WESTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
MINNEAPOLIS SAWYERS AT ST. LOUIS SPORTS
07/20/1896
 
WESTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
MINNEAPOLIS SAWYERS AT ST. LOUIS SPORTS
GAME ID: 948 - MONDAY, JULY 20TH , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minneapolis Sawyers (47-25) 0 0 1 0 2 0 8 3 5 19 18 4
St. Louis Sports (23-49) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 8 3
5-Hit Blitz by King
Minneapolis Sawyers third baseman Ed King went ballistic with the bat. He hammered the St. Louis Sports for 5 hits to help Minneapolis win, 19-4, over St. Louis at Laclede Park.

Ed King hit a solo-shot off William Hastings in the 3rd, grounded out in the 4th, singled in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 7th, hit an RBI single in the 8th and hit a GRAND SLAM off Will Jensen in the 9th.

This year, King is batting .231 with 6 home runs and 31 RBIs.
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Spears LF 4 2 2 3 2 1 2 .348 3 32
E. Worley 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 .343 3 42
   a-J. Rowe PH 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .329 5 40
   b-J. Pemberton 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .354 2 26
D. Seward C 5 2 3 1 1 1 0 .500 6 62
J. Devine CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 5 .389 1 49
J. Lyttle RF 5 3 2 1 1 0 1 .336 3 63
W. Cookson 1B 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 .285 1 40
E. King 3B 6 3 5 7 0 0 0 .231 6 31
J. David SS 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 .257 0 34
T. Niner P 5 2 1 0 1 1 4 .197 0 3
Totals 45 19 18 16 7 3 23      
a - J. Rowe pinch hit for E. Worley in the 7th
b - J. Pemberton substituted for J. Rowe in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Seward (17, 5th Inning off W. Hastings, 2 on, 1 out) , J. David (7, 7th Inning off J. Shaw, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Lyttle (20, 8th Inning off J. Shaw, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Devine (18, 8th Inning off J. Shaw, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Spears (6, 7th Inning off J. Shaw, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. King 2 (6, 3rd Inning off W. Hastings, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off W. Jensen, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Spears 4 , J. Rowe , J. Pemberton , D. Seward 4 , J. Devine 3 , J. Lyttle 3 , E. King 11 , J. David 2 , T. Niner
2-out RBI: J. Spears , J. Rowe , E. King , J. David
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Spears , J. Pemberton , J. Devine , J. Lyttle , T. Niner
Sac Fly: J. Devine
Hit by Pitch: J. Spears , W. Cookson , J. David
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Spears (22)
CS: J. Rowe (11)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Spears (4) , E. Worley (19) , D. Seward (5) , T. Niner (3)
Double Plays: 1 (David-Seward-Cookson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Delgado RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .361 1 21
G. Ketcham 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .281 1 35
B. Ashworth LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .382 3 52
W. Hastings P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305 7 40
   J. Shaw P 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 0 1
   B. Carruthers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 0 9
   W. Jensen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 1 26
   J. Bowers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 0 3
S. West 2B 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 .303 2 42
F. Newsome CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .347 0 42
T. Wainwright SS 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .345 2 23
W. Stephenson 1B 3 0 2 1 0 1 3 .307 3 32
J. Fisher C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .275 0 10
Totals 34 4 8 3 3 1 15      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Stephenson (9, 5th Inning off T. Niner, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Ashworth (21, 6th Inning off T. Niner, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Newsome (6, 6th Inning off T. Niner, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Delgado (14, 7th Inning off T. Niner, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Delgado 2 , B. Ashworth 3 , W. Hastings , F. Newsome 2 , T. Wainwright , W. Stephenson 3
2-out RBI: T. Wainwright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Delgado , W. Stephenson , J. Fisher
GIDP: J. Shaw
Sac Fly: W. Stephenson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Hastings (23)
CS: J. Delgado (10)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Delgado (15) , W. Hastings (13) , S. West (21)
PB: J. Fisher 4
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Niner W (13-5) 9.0 8 4 2 3 1 0 114 2.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Niner 57
Batters Faced: T. Niner 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Niner 5-19
Pitches - Strikes: T. Niner 114-74
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hastings 6.1 5 4 4 3 3 1 107 6.83   
J. Shaw L (2-13), BS (5) 0.2 9 10 10 2 0 0 47 10.93   
B. Carruthers 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 5.17   
W. Jensen 0.2 3 5 5 2 0 1 30 74.25   
J. Bowers 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hastings 47
Batters Faced: W. Hastings 29, J. Shaw 12, B. Carruthers 5, W. Jensen 9, J. Bowers 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hastings 8-8, J. Shaw 1-0, B. Carruthers 2-1, W. Jensen 1-1, J. Bowers 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hastings 107-66, J. Shaw 47-28, B. Carruthers 18-12, W. Jensen 30-14, J. Bowers 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Shaw 1-1 , B. Carruthers 1-1 , J. Bowers 2-0
WP: W. Hastings , J. Shaw , W. Jensen
Hit Batsmen: W. Hastings , W. Jensen 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed King
Ballpark: Laclede Park
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 1717
Special Notes: Ed King ties the WBC regular season game record for hits with 5. Ed King ties the WBC regular season game record for RBI with 7.
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