AMERICAN CIRCUIT
BUFFALO COLTS AT CINCINNATI EXCELLENTS
10/21/1888
 
AMERICAN CIRCUIT
BUFFALO COLTS AT CINCINNATI EXCELLENTS
GAME ID: 1125 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Colts 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 7
Cincinnati Excellents 0 2 2 1 0 1 3 1 X 10 14 3
Raucous Seven Hills Park Crowd Propels Excellents to 10-1 Victory; Series Tied at 2
The Cincinnati Excellents topped the Buffalo Colts by the score of 10-1 and moved into a 2-2 tie in the World's Series today. The largest share of the credit went to player of the game and Cincinnati starter Royal Ricketts, who threw 9 innings of 3-hit ball in the win.

Ricketts was in the zone all game. He frustrated Buffalo hitters while giving the Excellents 9 innings of quality work. Ricketts threw 137 pitches, allowing 3 hits and getting 7 punchouts.

"It's on me," said Colts manager . "The guys I sent out there today were the wrong ones for the situation. I'll be sure to send the right ones out next time."

Game 5 is scheduled for Tuesday, October 23rd, 1888. Slated to start are Isiah Camp for Cincinnati and Bill Kerr for Buffalo.

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 0 1 .071 0 0
E. Shearer CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200 0 0
J. Brown 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .067 0 0
D. Hill SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 0
E. Andrews LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214 0 0
A. Baldwin RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .083 0 1
B. Weaver C 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .333 0 2
J. Herd 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .273 0 2
H. West P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Tower PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 1
   R. Kimball P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1 2 7 7      
a - B. Tower pinch hit for H. West in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Weaver (1, 5th Inning off R. Ricketts, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Herd , B. Weaver 2 , A. Baldwin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brown , J. Herd
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Hill (1) , J. Thorp (1)
CS: A. Baldwin 2 (3)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Shearer 2 , J. Brown 2 , E. Andrews 2 , A. Baldwin
PB: B. Weaver

Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Bass CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .444 0 1
J. Giddings 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .250 0 1
A. Church SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .059 0 0
F. Fry 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 1
L. Wakefield 1B 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 .375 0 2
P. Luther LF 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .312 1 2
M. Andrew RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 8 .312 0 1
I. Goodwin C 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 .167 0 1
R. Ricketts P 5 1 1 0 0 2 9 .250 0 2
Totals 41 10 14 5 3 3 31      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Giddings (1, 4th Inning off H. West, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Bass (1, 6th Inning off H. West, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Luther (1, 2nd Inning off H. West, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Ricketts , M. Andrew , P. Luther 6 , L. Wakefield 3 , J. Giddings 3 , C. Bass 5 , I. Goodwin
2-out RBI: L. Wakefield , J. Giddings , C. Bass
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Ricketts 2 , M. Andrew , A. Church 2 , J. Giddings
Hit by Pitch: P. Luther
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Bass (2)
CS: A. Church (2)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Church , L. Wakefield , I. Goodwin
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. West L (0-2) 7.0 13 9 5 2 3 1 140 83 4.80   
R. Kimball 1.0 1 1 0 1 0 0 30 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. West 24
Batters Faced: H. West 39, R. Kimball 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. West 7-10, R. Kimball 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. West 140-83, R. Kimball 30-18
WP: H. West 2 , R. Kimball
Hit Batsmen: H. West

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Ricketts W (2-0) 9.0 3 1 0 2 7 0 137 85 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ricketts 84
Batters Faced: R. Ricketts 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ricketts 10-8
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ricketts 137-85
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Royal Ricketts
Ballpark: Seven Hills Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 1498
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