PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
ST. LOUIS PILOTS AT LOUISVILLE COLTS
10/20/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
ST. LOUIS PILOTS AT LOUISVILLE COLTS
GAME ID: 2407 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Pilots 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 7 13 2
Louisville Colts 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2
St. Louis Defeats Louisville
The St. Louis Pilots earned their 3rd Round 1 title and now have all winter to spend basking in the glory, while the beaten Louisville Colts will have plenty of time to wonder what went wrong.

St. Louis became the Professional Base Ball champion for 1887 with a 7-4 triumph to capture the series 4-2.

"Both clubs are talented. We just made fewer mistakes than they did," winning manager said to the press corps at the postgame press conference. "We made the crucial plays and got the timely hits."

Louisville skipper agreed with that assessment, saying his club turned out to be "a little weak on fundamentals" at crucial times.

"I have a sneaking suspicion we will be working on fundamentals a lot next spring," he said.

On the way to the Round 1 championship, the Pilots ended up in first place in the International Association and compiled a 100-37 record during the regular season.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Heyward 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .286 1 2
T. Krupp 3B 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .192 0 4
J. Tennison LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .407 1 7
A. McFadden 1B 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .250 1 8
   a-P. Martineau 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571 0 0
B. Ayers RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .346 0 5
C. Scheer CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .375 0 4
J. Hines SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .100 0 1
C. Russell C 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .250 1 6
Z. Eldridge P 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
Totals 38 7 13 7 2 4 17      
a - P. Martineau substituted for A. McFadden in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Eldridge (1, 3rd Inning off E. Lane, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Krupp (1, 3rd Inning off E. Lane, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Ayers (2, 4th Inning off E. Lane, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Russell (1, 9th Inning off E. Lane, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Krupp 3 , J. Tennison , A. McFadden , B. Ayers 3 , C. Scheer , J. Hines , C. Russell 3 , Z. Eldridge 4
2-out RBI: A. McFadden , C. Russell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Heyward , A. McFadden 2 , B. Ayers
GIDP: A. McFadden
Sac Fly: C. Russell
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Scheer (5)
CS: B. Ayers (2)

FIELDING
Errors: A. McFadden , J. Hines
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Edwards CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 1 4
C. Morris 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .185 0 1
L. Buckley 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .429 0 5
C. Shanafelt RF 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .423 1 6
K. Duncan C 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .208 1 4
N. Heyward SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .360 0 2
S. Day 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .375 0 1
H. Rogers LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .304 0 0
E. Lane P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 1
   E. Robinson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-F. Crumbley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 31 4 3 3 5 1 11      
a - F. Crumbley pinch hit for E. Robinson in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Shanafelt (1, 1st Inning off Z. Eldridge, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Morris , L. Buckley , C. Shanafelt 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Morris 2 , L. Buckley , S. Day
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Morris (3) , K. Duncan (2) , H. Rogers (2) , E. Lane (2)
CS: K. Duncan (2)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Heyward , E. Lane
Double Plays: 1 (Day-Heyward-Buckley)
OF assists: 1 (Rogers(Tennison at 2nd base))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Eldridge W (1-1) 9.0 3 4 3 5 1 1 109 3.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Eldridge 63
Batters Faced: Z. Eldridge 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Eldridge 11-14
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Eldridge 109-61
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Lane L (1-1) 8.2 13 7 4 2 4 0 150 4.18   
E. Robinson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Lane 38
Batters Faced: E. Lane 40, E. Robinson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Lane 10-9, E. Robinson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Lane 150-94, E. Robinson 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Robinson 2-0
WP: E. Lane
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zebulon Eldridge
Ballpark: Derby Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 3076
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