PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
ST. LOUIS PILOTS AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS
09/25/1886
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
ST. LOUIS PILOTS AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS
GAME ID: 1619 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH , 1886 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Pilots (75-42) 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 5 12 4
Pittsburgh Vulcans (56-57) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 3
Ayers Throws 4-Hitter En Route to 5-3 Pilots Win
The St. Louis Pilots picked up a win at Vulcan Grounds, knocking off the Pittsburgh Vulcans, 5-3. On the mound for St. Louis was right-hander Bulldog Ayers. He played a key role in the triumph. With this game in the books, St. Louis is 75-42, Pittsburgh 56-57.

St. Louis starter Bulldog Ayers was a master of his craft. The right-hander allowed 3 runs on 4 hits over 9 innings.

"Bulldog was really attacking guys' weaknesses and he didn't leave a lot of balls over the plate," said St. Louis field general .
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Heyward 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .251 1 64
C. Scheer CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .244 1 63
J. Tennison LF 5 2 3 0 0 1 3 .297 3 71
   a-P. Martineau 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 5
A. McFadden 1B, LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 .270 3 74
J. Hines SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 .283 0 66
T. Krupp 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .253 0 65
J. Durr RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .200 0 48
F. Eustis C 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 0 40
B. Ayers P 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .249 1 44
Totals 40 5 12 4 2 4 31      
a - P. Martineau substituted for J. Tennison in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Heyward (18, 3rd Inning off S. Lamb, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Tennison (21, 9th Inning off S. Lamb, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Heyward 4 , C. Scheer , J. Tennison 4 , J. Hines , T. Krupp , J. Durr , B. Ayers 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. McFadden , T. Krupp , J. Durr , F. Eustis 3 , B. Ayers
GIDP: C. Scheer
Sac Bunt: A. McFadden
Sac Fly: J. Hines
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: A. McFadden (22) , T. Krupp (33) , J. Durr (35) , B. Ayers (23)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Heyward (70) , A. McFadden (39) , J. Hines (108) , B. Ayers (18)
Double Plays: 1 (McFadden-Eustis-McFadden)
PB: F. Eustis
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. August CF 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .227 0 27
J. Clark 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .202 3 36
J. Kent RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .239 3 61
J. Frank LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .259 4 64
E. Shaw 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .257 3 65
G. Vankirk SS 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 .221 0 50
M. Teets 1B 3 0 1 2 1 0 3 .223 0 7
N. Edwards C 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .183 1 48
S. Lamb P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .221 0 12
   a-T. Kitts PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 1 2
Totals 32 3 4 3 5 7 23      
a - T. Kitts pinch hit for S. Lamb in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Frank (8, 8th Inning off B. Ayers, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. August , J. Kent , J. Frank 3 , M. Teets
2-out RBI: J. August
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Clark , J. Frank , M. Teets
GIDP: N. Edwards
Sac Bunt: G. Vankirk
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. August (23) , G. Vankirk (14)
CS: J. Clark (24)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Shaw (47) , G. Vankirk (82) , M. Teets (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Teets-Vankirk-Teets)
PB: N. Edwards 2
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ayers W (26-11) 9.0 4 3 0 5 7 0 132 2.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ayers 75
Batters Faced: B. Ayers 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ayers 12-7
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ayers 132-80
WP: B. Ayers
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Lamb L (21-24) 9.0 12 5 3 2 4 0 166 2.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Lamb 49
Batters Faced: S. Lamb 44
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Lamb 12-11
Pitches - Strikes: S. Lamb 166-99
WP: S. Lamb
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bulldog Ayers
Ballpark: Vulcan Grounds
Weather: Rain (64 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 1502
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