WESTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
KANSAS CITY STOCKMEN AT ST. LOUIS SPORTS
08/14/1896
 
WESTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
KANSAS CITY STOCKMEN AT ST. LOUIS SPORTS
GAME ID: 1043 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Stockmen (30-65) 0 3 3 6 0 1 0 4 2 19 15 6
St. Louis Sports (34-61) 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 4 6 20 24 0
Super Swinger -- Hastings Slams 5 Hits
No matter what the Kansas City Stockmen threw him, William Hastings hit it. The 22-year-old St. Louis Sports starting pitcher racked up 5 hits in 7 at-bats at Laclede Park and led the Sports to a win, 20-19.

William Hastings hit an RBI single in the 1st, grounded out in the 2nd, hit a three-run triple in the 4th, singled in the 6th, flied out in the 7th, hit an RBI double in the 8th and hit an RBI double in the 9th.

Hastings has started 35 times this year, pitched 219.2 innings, fanned 38 batters and walked 114. His current record is 9 wins and 15 losses with a 6.06 ERA.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Early RF 6 3 4 5 1 0 1 .332 5 41
H. Miller CF 2 1 1 2 5 1 2 .278 2 33
G. Marbach 1B 6 2 2 1 1 0 9 .348 8 73
B. Norcross C 4 2 2 5 2 0 4 .301 6 46
W. Freeman SS 3 3 3 2 3 0 1 .279 4 44
G. Black 2B 5 2 1 0 1 0 9 .294 2 38
F. Battle 3B 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 .333 0 8
H. Saint LF 5 2 1 1 1 1 4 .223 0 17
S. Morgenstern P 1 1 0 2 3 0 1 .247 0 6
   W. Ulrich P 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .391 0 0
   D. Rathbone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 0 6
Totals 36 19 15 19 20 2 31      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Early (8, 3rd Inning off J. Shaw, 3 on, 1 out) , G. Marbach (26, 9th Inning off W. Stephenson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Early 2 (7, 8th Inning off J. Bowers, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off W. Stephenson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Norcross (6, 8th Inning off W. Stephenson, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Early 9 , H. Miller , G. Marbach 3 , B. Norcross 5 , W. Freeman 3 , G. Black , F. Battle , H. Saint
2-out RBI: G. Marbach , B. Norcross , W. Freeman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Early , G. Marbach , B. Norcross 2 , G. Black 3
GIDP: G. Black
Sac Bunt: G. Black , F. Battle
Sac Fly: W. Freeman
Hit by Pitch: B. Norcross
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Miller (8) , G. Marbach (44) , B. Norcross 2 (18) , F. Battle (1)
CS: H. Miller 2 (6)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Early (13) , H. Miller (13) , F. Battle 3 (4) , H. Saint (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Ketcham 3B 6 3 2 2 1 0 3 .295 1 42
T. Wainwright SS 5 2 2 2 1 0 2 .317 2 34
B. Ashworth LF 5 5 3 1 2 1 3 .387 3 63
W. Hastings 1B 7 2 5 6 0 0 2 .328 7 51
F. Newsome CF 6 0 4 4 0 1 2 .337 1 57
W. Jensen C 6 0 1 1 0 0 6 .277 2 32
J. Fisher RF 5 2 2 0 1 0 3 .329 0 19
J. Coyte 2B 6 4 3 2 0 0 6 .237 3 37
B. Carruthers P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 0 13
   J. Shaw P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 0 1
   J. Bowers P 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 .245 0 3
   W. Stephenson P 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .271 5 43
Totals 51 20 24 18 6 2 33      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Coyte (10, 4th Inning off S. Morgenstern, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Fisher (7, 8th Inning off W. Ulrich, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Hastings 2 (18, 8th Inning off W. Ulrich, 2 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off D. Rathbone, 2 on, 1 out) , F. Newsome (9, 9th Inning off D. Rathbone, 2 on, 1 out) , G. Ketcham (12, 9th Inning off W. Ulrich, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: W. Hastings (8, 4th Inning off S. Morgenstern, 3 on, 1 out) , B. Ashworth (11, 7th Inning off W. Ulrich, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Ketcham (5, 8th Inning off W. Ulrich, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Coyte (3, 8th Inning off W. Ulrich, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Ketcham 5 , T. Wainwright 2 , B. Ashworth 5 , W. Hastings 9 , F. Newsome 5 , W. Jensen , J. Fisher 3 , J. Coyte 7 , B. Carruthers , J. Bowers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Ketcham , T. Wainwright , W. Hastings 2 , W. Jensen 2 , J. Coyte , J. Bowers
Sac Bunt: T. Wainwright
Sac Fly: F. Newsome
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Wainwright (25) , B. Ashworth (50) , W. Hastings (31) , F. Newsome (12) , B. Carruthers (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Coyte-Wainwright-Hastings)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Morgenstern 5.0 12 9 8 3 2 0 100 5.00   
W. Ulrich H (1) 3.1 10 10 8 3 0 1 93 7.08   
D. Rathbone L (14-21), BS (1) 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 9 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Morgenstern 8
Batters Faced: S. Morgenstern 32, W. Ulrich 25, D. Rathbone 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Morgenstern 6-7, W. Ulrich 1-9, D. Rathbone 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Morgenstern 100-64, W. Ulrich 93-60, D. Rathbone 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Ulrich 2-0 , D. Rathbone 2-2
WP: W. Ulrich
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Carruthers 2.1 6 6 6 5 0 0 57 5.36   
J. Shaw 1.1 4 6 6 6 1 0 61 10.86   
J. Bowers 3.1 2 4 4 4 1 0 63 10.71   
W. Stephenson W (1-0) 2.0 3 3 3 5 0 1 52 15.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Carruthers 12
Batters Faced: B. Carruthers 18, J. Shaw 14, J. Bowers 16, W. Stephenson 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Carruthers 4-3, J. Shaw 0-3, J. Bowers 3-5, W. Stephenson 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Carruthers 57-26, J. Shaw 61-28, J. Bowers 63-35, W. Stephenson 52-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Shaw 3-2 , J. Bowers 3-0 , W. Stephenson 3-3
Hit Batsmen: J. Bowers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: William Hastings
Ballpark: Laclede Park
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 3424
Special Notes: Benny Ashworth ties the STL regular season game record for runs with 4. Harry Miller ties the KCS regular season game record for bases on balls with 4. Harry Miller ties the WBC regular season game record for bases on balls with 5. Jimmy Coyte ties the STL regular season game record for runs with 4. William Hastings ties the WBC regular season game record for hits with 5. Benny Ashworth sets the STL regular season game record for runs with 5.
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