOSTON BRAHMINS
GAME ID: 656 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Clippers (25-55) 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 8 12 1
Boston Brahmins (32-49) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3
Cleveland, Skinner Snuff Out Brahmins
Weldon Skinner shut out the Boston Brahmins, 8-0, on a 7-hit masterpiece for the Cleveland Clippers at Brahmins Grounds.

"He was kind of teasing them with his off-speed stuff, and his fastball was moving everywhere," Cleveland skipper said afterward.

Skinner registered 5 strikeouts and issued no walks in pitching a gem.

"We just didn't swing the bats very well. Or else he just pitched good, whichever way you want to look at it," said Boston manager after the defeat.

Thus far this season, Skinner has tossed 159.2 innings in 22 starts, fanned 54 batters, walked 96 and put up a 4.34 ERA with 3 wins and 17 losses.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Glaspie RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 1 27
   a-E. Wallace PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 1
J. Taylor 2B 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .276 0 26
E. Shaw LF 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .258 2 37
R. Mix 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .292 0 47
B. Brennan SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .269 4 42
   b-D. Lee PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 0 2
J. DeWald 3B 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .289 2 44
N. Shiffing CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .215 3 26
B. Berglund C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .228 0 14
W. Skinner P 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .154 0 4
Totals 38 8 12 7 3 3 14      
a - E. Wallace pinch hit for V. Glaspie in the 8th
b - D. Lee pinch hit for B. Brennan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Skinner (2, 3rd Inning off L. Dehaan, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Brennan (15, 4th Inning off L. Dehaan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Shaw (2, 9th Inning off T. Hagood, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Shaw 4 , R. Mix 2 , B. Brennan 2 , J. DeWald 3 , N. Shiffing 2 , B. Berglund , W. Skinner 3
2-out RBI: R. Mix , B. Brennan , J. DeWald , N. Shiffing
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Glaspie , E. Wallace , B. Brennan 2 , B. Berglund , W. Skinner
GIDP: J. Taylor
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Shaw (26) , R. Mix (27) , J. DeWald 2 (24) , N. Shiffing 2 (10) , W. Skinner (2)
CS: V. Glaspie 2 (14) , B. Berglund (8)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Skinner (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Heath 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277 1 40
P. Trail LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 1 19
J. Longley CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .254 2 43
C. Mathews SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .232 4 37
J. Hagan C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 2 29
R. Whitehead 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .262 0 24
D. Frison 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .206 1 33
J. Strouse RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 0 17
L. Dehaan P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297 0 9
   a-S. Rogers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 0 20
   T. Hagood P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
Totals 34 0 7 0 0 5 11      
a - S. Rogers pinch hit for L. Dehaan in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Heath , P. Trail , J. Longley , C. Mathews , J. Hagan , R. Whitehead 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Longley , C. Mathews , D. Frison
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Longley (27)
CS: R. Whitehead (8)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Heath (41) , R. Whitehead (15) , D. Frison (48)
Double Plays: 1 (Frison-Mathews-Whitehead)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Skinner W (3-17) 9.0 7 0 0 0 5 0 131 4.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Skinner 78
Batters Faced: W. Skinner 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Skinner 12-9
Pitches - Strikes: W. Skinner 131-82
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Dehaan L (9-14) 8.0 11 7 5 3 3 0 135 4.14   
T. Hagood 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 11 5.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Dehaan 36
Batters Faced: L. Dehaan 37, T. Hagood 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Dehaan 8-9, T. Hagood 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Dehaan 135-87, T. Hagood 11-8
WP: L. Dehaan 3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Weldon Skinner
Ballpark: Brahmins Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 1101
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