PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
MONTREAL TIGERS AT ST. LOUIS PILOTS
07/27/1887
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
MONTREAL TIGERS AT ST. LOUIS PILOTS
GAME ID: 637 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 27TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Tigers (50-29) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
St. Louis Pilots (58-17) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 3 4 2
Ayers Holds Tigers Scoreless
It was a masterful performance for Bulldog Ayers. The St. Louis Pilots hurler pitched shutout ball against the Montreal Tigers en route to his team's 3-0 win at Fuchs Park. In the game, Ayers rang up 4 strikeouts, walked 2, and allowed 7 hits.

"Bulldog looked like a real ace out there," St. Louis manager said.

This year, Ayers has a 15-4 mark in 20 starts with a 2.09 ERA. He has given up 159 hits in 172 innings, struck out 65 and issued 42 walks. Opposing clubs have compiled a .237 batting average against him.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Dye SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .339 0 41
S. Burchett LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 4 45
C. Shelton 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .337 3 78
B. Brown CF 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .347 9 65
T. Fowler C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .278 3 55
W. Dobson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .307 2 50
C. Collins RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .239 0 5
R. Casey 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .218 1 42
S. Archibald P 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .167 0 9
   a-Z. Shipe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251 3 31
Totals 33 0 7 0 2 4 15      
a - Z. Shipe pinch hit for S. Archibald in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Dye , C. Shelton , B. Brown 3 , W. Dobson , C. Collins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Dye , T. Fowler 3 , S. Archibald
GIDP: W. Dobson
Hit by Pitch: C. Collins
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Brown 2 (43) , W. Dobson (24) , C. Collins (8)
CS: D. Dye (17) , W. Dobson (17)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Shelton (33) , R. Casey (14)
Double Plays: 3 (Dye-Dobson-Casey, Shelton-Dobson-Casey, Shelton-Dobson-Casey)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Heyward 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .240 1 25
T. Krupp 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285 2 45
J. Tennison LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .338 9 75
A. McFadden 1B 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 .280 3 40
   a-P. Martineau 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 1 13
C. Scheer CF 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .325 1 70
E. Small RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 1 16
J. Hines SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274 0 61
C. Russell C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .230 0 36
B. Ayers P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343 2 52
Totals 27 3 4 3 3 0 13      
a - P. Martineau substituted for A. McFadden in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Tennison 2 (24, 6th Inning off S. Archibald, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off S. Archibald, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Krupp , J. Tennison 4 , C. Scheer
2-out RBI: C. Scheer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Heyward , C. Scheer
GIDP: J. Tennison , E. Small , C. Russell
Sac Bunt: T. Krupp
Hit by Pitch: J. Heyward
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Tennison (26) , A. McFadden (33) , B. Ayers (18)
CS: C. Scheer (16)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Heyward (35) , J. Hines (70)
Double Plays: 1 (Heyward-Hines-McFadden)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Archibald L (15-6) 8.0 4 3 1 3 0 0 117 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Archibald 63
Batters Faced: S. Archibald 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Archibald 12-10
Pitches - Strikes: S. Archibald 117-67
Hit Batsmen: S. Archibald
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ayers W (15-4) 9.0 7 0 0 2 4 0 121 2.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ayers 75
Batters Faced: B. Ayers 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ayers 10-10
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ayers 121-82
Hit Batsmen: B. Ayers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bulldog Ayers
Ballpark: Fuchs Park
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:22
Attendance: 2200
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