PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
ST. LOUIS PILOTS AT CINCINNATI MONARCHS
07/20/1888
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
ST. LOUIS PILOTS AT CINCINNATI MONARCHS
GAME ID: 704 - FRIDAY, JULY 20TH , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Pilots (43-24) 2 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 11 13 5
Cincinnati Monarchs (39-32) 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 8 12 2
St. Louis Wins, Scheer 3-for-4
Charlie Scheer knocked in 5 runs to help St. Louis beat Cincinnati, 11-8. The East Liverpool, Ohio native tallied 2 singles and 1 home run. Bulldog Ayers earned the win to go to 19-5. He allowed 8 runs on 12 hits, with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts in 9 innings of work. After today's action, St. Louis sits at 43-24, while Cincinnati falls to 39-32.

With St. Louis leading 2-1 in the top of the second, Scheer hit a splitter from Tom Bell for a grand slam home run. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Pilots ahead, 6-1.

"We'll take some time to unwind," said Scheer, "and then get after it again."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Krupp 3B 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 .196 1 19
C. Scheer CF 4 3 3 5 0 0 2 .280 4 30
J. Tennison LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .333 2 33
A. McFadden RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .258 2 34
   a-F. McRoberts RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 0 8
B. Ayers P 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .262 0 52
J. Heyward 2B 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .296 0 32
P. Martineau 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .181 0 15
J. Hines SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .240 1 40
F. Eustis C 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .271 0 8
Totals 37 11 13 10 2 2 17      
a - F. McRoberts substituted for A. McFadden in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: A. McFadden 2 (5, 1st Inning off T. Bell, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off T. Bell, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hines (2, 4th Inning off T. Bell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Scheer (4, 2nd Inning off T. Bell, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Krupp 2 , C. Scheer 6 , A. McFadden 6 , J. Heyward 3 , J. Hines 4 , F. Eustis
2-out RBI: C. Scheer , J. Heyward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Tennison , P. Martineau , F. Eustis
GIDP: P. Martineau
Sac Bunt: C. Scheer , P. Martineau
Sac Fly: F. Eustis
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Krupp 2 (26) , C. Scheer (32) , A. McFadden (22)
CS: B. Ayers (11) , F. Eustis (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Tennison (13) , J. Heyward 3 (36) , P. Martineau (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Harlan CF 5 1 2 3 0 0 3 .268 1 32
J. Hawkins SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .227 4 40
W. Bowling 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .309 6 40
E. Ford 1B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .297 1 40
J. Curtis RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .246 0 32
F. Abbott 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .219 2 23
G. Clarke C 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .222 0 37
T. Vanlandingham LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 .232 0 30
   P. Graham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Wilson PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .189 0 3
   D. Eyler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Bell P 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 .195 0 12
   a-N. Mason LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 0 2
Totals 37 8 12 6 3 5 21      
a - N. Mason substituted for T. Bell in the 6th
b - M. Wilson pinch hit for P. Graham in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Ford (10, 4th Inning off B. Ayers, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Harlan (8, 4th Inning off B. Ayers, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Harlan 4 , J. Hawkins , W. Bowling , E. Ford 4 , J. Curtis , G. Clarke 2 , M. Wilson , N. Mason
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hawkins , W. Bowling 2 , T. Vanlandingham
Sac Bunt: J. Curtis , G. Clarke
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Harlan (25) , T. Bell (8)
CS: J. Hawkins (17) , W. Bowling (14) , E. Ford (13) , N. Mason (1)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Bowling (32) , F. Abbott (27)
Double Plays: 1 (Bowling-Abbott-Ford)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ayers W (19-5) 9.0 12 8 5 3 5 0 153 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ayers 39
Batters Faced: B. Ayers 42
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ayers 10-8
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ayers 153-92
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Bell L (15-11) 5.0 7 8 3 1 1 1 87 2.79   
P. Graham 3.0 6 3 3 1 1 0 52 6.75   
D. Eyler 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Bell 31
Batters Faced: T. Bell 24, P. Graham 15, D. Eyler 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Bell 9-4, P. Graham 2-5, D. Eyler 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Bell 87-53, P. Graham 52-32, D. Eyler 11-5
WP: T. Bell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie Scheer
Ballpark: Queen City Grounds II
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 10:05 AM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 1635
Special Notes: Ajax McFadden ties the SL1 regular season game record for triples with 2.
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