PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
KANSAS CITY WESTERNERS AT DETROIT STURGEONS
09/13/1886
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
KANSAS CITY WESTERNERS AT DETROIT STURGEONS
GAME ID: 448 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 1886 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Westerners (46-56) 2 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 11 17 4
Detroit Sturgeons (45-57) 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 4 X 12 17 3
Detroit Scrapes Out 12-11 Win
The Detroit Sturgeons outscored the Kansas City Westerners, 12-11. Among the hitting stars was catcher Harry Ransom. Ransom, who is tied for 10th in the FL in doubles with 22, was 3-5 with 3 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Detroit is now 45-57.

Ransom had an important at-bat with runners on 1st and 2nd in the bottom of the eighth, when he hit a run-scoring single. The Sturgeons went on to win.

"Ugly win or not, we'll take it," said Ransom.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Atwood RF 5 1 1 0 1 1 4 .242 1 31
B. Fick 2B 5 2 3 1 1 0 4 .280 2 50
I. Mullen CF 6 1 3 3 0 1 7 .294 1 52
T. Ewart LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .245 3 47
J. Davis 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .233 1 58
T. Woods SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 4 .230 2 57
M. Powell C 5 1 1 1 0 0 6 .218 0 47
L. Estes 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .213 0 52
E. Robinson P 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 .165 0 13
   E. Lane P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273 0 2
Totals 42 11 17 10 3 3 30      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Mullen 3 (35, 1st Inning off C. Verret, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off C. Verret, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off C. Verret, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. Robinson (7, 2nd Inning off C. Verret, 2 on, 1 out) , E. Atwood (16, 4th Inning off C. Verret, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Fick (9, 1st Inning off C. Verret, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Atwood 2 , B. Fick 5 , I. Mullen 6 , T. Ewart , J. Davis 3 , T. Woods 2 , M. Powell , E. Robinson 3 , E. Lane
2-out RBI: B. Fick , I. Mullen , J. Davis , E. Lane
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Fick , I. Mullen 2 , M. Powell
Sac Bunt: T. Woods , L. Estes
Hit by Pitch: J. Davis
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Fick (17) , J. Davis (8)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Atwood (29) , B. Fick (59) , L. Estes 2 (43)
Double Plays: 2 (Estes-Davis, Fick-Woods-Davis)
PB: M. Powell
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 .242 1 49
J. Hart LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 5 .259 0 33
N. Crane 1B 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .324 8 85
   b-B. Everitt 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 0
H. Ransom C 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .209 4 56
B. Poole RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .292 5 52
M. Stephenson 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 .197 1 33
   J. Messer P 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 0 0
M. McFall SS 4 1 2 1 0 2 5 .165 1 31
E. Money 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .196 1 32
C. Verret P 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .220 0 6
   a-T. Gresham 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .500 0 2
Totals 40 12 17 10 4 4 27      
a - T. Gresham substituted for C. Verret in the 5th
b - B. Everitt substituted for N. Crane in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cavender (15, 3rd Inning off E. Robinson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Money (4, 3rd Inning off E. Robinson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cavender 3 , J. Hart 2 , N. Crane 3 , H. Ransom 3 , B. Poole , J. Messer , M. McFall 2 , E. Money 3 , T. Gresham 2
2-out RBI: J. Cavender , T. Gresham
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hart , M. McFall 2
GIDP: J. Hart
Sac Bunt: M. McFall
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Ransom (20)
CS: T. Gresham (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Cavender (17) , J. Hart (13) , T. Gresham (1)
OF assists: 1 (Cavender(Mullen at 3rd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Robinson L (11-17) 7.0 14 11 5 4 4 0 154 3.71   
E. Lane 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 17 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Robinson 17
Batters Faced: E. Robinson 40, E. Lane 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Robinson 6-9, E. Lane 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Robinson 154-96, E. Lane 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Lane 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Verret 4.0 12 9 4 2 0 0 80 3.84   
J. Messer W (3-0) 5.0 5 2 2 1 3 0 64 1.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Verret 10
Batters Faced: C. Verret 27, J. Messer 21
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Verret 9-2, J. Messer 6-5
Pitches - Strikes: C. Verret 80-54, J. Messer 64-44
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Messer 3-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Verret
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Harry Ransom
Ballpark: Riverside Park
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 1105
Special Notes: Icicle Mullen ties the KC2 regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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