PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
MONTREAL TIGERS AT ST. LOUIS PILOTS
09/15/1887
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
MONTREAL TIGERS AT ST. LOUIS PILOTS
GAME ID: 1507 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Tigers (74-46) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 5 4
St. Louis Pilots (88-29) 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 X 8 15 7
Pilots Chop Down Tigers, 8-3
St. Louis left fielder John Tennison contributed significantly to his team's 8-3 win over the Montreal Tigers. Tennison, who is tied for 2nd in the IA with a .351 batting average, went 3 for 5 with 3 runs scored to lead the offensive attack for the Pilots. The Pilots lead the International Association by 15½ games.

With St. Louis leading 2-1 in the bottom of the third, Tennison hit a curveball from Joe Henry for a 2-run home run. It was his 13th home run of the season and put the Pilots ahead, 4-1.

"We didn't play well enough to win," said Montreal skipper .
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 1 0 2 .247 3 36
S. Burchett LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .309 6 69
C. Shelton 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .333 5 104
B. Brown CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .326 11 93
T. Fowler C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .303 6 98
W. Dobson 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .285 3 73
D. Dye SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .314 0 64
R. Casey 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .217 1 60
J. Henry P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .153 0 11
   a-J. Ridgeway PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
   R. Friesen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Collins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 0 10
Totals 36 3 5 2 2 2 15      
a - J. Ridgeway pinch hit for J. Henry in the 7th
b - C. Collins pinch hit for R. Friesen in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Burchett , B. Brown 2 , W. Dobson , R. Casey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Shipe , B. Brown , T. Fowler , W. Dobson , D. Dye
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Burchett (57) , C. Shelton (56) , W. Dobson (44)
CS: Z. Shipe (27)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Shelton 2 (51) , W. Dobson (61) , D. Dye (85)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Heyward 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .255 1 47
T. Krupp 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .297 3 72
J. Tennison LF 5 3 3 2 0 0 3 .351 13 121
A. McFadden 1B 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 .326 6 86
B. Ayers RF 5 0 2 2 0 0 3 .314 3 83
C. Scheer CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .305 3 107
J. Hines SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .277 1 90
C. Russell C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .235 2 56
Z. Eldridge P 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .297 1 25
Totals 38 8 15 7 2 1 22      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Heyward (29, 6th Inning off J. Henry, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Tennison (13, 3rd Inning off J. Henry, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Heyward 3 , T. Krupp , J. Tennison 6 , A. McFadden 3 , B. Ayers 2 , C. Russell 2 , Z. Eldridge 2
2-out RBI: , A. McFadden 2 , B. Ayers 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Tennison 2 , B. Ayers , C. Scheer 2 , J. Hines 3
Hit by Pitch: C. Russell
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Heyward (45) , T. Krupp (61) , J. Tennison (44) , A. McFadden 2 (55) , C. Scheer (47) , C. Russell (23) , Z. Eldridge (15)
CS: J. Heyward (39) , T. Krupp (28) , C. Russell 3 (17)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Heyward (65) , T. Krupp (61) , J. Tennison (15) , J. Hines 3 (107) , C. Russell (13)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Henry L (33-17) 6.0 14 8 5 2 1 1 137 2.59   
R. Friesen 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Henry 17
Batters Faced: J. Henry 34, R. Friesen 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Henry 5-8, R. Friesen 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Henry 137-82, R. Friesen 25-16
WP: J. Henry
Hit Batsmen: R. Friesen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Eldridge W (38-11) 9.0 5 3 1 2 2 0 137 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Eldridge 69
Batters Faced: Z. Eldridge 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Eldridge 12-12
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Eldridge 137-80
WP: Z. Eldridge
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Tennison
Ballpark: Fuchs Park
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 2143
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