BOXSCORE: 1885 Philadelphia Athletics At 1885 Louisville Colonels   7/23/1885

  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Colonels           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Purcell LF        5  1  2  0 .243     P.Browning CF       5  0  2  0 .338  
  H.Stovey 1B         3  1  1  0 .381     C.Wolf RF           5  0  2  1 .227  
  H.Larkin CF         5  0  0  0 .348     G.Hecker P          4  0  0  0 .273  
  J.Coleman RF        4  0  0  0 .363     J.Kerins 1B         4  0  0  0 .226  
  F.Corey 3B          4  0  1  1 .270     P.Reccius 3B        4  0  0  0 .263  
  S.Houck SS          4  0  0  0 .223     L.Maskrey LF        4  0  0  0 .179  
  J.Milligan C        4  2  3  2 .226     T.McLaughlin 2B     4  0  0  0 .216  
  C.Stricker 2B       4  0  1  0 .270     A.Cross C           4  0  1  0 .226  
  B.Mathews P         4  0  0  0 .082     J.Miller SS         2  1  1  0 .197  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  4  8  3                 Totals      36  1  6  1


Athletics....... 1 2 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  4  8  4
Colonels........ 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  6  3

Athletics (38-30)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Mathews WIN(17-11)      9       6   1   0   2   6   0 142   2.47  A1
Totals                    9       6   1   0   2   6   0

Colonels (34-35)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
G.Hecker LOSS(17-15)      9       8   4   2   1   2   2 146   2.63  A1
Totals                    9       8   4   2   1   2   2

ATTENDANCE- 1,797 DATE- Thursday, July 23rd 1885 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- William Tunison, , , 
T- 2:11
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 8  Colonels:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0  Colonels: 0
ERRORS- B.Purcell, F.Corey, B.Mathews-2, C.Wolf, P.Reccius, J.Miller
HOME RUNS- J.Milligan-2(4th)
RBIs- F.Corey(47th), J.Milligan-2(22nd), C.Wolf(43rd)
STOLEN BASES- H.Stovey-2(33rd), C.Stricker(12th), C.Wolf(20th), G.Hecker(6th)
WALKS- H.Stovey, J.Miller-2
HIT BY PITCH- H.Stovey
STRIKE OUTS- B.Purcell, S.Houck, P.Browning, J.Kerins, P.Reccius-2, L.Maskrey-2
2-out RBI- F.Corey
RLISP 2-out- S.Houck, J.Kerins-5, J.Coleman-2, H.Larkin-3, C.Wolf-2
TEAM RISP- Athletics: 1 for 9  Colonels: 3 for 9

Catcher Jocko Milligan rocketed 2 homeruns and Bobby Mathews allowed Harry
Stovey to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game as the Philadelphia
Athletics defeated the Louisville Colonels 4 to 1 at Recreation
Park.

Milligan enjoyed a big day at the plate.  He lofted a solo-blast 'downtown' in
the 2nd inning, slapped a base-hit in the 3rd inning and blasted a solo shot
in the 6th inning.  Philadelphia rapped out 8 hits for the afternoon.  

The winning pitcher was Mathews(17-11) who allowed 1 run for the game. Guy
Hecker(17-15) took the loss.  He gave up 8 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings.

With this win, Philadelphia has a 38-30 record.  They have been 5-5 lately.
With the loss, Louisville has a record of 5-5 lately, 34-35 overall.

SCORESHEET: 1885 Philadelphia Athletics at 1885 Louisville Colonels
B.Purcel-A1  A1:K       B1:Si      C1:P/4     D1:Si+E/6  *9*:P/6
                                              >13        
                                                         
H.Stovey-A1  A2:Si      B2:HBP>12  C2:W>b1    D2:P/3     E2:G/53
                                                         
                                                         
H.Larkin-A1  A3:P/4     B3:E/9>2#  C3:SB>12   D3:L/3     E3:G/53
                        13 b2      P/3                   
                                                         
J.Colema-A1  A4:SB>12   B4:F/8     *5*:P/3    *7*:G/13
             E/5>23                           
                                              
F.Corey-A1   A5:Si>3#   *3*:L/3    C5:G/31    D5:G/13
             13                               
                                              
S.Houck-A1   A6:L/3     B6:K       C6:P/3     D6:G/43
                                              
                                              
J.Millig-A1  *2*:HR>b#  B7:Si      *6*:HR>b#  *8*:L/3
                                              
                                              
C.Strick-A1  A8:F/8     B8:F/9     C8:Si      D8:G/63
                                              
                                              
B.Mathew-A1  A9:G/63    *4*:G/13   C9:SB>12   D9:G/43
                                   FC/25>2o   
                                              

P.Browni-A1  A1:G/53    B1:Si+E/7  C1:E/1>12  D1:K       E1:Si>23
                        >13                              12
                                                         
C.Wolf-A1    A2:F/8     B2:Si>3#   C2:Si>23   D2:F/9     E2:G/63
                        23         12                    
                                                         
G.Hecker-A1  A3:E/1     B3:SB>12   C3:P/5     *8*:G/63
                        P/4                   
                                              
J.Kerins-A1  A4:SB>12   B4:K       C4:G/63    D4:G/43
             G/13                             
                                              
P.Recciu-A1  *2*:G/23   *4*:G/63   *6*:K      D5:K
                                              
                                              
L.Maskre-A1  A6:K       B6:G/43    C6:FO/2    *9*:K
                                              
                                              
T.McLaug-A1  A7:G/63    B7:L/6     C7:L/6     D7:L/6
                                              
                                              
A.Cross-A1   *3*:G/31   *5*:G/31   *7*:E/5    D8:Si
                                              
                                              
J.Miller-A1  A9:W>b1    B9:Si      C9:P/4     D9:W>12 b
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