PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
MONTREAL TIGERS AT ST. LOUIS PILOTS
09/13/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
MONTREAL TIGERS AT ST. LOUIS PILOTS
GAME ID: 1501 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Tigers (73-45) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 7
St. Louis Pilots (87-28) 1 0 0 1 1 5 3 4 X 15 15 4
Pilots Steamroll Tigers, 15-2
The St. Louis Pilots pounded the Montreal Tigers, 15-2, at Fuchs Park. St. Louis catcher Charles Russell had a solid game. He went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 5 for the Pilots. Bulldog Ayers, the winner, improved to 22-7. He held Montreal to 2 runs on 5 hits over 9 innings, while racking up 8 strikeouts. St. Louis raised its record to 87-28 with the win.

With St. Louis leading 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Russell batted against Montreal pitcher John Babbitt. Russell hit a slider to left for a solo home run. His 2nd home run of the season put the Pilots on top, 3-1.

Said Montreal manager : "We got our rear ends kicked."
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Shipe RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 3 36
S. Burchett LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .310 6 69
C. Shelton 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .337 5 104
B. Brown CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .325 11 92
T. Fowler C 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .304 6 97
W. Dobson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .284 2 70
D. Dye SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318 0 63
R. Casey 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 1 59
J. Babbitt P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .218 0 11
   O. Markel P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   J. Kerwin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2 1 8 8      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Shelton (30, 1st Inning off B. Ayers, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Fowler (6, 9th Inning off B. Ayers, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Shelton 2 , B. Brown 2 , T. Fowler 4 , O. Markel
2-out RBI: B. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Fowler 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Burchett (26) , B. Brown (21)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Burchett 4 (28) , W. Dobson (60) , R. Casey (23) , J. Babbitt (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Heyward 2B 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .254 1 46
T. Krupp 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299 3 72
J. Tennison LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .351 12 118
A. McFadden 1B 3 4 2 1 2 0 0 .325 6 84
C. Scheer CF 5 3 3 2 0 1 2 .306 3 107
E. Small RF 5 2 1 2 0 1 4 .242 1 19
J. Hines SS 5 2 2 3 0 0 3 .277 1 90
C. Russell C 5 2 3 5 0 0 1 .232 2 55
B. Ayers P 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .314 3 81
Totals 42 15 15 15 3 4 15      
BATTING
Triples: J. Tennison (16, 1st Inning off J. Babbitt, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Hines (6, 7th Inning off O. Markel, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Russell (2, 5th Inning off J. Babbitt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Heyward , J. Tennison 4 , A. McFadden 2 , C. Scheer 3 , E. Small , J. Hines 4 , C. Russell 6 , B. Ayers
2-out RBI: J. Heyward , A. McFadden , E. Small , J. Hines , C. Russell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Heyward , T. Krupp , C. Scheer , B. Ayers
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. McFadden 3 (53) , C. Scheer (46)
CS: J. Heyward (38)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Heyward 2 (64) , T. Krupp (59) , C. Scheer (26)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Babbitt L (16-15) 6.0 7 8 4 3 2 1 110 3.68   
O. Markel 1.1 8 7 2 0 2 0 44 3.18   
J. Kerwin 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Babbitt 33
Batters Faced: J. Babbitt 29, O. Markel 14, J. Kerwin 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Babbitt 9-7, O. Markel 0-2, J. Kerwin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Babbitt 110-62, O. Markel 44-34, J. Kerwin 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kerwin 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ayers W (22-7) 9.0 5 2 1 1 8 1 124 2.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ayers 78
Batters Faced: B. Ayers 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ayers 6-11
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ayers 124-84
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charles Russell
Ballpark: Fuchs Park
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 2335
Special Notes: Ajax McFadden ties the SL1 regular season game record for runs with 4.
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