| Smithers Hurls Davenport to Shutout Victory Saturday, August 27th , 1887 Ken Smithers of the Davenport Monitors blanked Kansas City, 1-0, on 9 hits. He rang up 3 strikeouts, keeping batters off balance all day long.
Thus far this season, Smithers has worked 261.1 innings with 56 strikeouts en route to a 11-20 record and a 4.20 ERA. | | |