WESTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
KANSAS CITY STOCKMEN AT ST. LOUIS SPORTS
06/30/1896
 
WESTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
KANSAS CITY STOCKMEN AT ST. LOUIS SPORTS
GAME ID: 875 - TUESDAY, JUNE 30TH , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Stockmen (18-35) 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 5 10 5
St. Louis Sports (18-35) 5 2 3 0 2 3 7 0 X 22 25 0
Stephenson Batters Kansas City for 5 Hits
St. Louis Sports first baseman William Stephenson went 5-for-6 and paced the 22-5 St. Louis victory over the Kansas City Stockmen at Laclede Park.

"Well, that was fun," Stephenson said, following the game.

William Stephenson singled in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, tripled in the 5th, singled in the 6th, walked in the 7th and grounded out in the 7th.

This year, Stephenson has collected a .286 batting average to date with 42 hits in 147 at-bats, 21 RBIs, 2 home runs and scored 22 times. He has played in 42 games.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Huskey RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .320 1 22
H. Miller CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .215 1 16
G. Marbach 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .355 5 45
B. Norcross C 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .293 4 27
F. Myers 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .295 1 30
W. Freeman SS 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 .294 2 26
H. Huber 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .308 0 10
H. Saint LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .260 0 13
S. Morgenstern P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .349 0 3
   J. Rothfuss P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .364 0 1
   F. Battle P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 3
Totals 34 5 10 5 5 2 19      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Huskey 2 (11, 1st Inning off W. Hastings, 0 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off W. Hastings, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Huber (7, 4th Inning off W. Hastings, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: F. Myers (9, 7th Inning off W. Hastings, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Norcross (4, 5th Inning off W. Hastings, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Huskey 4 , H. Miller , B. Norcross 6 , F. Myers 4 , H. Huber 2 , H. Saint
2-out RBI: H. Miller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Marbach 2 , H. Huber
GIDP: W. Freeman
Sac Bunt: H. Miller
Sac Fly: B. Norcross
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Marbach (27)
CS: H. Miller (3)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Myers (28) , W. Freeman (59) , H. Huber 3 (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Delgado RF 5 2 2 0 1 0 8 .372 1 15
   a-G. Hamilton PH, CF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .385 1 11
F. Newsome CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .330 0 30
   b-J. Fisher PH, RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .218 0 6
B. Ashworth LF 5 3 5 3 1 0 0 .393 2 39
   c-J. Bowers PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231 0 2
W. Hastings P 7 4 3 6 0 1 8 .268 5 28
   J. Shaw P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114 0 1
S. West 2B 6 0 1 2 0 0 9 .348 2 34
G. Ketcham 3B 4 2 1 1 3 0 4 .278 0 24
W. Stephenson 1B 6 4 5 1 1 0 2 .286 2 21
J. Coyte SS 6 2 2 2 1 0 4 .187 1 17
W. Jensen C 5 2 3 2 2 1 3 .325 1 21
Totals 53 22 25 20 9 2 44      
a - G. Hamilton pinch hit for J. Delgado in the 7th
b - J. Fisher pinch hit for F. Newsome in the 7th
c - J. Bowers pinch hit for B. Ashworth in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Hastings (9, 1st Inning off S. Morgenstern, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Ashworth 3 (16, 2nd Inning off S. Morgenstern, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off S. Morgenstern, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Rothfuss, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: W. Stephenson (3, 5th Inning off J. Rothfuss, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. West (6, 7th Inning off F. Battle, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Hastings (2, 7th Inning off F. Battle, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Delgado 2 , G. Hamilton , F. Newsome , J. Fisher , B. Ashworth 8 , W. Hastings 6 , S. West 3 , G. Ketcham , W. Stephenson 7 , J. Coyte 2 , W. Jensen 3
2-out RBI: F. Newsome , B. Ashworth , W. Hastings , S. West , G. Ketcham , W. Stephenson , W. Jensen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Delgado 2 , F. Newsome , W. Hastings , S. West , G. Ketcham , W. Stephenson , J. Coyte
Sac Fly: S. West
Hit by Pitch: F. Newsome
Team LOB: 17

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Delgado (16) , B. Ashworth (26) , W. Hastings 2 (18)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ketcham-West-Stephenson)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Morgenstern L (6-9) 2.1 13 10 7 3 0 0 90 4.84   
J. Rothfuss 4.0 10 11 7 5 2 0 107 8.33   
F. Battle 1.2 2 1 0 1 0 0 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Morgenstern -10
Batters Faced: S. Morgenstern 26, J. Rothfuss 30, F. Battle 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Morgenstern 3-4, J. Rothfuss 3-7, F. Battle 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Morgenstern 90-52, J. Rothfuss 107-58, F. Battle 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rothfuss 3-0 , F. Battle 3-3
WP: S. Morgenstern , J. Rothfuss
Hit Batsmen: J. Rothfuss
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hastings W (5-11) 7.2 9 5 5 5 2 1 158 5.94   
J. Shaw 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 8.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hastings 38
Batters Faced: W. Hastings 36, J. Shaw 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hastings 12-8, J. Shaw 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hastings 158-97, J. Shaw 18-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Benny Ashworth
Ballpark: Laclede Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 1702
Special Notes: William Stephenson ties the WBC regular season game record for hits with 5. Benny Ashworth ties the WBC regular season game record for hits with 5. Benny Ashworth ties the WBC regular season game record for doubles with 3. William Stephenson ties the STL regular season game record for runs with 4. William Hastings ties the STL regular season game record for runs with 4.
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