PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
ST. LOUIS PILOTS AT CLEVELAND CLIPPERS
08/30/1888
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
ST. LOUIS PILOTS AT CLEVELAND CLIPPERS
GAME ID: 1620 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Pilots (66-36) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 6 9 2
Cleveland Clippers (32-73) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 10 1
Pilots Defeat Clippers, 6-4
St. Louis starter Ajax McFadden pitched well against the Cleveland Clippers at Lakefront Park. The right-hander led his team to a win, 6-4. St. Louis has a record of 66-36, placing them first in the International Association.

St. Louis took a 4-1 lead on McFadden's 4th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which he hit off Weldon Skinner in the top of the sixth, propelled St. Louis to the win.

"Just trying to keep things simple and helping the team win any way I can," McFadden told a local reporter after the game.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Krupp 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .194 1 25
C. Scheer CF 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .277 4 41
J. Tennison LF 4 2 1 3 0 0 1 .304 7 57
A. McFadden RF 4 1 3 3 0 1 0 .278 4 56
   a-P. Martineau 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 20
B. Ayers 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 0 73
   b-F. McRoberts RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 0 15
J. Heyward 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 0 47
J. Hines SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .214 1 51
F. Eustis C 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .229 0 12
W. James P 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .165 0 9
Totals 33 6 9 6 5 1 14      
a - P. Martineau substituted for A. McFadden in the 9th
b - F. McRoberts substituted for B. Ayers in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Scheer (21, 8th Inning off W. Skinner, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. McFadden (4, 6th Inning off W. Skinner, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Tennison (7, 8th Inning off W. Skinner, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Krupp , C. Scheer 3 , J. Tennison 4 , A. McFadden 6 , B. Ayers , W. James
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Scheer , B. Ayers , J. Heyward
GIDP: T. Krupp , J. Heyward , F. Eustis
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Krupp (43) , C. Scheer (57) , A. McFadden (37) , F. Eustis (5) , W. James (3)
CS: C. Scheer (31)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Heyward (57) , J. Hines (67)
Double Plays: 1 (Hines-Heyward-Ayers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Glaspie RF, CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .245 2 36
E. Shaw LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .254 3 40
B. Brennan 2B, SS 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 .252 2 42
R. Mix 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .289 1 49
J. DeWald 3B 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .206 0 33
D. Bodine SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .251 0 50
   a-J. Taylor PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212 1 14
N. Shiffing CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .192 0 22
   b-E. Mortimer PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .164 0 6
B. Berglund C 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .155 0 5
W. Skinner P 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .109 0 0
   c-T. Duren PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .201 0 22
Totals 35 4 10 4 2 1 19      
a - J. Taylor pinch hit for D. Bodine in the 8th
b - E. Mortimer pinch hit for N. Shiffing in the 8th
c - T. Duren pinch hit for W. Skinner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Mix 2 (18, 4th Inning off W. James, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off W. James, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Berglund (1, 6th Inning off W. James, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Duren (11, 9th Inning off W. James, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: N. Shiffing (2, 6th Inning off W. James, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Glaspie , E. Shaw , R. Mix 4 , D. Bodine 2 , N. Shiffing 3 , B. Berglund 2 , W. Skinner , T. Duren 2
2-out RBI: N. Shiffing , B. Berglund
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Brennan , N. Shiffing 2 , W. Skinner
GIDP: E. Mortimer
Sac Bunt: J. DeWald
Hit by Pitch: E. Shaw
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Glaspie (28) , D. Bodine (27) , B. Berglund (3) , W. Skinner (1)
CS: E. Shaw (19) , B. Brennan (21)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Berglund (2)
Double Plays: 3 (Bodine-Brennan-Mix, Skinner-Bodine-Mix, DeWald-Brennan-Mix)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. James W (24-17) 9.0 10 4 4 2 1 0 127 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. James 50
Batters Faced: W. James 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. James 16-7
Pitches - Strikes: W. James 127-80
Hit Batsmen: W. James
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Skinner L (6-9) 9.0 9 6 5 5 1 2 143 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Skinner 43
Batters Faced: W. Skinner 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Skinner 11-11
Pitches - Strikes: W. Skinner 143-84
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ajax McFadden
Ballpark: Lakefront Park
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 952
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