PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
NEW YORK EXCELSIORS AT ST. LOUIS PILOTS
09/27/1887
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
NEW YORK EXCELSIORS AT ST. LOUIS PILOTS
GAME ID: 1546 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Excelsiors (44-85) 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 2 2 11 14 10
St. Louis Pilots (95-32) 2 4 0 5 2 0 3 2 X 18 16 5
Ayers Stars in 18-11 Pilots Win
Both pitching staffs were knocked around at Fuchs Park. Still, St. Louis hurler Bulldog Ayers pitched well enough to help the Pilots prevail over the New York Excelsiors, 18-11. Zebulon Eldridge picked up the win, improving his season record to 39-13. He struck out 0 in 8 innings. St. Louis, now 95-32, holds down first place in the International Association.

Jasper Hines, the St. Louis shortstop, contributed a 2-run single in the bottom of the fourth inning to make the score 9-6, Pilots. For the game, Hines went 3-6 with 3 singles. He drove in 4 runs and scored once.

"They're fun to watch and the hitters get to pad their stats but nobody's really happy about a game like that," St. Louis manager . "I promise you I'm not happy."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Atwood RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .261 2 45
S. Monson 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .234 1 55
J. Scott 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .320 3 87
J. Coddington LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .296 2 82
C. Johnston CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .260 3 28
D. Judd C 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 .233 2 53
R. Johnson 2B 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .200 0 25
J. Copple SS 5 1 1 2 0 0 4 .235 1 34
E. Montague P 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 .151 1 11
   P. Kelly P 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 0 1
   a-W. Gaylord PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .244 1 33
Totals 41 11 14 10 3 0 16      
a - W. Gaylord pinch hit for P. Kelly in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Montague (4, 2nd Inning off Z. Eldridge, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Monson 2 (29, 4th Inning off Z. Eldridge, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off L. Ennis, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Atwood (25, 4th Inning off Z. Eldridge, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Johnson (8, 8th Inning off Z. Eldridge, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Atwood 3 , S. Monson 4 , J. Scott 2 , C. Johnston 2 , D. Judd 2 , R. Johnson 3 , J. Copple , E. Montague 2
2-out RBI: E. Atwood , S. Monson , R. Johnson , J. Copple
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Atwood , S. Monson , J. Scott , J. Coddington , W. Gaylord
Sac Bunt: R. Johnson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Scott (35) , C. Johnston (15) , R. Johnson 2 (28)
CS: J. Coddington (37) , E. Montague (4)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Monson (55) , J. Coddington (17) , C. Johnston 2 (15) , R. Johnson (33) , J. Copple 5 (102)
Double Plays: 1 (Monson-Scott)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Heyward 2B 5 1 0 0 1 0 5 .251 1 49
T. Krupp 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .291 3 73
J. Tennison LF 6 3 3 2 0 0 2 .364 16 133
A. McFadden 1B 3 6 2 0 3 0 1 .325 6 92
B. Ayers RF 6 3 4 4 0 0 3 .311 3 88
C. Scheer CF 4 1 0 2 1 0 5 .295 3 111
J. Hines SS 6 1 3 4 0 0 4 .274 1 96
C. Russell C 6 2 1 1 0 0 3 .229 2 61
Z. Eldridge P 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .290 1 26
   L. Ennis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 46 18 16 14 5 0 26      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Ayers 2 (29, 1st Inning off E. Montague, 2 on, 2 outs; 2nd Inning off E. Montague, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Tennison (16, 5th Inning off P. Kelly, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Krupp , J. Tennison 6 , A. McFadden 2 , B. Ayers 6 , J. Hines 3 , C. Russell , Z. Eldridge 2
2-out RBI: J. Tennison , B. Ayers 2 , J. Hines 2 , Z. Eldridge
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Heyward 2 , T. Krupp 2 , J. Tennison , A. McFadden , C. Scheer 2 , J. Hines , C. Russell 3
GIDP: J. Heyward
Sac Bunt: T. Krupp
Hit by Pitch: C. Scheer
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Krupp 2 (66) , A. McFadden (60) , C. Russell (24) , Z. Eldridge (16)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Krupp 3 (69) , J. Hines (116) , C. Russell (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Krupp)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Montague L (7-22) 3.1 5 11 6 4 0 0 105 4.33   
P. Kelly 4.2 11 7 2 1 0 1 111 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Montague 10
Batters Faced: E. Montague 25, P. Kelly 28
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Montague 3-7, P. Kelly 7-6
Pitches - Strikes: E. Montague 105-61, P. Kelly 111-71
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Kelly 2-2
WP: P. Kelly 2
Hit Batsmen: E. Montague
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Eldridge W (39-13) 8.0 9 9 4 2 0 0 127 2.88   
L. Ennis 1.0 5 2 2 1 0 0 29 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Eldridge 36
Batters Faced: Z. Eldridge 37, L. Ennis 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Eldridge 10-12, L. Ennis 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Eldridge 127-77, L. Ennis 29-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bulldog Ayers
Ballpark: Fuchs Park
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 2403
Special Notes: Ajax McFadden ties the SL1 regular season game record for runs with 4. Ajax McFadden sets the SL1 regular season game record for runs with 5. Ajax McFadden ties the IA regular season game record for runs with 6.
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