 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL CLEVELAND CLIPPERS AT KANSAS CITY PRAIRIE DOGS 10/09/1888 |  |  | | | |
 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL | | CLEVELAND CLIPPERS AT KANSAS CITY PRAIRIE DOGS | | GAME ID: 2426 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH , 1888 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Cleveland Clippers (45-91) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | Kansas City Prairie Dogs (52-86) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 9 | 1 | | |  | |
| Clippers Handed 4-2 Loss | The Kansas City Prairie Dogs picked up a win at Carver Grounds, knocking off the Cleveland Clippers, 4-2. On the mound for Kansas City was right-hander Tom Child. He played a key role in the triumph. Child, who led the IA in innings pitched with 548.1 in 1885, went the distance for Kansas City. He gave up 2 runs on 3 hits. By defeating Cleveland, the 7th-place Prairie Dogs improved to 52-86.
Kansas City took advantage of an error in the bottom of the sixth inning. The game was tied, 0-0, when Bob Marshall hit a run-scoring single that was misplayed. It put the Prairie Dogs in front, 1-0.
"It was a real good effort by Tom," said Kansas City manager . "I loved the way he bore down." | | | | |
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| CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE | | KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - P. Manahan pinch hit for J. DeWald in the 7th b - E. Mortimer pinch hit for N. Shiffing in the 8th
BATTING Home Runs: B. Brennan (4, 7th Inning off T. Child, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: E. Shaw 2 , B. Brennan 4 Team LOB: 1
BASERUNNING CS: E. Shaw (25)
FIELDING Errors: V. Glaspie (30) , J. Taylor (20) , N. Shiffing (41) Double Plays: 1 (Bodine-Brennan-Taylor) | | | a - E. Templin substituted for C. Johnston in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: B. Marshall 2 (37, 1st Inning off E. Montague, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off E. Montague, 0 on, 0 outs) Triples: C. Johnston (6, 6th Inning off E. Montague, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: C. Johnston 3 , B. Marshall 5 , J. Reding 2 , T. Cate , S. Monson , T. Bonney Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reding , S. Monson , T. Bonney 2 , B. Swanson GIDP: B. Swanson Sac Bunt: T. Cate Team LOB: 6
FIELDING Errors: T. Bonney (120) | | |
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| CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE | | KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | E. Montague L (17-33) | 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 112 | 3.62 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Child W (18-25) | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 3.19 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Tom Child Ballpark: Carver Grounds Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph Start Time: 1:05 PM CT Time: 2:07 Attendance: 1227 |
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