PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
MONTREAL TIGERS AT ST. LOUIS PILOTS
05/31/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
MONTREAL TIGERS AT ST. LOUIS PILOTS
GAME ID: 381 - TUESDAY, MAY 31ST , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Tigers (21-14) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 8 3
St. Louis Pilots (25-8) 0 1 2 0 0 4 1 1 X 9 13 2
Tigers 9-2 Losers to St. Louis
St. Louis starter Zebulon Eldridge ran into little resistance from Montreal hitters, as his team cruised to victory, 9-2. Eldridge yielded 2 runs over 9 innings to notch the win. He scattered 8 hits, walked 1, and struck out 2. His record improves to 11-2. St. Louis is 25-8 and Montreal, with the loss, 21-14.

Travis Krupp had a big 2-run triple for the Pilots in the bottom of the sixth inning. With St. Louis leading 3-1 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he got a fastball from Joe Henry, who finished 4th in the IA in strikeouts with 199 in 1883, and swatted a triple to right. It was his 5th triple of the season, and more importantly, it put the Pilots ahead, 5-1.

"Zebulon -- his tempo and rhythm were good," said Pilots manager . "He was the key to us winning."
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Shipe RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 0 12
S. Burchett LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .357 1 18
C. Shelton 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 .372 0 29
B. Brown CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .315 1 17
T. Fowler C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .290 1 19
W. Dobson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .316 0 28
D. Dye SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .319 0 22
R. Casey 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .197 1 17
J. Henry P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .184 0 2
   R. Davis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   a-C. Collins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .379 0 4
Totals 33 2 8 2 1 2 17      
a - C. Collins pinch hit for R. Davis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Shelton (7, 5th Inning off Z. Eldridge, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Burchett (6, 8th Inning off Z. Eldridge, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Shipe , S. Burchett 4 , C. Shelton 3 , B. Brown , T. Fowler , D. Dye
2-out RBI: C. Shelton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Brown 2 , R. Casey 2
GIDP: W. Dobson
Sac Bunt: Z. Shipe , W. Dobson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Shipe (15) , T. Fowler (7)
CS: S. Burchett (10)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Burchett (3) , D. Dye (19) , J. Henry (7)
OF assists: 1 (Brown(Heyward at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Heyward 2B 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 .287 1 13
T. Krupp 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 .279 1 21
J. Tennison LF 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 .376 6 41
A. McFadden 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .282 1 19
B. Ayers RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .311 0 20
C. Scheer CF 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .268 1 25
J. Hines SS 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 .331 0 26
C. Russell C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 0 18
Z. Eldridge P 3 2 2 1 0 0 2 .288 0 9
Totals 35 9 13 8 6 2 22      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Scheer (9, 2nd Inning off J. Henry, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Heyward (9, 7th Inning off J. Henry, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Krupp (5, 6th Inning off J. Henry, 2 on, 1 out) , Z. Eldridge (1, 7th Inning off J. Henry, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Tennison (6, 8th Inning off R. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Heyward 2 , T. Krupp 4 , J. Tennison 4 , A. McFadden 2 , B. Ayers 2 , C. Scheer 4 , Z. Eldridge 4
2-out RBI: B. Ayers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Krupp , J. Tennison , A. McFadden , J. Hines , C. Russell
Sac Bunt: T. Krupp
Sac Fly: Z. Eldridge
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Heyward (14) , J. Tennison (13) , A. McFadden (14)
CS: Z. Eldridge (3)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Krupp 2 (18)
Double Plays: 1 (Heyward-Hines-McFadden)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Henry L (9-6) 6.2 10 8 3 6 2 0 156 2.77   
R. Davis 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 1 19 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Henry 28
Batters Faced: J. Henry 37, R. Davis 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Henry 7-10, R. Davis 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Henry 156-83, R. Davis 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Davis 1-0
WP: J. Henry 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Eldridge W (11-2) 9.0 8 2 2 1 2 0 136 3.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Eldridge 64
Batters Faced: Z. Eldridge 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Eldridge 13-11
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Eldridge 136-85
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zebulon Eldridge
Ballpark: Fuchs Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 2091
Special Notes: John Heyward ties the IA regular season game record for bases on balls with 4.
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