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PITTSBURGH VULCANS @ DETROIT STURGEONS
08/24/1888
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Detroit Sturgeons : RHP Martin Bird
Pitching: RHP Martin Bird
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Joe August 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jerry Clay 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jim Frank 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 5, EV 90.0 MPH)
Joe August to second
Batting: LHB Steve Ferguson 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 104.4 MPH)
Joe August to third
Jim Frank to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Jason Foss 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Pittsburgh 1 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Detroit Sturgeons batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Pitching: RHP Ed Wales
Batting: RHB Joe Cavender 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jimmy Hart 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill Poole 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 70.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Pittsburgh 1 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Detroit Sturgeons : RHP Martin Bird
Batting: RHB John Clark 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 59.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Vankirk 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Wales 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Gary Vankirk to second
Batting: RHB Joe August 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Gary Vankirk to third
Jasper Kent to second
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Pittsburgh 1 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Detroit Sturgeons batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: LHB Napoleon Crane 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Swinging Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Harry Ransom 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 106.3 MPH)
Napoleon Crane to second
Batting: RHB Matt McFall 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Napoleon Crane to third
Harry Ransom to second
Batting: LHB Eli Money 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Napoleon Crane scores
Harry Ransom to third
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 83.1 MPH)
Harry Ransom scores
Batting: RHB Martin Bird 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Pittsburgh 1 - Detroit 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Detroit Sturgeons : RHP Martin Bird
Batting: RHB Jerry Clay 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Frank 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Jerry Clay to third
Batting: LHB Steve Ferguson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Jerry Clay scores
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 58.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jason Foss 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Pittsburgh 2 - Detroit 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Detroit Sturgeons batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: RHB Joe Cavender 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jimmy Hart 0-0: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Joe Cavender to second
Batting: SHB Bill Poole 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Reached on error, E6 (Popup, 6S, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
Joe Cavender steals 3rd base (no throw)
Bill Poole to second
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by RF
Batting: LHB Napoleon Crane 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bill Poole to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: LHB Harry Ransom 0-0: Called Strike
Napoleon Crane steals 2nd base (no throw)
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4M, EV 66.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Pittsburgh 2 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 4TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Detroit Sturgeons : RHP Martin Bird
Batting: RHB John Clark 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Gary Vankirk 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
3-2: Base on Balls
John Clark to second
Batting: RHB Ed Wales 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
John Clark steals 3rd base
Gary Vankirk to second
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Joe August 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Clay 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D, EV 51.9 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Pittsburgh 2 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Detroit Sturgeons batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: RHB Matt McFall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Eli Money 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Martin Bird 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Pittsburgh 2 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Detroit Sturgeons : RHP Martin Bird
Batting: RHB Jim Frank 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Steve Ferguson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jason Foss 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Pittsburgh 2 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Detroit Sturgeons batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: RHB Joe Cavender 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jimmy Hart 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill Poole 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Pittsburgh 2 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Detroit Sturgeons : RHP Martin Bird
Batting: RHB John Clark 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Vankirk 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ed Wales 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
Ed Wales is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Pittsburgh 2 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Detroit Sturgeons batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: RHB Tom Moore 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 34D, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Napoleon Crane 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Harry Ransom 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
Napoleon Crane steals 2nd base
3-2: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Matt McFall 0-0: Ball
Napoleon Crane is caught stealing 3rd base 2-5
Harry Ransom to second
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Pittsburgh 2 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Detroit Sturgeons : RHP Martin Bird
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe August 0-0: Ball
Jasper Kent steals 2nd base
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Clay 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 106.9 MPH)
Jasper Kent to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Jim Frank 0-0: Ball
Jerry Clay is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on base; Pittsburgh 3 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Detroit Sturgeons batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: LHB Eli Money 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4M, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Martin Bird 0-0: Called Strike
Eli Money steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Bunt - Flyout to 23! F3
Batting: RHB Joe Cavender 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Jimmy Hart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Eli Money to third
Joe Cavender to second
Batting: SHB Bill Poole 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Eli Money scores
Joe Cavender to third
Jimmy Hart to second
Batting: RHB Tom Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Napoleon Crane 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Pittsburgh 3 - Detroit 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Detroit Sturgeons : RHP Martin Bird
Batting: LHB Steve Ferguson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jason Foss 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Clark 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Pittsburgh 3 - Detroit 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Detroit Sturgeons batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: LHB Harry Ransom 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Matt McFall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Harry Ransom to third
Batting: LHB Eli Money 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Reached via error on a dropped throw from 2B, E2 (Groundball, 4, EV 104.4 MPH)
Harry Ransom scores
Batting: RHB Martin Bird 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Eli Money to second
Batting: RHB Joe Cavender 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.9 MPH)
Eli Money to third
Martin Bird to second
Batting: RHB Jimmy Hart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: Base on Balls
Eli Money scores
Martin Bird to third
Joe Cavender to second
Batting: SHB Bill Poole 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E9 (Line Drive, 34D, EV 65.0 MPH)
Martin Bird scores
Joe Cavender to third
Jimmy Hart to second
Pitching: RHP Andy Christenson
Batting: RHB Tom Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Grounds into fielders choice 4-2 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.6 MPH)
Jimmy Hart to third
Bill Poole to second
Batting: LHB Napoleon Crane 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 15S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 3 runs, 1 hit, 3 errors, 3 left on base; Pittsburgh 3 - Detroit 8
TOP OF THE 9TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Detroit Sturgeons : RHP Martin Bird
Batting: RHB Gary Vankirk 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 90.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Gwinn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Pittsburgh 3 - Detroit 8
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