PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
CINCINNATI MONARCHS AT KANSAS CITY PRAIRIE DOGS
06/09/1888
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
CINCINNATI MONARCHS AT KANSAS CITY PRAIRIE DOGS
GAME ID: 538 - SATURDAY, JUNE 9TH , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Monarchs (20-20) 1 0 4 0 2 1 5 2 0 15 16 3
Kansas City Prairie Dogs (12-31) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 5
Monarchs Trounce Prairie Dogs, 15-3
Getting offensive support from Thaddeus Harlan, the Cincinnati Monarchs topped the Kansas City Prairie Dogs, 15-3. Harlan went 3 for 4 with a triple, a double, a walk, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 3 times and drove in 3 for the Monarchs. The win lifted the Cincinnati record to 20-20.

Cincinnati relied on the hitting of Will Bowling to pick up the win. The third baseman ripped a 2-run single in the top of the third inning to put the Monarchs on top, 3-1. For the game, Bowling had 1 triple and 2 singles in 6 at-bats.

"We take it day by day here," said Harlan, "and today was a good one for us."
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Harlan CF 4 3 3 3 1 0 0 .289 0 18
J. Hawkins SS 6 4 3 0 0 1 4 .212 2 25
W. Bowling 3B 6 1 3 5 0 0 1 .316 5 23
E. Ford 1B 6 1 3 4 0 0 2 .299 1 22
J. Curtis RF 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 .257 0 19
F. Abbott 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .228 1 16
G. Clarke C 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .205 0 18
T. Vanlandingham LF 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .273 0 11
K. Ranson P 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 .167 0 1
Totals 45 15 16 14 4 5 18      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Ford (6, 3rd Inning off M. Birch, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Harlan (12, 5th Inning off M. Birch, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Hawkins 2 (5, 1st Inning off M. Birch, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off M. Birch, 0 on, 2 outs) , W. Bowling (3, 6th Inning off M. Birch, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Harlan (5, 8th Inning off R. Stancil, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Harlan 6 , J. Hawkins 7 , W. Bowling 5 , E. Ford 4 , F. Abbott , G. Clarke 2 , K. Ranson
2-out RBI: , T. Harlan 2 , W. Bowling 2 , E. Ford 2 , F. Abbott
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hawkins , E. Ford , J. Curtis , F. Abbott , T. Vanlandingham , K. Ranson
Hit by Pitch: T. Harlan
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Bowling (10)
CS: T. Harlan (7) , E. Ford (9)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hawkins (29) , G. Clarke (9) , K. Ranson (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Abbott-Hawkins-Ford)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Scott 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291 1 20
   b-M. Maxwell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
   c-P. Scott 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
C. Johnston LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .256 1 20
   d-D. Cates PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   f-D. Patton RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
B. Marshall C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .235 1 16
J. Reding RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .220 7 20
   e-D. Shrader PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Cate CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .204 0 11
S. Monson 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262 0 11
   g-B. Yates PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 1
T. Bonney SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .258 1 13
B. Swanson 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .149 0 4
   a-P. Thompson PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .444 0 1
M. Birch P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188 0 3
   R. Stancil P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   J. Baxter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   h-B. Eggleston PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276 0 4
Totals 35 3 7 3 2 3 15      
a - P. Thompson pinch hit for B. Swanson in the 7th
b - M. Maxwell pinch hit for J. Scott in the 7th
c - P. Scott substituted for M. Maxwell in the 8th
d - D. Cates pinch hit for C. Johnston in the 8th
e - D. Shrader pinch hit for J. Reding in the 8th
f - D. Patton substituted for D. Cates in the 9th
g - B. Yates pinch hit for S. Monson in the 9th
h - B. Eggleston pinch hit for J. Baxter in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Johnston (1, 1st Inning off K. Ranson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Johnston 4 , B. Marshall , J. Reding 2 , S. Monson , B. Swanson , P. Thompson
2-out RBI: S. Monson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Scott , C. Johnston , B. Eggleston
GIDP: T. Cate
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Reding (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Reding (12) , T. Bonney (53) , B. Swanson 3 (22)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Ranson W (4-6) 9.0 7 3 2 2 3 1 115 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ranson 64
Batters Faced: K. Ranson 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ranson 13-10
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ranson 115-77
WP: K. Ranson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Birch L (2-3) 5.2 9 8 6 3 2 0 116 3.59   
R. Stancil 2.0 7 7 2 1 3 0 62 5.27   
J. Baxter 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Birch 22
Batters Faced: M. Birch 30, R. Stancil 16, J. Baxter 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Birch 7-6, R. Stancil 2-1, J. Baxter 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Birch 116-75, R. Stancil 62-39, J. Baxter 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Stancil 1-0 , J. Baxter 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Birch
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Thaddeus Harlan
Ballpark: Carver Grounds
Weather: Rain (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 1165
Special Notes: Jonathan Hawkins ties the CN1 regular season game record for triples with 2. Jonathan Hawkins ties the CN1 regular season game record for runs with 4.
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