MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON BEANEATERS AT NEW YORK GIANTS
08/11/1897
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON BEANEATERS AT NEW YORK GIANTS
GAME ID: 6288 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 1897 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Beaneaters (72-48) 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 8 12 1
New York Giants (34-86) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 3
Beaneaters Defeat Giants, 8-3
Boston beat New York on the strength of starter Jim Whitney's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 8-3. The Beaneaters saw their record improve to 72-48.

Joe Kelley, the top prospect , had a direct impact on the outcome. Kelley contributed a run-scoring walk in the top of the seventh inning to put Boston up, 5-3.

"We take it day by day here," said Whitney, "and today was a good one for us."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Tenney LF, CF 6 2 2 0 0 1 3 .328 2 61
B. Lowe 2B 5 0 1 1 1 1 2 .310 1 53
C. Stahl RF 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .353 3 67
J. Collins 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .343 5 79
D. McGann 1B 4 2 3 2 0 0 2 .338 6 90
T. Daly C 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .311 1 52
F. Connaughton SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .278 0 30
J. Manning CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 2 41
   a-J. Kelley PH, LF 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 .268 2 15
J. Whitney P 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .285 0 12
Totals 39 8 12 6 7 3 25      
a - J. Kelley pinch hit for J. Manning in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kelley (4, 9th Inning off B. Thomas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Tenney 2 , B. Lowe , C. Stahl 2 , J. Collins , D. McGann 3 , T. Daly 2 , J. Kelley 2
2-out RBI: T. Daly , J. Kelley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Tenney , B. Lowe , D. McGann , F. Connaughton , J. Whitney 3
GIDP: J. Collins , F. Connaughton
Hit by Pitch: D. McGann
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Stahl (27)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Lowe (47)
Double Plays: 1 (Lowe-Connaughton-McGann)
OF assists: 1 (Stahl(Richardson at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Murphy SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .252 2 36
D. Richardson 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .290 4 42
J. Burkett P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .313 1 45
   B. Thomas P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 0 2
M. Tiernan RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .280 8 59
W. Clark 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .300 1 37
D. Dugdale CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .261 0 38
   a-W. Keeler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 0 49
L. Johnson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 0 38
L. Battam 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 1 25
W. Brown C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 1 10
Totals 32 3 6 2 1 1 8      
a - W. Keeler pinch hit for D. Dugdale in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Murphy (2, 1st Inning off J. Whitney, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Murphy 4 , D. Richardson 2 , M. Tiernan 2 , D. Dugdale
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Tiernan , D. Dugdale
GIDP: L. Johnson
Hit by Pitch: D. Richardson
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Richardson (23) , J. Burkett (14) , M. Tiernan (39)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Murphy (92) , D. Richardson (23) , L. Johnson (15)
Double Plays: 2 (Battam-Richardson-Clark, Battam-Richardson-Clark)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Whitney W (22-14) 9.0 6 3 3 1 1 1 111 4.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Whitney 63
Batters Faced: J. Whitney 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Whitney 11-13
Pitches - Strikes: J. Whitney 111-72
Hit Batsmen: J. Whitney
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Burkett L (8-31) 7.2 11 8 7 7 2 0 147 6.07   
B. Thomas 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Burkett 22
Batters Faced: J. Burkett 42, B. Thomas 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Burkett 8-11, B. Thomas 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Burkett 147-80, B. Thomas 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Thomas 1-0
WP: J. Burkett 2
Hit Batsmen: J. Burkett
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Whitney
Ballpark: Polo Grounds 1890-1910
Weather: Partly Cloudy (25 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 18 km/h
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 5271
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