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PHILADELPHIA UNIONS @ DETROIT STURGEONS
05/19/1888
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Philadelphia Unions batting - Pitching for Detroit Sturgeons : RHP Martin Bird
Pitching: RHP Martin Bird
Batting: SHB Mike McCord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Scruggs 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Mike McCord to second
Batting: LHB Mike Loughlin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.0 MPH)
Mike McCord to third
Jeff Scruggs to second
Batting: SHB John Casey 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Mike McCord scores
Jeff Scruggs to third
Mike Loughlin to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Alexander Faulk 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Mike Loughlin to third
John Casey to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by CF and OUT! 8-3-2
John Casey to third
Alexander Faulk to second
Batting: LHB Charlie Vanmeter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 110.0 MPH)
John Casey scores
Alexander Faulk to third
Batting: RHB Leo Showalter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 77.5 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 left on base; Philadelphia 3 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Detroit Sturgeons batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Unions : RHP Thomas Goss
Pitching: RHP Thomas Goss
Batting: RHB Joe Cavender 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jimmy Hart 0-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill Poole 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Jimmy Hart steals 2nd base
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Tom Moore 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Philadelphia 3 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Philadelphia Unions batting - Pitching for Detroit Sturgeons : RHP Martin Bird
Batting: LHB Willis Gaylord 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Thomas Goss 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Mike McCord 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Philadelphia 3 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Detroit Sturgeons batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Unions : RHP Thomas Goss
Batting: LHB Napoleon Crane 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Harry Ransom 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Matt McFall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Philadelphia 3 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Philadelphia Unions batting - Pitching for Detroit Sturgeons : RHP Martin Bird
Batting: RHB Jeff Scruggs 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Loughlin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB John Casey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Philadelphia 3 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Detroit Sturgeons batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Unions : RHP Thomas Goss
Batting: LHB Eli Money 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Martin Bird 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Cavender 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Philadelphia 3 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Philadelphia Unions batting - Pitching for Detroit Sturgeons : RHP Martin Bird
Batting: RHB Alexander Faulk 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Charlie Vanmeter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Leo Showalter 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 110.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Philadelphia 3 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Detroit Sturgeons batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Unions : RHP Thomas Goss
Batting: RHB Jimmy Hart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill Poole 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Philadelphia 3 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Philadelphia Unions batting - Pitching for Detroit Sturgeons : RHP Martin Bird
Batting: LHB Willis Gaylord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 25F, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Thomas Goss 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Mike McCord 0-0: Called Strike
Thomas Goss steals 2nd base
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Thomas Goss scores
Batting: RHB Jeff Scruggs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Loughlin 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: SHB John Casey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 6S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Philadelphia 4 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Detroit Sturgeons batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Unions : RHP Thomas Goss
Batting: LHB Napoleon Crane 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Harry Ransom 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Matt McFall 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Eli Money 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Philadelphia 4 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Philadelphia Unions batting - Pitching for Detroit Sturgeons : RHP Martin Bird
Batting: RHB Alexander Faulk 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Charlie Vanmeter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Leo Showalter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunted foul
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 39.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willis Gaylord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Charlie Vanmeter to second
Batting: RHB Thomas Goss 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Philadelphia 4 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Detroit Sturgeons batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Unions : RHP Thomas Goss
Batting: RHB Martin Bird 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Cavender 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jimmy Hart 0-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Philadelphia 4 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Philadelphia Unions batting - Pitching for Detroit Sturgeons : RHP Martin Bird
Batting: SHB Mike McCord 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Scruggs 0-0: Called Strike
Mike McCord steals 3rd base (no throw)
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.1 MPH)
Mike McCord scores
Batting: LHB Mike Loughlin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB John Casey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alexander Faulk 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
John Casey steals 2nd base
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 left on base; Philadelphia 5 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Detroit Sturgeons batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Unions : RHP Thomas Goss
Batting: SHB Bill Poole 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bill Poole to third
Batting: LHB Napoleon Crane 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Bill Poole scores
Tom Moore to second
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Tom Moore to third
Batting: LHB Harry Ransom 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3L, EV 67.5 MPH)
Lined into DP, 3-5 (Line Drive, 3L, EV 67.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on base; Philadelphia 5 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Philadelphia Unions batting - Pitching for Detroit Sturgeons : RHP Martin Bird
Batting: LHB Charlie Vanmeter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Leo Showalter 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willis Gaylord 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Leo Showalter to second
Batting: RHB Thomas Goss 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 88.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Leo Showalter to third
Willis Gaylord to second
Batting: SHB Mike McCord 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Jeff Scruggs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Willis Gaylord to third
Thomas Goss to second
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Mike Loughlin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Willis Gaylord scores
Thomas Goss to third
Jeff Scruggs to second
Batting: SHB John Casey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Philadelphia 7 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Detroit Sturgeons batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Unions : RHP Thomas Goss
Batting: RHB Matt McFall 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Eli Money 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Martin Bird 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 6S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Matt McFall to second
Batting: RHB Joe Cavender 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.1 MPH)
Matt McFall to third
Martin Bird to second
Batting: RHB Jimmy Hart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 90.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Martin Bird to third
Batting: SHB Bill Poole 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 left on base; Philadelphia 7 - Detroit 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Philadelphia Unions batting - Pitching for Detroit Sturgeons : RHP Martin Bird
Batting: RHB Alexander Faulk 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Charlie Vanmeter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Alexander Faulk to second
Pitching: RHP Don Shelton
Batting: RHB Leo Showalter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Alexander Faulk to third
Batting: LHB Willis Gaylord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Thomas Goss 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Alexander Faulk scores
Willis Gaylord to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Thomas Goss to second
Batting: SHB Mike McCord 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Philadelphia 8 - Detroit 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Detroit Sturgeons batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Unions : RHP Thomas Goss
Batting: RHB Tom Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Napoleon Crane 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Harry Ransom 0-0: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 92.5 MPH)
Napoleon Crane scores
Batting: RHB Matt McFall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Harry Ransom scores
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Eli Money 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 65.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Philadelphia 8 - Detroit 4
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