PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
MONTREAL TIGERS AT ST. LOUIS PILOTS
07/28/1887
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
MONTREAL TIGERS AT ST. LOUIS PILOTS
GAME ID: 641 - THURSDAY, JULY 28TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Tigers (50-30) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 6
St. Louis Pilots (59-17) 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 X 5 10 4
Tigers Go Down to Defeat, 5-2
The St. Louis Pilots took on the Montreal Tigers at Fuchs Park.

The St. Louis Pilots picked up a win at Fuchs Park, knocking off the Montreal Tigers, 5-2. On the mound for St. Louis was right-hander Zebulon Eldridge. He played a key role in the triumph. St. Louis, at 59-17, occupies first place in the International Association.

An inflection point occurred with no one out in the bottom of the third. That's when Pilots left fielder John Tennison hit a screwball from Joe Henry for a 2-run single. Just like that, St. Louis was up, 2-1.

"We took home the win," said Tennison. "What's not to like?"
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Shipe RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 3 31
S. Burchett LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .316 4 45
C. Shelton 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .338 3 79
B. Brown CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .341 9 65
T. Fowler C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .280 3 55
W. Dobson 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .307 2 50
D. Dye SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .338 0 42
R. Casey 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .216 1 42
J. Henry P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .171 0 9
   a-C. Collins PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239 0 5
Totals 36 2 6 2 4 3 19      
a - C. Collins pinch hit for J. Henry in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Fowler (20, 2nd Inning off Z. Eldridge, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Shelton 2 , T. Fowler 3 , W. Dobson , D. Dye
2-out RBI: C. Shelton , D. Dye
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Shelton , D. Dye , R. Casey 2 , J. Henry
GIDP: B. Brown
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Burchett (38) , T. Fowler (17) , W. Dobson (25) , D. Dye (57)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Burchett (18) , C. Shelton (34) , B. Brown (21) , T. Fowler (8) , W. Dobson (35) , D. Dye (61)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Heyward 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .240 1 25
T. Krupp 3B 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .288 2 45
J. Tennison LF 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .343 9 77
A. McFadden 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .276 3 41
   a-P. Martineau 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 1 13
B. Ayers RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .339 2 53
C. Scheer CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .324 1 71
J. Hines SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .274 0 61
C. Russell C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .235 0 36
Z. Eldridge P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .304 0 21
Totals 33 5 10 5 0 0 9      
a - P. Martineau substituted for A. McFadden in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Heyward , T. Krupp 2 , J. Tennison 3 , C. Scheer , J. Hines , C. Russell 2
2-out RBI: C. Scheer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. McFadden 2 , Z. Eldridge
Sac Bunt: T. Krupp
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Krupp (46) , J. Tennison 2 (28)
CS: J. Heyward 2 (26) , C. Russell (9)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Krupp 2 (37) , A. McFadden (14) , J. Hines (71)
Double Plays: 1 (Hines-Heyward-Martineau)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Henry L (24-11) 8.0 10 5 2 0 0 0 115 2.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Henry 48
Batters Faced: J. Henry 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Henry 7-14
Pitches - Strikes: J. Henry 115-76
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Eldridge W (25-7) 9.0 6 2 1 4 3 0 133 3.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Eldridge 68
Batters Faced: Z. Eldridge 40
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Eldridge 13-10
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Eldridge 133-84
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zebulon Eldridge
Ballpark: Fuchs Park
Weather: Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 2132
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