WESTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
ST. LOUIS SPORTS AT DES MOINES PIONEERS
09/15/1896
 
WESTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
ST. LOUIS SPORTS AT DES MOINES PIONEERS
GAME ID: 1156 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Sports (43-81) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Des Moines Pioneers (70-54) 0 1 0 1 2 5 0 0 X 9 16 0
Neville Shuts Out St. Louis, 9-0
The Des Moines Pioneers bested the St. Louis Sports, 9-0, behind the 2-hit pitching of right-hander Benny Neville. The Des Moines hurler had 8 strikeouts and 1 walk in going the distance.

"Pitching 9 innings is never easy, but it's rewarding on a day like today," Neville said.

In 41 starts this year, Neville has posted 22 wins while suffering 14 losses. He has pitched 342.2 innings, allowed 428 hits, struck out 153 and has a 4.10 ERA.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE DES MOINES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Delgado RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .355 2 41
G. Ketcham 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .318 2 61
B. Ashworth LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .386 4 85
   a-G. Hamilton PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 1 15
S. West 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 2 63
F. Newsome CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320 4 77
   b-J. Fisher PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298 0 23
J. Coyte SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 4 46
W. Jensen C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .275 2 42
W. Stephenson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 7 52
B. Carruthers P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 0 18
   W. Hastings P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347 8 63
Totals 29 0 2 0 1 8 4      
a - G. Hamilton pinch hit for B. Ashworth in the 7th
b - J. Fisher pinch hit for F. Newsome in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Ashworth , B. Carruthers
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: G. Ketcham (25) , W. Jensen (10)
OF assists: 1 (Hamilton(Fairly at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Fairly 3B 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .372 1 72
J. Leaf CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .346 10 88
R. Johnson RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .430 3 91
M. Sheridan 2B 5 3 4 1 0 0 1 .323 3 61
T. Holloway C 5 1 2 1 0 1 5 .358 1 67
W. Evans 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .361 4 72
F. Hudson LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .253 3 33
W. Pritchett SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .276 3 52
B. Neville P 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .196 0 13
Totals 38 9 16 8 2 3 15      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Johnson (32, 6th Inning off B. Carruthers, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Holloway (21, 6th Inning off B. Carruthers, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Sheridan (15, 5th Inning off B. Carruthers, 1 on, 1 out) , W. Evans (16, 6th Inning off B. Carruthers, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Pritchett (3, 6th Inning off B. Carruthers, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Fairly 3 , J. Leaf , R. Johnson 3 , M. Sheridan 6 , T. Holloway 3 , W. Evans 4 , W. Pritchett 4 , B. Neville
2-out RBI: R. Johnson , T. Holloway , W. Evans , B. Neville
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Holloway , W. Evans , F. Hudson 2 , W. Pritchett
Sac Bunt: F. Hudson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Fairly (60) , J. Leaf (12) , M. Sheridan (27) , W. Evans (35)
CS: C. Fairly (25)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE DES MOINES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Carruthers L (22-37) 6.0 15 9 7 1 3 1 140 5.25   
W. Hastings 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 26 5.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Carruthers 12
Batters Faced: B. Carruthers 34, W. Hastings 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Carruthers 5-9, W. Hastings 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Carruthers 140-91, W. Hastings 26-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Neville W (22-14) 9.0 2 0 0 1 8 0 115 4.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Neville 90
Batters Faced: B. Neville 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Neville 6-13
Pitches - Strikes: B. Neville 115-76
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Benny Neville
Ballpark: Pioneer Park Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 3277
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