PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
BALTIMORE BANNERMEN AT CLEVELAND CLIPPERS
08/18/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
BALTIMORE BANNERMEN AT CLEVELAND CLIPPERS
GAME ID: 710 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Bannermen (45-50) 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 2
Cleveland Clippers (33-61) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 1 7 10 2
Clippers Thrill Fans with 7-6 Win
Bird Brennan had a hand in Cleveland defeating Baltimore by the score of 7-6. Brennan went 3 for 4 at the plate, scoring 1 times and driving in 2 runs. The win belonged to Harold Williams in relief. His record improves to 2-1. Bill Silvers took the loss for Baltimore. The Clippers saw their record improve to 33-61.

The decisive blow was delivered by Joe Taylor in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a run-scoring double off 27-year old right-handed pitcher Bill Silvers to win the game for Cleveland. The home crowd went nuts.

"This game had its share of tense moments," Brennan said, postgame.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Thompson 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .283 1 51
A. Aiken SS 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .255 4 62
R. Spencer CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .272 2 23
W. Chambers 1B 5 0 2 3 0 1 2 .326 2 24
H. Brigand LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .239 1 55
F. Flowers C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .248 1 58
J. Durr RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .263 1 34
B. Silvers P 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .260 2 49
W. Bernal 3B 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 .186 1 12
Totals 33 6 8 6 5 3 19      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Silvers (23, 2nd Inning off P. Jackson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: W. Chambers (6, 2nd Inning off P. Jackson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Thompson 2 , A. Aiken , R. Spencer , W. Chambers 4 , B. Silvers 2 , W. Bernal
2-out RBI: W. Chambers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Spencer , H. Brigand 3 , J. Durr , W. Bernal
Sac Bunt: I. Thompson , A. Aiken
Sac Fly: A. Aiken
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Thompson 2 (58) , A. Aiken (32) , R. Spencer 2 (24) , W. Chambers (25) , F. Flowers (26) , W. Bernal (12)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Aiken (83) , W. Bernal (27)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Glaspie RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .228 1 39
J. Taylor 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .268 1 32
E. Shaw LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .262 2 46
R. Mix 1B 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .281 1 54
B. Brennan SS 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .282 4 51
T. Duren C 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .246 0 27
J. DeWald 3B 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .277 2 49
N. Shiffing CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .213 3 33
P. Jackson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .225 0 7
   a-E. Mortimer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .069 0 2
   H. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 3
   b-P. Manahan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 6
Totals 33 7 10 6 4 1 12      
a - E. Mortimer pinch hit for P. Jackson in the 7th
b - P. Manahan pinch hit for H. Williams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Taylor (17, 9th Inning off B. Silvers, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Mix (8, 5th Inning off B. Silvers, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Glaspie 2 , J. Taylor 2 , E. Shaw , R. Mix 4 , B. Brennan 3 , J. DeWald
2-out RBI: B. Brennan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Mix , N. Shiffing 2 , P. Jackson
Sac Bunt: T. Duren
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Glaspie 2 (34) , J. Taylor (37) , E. Shaw 2 (32)
CS: B. Brennan 2 (31) , J. DeWald (18)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Mix (36) , J. DeWald (51)
Double Plays: 1 (Brennan-Taylor)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Silvers L (19-22) 8.1 10 7 6 4 1 0 127 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Silvers 34
Batters Faced: B. Silvers 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Silvers 9-12
Pitches - Strikes: B. Silvers 127-75
WP: B. Silvers 3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Jackson 7.0 7 6 4 4 2 0 113 5.61   
H. Williams W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 36 4.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Jackson 41
Batters Faced: P. Jackson 33, H. Williams 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Jackson 8-10, H. Williams 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: P. Jackson 113-68, H. Williams 36-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bird Brennan
Ballpark: Lakefront Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 1024
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