 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL KANSAS CITY PRAIRIE DOGS AT BALTIMORE BANNERMEN 08/27/1888 |  |  | | | |
 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL | | KANSAS CITY PRAIRIE DOGS AT BALTIMORE BANNERMEN | | GAME ID: 1566 - MONDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 1888 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Kansas City Prairie Dogs (40-64) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | | Baltimore Bannermen (52-50) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 5 | 0 | | |  | |
| Silvers Fires 4-0 Shutout in Bannermen Win | Bill Silvers kept the Kansas City Prairie Dogs hitters off balance all game long, as the Baltimore Bannermen pitcher blanked the Prairie Dogs, 4-0.
Silvers gave up 2 hits, struck out 5, and walked 0. In the postgame press conference, the right-hander was reluctant to talk about the outing at length.
"It was a nice win in a long season," he said. "I don't want to dwell too much on it."
In 39 starts this season, Silvers has recorded a 17-22 record and a 2.87 ERA. | | | | |
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| KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE | | BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - B. Eggleston pinch hit for T. Child in the 9th
BATTING Total Bases: T. Bonney , T. Child Hit by Pitch: T. Child Team LOB: 2
BASERUNNING CS: T. Bonney (16)
FIELDING Errors: C. Johnston (13) , T. Cate (27) , S. Monson (45) Double Plays: 2 (Monson-Swanson-Scott, Johnston-Scott) OF assists: 1 (Johnston(Aiken at 1st base)) | | | BATTING Doubles: B. Silvers (14, 2nd Inning off T. Child, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: I. Thompson , H. Brigand , T. Smith 2 , B. Silvers 2 2-out RBI: T. Smith Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Durr , R. Spencer , B. Silvers GIDP: J. Durr Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: I. Thompson (48) , B. Silvers 2 (36) CS: T. Smith (1) | | |
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| KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE | | BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Child L (13-18) | 8.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 2.97 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. Silvers W (17-22) | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 95 | 2.87 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Bill Silvers Ballpark: Banner Field Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph Start Time: 1:05 PM ET Time: 2:09 Attendance: 1431 |
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