PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
MONTREAL TIGERS AT NEW YORK EXCELSIORS
10/05/1886
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
MONTREAL TIGERS AT NEW YORK EXCELSIORS
GAME ID: 1651 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5TH , 1886 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Tigers (79-46) 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 8 4
New York Excelsiors (65-54) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 4
Tigers Stop Excelsiors, 6-3
Montreal registered a win at Excelsior Grounds by beating the New York Excelsiors, 6-3. Pitcher Joe Henry was one reason why the Tigers triumphed. The triumph puts Montreal at 79-46 for the season.

It could have been a different outcome for Montreal, had it not been for Buster Brown, the 29-year old center fielder . Brown contributed a run-scoring triple in the top of the first inning to put Montreal up, 1-0.

Henry said the win provided a "big morale boost" for the team. "There's a good feeling in the clubhouse right now."
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Ashe 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .223 0 34
J. Curtis RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 0 48
S. Burchett LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .306 7 88
B. Brown CF 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 .283 9 79
T. Fowler C 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 .249 2 94
C. Patterson SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .213 0 58
C. Shelton 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .196 1 40
W. Dobson 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .300 2 73
J. Henry P 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .185 0 13
Totals 36 6 8 3 3 1 15      
BATTING
Triples: B. Brown (12, 1st Inning off C. Lemmons, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Henry (1, 6th Inning off C. Lemmons, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Brown (9, 9th Inning off C. Lemmons, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Ashe , S. Burchett , B. Brown 7 , T. Fowler , C. Patterson , W. Dobson , J. Henry 3
2-out RBI: , B. Brown 2 , J. Henry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Ashe 2 , T. Fowler , C. Patterson , C. Shelton
Sac Bunt: J. Curtis , C. Patterson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Brown (41) , T. Fowler (23)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Patterson 2 (134) , W. Dobson 2 (74)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. McRoberts RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .258 0 32
W. Gaylord 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .228 0 32
J. Scott 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .360 10 93
C. Collins LF 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .306 4 87
S. Monson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 3 69
D. Judd CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .225 1 41
J. Eliason SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .203 0 38
C. McCarver C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .189 0 31
C. Lemmons P 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .164 0 8
   a-F. Chapman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .197 0 2
Totals 37 3 6 2 1 5 16      
a - F. Chapman pinch hit for C. Lemmons in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Collins (30, 1st Inning off J. Henry, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Collins 4 , J. Eliason , C. McCarver , C. Lemmons
2-out RBI: C. Collins , C. Lemmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Gaylord 2 , S. Monson , D. Judd , J. Eliason
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: S. Monson 2 (50) , D. Judd (22) , J. Eliason (81)
PB: C. McCarver 3
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Henry W (28-20) 9.0 6 3 1 1 5 0 130 3.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Henry 71
Batters Faced: J. Henry 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Henry 10-12
Pitches - Strikes: J. Henry 130-83
WP: J. Henry
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lemmons L (18-18) 9.0 8 6 4 3 1 1 116 2.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lemmons 49
Batters Faced: C. Lemmons 41
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lemmons 15-10
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lemmons 116-76
WP: C. Lemmons
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Henry
Ballpark: Excelsior Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 1582
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