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 | Sommers Fashions Shutout Against Kansas City Thursday, September 22nd , 1887 In an impressive mound performance, Lew Sommers of the Lincoln Statesmen checked the Kansas City Prairie Dogs on a 7-hitter and held them scoreless. "He was getting ahead of us and keeping the ball off the plate," said Kansas City manager . "Sommers kept us confused the whole game." The Lincoln hurler rang up 3 strikeouts and issued 2 walks in his 4-0 shutout victory. This year, Sommers has recorded a 27-8 mark. In 36 starts he has fanned 139 batters in 318.2 innings with a 1.95 ERA. |   |
