PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
CLEVELAND CLIPPERS AT TORONTO PROVINCIALS
08/10/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
CLEVELAND CLIPPERS AT TORONTO PROVINCIALS
GAME ID: 685 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Clippers (27-60) 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 6 7
Toronto Provincials (53-38) 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 9 X 16 18 3
Clippers Handed 16-5 Loss by Toronto
The Toronto Provincials defeated the Cleveland Clippers, 16-5, in part because of first baseman Chicken Smothers. Smothers was 3-5 with 3 singles. He scored 4 times for the Provincials. Henry Clancy got the win, improving to 15-8. He pitched 9 innings, giving up 6 hits and 5 runs, while striking out 2 and walking 4. Toronto is now 53-38, Cleveland 27-60.

Standpipe Read, the Toronto catcher, contributed a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fifth inning to make the score 6-4, Provincials. For the game, Read went 2-5 with a triple. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3.

"The boys came out and just played their butts off," said Toronto manager .
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Glaspie RF 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .213 1 33
J. Taylor 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 1 30
E. Shaw LF 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .262 2 42
R. Mix 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284 0 49
B. Brennan SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 4 45
J. DeWald 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .280 2 45
N. Shiffing CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 3 29
   b-E. Stevenson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
B. Berglund C 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .224 0 17
   c-B. Coston PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
W. Skinner P 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .179 0 4
   a-E. Mortimer PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .071 0 2
   W. Ross P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Briscoe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   d-P. Manahan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 0 6
Totals 32 5 6 4 4 2 9      
a - E. Mortimer pinch hit for W. Skinner in the 6th
b - E. Stevenson pinch hit for N. Shiffing in the 9th
c - B. Coston pinch hit for B. Berglund in the 9th
d - P. Manahan pinch hit for A. Briscoe in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: V. Glaspie (6, 5th Inning off H. Clancy, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Glaspie 4 , J. DeWald 2 , B. Berglund , W. Skinner
2-out RBI: B. Berglund
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Glaspie , R. Mix , N. Shiffing , E. Mortimer
Sac Bunt: J. Taylor
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. DeWald 2 (27)
CS: V. Glaspie (20)

FIELDING
Errors: V. Glaspie 2 (19) , E. Shaw (13) , R. Mix (33) , B. Brennan (57) , N. Shiffing (32) , B. Berglund (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Taylor-Brennan-Mix)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lucier LF 5 3 2 2 1 0 4 .289 0 45
M. Hunter RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .300 5 74
I. Montgomery CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .396 2 82
S. Read C 5 2 2 3 0 0 2 .243 3 47
F. Beauregard 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .249 1 53
C. Smothers 1B 5 4 3 0 0 0 1 .286 0 49
D. McGuire SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .220 0 42
H. Clancy P 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .302 1 71
E. Geyer 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .344 0 10
Totals 43 16 18 12 1 1 16      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Geyer (3, 2nd Inning off W. Skinner, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Beauregard (17, 5th Inning off W. Skinner, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Read (8, 8th Inning off W. Ross, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Lucier (16, 8th Inning off W. Ross, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Lucier 4 , M. Hunter 2 , I. Montgomery , S. Read 4 , F. Beauregard 3 , C. Smothers 3 , D. McGuire , H. Clancy 2 , E. Geyer 4
2-out RBI: B. Lucier , M. Hunter , S. Read 2 , F. Beauregard , H. Clancy 2 , E. Geyer 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Lucier 2 , F. Beauregard , C. Smothers
GIDP: S. Read
Sac Bunt: D. McGuire
Hit by Pitch: H. Clancy
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Lucier (54) , F. Beauregard (25) , C. Smothers (27) , H. Clancy (38)
CS: F. Beauregard (17)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Montgomery (19) , C. Smothers (40) , H. Clancy (16)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Skinner L (3-18) 5.0 6 7 3 1 1 0 90 4.54   
W. Ross 2.2 9 7 0 0 0 0 41 3.55   
A. Briscoe 0.1 3 2 0 0 0 0 16 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Skinner 35
Batters Faced: W. Skinner 24, W. Ross 16, A. Briscoe 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Skinner 6-8, W. Ross 1-5, A. Briscoe 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Skinner 90-55, W. Ross 41-31, A. Briscoe 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Briscoe 1-1
WP: W. Skinner 2 , W. Ross
Hit Batsmen: A. Briscoe
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Clancy W (15-8) 9.0 6 5 4 4 2 0 126 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Clancy 55
Batters Faced: H. Clancy 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Clancy 11-13
Pitches - Strikes: H. Clancy 126-75
WP: H. Clancy 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chicken Smothers
Ballpark: Garrison Common Grounds
Weather: Rain (64 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 1319
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