NATIONAL ALLIANCE
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
05/16/1884
 
NATIONAL ALLIANCE
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 824 - FRIDAY, MAY 16TH , 1884 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Pioneers (6-4) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 10 3
Kansas City Bulls (6-5) 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 X 6 6 1
Bulls Handle St. Louis, Snag 6-3 Win
The inspired effort of St. Louis pitcher John Babbitt was not enough to prevent a loss, 6-3, to the Kansas City Bulls. Babbitt threw 8.0 innings of 6-hit ball. Kansas City has a record of 6-5.

In the bottom of the sixth, with the game tied, the Pioneers allowed the Bulls to take a 4-2 lead on a base hit and St. Louis error.

Kansas City manager praised his team's "businesslike approach."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Moore 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .310 0 7
W. Blasingame LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .326 0 9
S. Day 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .381 1 5
I. Mullen CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .217 0 6
J. Curtis RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .244 0 5
D. Shotwell 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .231 1 3
R. Strunk C 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .216 0 2
G. Wade SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .194 0 1
J. Babbitt P 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .438 0 1
Totals 38 3 10 2 3 2 20      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Day (3, 5th Inning off J. Heyward, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Shotwell (1, 4th Inning off J. Heyward, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Moore , W. Blasingame 2 , S. Day 3 , I. Mullen , J. Curtis , D. Shotwell 4 , G. Wade 2
2-out RBI: D. Shotwell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Blasingame , S. Day , D. Shotwell 2 , J. Babbitt
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Day (3)
CS: W. Blasingame (1)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Mullen 2 (4) , D. Shotwell (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Patterson SS 4 0 1 3 0 2 3 .191 0 5
C. Hibbler RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 4
J. Reding C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265 1 5
V. White 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .261 0 2
B. Cornwall 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .211 0 0
J. McGuire 3B 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 .263 0 7
R. Kaufman LF 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .158 0 1
   a-K. McDowell LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
R. Smithson CF 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 .125 0 3
J. Heyward P 3 1 1 2 0 0 4 .282 0 8
   S. Booth P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 30 6 6 6 4 5 17      
a - K. McDowell substituted for R. Kaufman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Patterson (5, 6th Inning off J. Babbitt, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Patterson 2 , V. White , J. McGuire , R. Smithson , J. Heyward , S. Booth
2-out RBI: C. Patterson , R. Smithson , J. Heyward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Patterson , C. Hibbler , J. Reding , J. Heyward
Sac Bunt: R. Smithson
Sac Fly: C. Patterson
Hit by Pitch: C. Hibbler
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Cornwall (1)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Babbitt L (3-1) 8.0 6 6 6 4 5 0 127 2.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Babbitt 47
Batters Faced: J. Babbitt 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Babbitt 7-13
Pitches - Strikes: J. Babbitt 127-73
WP: J. Babbitt 2
Hit Batsmen: J. Babbitt
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Heyward W (1-1) 6.1 9 3 3 1 1 1 99 3.25   
S. Booth 2.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 48 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Heyward 43
Batters Faced: J. Heyward 30, S. Booth 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Heyward 13-5, S. Booth 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Heyward 99-66, S. Booth 48-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Booth 1-1
WP: S. Booth
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Babbitt
Ballpark: Stockyard Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 16 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 1557
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