AMERICAN CIRCUIT
BUFFALO COLTS AT CINCINNATI EXCELLENTS
10/20/1888
 
AMERICAN CIRCUIT
BUFFALO COLTS AT CINCINNATI EXCELLENTS
GAME ID: 1124 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Colts 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 5
Cincinnati Excellents 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 3
Road Win Lifts Buffalo to 2-1 Lead in WS
Leave it to the veteran.

The Buffalo Colts got a great start from 35-year-old left-hander Eli Taylor, who earned player of the game honors today as Buffalo won the contest 3-2 at Seven Hills Park. Taylor threw 9 innings of 6-hit ball in the win, which allowed the Buffalo to grab a 2-1 lead in the best-of-9 series.

Taylor pitched a complete game for Buffalo. The 35-year-old left-hander was charged with 2 runs on 6 hits. He struck out 4 during his 101-pitch performance.

"I tried to mix it up, keep them off balance," said Taylor.

The next game is scheduled for tomorrow in Cincinnati. Slated to start are Bill Kerr for the Buffalo Colts and Isiah Camp for the the Cincinnati Excellents.

BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thorp 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .091 0 0
E. Shearer CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
J. Brown 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 0 0
B. Tower C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .222 0 1
   a-B. Weaver C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
A. Baldwin RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
D. Hill SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .182 0 0
E. Andrews LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .300 0 0
J. Herd 1B 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .250 0 2
E. Taylor P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 2 1 4 11      
a - B. Weaver substituted for B. Tower in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hill (1, 9th Inning off H. Ballard, 0 on, 1 out) J. Herd (1, 7th Inning off H. Ballard, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Hill 2 , B. Tower , E. Shearer 2 , J. Herd 2 , E. Andrews
2-out RBI: J. Herd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hill , E. Taylor , J. Herd , A. Baldwin , J. Thorp 2
Sac Bunt: E. Taylor , E. Shearer , A. Baldwin
Hit by Pitch: J. Herd
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Baldwin (1)
CS: E. Shearer 2 (2) , J. Thorp (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hill , E. Andrews 2 , A. Baldwin 2
PB: B. Tower

Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Bass CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .385 0 0
J. Giddings 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .182 0 0
A. Church SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .083 0 0
F. Fry 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 1
L. Wakefield 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
P. Luther LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154 0 0
M. Andrew RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .364 0 1
I. Goodwin C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .125 0 1
H. Ballard P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 1 0 4 11      
BATTING
Total Bases: L. Wakefield , J. Giddings , C. Bass 3 , I. Goodwin
2-out RBI: L. Wakefield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Luther , J. Giddings , F. Fry 2
Sac Bunt: H. Ballard
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Bass (1)
CS: C. Bass (2)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Wakefield , F. Fry 2
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Taylor W (2-0) 9.0 6 2 0 0 4 0 101 70 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Taylor 75
Batters Faced: E. Taylor 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Taylor 14-8
Pitches - Strikes: E. Taylor 101-70

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Ballard L (0-2) 9.0 6 3 2 1 4 0 131 82 1.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Ballard 68
Batters Faced: H. Ballard 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Ballard 8-12
Pitches - Strikes: H. Ballard 131-82
WP: H. Ballard
Hit Batsmen: H. Ballard
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eli Taylor
Ballpark: Seven Hills Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:25
Attendance: 1488
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