PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
CINCINNATI MONARCHS AT CLEVELAND CLIPPERS
04/23/1888
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
CINCINNATI MONARCHS AT CLEVELAND CLIPPERS
GAME ID: 81 - MONDAY, APRIL 23RD , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Monarchs (3-3) 1 3 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 10 13 4
Cleveland Clippers (2-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 9 6
Monarchs Win at Cleveland, 10-4
The Cincinnati Monarchs picked up a win at Lakefront Park, knocking off the Cleveland Clippers, 10-4. Starting pitcher Tom Bell played a key role in the triumph. Bell, who led the FL in strikeouts with 224 in 1882, went the distance for Cincinnati. He gave up 4 runs on 9 hits. The loss has the Clippers at 2-4.

In the top of the second, Cincinnati center fielder Thaddeus Harlan had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 2nd and one out, Harlan stroked a run-scoring single to left. It made the score 2-0, Cincinnati. For the game, he went 3-6 with 3 singles, while scoring 2.

"I found a nice groove out there," said Bell.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Harlan CF 6 2 3 1 0 0 3 .379 0 4
J. Hawkins SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .167 0 6
W. Bowling 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .333 0 3
E. Ford 1B 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .333 1 6
J. Curtis RF 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .375 0 4
F. Abbott 2B 4 2 0 1 1 0 3 .280 1 5
T. Vanlandingham LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .429 0 1
T. Bell P 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 .385 0 6
D. Prendergast C 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .250 0 0
Totals 42 10 13 7 2 0 21      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Bowling (1, 4th Inning off E. Montague, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: W. Bowling (1, 2nd Inning off E. Montague, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Curtis (1, 6th Inning off E. Montague, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Harlan 3 , J. Hawkins , W. Bowling 5 , E. Ford 3 , J. Curtis 4 , T. Vanlandingham , D. Prendergast
2-out RBI: E. Ford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Harlan , J. Hawkins 2 , E. Ford 2 , J. Curtis , F. Abbott
Sac Bunt: J. Hawkins , T. Vanlandingham
Sac Fly: T. Bell
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Harlan (4) , E. Ford 2 (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hawkins (7) , W. Bowling (5) , J. Curtis (1) , F. Abbott (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Abbott-Hawkins-Ford)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Glaspie RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .259 0 2
E. Shaw LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .417 0 4
B. Brennan SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .192 0 3
   b-D. Lee PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Taylor 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .286 0 0
J. DeWald 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .286 0 5
D. Bodine 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .278 0 6
N. Shiffing CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .043 0 0
   a-P. Manahan PH, CF 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .500 0 2
B. Berglund C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .111 0 0
E. Montague P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 1 3
   W. Ross P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   c-R. Mix PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .421 0 4
Totals 36 4 9 4 1 4 19      
a - P. Manahan pinch hit for N. Shiffing in the 7th
b - D. Lee pinch hit for B. Brennan in the 8th
c - R. Mix pinch hit for W. Ross in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Taylor (1, 6th Inning off T. Bell, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Bodine (1, 7th Inning off T. Bell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Glaspie , E. Shaw , J. Taylor 3 , D. Bodine 3 , P. Manahan , W. Ross , R. Mix
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Shaw 2 , J. Taylor , B. Berglund 2
GIDP: D. Lee
Hit by Pitch: E. Shaw , D. Bodine
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Bodine (4)
CS: V. Glaspie (2) , J. Taylor (1)

FIELDING
Errors: V. Glaspie (3) , B. Brennan (4) , J. DeWald (2) , D. Bodine 2 (5) , E. Montague (1)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Bell W (3-0) 9.0 9 4 4 1 4 0 118 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Bell 56
Batters Faced: T. Bell 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Bell 12-8
Pitches - Strikes: T. Bell 118-77
Hit Batsmen: T. Bell 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Montague L (1-2) 5.1 10 10 4 2 0 0 121 7.20   
W. Ross 3.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 48 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Montague 18
Batters Faced: E. Montague 33, W. Ross 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Montague 12-4, W. Ross 6-5
Pitches - Strikes: E. Montague 121-77, W. Ross 48-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Ross 1-1
WP: E. Montague 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Bell
Ballpark: Lakefront Park
Weather: Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 1332
Special Notes: Rain delay of 27 minutes in the 5th inning.
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