PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
KANSAS CITY WESTERNERS AT DETROIT STURGEONS
07/11/1886
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
KANSAS CITY WESTERNERS AT DETROIT STURGEONS
GAME ID: 224 - SUNDAY, JULY 11TH , 1886 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Westerners (27-26) 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 8 4
Detroit Sturgeons (22-30) 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
Westerners Over Sturgeons, 6-4
Tom Ewart, who finished 2nd in the FL in strikeouts with 341 in 1884, propelled his team to victory over the Detroit Sturgeons. The final score was 6-4, Kansas City. Ewart got the win, improving to 10-12. He gave up 6 hits and walked 3 over 9 innings. He allowed 4 runs. Kansas City is in 4th place in the Federal League with a record of 27-26.

Kansas City relied on the hitting of John Thomsen to pick up the win. The left fielder ripped a 2-run triple in the top of the sixth inning to put the Westerners on top, 6-4. For the game, Thomsen had 1 triple and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

After the game, Kansas City manager applauded the team's effort. "We put some good AB's together," he said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Atwood RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .232 1 12
B. Fick 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .308 1 31
I. Mullen CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .330 1 31
J. Davis 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .251 1 35
L. Estes 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .221 0 34
T. Woods SS 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 .247 1 37
M. Powell C 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 .234 0 27
T. Ewart P 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .233 1 28
J. Thomsen LF 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .247 2 13
Totals 32 6 8 6 4 5 14      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Mullen (16, 4th Inning off R. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Fick (5, 6th Inning off R. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Thomsen (3, 6th Inning off R. Davis, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Fick 3 , I. Mullen 2 , J. Davis 2 , L. Estes , T. Ewart , J. Thomsen 4
2-out RBI: T. Ewart , J. Thomsen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Atwood , L. Estes
GIDP: M. Powell
Sac Bunt: L. Estes
Sac Fly: M. Powell
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Atwood (12) , J. Davis (8)
CS: T. Woods (6) , J. Thomsen (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Fick (35) , J. Davis 2 (16) , L. Estes (26)
PB: M. Powell
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .261 1 27
J. Hart LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .293 0 16
N. Crane 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .335 4 42
H. Ransom C 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .193 1 26
B. Poole RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .335 4 31
M. Stephenson 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .214 0 22
M. McFall SS 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .175 1 14
E. Money 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .204 0 18
R. Davis P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .128 0 2
   a-B. Everitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 0 0
   J. Messer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Greene PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305 2 13
   P. Cherry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 36 4 6 2 3 5 17      
a - B. Everitt pinch hit for R. Davis in the 6th
b - D. Greene pinch hit for J. Messer in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. McFall (4, 6th Inning off T. Ewart, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. McFall (2, 2nd Inning off T. Ewart, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cavender , B. Poole 2 , M. McFall 6
2-out RBI: J. Cavender
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cavender , J. Hart , D. Greene
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cavender (14) , H. Ransom (11)
CS: B. Poole (8)

FIELDING
Errors: M. McFall (43)
Double Plays: 1 (McFall-Stephenson-Crane)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Ewart W (10-12) 9.0 6 4 1 3 5 0 134 3.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ewart 67
Batters Faced: T. Ewart 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ewart 13-8
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ewart 134-82
WP: T. Ewart 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Davis L (4-12) 6.0 7 6 6 4 3 0 103 5.50   
J. Messer 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0.00   
P. Cherry 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 5.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Davis 33
Batters Faced: R. Davis 28, J. Messer 7, P. Cherry 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Davis 7-7, J. Messer 5-1, P. Cherry 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Davis 103-60, J. Messer 25-16, P. Cherry 13-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Ewart
Ballpark: Riverside Park
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 1241
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