 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL PHILADELPHIA UNIONS AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS 09/04/1888 |  | | | | |
 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL | | PHILADELPHIA UNIONS AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS | | GAME ID: 733 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 1888 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Philadelphia Unions (58-45) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | | Pittsburgh Vulcans (51-54) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | | |  | |
| Vulcans Handed 5-4 Loss by Philadelphia | The Philadelphia Unions scored a tight, 5-4 win versus the Pittsburgh Vulcans at Vulcan Grounds. Philadelphia pitcher Bancroft King held his own in the contest. King, who is tied for 7th in the FL in innings pitched with 343.1, went the distance for Philadelphia. He gave up 4 runs on 8 hits. Philadelphia is third in the Federal League with a record of 58-45.
Philadelphia used the hitting of Alexander Faulk to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Unions on top, 4-2. For the game, Faulk had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.
"What's not to like about a win?" said Faulk.
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| PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE | | PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING
Doubles: C. Vanmeter (7, 6th Inning off S. Lamb, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Faulk (5, 6th Inning off S. Lamb, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Scruggs , M. Loughlin , J. Casey , A. Faulk 5 , C. Vanmeter 2
2-out RBI: J. Scruggs , J. Casey , A. Faulk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Loughlin , L. Showalter 2
GIDP: J. Scruggs
Sac Bunt: M. McCord
Hit by Pitch: W. Gaylord
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
SB: J. Scruggs (39)
FIELDING
Errors: A. Faulk (15) , C. Vanmeter (23)
Double Plays: 1 (Gaylord-Scruggs-Casey) | | | | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | J. Kent CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | 3 | 40 | | J. August RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | 1 | 35 | | J. Clay 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .294 | 3 | 62 | | J. Frank C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | 2 | 45 | | S. Ferguson LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .185 | 4 | 38 | | J. Foss 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .228 | 1 | 19 | | J. Clark 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .229 | 2 | 48 | | G. Vankirk SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 | 0 | 32 | | S. Lamb P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | 0 | 9 | | Totals | 33 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | | | | | |
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| PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE | | PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. King W (20-21) | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 129 | 2.60 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Lamb L (22-21) | 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 160 | 2.18 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Bancroft King
Ballpark: Vulcan Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 10:05 AM ET
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 1330 |
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