NATIONAL ALLIANCE
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT CHICAGO CATAMOUNTS
09/19/1884
 
NATIONAL ALLIANCE
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT CHICAGO CATAMOUNTS
GAME ID: 1149 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 1884 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Pioneers (51-37) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 2 9 13 3
Chicago Catamounts (48-44) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 11 5
Catamounts Nipped, 9-4, by St. Louis
The St. Louis Pioneers picked up a win at Halsted Street Grounds, topping the Chicago Catamounts, 9-4. On the mound for St. Louis was right-hander John Kershaw. He played a principal role in the triumph. St. Louis currently is in second place in the National Alliance at 51-37.

The game was at a stalemate until center fielder Icicle Mullen came to bat in the top of the eighth. Facing Chicago pitcher Donald Persaud, he hit a 0-2 curveball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting St. Louis on top, 5-4.

"Scoring runs is scoring runs," said St. Louis skipper . "It's important to have different ways to do it."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Moore 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .302 0 39
J. Curtis RF 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .297 0 30
S. Day 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .313 5 55
J. Babbitt C 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 .297 2 43
I. Mullen CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .276 2 55
J. Smythe LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .556 0 3
D. Shotwell SS 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .248 1 37
S. Hanson 3B 3 0 0 2 0 1 2 .193 0 15
J. Kershaw P 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 0 1
Totals 39 9 13 8 0 3 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Curtis 2 (33, 1st Inning off D. Persaud, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off D. Persaud, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Day (25, 8th Inning off D. Persaud, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Moore , J. Curtis 5 , S. Day 3 , J. Babbitt , I. Mullen 2 , J. Smythe 3 , D. Shotwell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Babbitt , J. Kershaw
GIDP: J. Babbitt
Sac Bunt: D. Shotwell
Sac Fly: S. Hanson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Babbitt (13) , J. Smythe (1)
CS: I. Mullen 2 (14)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Curtis (9) , I. Mullen 2 (29)
OF assists: 1 (Mullen(Ostrom at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reese 1B 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 .247 0 18
C. Haynes CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230 0 26
J. Hawkins 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .232 3 39
D. Dillon C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .225 1 24
G. Devaney SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .223 1 28
D. Kinney 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .184 0 14
L. McGraw LF 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 .160 0 22
D. Persaud P 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .193 2 32
   I. Lewis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Ostrom RF 4 0 2 2 0 2 1 .125 0 3
Totals 36 4 11 4 2 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Devaney (7, 4th Inning off J. Kershaw, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Dillon (20, 6th Inning off J. Kershaw, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Reese 4 , D. Dillon 2 , G. Devaney 3 , D. Kinney , D. Persaud , D. Ostrom 2
2-out RBI: D. Persaud , D. Ostrom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hawkins , D. Dillon 2 , D. Ostrom
Sac Bunt: C. Haynes
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Devaney (7)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Dillon (8) , G. Devaney 2 (74) , D. Kinney 2 (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Reese-Devaney-Reese)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Kershaw W (5-2) 9.0 11 4 3 2 6 0 121 1.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kershaw 55
Batters Faced: J. Kershaw 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kershaw 10-9
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kershaw 121-83
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Persaud L (23-22) 8.0 13 9 6 0 3 0 121 2.10   
I. Lewis 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Persaud 29
Batters Faced: D. Persaud 39, I. Lewis 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Persaud 15-5, I. Lewis 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Persaud 121-88, I. Lewis 7-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Lewis 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Kershaw
Ballpark: Halsted Street Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 1357
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