 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL BALTIMORE BANNERMEN AT ST. LOUIS PILOTS 05/07/1888 |  |  | | | |
 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL | | BALTIMORE BANNERMEN AT ST. LOUIS PILOTS | | GAME ID: 249 - MONDAY, MAY 7TH , 1888 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Baltimore Bannermen (9-8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | | St. Louis Pilots (9-7) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | | |  | |
| Pilots Score Late, Clip Bannermen, 3-2 | The St. Louis Pilots got a stellar effort from pitcher Ajax McFadden, helping St. Louis score a win over the visiting Baltimore Bannermen, 3-2. McFadden, who finished 4th in the IA in OPS with .893 last year, went the distance for St. Louis. He gave up 2 runs on 5 hits. With the loss, Baltimore drops to 9-8.
The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the ninth inning, when St. Louis shortstop Jasper Hines, facing Nate Shine, had a run-scoring ground out. It gave the Pilots the 3-2 win.
"It's always extra special to win at home," said Hines. | | | | |
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| BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE | | ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING Doubles: B. Silvers (2, 7th Inning off A. McFadden, 1 on, 2 outs) Triples: J. Hoppe 2 (4, 1st Inning off A. McFadden, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off A. McFadden, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: J. Durr , J. Hoppe 7 , B. Silvers 2 2-out RBI: B. Silvers Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Thompson , R. Spencer 2 , N. Shine GIDP: J. Hoppe Sac Bunt: H. Brigand Sac Fly: R. Spencer Hit by Pitch: R. Spencer Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: J. Durr (6)
FIELDING Errors: B. Silvers (9) Double Plays: 1 (Thompson-Aiken-Hoppe) | | | BATTING Total Bases: T. Krupp , J. Tennison , A. McFadden 2 , B. Ayers , F. McRoberts 2 2-out RBI: A. McFadden Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Scheer , B. Ayers , J. Hines 2 GIDP: F. McRoberts Sac Bunt: T. Krupp , B. Ayers Hit by Pitch: C. Scheer Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: F. McRoberts (1) , J. Hines (3) CS: J. Tennison (5) , B. Ayers (2)
FIELDING Errors: B. Ayers (7) Double Plays: 1 (Krupp-Heyward-Ayers) | | |
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| BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE | | ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | N. Shine L (2-2) | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 133 | 1.59 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | A. McFadden W (1-1) | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 141 | 1.56 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Ajax McFadden Ballpark: Fuchs Park Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph Start Time: 1:05 PM CT Time: 2:38 Attendance: 1754 |
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