PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
ST. LOUIS PILOTS AT BALTIMORE BANNERMEN
10/07/1888
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
ST. LOUIS PILOTS AT BALTIMORE BANNERMEN
GAME ID: 2424 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7TH , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
St. Louis Pilots (83-53) 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 1 3 11 11 5
Baltimore Bannermen (63-72) 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 8 12 6
Late Offense Lifts St. Louis to 11-8 Victory
St. Louis starter Ajax McFadden pitched well against the Baltimore Bannermen at Banner Field. The right-hander led his team to a win, 11-8. St. Louis, at 83-53, occupies first place in the International Association.

The game was at a stalemate until left fielder John Tennison came to bat in the top of the tenth. Facing Baltimore pitcher Clyde McCormack, he hit a 3-1 fastball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting St. Louis on top, 9-8.

"If you were looking for a pitchers' duel," said Tennison, "this wasn't it."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Krupp 3B 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 .202 1 38
C. Scheer CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .288 5 53
J. Tennison LF 5 3 2 1 1 1 4 .309 10 80
A. McFadden RF 4 4 3 2 1 0 1 .294 4 75
B. Ayers 1B 5 0 2 2 1 1 5 .280 1 100
J. Heyward 2B 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 .263 1 66
C. Russell C 6 0 1 0 0 1 9 .179 1 45
J. Hines SS 5 0 1 3 1 0 5 .219 1 72
W. James P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .144 0 12
   a-P. Martineau PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 0 25
   Z. Eldridge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 2
   b-F. McRoberts PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 0 19
   E. Small P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 43 11 11 10 7 5 38      
a - P. Martineau pinch hit for W. James in the 8th
b - F. McRoberts pinch hit for Z. Eldridge in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Ayers 2 (24, 2nd Inning off B. Silvers, 0 on, 0 outs; 10th Inning off C. McCormack, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Hines (5, 4th Inning off B. Silvers, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Scheer , J. Tennison 2 , A. McFadden 3 , B. Ayers 4 , J. Heyward , C. Russell , J. Hines 3
2-out RBI: J. Hines
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Krupp , J. Tennison , A. McFadden , J. Hines 2 , W. James , F. McRoberts
GIDP: B. Ayers , J. Hines
Sac Bunt: C. Scheer
Hit by Pitch: A. McFadden , J. Heyward
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Krupp (58) , C. Scheer (77) , J. Tennison (39) , A. McFadden (50)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Krupp (67) , A. McFadden (17) , B. Ayers (36) , J. Heyward (86) , C. Russell (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Durr RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .197 0 31
I. Thompson 2B 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .229 4 64
R. Spencer CF 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 .227 5 73
A. Aiken SS 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .230 4 57
J. Hoppe 1B 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .251 5 50
H. Brigand LF 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .229 3 51
   C. McCormack P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Silvers P 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .271 1 52
   a-T. Smith LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 0 4
D. Dillon C 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .205 1 9
W. Bernal 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .133 1 13
Totals 41 8 12 7 2 2 16      
a - T. Smith substituted for B. Silvers in the 10th

BATTING
Triples: D. Dillon (2, 2nd Inning off W. James, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Silvers (7, 4th Inning off W. James, 1 on, 1 out) , I. Thompson (7, 6th Inning off W. James, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Thompson 5 , A. Aiken , J. Hoppe 3 , B. Silvers 4 , D. Dillon 5
2-out RBI: I. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Durr 2 , R. Spencer , A. Aiken , J. Hoppe , W. Bernal
Sac Bunt: H. Brigand 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Thompson (59) , R. Spencer 2 (36) , A. Aiken (47) , B. Silvers (47) , D. Dillon (2)
CS: I. Thompson (29) , J. Hoppe (28)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Durr 2 (23) , I. Thompson (46) , A. Aiken 2 (119) , W. Bernal (30)
Double Plays: 2 (Aiken-Thompson-Hoppe, Thompson-Aiken-Hoppe)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. James 7.0 11 8 5 2 2 0 125 2.27   
Z. Eldridge 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.36   
E. Small W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. James 29
Batters Faced: W. James 36, Z. Eldridge 3, E. Small 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. James 11-7, Z. Eldridge 3-0, E. Small 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. James 125-79, Z. Eldridge 7-5, E. Small 23-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Silvers 9.0 8 8 6 5 5 0 173 2.85   
C. McCormack L (1-1) 1.0 3 3 3 2 0 0 25 6.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Silvers 43
Batters Faced: B. Silvers 45, C. McCormack 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Silvers 12-8, C. McCormack 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Silvers 173-110, C. McCormack 25-14
WP: B. Silvers , C. McCormack
Hit Batsmen: B. Silvers 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ajax McFadden
Ballpark: Banner Field
Weather: Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 1315
Special Notes: Ajax McFadden ties the IA regular season extra-inning game record for runs with 4.
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