NATIONAL ALLIANCE
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
05/08/1884
 
NATIONAL ALLIANCE
KANSAS CITY BULLS AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
GAME ID: 804 - THURSDAY, MAY 8TH , 1884 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Bulls (2-3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 5 10 3
St. Louis Pioneers (4-0) 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 X 7 12 2
St. Louis Tacks 7-5 Loss on Kansas City
Kansas City got a terrific game from catcher John Reding. It wasn't enough, though, to prevent the team from falling to St. Louis, 7-5. Reding was 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 3 runs. With their winning streak at 4, the Pioneers have raced to a strong start this season.

Dick Shotwell had a big run-scoring double for the Pioneers in the bottom of the fifth inning. With St. Louis leading 2-1 and a runner on 3rd, he got a fastball from John Heyward, the 3rd overall pick in the 1884 draft, and swatted a double to right. It was his 2nd double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Pioneers ahead, 3-1.

"I just tried to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Shotwell.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Patterson SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 0 0
C. Hibbler RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 0 2
J. Reding C 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 .273 1 2
V. White 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
B. Cornwall 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .200 0 0
J. McGuire 3B 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .312 0 3
R. Kaufman LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 .222 0 1
R. Smithson CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .105 0 1
J. Heyward P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 0 4
   S. Booth P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5 1 4 19      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Smithson (1, 8th Inning off J. Babbitt, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Heyward (2, 3rd Inning off J. Babbitt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Reding (1, 1st Inning off J. Babbitt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Reding 5 , V. White 2 , B. Cornwall , J. McGuire , R. Kaufman 2 , R. Smithson 2 , J. Heyward 3
2-out RBI: J. Reding , J. McGuire , R. Kaufman , R. Smithson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reding , R. Kaufman , S. Booth
GIDP: R. Smithson
Sac Bunt: J. McGuire
Sac Fly: J. McGuire
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: C. Patterson (3) , V. White (1) , R. Smithson (3)
Double Plays: 1 (White-Patterson-Cornwall)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Moore 1B 3 3 2 0 1 0 1 .471 0 7
   a-S. Hanson 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Blasingame LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 .400 0 4
S. Day 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .412 1 3
I. Mullen CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .211 0 4
J. Curtis RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .188 0 3
D. Shotwell 3B, SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 .312 0 2
R. Strunk C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .188 0 0
G. Wade SS, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 1
J. Babbitt P 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .571 0 1
Totals 35 7 12 4 3 2 24      
a - S. Hanson substituted for T. Moore in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Moore (2, 1st Inning off J. Heyward, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Day (1, 3rd Inning off J. Heyward, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Babbitt (2, 4th Inning off J. Heyward, 1 on, 1 out) , I. Mullen 2 (2, 5th Inning off J. Heyward, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off S. Booth, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Shotwell (2, 5th Inning off J. Heyward, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Moore 3 , W. Blasingame , S. Day 2 , I. Mullen 4 , J. Curtis , D. Shotwell 2 , R. Strunk 2 , J. Babbitt 3
2-out RBI: D. Shotwell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Blasingame , J. Curtis , D. Shotwell 3 , R. Strunk , J. Babbitt
GIDP: W. Blasingame
Sac Bunt: G. Wade 3
Hit by Pitch: T. Moore
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: D. Shotwell (3) , J. Babbitt (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Shotwell-Day-Moore)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Heyward L (0-1) 6.1 10 6 4 2 1 0 100 3.60   
S. Booth 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 30 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Heyward 32
Batters Faced: J. Heyward 34, S. Booth 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Heyward 14-4, S. Booth 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Heyward 100-66, S. Booth 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Booth 1-0
WP: J. Heyward 2
Hit Batsmen: J. Heyward
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Babbitt W (2-0) 9.0 10 5 4 1 4 1 121 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Babbitt 52
Batters Faced: J. Babbitt 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Babbitt 7-16
Pitches - Strikes: J. Babbitt 121-86
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Reding
Ballpark: Pioneers Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:24
Attendance: 1264
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