 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL PHILADELPHIA UNIONS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS 09/08/1888 |  | | | | |
 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL | | PHILADELPHIA UNIONS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS | | GAME ID: 780 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 1888 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Philadelphia Unions (61-47) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | | Indianapolis Westerners (53-56) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | |  | |
| Unions Roll Westerners, 5-2 | Philadelphia Unions starter Bancroft King turned in an exceptional performance against the Indianapolis Westerners at Western Grounds, resulting in a Philadelphia win, 5-2. In 9 innings, King surrendered 6 hits, while striking out 2 and walking 0. He allowed 2 runs. The loss makes Indianapolis 53-56.
Leo Showalter dealt the Westerners a blow in the top of the fourth. Batting with runners on 2nd and 3rd and Philadelphia leading 1-0, Showalter, who finished 5th in the FL in OPS with .819 in 1877, hit a 2-2 fastball for a 2-run single.
"Getting ahead of the hitters was the key," said King.
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| PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE | | INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING
Doubles: A. Faulk (13, 4th Inning off D. Burbank, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. McCord 2 , C. Vanmeter 2 , J. Casey , A. Faulk 3 , J. Scruggs , L. Showalter
2-out RBI: C. Vanmeter , J. Casey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Loughlin , J. Casey , J. Scruggs , B. King
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING
SB: M. McCord (48) , M. Loughlin (39) , A. Faulk (33) , J. Scruggs 2 (41) , L. Showalter (14)
CS: M. McCord (20) , C. Vanmeter (17)
FIELDING
Errors: M. McCord (87) | | | a - M. Teets pinch hit for D. Burbank in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: K. McDowell (10, 8th Inning off B. King, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Nelson , K. McDowell 3 , Y. Williams , J. Nelson , B. Windom
2-out RBI: K. McDowell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Williams , T. Woods
Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING
CS: K. Nelson (29)
FIELDING
Errors: K. Nelson (59) , W. Wessels (28) | | |
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| PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE | | INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. King W (21-22) | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 2.52 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | D. Burbank L (19-21) | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 2.74 | | J. Turner | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2.08 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Bancroft King
Ballpark: Western Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:24
Attendance: 1500 |
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