PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
KANSAS CITY PRAIRIE DOGS AT ST. LOUIS PILOTS
09/11/1888
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
KANSAS CITY PRAIRIE DOGS AT ST. LOUIS PILOTS
GAME ID: 1660 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Prairie Dogs (42-74) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 7 2
St. Louis Pilots (71-42) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 X 5 5 1
Pilots Post 5-4 Win
The St. Louis Pilots weathered a fine game by Kansas City right fielder John Reding to upend the Prairie Dogs, 5-4, at Fuchs Park. Reding went 2-4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. St. Louis, at 71-42, sits in first place in the International Association.

Bulldog Ayers dealt the Prairie Dogs a blow in the bottom of the eighth. Batting with a runner on 2nd and St. Louis leading 4-2, Ayers, who leads the IA in RBI with 84, hit a 1-2 changeup for a run-scoring single.

Ayers called the win "an overall solid one."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Scott 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .286 2 50
C. Johnston LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .233 2 34
B. Marshall C 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 .264 5 57
J. Reding RF 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .250 17 71
T. Cate CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .225 3 37
S. Monson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 1 34
   a-B. Eggleston PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 0 9
T. Bonney SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209 1 32
B. Swanson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .178 0 20
   b-W. Hickman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 0 4
J. Baxter P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .212 0 2
Totals 33 4 7 3 2 5 7      
a - B. Eggleston pinch hit for S. Monson in the 9th
b - W. Hickman pinch hit for B. Swanson in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: T. Cate (6, 9th Inning off B. Ayers, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Reding 2 (17, 7th Inning off B. Ayers, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off B. Ayers, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Scott 2 , B. Marshall , J. Reding 8 , T. Cate 3 , J. Baxter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Marshall , J. Reding , B. Swanson
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Scott (37) , T. Bonney (37)
CS: J. Scott (18) , B. Marshall (19)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Johnston (14) , T. Bonney (110)
Double Plays: 1 (Bonney-Swanson-Scott)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Scheer CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .294 5 48
T. Krupp 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .199 1 29
J. Tennison LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .307 8 68
A. McFadden RF 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 .282 4 61
   a-F. McRoberts RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 16
B. Ayers P 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 .290 0 84
J. Heyward 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .271 0 54
P. Martineau 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .189 0 24
J. Hines SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .218 1 57
C. Russell C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .185 0 35
Totals 27 5 5 5 7 2 15      
a - F. McRoberts substituted for A. McFadden in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Heyward (22, 6th Inning off J. Baxter, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Scheer , J. Tennison , B. Ayers 2 , J. Heyward 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Krupp , J. Tennison , P. Martineau , J. Hines 2
GIDP: J. Tennison
Sac Bunt: C. Russell
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Scheer (67) , A. McFadden (41)
CS: A. McFadden (24)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Martineau (9)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Baxter L (3-17) 8.0 5 5 4 7 2 0 133 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Baxter 49
Batters Faced: J. Baxter 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Baxter 8-12
Pitches - Strikes: J. Baxter 133-77
WP: J. Baxter 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ayers W (29-11) 9.0 7 4 4 2 5 2 110 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ayers 60
Batters Faced: B. Ayers 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ayers 9-11
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ayers 110-71
WP: B. Ayers 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Reding
Ballpark: Fuchs Park
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:23
Attendance: 2021
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