 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL ST. LOUIS PILOTS AT BOSTON BRAHMINS 08/23/1888 |  | | | | |
 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL | | ST. LOUIS PILOTS AT BOSTON BRAHMINS | | GAME ID: 1549 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 1888 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | St. Louis Pilots (60-35) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | | Boston Brahmins (51-47) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | | |  | |
| Brahmins Beaten, 3-1, by St. Louis | The St. Louis Pilots picked up a win at Brahmins Grounds, knocking off the Boston Brahmins, 3-1. Starting pitcher Bulldog Ayers played a key role in the triumph. Ayers yielded 1 run over 9 innings to notch the win. He scattered 7 hits, walked 2, and struck out 4. His record improves to 24-10. The win makes St. Louis 60-35.
Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Travis Krupp? The St. Louis third baseman had a 2-run double in the top of the second inning to put the Pilots on top, 3-0. For the game, Krupp had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.
"We busted our tails," said Boston manager . "But we came up short."
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| ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE | | BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - F. McRoberts substituted for A. McFadden in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: T. Krupp (13, 2nd Inning off K. Burns, 2 on, 2 outs) , P. Martineau (3, 7th Inning off K. Burns, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Krupp 3 , B. Ayers 3 , P. Martineau 2 , F. Eustis
2-out RBI: T. Krupp , F. Eustis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Scheer , J. Tennison , A. McFadden , P. Martineau , J. Hines
Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING
SB: T. Krupp 2 (40) , A. McFadden (33)
CS: B. Ayers 2 (18) , P. Martineau (3)
FIELDING
Errors: J. Tennison (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Krupp-Heyward-Martineau) | | | BATTING
Home Runs: R. Johnson (2, 5th Inning off B. Ayers, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Longley , T. Heath 2 , C. Mathews , J. Strouse 2 , R. Johnson 4
2-out RBI: R. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Strouse , P. Applegate
GIDP: P. Applegate
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
SB: J. Longley (36) , T. Heath (38)
CS: D. Frison (4)
FIELDING
Errors: P. Applegate (21) , R. Johnson (47) | | |
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| ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE | | BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. Ayers W (24-10) | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 119 | 2.21 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | K. Burns L (1-8) | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 3.97 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Bulldog Ayers
Ballpark: Brahmins Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:13
Attendance: 1336 |
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