PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
KANSAS CITY WESTERNERS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
09/18/1886
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
KANSAS CITY WESTERNERS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
GAME ID: 469 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 1886 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Westerners (48-59) 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 0 9 12 3
St. Louis Pioneers (54-53) 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 6 10 4
Woods Shines in 9-6 Kansas City Win
Tom Woods knocked in 3 runs to help Kansas City beat St. Louis, 9-6. Woods produced 2 singles, 1 double, and 1 home run. The 4th-place Pioneers now sit at 54-53.

In the top of the seventh, Kansas City pitcher Zebulon Eldridge had a run-producing at-bat. Facing St. Louis hurler Dan Hicks, Eldridge drew a walk, driving in 1 run. That made the score 7-5, Kansas City. For the day, Eldridge threw 9.0 innings allowing 6 runs.

"I give credit to my teammates for this win. We got it done," Eldridge told the Kansas City Daily.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Atwood RF 6 1 0 1 0 0 8 .237 1 33
B. Fick 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .271 2 50
I. Mullen CF, 1B 6 1 1 0 0 2 3 .295 1 54
T. Ewart LF, CF 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .248 3 51
J. Davis 1B 4 3 2 2 1 1 2 .243 1 62
   a-J. Thomsen LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 2 22
T. Woods SS 4 1 4 3 1 0 0 .235 3 61
M. Powell C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .221 0 49
L. Estes 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .211 0 54
Z. Eldridge P 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 .138 0 8
Totals 41 9 12 9 4 7 27      
a - J. Thomsen substituted for J. Davis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ewart 2 (15, 5th Inning off D. Hicks, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off D. Hicks, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Estes (14, 6th Inning off D. Hicks, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Davis (21, 7th Inning off D. Hicks, 1 on, 1 out) , I. Mullen (39, 8th Inning off D. Hicks, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Woods (16, 8th Inning off D. Hicks, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Woods (3, 6th Inning off D. Hicks, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Mullen 2 , T. Ewart 5 , J. Davis 3 , T. Woods 8 , M. Powell , L. Estes 2
2-out RBI: T. Ewart , J. Davis , T. Woods 2 , Z. Eldridge
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Atwood , B. Fick 2 , J. Davis , L. Estes
GIDP: M. Powell
Sac Bunt: B. Fick , Z. Eldridge
Hit by Pitch: M. Powell
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Eldridge (8)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Fick (63) , L. Estes 2 (48)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Nelson SS 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .283 2 41
J. Nelson LF 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 .204 1 29
S. Day 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .295 11 85
J. Clay 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .316 7 67
W. Wessels 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .240 5 60
W. Strickland CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .214 3 44
S. Violette C 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .195 1 29
D. Hicks P 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .235 1 40
   B. McDonald P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Windom RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .192 0 12
Totals 40 6 10 5 1 2 14      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Nelson (15, 6th Inning off Z. Eldridge, 2 on, 2 outs) , W. Wessels (25, 7th Inning off Z. Eldridge, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: W. Wessels (6, 1st Inning off Z. Eldridge, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Nelson 3 , W. Wessels 5 , W. Strickland , S. Violette 3 , D. Hicks 2
2-out RBI: K. Nelson , W. Wessels , S. Violette
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Nelson , J. Nelson , W. Strickland , D. Hicks , B. Windom
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: K. Nelson (76) , J. Clay (29) , W. Wessels (42) , B. Windom (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Nelson-Day-Clay)
PB: S. Violette
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Eldridge W (16-15) 9.0 10 6 1 1 2 0 124 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Eldridge 54
Batters Faced: Z. Eldridge 41
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Eldridge 14-11
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Eldridge 124-79
WP: Z. Eldridge
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hicks L (27-19) 7.2 12 9 6 4 5 1 152 3.17   
B. McDonald 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 30 0.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hicks 26
Batters Faced: D. Hicks 42, B. McDonald 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hicks 15-4, B. McDonald 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hicks 152-92, B. McDonald 30-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. McDonald 1-0
WP: D. Hicks
Hit Batsmen: B. McDonald
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Woods
Ballpark: Pioneers Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 1493
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