PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
ST. LOUIS PILOTS AT CINCINNATI MONARCHS
07/20/1888
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
ST. LOUIS PILOTS AT CINCINNATI MONARCHS
GAME ID: 706 - FRIDAY, JULY 20TH , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Pilots (44-24) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 9 12 5
Cincinnati Monarchs (39-33) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 3
Pilots Handle Cincinnati, Snag 9-1 Win
St. Louis and Cincinnati got after it at Queen City Grounds II.

St. Louis turned a good effort from starter Ajax McFadden into a win over the Cincinnati Monarchs at Queen City Grounds II. The Pilots won the game, 9-1. McFadden, now 8-4, was the winner. In 9 innings, he gave up 7 hits, while striking out 1, walking 2, and allowing 1 run.

Charlie Scheer helped his team jump on top from the get-go. His first time up in the top of the first, he cranked a run-scoring single to give St. Louis a 1-0 lead.

"We didn't help ourselves, it's as simple as that," said losing manager .

St. Louis bumps their record to 44-24 with the win.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Krupp 3B 6 1 1 0 0 0 6 .195 1 19
C. Scheer CF 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .284 4 31
J. Tennison LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .335 2 35
A. McFadden P 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .257 2 35
B. Ayers 1B 4 3 2 0 1 0 3 .266 0 52
J. Heyward 2B 4 1 3 1 1 1 2 .304 0 33
F. McRoberts RF 4 0 0 2 0 1 8 .239 0 10
J. Hines SS 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .240 1 42
C. Russell C 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .204 0 24
Totals 40 9 12 9 4 4 26      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Krupp (8, 1st Inning off K. Ranson, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Ayers (12, 8th Inning off K. Ranson, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Hines (2, 8th Inning off K. Ranson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Tennison (4, 9th Inning off K. Ranson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Krupp 2 , C. Scheer 2 , J. Tennison 4 , A. McFadden , B. Ayers 3 , J. Heyward 3 , J. Hines 2
2-out RBI: J. Hines
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Krupp 3 , J. Tennison , F. McRoberts , C. Russell
Sac Bunt: F. McRoberts
Hit by Pitch: J. Hines
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Scheer (33)
CS: J. Heyward (14)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Scheer (13) , B. Ayers 2 (16) , J. Heyward (37) , F. McRoberts (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Harlan CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .271 1 32
J. Hawkins SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .223 4 40
W. Bowling 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .308 6 40
E. Ford 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .300 1 40
J. Curtis RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .242 0 32
F. Abbott 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .219 2 24
T. Vanlandingham LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .227 0 30
K. Ranson P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 0 4
   S. Petters P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-N. Mason PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 0 2
M. Walker C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 36 1 7 1 2 1 18      
a - N. Mason pinch hit for S. Petters in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Ford (11, 6th Inning off A. McFadden, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: F. Abbott (1, 8th Inning off A. McFadden, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Harlan 2 , W. Bowling , E. Ford 3 , F. Abbott 3 , K. Ranson
2-out RBI: F. Abbott
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hawkins , W. Bowling , J. Curtis , T. Vanlandingham 2 , M. Walker
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Harlan (26)
CS: J. Hawkins (18)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hawkins 3 (66)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. McFadden W (8-4) 9.0 7 1 1 2 1 0 120 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. McFadden 68
Batters Faced: A. McFadden 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. McFadden 6-19
Pitches - Strikes: A. McFadden 120-78
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Ranson L (7-12) 8.0 11 8 8 3 4 0 143 4.00   
S. Petters 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 25 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ranson 29
Batters Faced: K. Ranson 40, S. Petters 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ranson 7-12, S. Petters 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ranson 143-96, S. Petters 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Petters 1-1
WP: S. Petters
Hit Batsmen: S. Petters
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ajax McFadden
Ballpark: Queen City Grounds II
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 1674
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