PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
KANSAS CITY PRAIRIE DOGS AT ST. LOUIS PILOTS
09/15/1888
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
KANSAS CITY PRAIRIE DOGS AT ST. LOUIS PILOTS
GAME ID: 1671 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Prairie Dogs (43-76) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 6 10 4
St. Louis Pilots (73-43) 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 7 10 3
Pilots Earn Win with Late Rally
Thanks in large part to center fielder Charlie Scheer, the St. Louis Pilots beat the Kansas City Prairie Dogs, 7-6. Scheer went 1-2 with 3 walks, while scoring 2 times. Ajax McFadden, the winning pitcher, improved to 15-9. He pitched 9 innings, giving up 10 hits and 6 runs, while striking out 4 and walking 1. St. Louis sits in first place in the International Association at 73-43.

In the bottom of the ninth, with one out and the game tied, 6-6, 28-year old right-handed pitcher Ajax McFadden won it for St. Louis. With runners on 1st and 2nd, McFadden hit a first pitch curveball from Bill Nolette for a run-scoring single, giving his team the 7-6 win.

"We want to make a habit of winning," McFadden said after the game.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Scott 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .284 2 50
C. Johnston LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .236 2 35
B. Marshall C 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .266 5 58
J. Reding RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .252 17 75
T. Cate CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .226 3 39
S. Monson 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .215 1 34
   a-B. Eggleston PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .239 0 11
   d-E. London 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
T. Bonney SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .208 1 32
B. Swanson 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .176 0 20
   b-W. Hickman PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 0 4
   B. Nolette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 1 11
J. Baxter P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200 0 2
   c-B. Yates PH, 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .222 1 7
Totals 36 6 10 6 1 4 18      
a - B. Eggleston pinch hit for S. Monson in the 8th
b - W. Hickman pinch hit for B. Swanson in the 8th
c - B. Yates pinch hit for J. Baxter in the 8th
d - E. London substituted for B. Eggleston in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Marshall (28, 1st Inning off A. McFadden, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Eggleston (4, 8th Inning off A. McFadden, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Marshall (8, 6th Inning off A. McFadden, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Scott , C. Johnston , B. Marshall 6 , J. Reding , S. Monson , B. Eggleston 2 , W. Hickman , B. Yates
2-out RBI: B. Yates
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Scott , T. Cate 2 , T. Bonney
GIDP: B. Swanson
Sac Bunt: C. Johnston , T. Cate
Sac Fly: J. Reding
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Marshall 2 (33) , B. Swanson 2 (62)
Double Plays: 1 (Monson-Swanson-Scott)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Scheer CF 2 2 1 1 3 0 0 .294 5 50
T. Krupp 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .198 1 32
J. Tennison LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .314 9 70
A. McFadden P 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .284 4 63
B. Ayers 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .288 0 87
J. Heyward 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .272 0 55
F. McRoberts RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .223 0 16
J. Hines SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .218 1 57
C. Russell C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .181 0 35
Totals 32 7 10 5 7 3 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Tennison (24, 1st Inning off J. Baxter, 0 on, 1 out) , A. McFadden (21, 7th Inning off J. Baxter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: F. McRoberts (1, 2nd Inning off J. Baxter, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Ayers (9, 5th Inning off J. Baxter, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Scheer , T. Krupp , J. Tennison 2 , A. McFadden 3 , B. Ayers 4 , J. Heyward , F. McRoberts 4
2-out RBI: C. Scheer , B. Ayers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Krupp , B. Ayers , J. Hines , C. Russell
GIDP: J. Tennison
Sac Bunt: T. Krupp
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Scheer (69) , J. Heyward (40)
CS: T. Krupp (25) , F. McRoberts (5) , J. Hines (14)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Ayers 2 (27) , J. Hines (81)
Double Plays: 1 (Heyward-Hines-Ayers)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Baxter 7.0 9 6 2 5 1 0 137 3.45   
B. Nolette L (22-27) 1.1 1 1 1 2 2 0 25 2.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Baxter 39
Batters Faced: J. Baxter 33, B. Nolette 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Baxter 10-6, B. Nolette 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Baxter 137-77, B. Nolette 25-16
WP: J. Baxter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. McFadden W (15-9) 9.0 10 6 3 1 4 0 121 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. McFadden 52
Batters Faced: A. McFadden 40
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. McFadden 14-9
Pitches - Strikes: A. McFadden 121-82
WP: A. McFadden
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie Scheer
Ballpark: Fuchs Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 2490
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