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PHILADELPHIA UNIONS @ PITTSBURGH VULCANS
05/05/1888
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Philadelphia Unions batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Pitching: RHP Ed Wales
Batting: SHB Mike McCord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jeff Scruggs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Mike McCord scores
Batting: LHB Mike Loughlin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB John Casey 0-0: Called Strike
Mike Loughlin steals 2nd base (no throw)
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.8 MPH)
Jeff Scruggs scores
Mike Loughlin to third
Batting: RHB Alexander Faulk 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Charlie Vanmeter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 66.9 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Philadelphia 2 - Pittsburgh 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Unions : RHP Bancroft King
Pitching: RHP Bancroft King
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5DF, EV 55.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe August 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Clay 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Joe August to second
Batting: RHB Jim Frank 0-0: Ball
Joe August is caught stealing 3rd base 2-5
Jerry Clay to second
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Jerry Clay to third
Batting: LHB Steve Ferguson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 63.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Philadelphia 2 - Pittsburgh 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Philadelphia Unions batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: RHB Leo Showalter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnson Allen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bancroft King 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 75.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Philadelphia 2 - Pittsburgh 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Unions : RHP Bancroft King
Batting: RHB John Clark 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB George Ashe 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Gary Vankirk 0-0: Ball
John Clark steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Single, Error in OF, E8, batter to second base (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
John Clark scores
Batting: RHB Ed Wales 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 105.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Gary Vankirk to third
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Batting: RHB Joe August 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Ed Wales steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Philadelphia 2 - Pittsburgh 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Philadelphia Unions batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: SHB Mike McCord 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Scruggs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5L, EV 61.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Loughlin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Philadelphia 2 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Unions : RHP Bancroft King
Batting: RHB Jerry Clay 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Frank 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Ferguson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Philadelphia 2 - Pittsburgh 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Philadelphia Unions batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: SHB John Casey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 71.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Alexander Faulk 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Charlie Vanmeter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 76.3 MPH)
John Casey to second
Batting: RHB Leo Showalter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4MD, EV 51.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Philadelphia 2 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Unions : RHP Bancroft King
Batting: RHB John Clark 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB George Ashe 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Vankirk 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Philadelphia 2 - Pittsburgh 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Philadelphia Unions batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: RHB Johnson Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bancroft King 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Mike McCord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Philadelphia 2 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Unions : RHP Bancroft King
Batting: RHB Ed Wales 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Joe August 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Clay 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 3D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Joe August to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Jerry Clay to second
Batting: RHB Jim Frank 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 7D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Jerry Clay scores
Batting: LHB Steve Ferguson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 63.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Philadelphia 2 - Pittsburgh 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Philadelphia Unions batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: RHB Jeff Scruggs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Loughlin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 90.0 MPH), Distance : 327 ft
Batting: SHB John Casey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alexander Faulk 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Philadelphia 3 - Pittsburgh 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Unions : RHP Bancroft King
Batting: RHB John Clark 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB George Ashe 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Gary Vankirk 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Wales 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Philadelphia 3 - Pittsburgh 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Philadelphia Unions batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: LHB Charlie Vanmeter 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Leo Showalter 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 5D, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnson Allen 0-0: Ball
Leo Showalter steals 2nd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 78.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Leo Showalter to third
Batting: RHB Bancroft King 0-0: Ball
Johnson Allen steals 2nd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Mike McCord 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Philadelphia 3 - Pittsburgh 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Unions : RHP Bancroft King
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe August 0-0: Ball
Jasper Kent steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Jasper Kent to third
Batting: RHB Jerry Clay 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Frank 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Steve Ferguson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Jim Frank to second
Batting: RHB John Clark 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Jasper Kent scores
Jim Frank to third
Steve Ferguson to second
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Philadelphia 3 - Pittsburgh 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Philadelphia Unions batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: RHB Jeff Scruggs 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Loughlin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Jeff Scruggs to second
Batting: SHB John Casey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 98.1 MPH)
Jeff Scruggs to third
Mike Loughlin to second
Batting: RHB Alexander Faulk 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Jeff Scruggs scores
Mike Loughlin to third
John Casey to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
John Casey to third
Alexander Faulk to second
Batting: LHB Charlie Vanmeter 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Leo Showalter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnson Allen 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
John Casey scores
Alexander Faulk to third
Charlie Vanmeter to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Charlie Vanmeter to third
Johnson Allen to second
Batting: RHB Bancroft King 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Charlie Vanmeter scores
Johnson Allen to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Bancroft King to second
Pitching: RHP Andy Christenson
Batting: SHB Mike McCord 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Scruggs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Single, Error in OF, E8, batter to second base (Line Drive, 4D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Bancroft King scores
Batting: LHB Mike Loughlin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 56D, EV 71.9 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 7 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Philadelphia 10 - Pittsburgh 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Unions : RHP Bancroft King
Batting: LHB George Ashe 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Gary Vankirk 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Gwinn 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 65.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Philadelphia 10 - Pittsburgh 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Philadelphia Unions batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Andy Christenson
Pitching: LHP John Weatherby
Batting: SHB John Casey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MS, EV 68.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Alexander Faulk 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Charlie Vanmeter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 104.4 MPH)
Alexander Faulk to second
Batting: RHB Leo Showalter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 99.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Philadelphia 10 - Pittsburgh 5
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Unions : RHP Bancroft King
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Joe August 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 7LD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Clay 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 82.5 MPH)
Joe August to third
Batting: RHB Jim Frank 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Joe August scores
Jerry Clay to second
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Jerry Clay to third
Batting: LHB Steve Ferguson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Philadelphia 10 - Pittsburgh 6
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