PAT @ STL

Regular Season — March 31, 1886 · Player of the Game: Roger Connor (STL) — drives in game-winning run

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia Athletics	1	2	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	9	10	3
St. Louis Browns	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	2	2	10	12	4

Batting

Philadelphia Athletics

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	2B	HR	SB	CS
Harry Stovey	LF	2	1	1	1	3	0	0	1	2	0
Henry Larkin	CF	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Fennelly	SS	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Al Myers	2B	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack O'Brien	C	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Coleman	RF	5	3	4	4	0	0	1	1	0	0
Phil Baker	1B	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jack Gleason	3B	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Blondie Purcell	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denny Lyons	3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Whitney	P	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Hart	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Hofford	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	—	38	9	10	7	5	1	1	2	3	1

2B: J.Coleman (2)
HR: H.Stovey (2), J.Coleman (1)
RBI: H.Stovey (3), A.Myers (2), J.Coleman 4 (4), J.Gleason (3)
2-Out RBI: J.Coleman
SH: J.Whitney
SB: H.Stovey 2 (3), F.Fennelly (2)
CS: H.Larkin (1)
E: H.Stovey (2), H.Larkin (1), J.Gleason (1)

St. Louis Browns

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	2B	3B	SB	CS
Yank Robinson	2B	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1
Deacon White	3B	5	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Wilbert Robinson	PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
George Gore	CF	3	1	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Roger Connor	1B	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Chicken Wolf	RF	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ezra Sutton	LF	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Germany Smith	SS	4	1	3	5	0	0	2	1	0	0
Doc Bushong	C	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Toad Ramsey	P	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Sam Barkley	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nat Hudson	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Comiskey	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Getzien	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	—	36	10	12	7	4	5	2	1	2	2

2B: R.Connor (1), G.Smith 2 (2)
3B: G.Smith (1)
RBI: D.White (1), R.Connor (2), G.Smith 5 (5)
2-Out RBI: G.Smith 2
SB: Y.Robinson (3), W.Robinson (1)
CS: Y.Robinson (1), C.Comiskey (1)
E: G.Gore (1), G.Smith 3 (3)

Pitching

Philadelphia Athletics

Player	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Jim Whitney		8.1	9	8	3	4	5	3.24
Bill Hart	L (1-1)	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	4.50
John Hofford		0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	—	8.1	12	10	5	4	5	—

St. Louis Browns

Player	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Toad Ramsey		6.0	9	9	5	5	0	2	5.65
Nat Hudson		2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7.71
Charlie Getzien	W (1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10.80
Totals	—	9.0	10	9	5	5	1	2	—

Play-by-Play

Top 1 — PAT batting

T.Ramsey enters the game to pitch.
H.Stovey smacks a solo homer to LCF that barely clears the wall.
H.Larkin hits a shallow flyout down the LF line.
F.Fennelly hits a shallow flyout down the LF line.
G.Smith misplays a routine grounder and A.Myers reaches on the error.
J.O'Brien flies out to LCF.

Philadelphia Athletics	1	1	0
St. Louis Browns	0	0	1

Bottom 1 — STL batting

J.Whitney enters the game to pitch.
Y.Robinson walks.
Y.Robinson steals 2B.
D.White grounds a single to RCF. Y.Robinson scores.
G.Gore hits a line drive single to RF.
R.Connor hits a shallow flyout to CF.
C.Wolf grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.

Philadelphia Athletics	1	1	0
St. Louis Browns	1	2	1

Top 2 — PAT batting

J.Coleman hits a groundball single to RCF.
P.Baker walks.
J.Gleason grounds a single to LF. J.Coleman scores.
J.Whitney hits a sacrifice bunt to the left side of the mound. All runners advance.
T.Ramsey lets one get away and all runners advance on the wild pitch. P.Baker scores.
H.Stovey takes ball four.
H.Stovey steals second base.
H.Larkin grounds out to SS.
F.Fennelly pops out to 2B.

Philadelphia Athletics	3	3	0
St. Louis Browns	1	2	1

Bottom 2 — STL batting

E.Sutton hits a Texas League single to RF.
G.Smith lines out to 3B.
D.Bushong grounds into a 5-4-3 double play.

Philadelphia Athletics	3	3	0
St. Louis Browns	1	3	1

Top 3 — PAT batting

A.Myers grounds a single to LF.
G.Smith fields the groundball but makes a bad throw to 2B. J.O'Brien reaches on the throwing error.
J.Coleman hits a linedrive double down the rightfield line. A.Myers scores. J.O'Brien scores.
P.Baker grounds out to 2B.
J.Gleason takes ball four.
J.Whitney lines out to 2B.
H.Stovey walks.
T.Ramsey uncorks a wild pitch and all runners advance. J.Coleman scores.
H.Larkin hits a shallow flyout to LF.

Philadelphia Athletics	6	5	0
St. Louis Browns	1	3	2

Bottom 3 — STL batting

T.Ramsey hits a shallow flyout to RCF.
Y.Robinson takes ball four.
Y.Robinson is nailed stealing 2B.
D.White hits a shallow flyout to RCF.

Philadelphia Athletics	6	5	0
St. Louis Browns	1	3	2

Top 4 — PAT batting

G.Gore drops a deep flyball and F.Fennelly reaches on a 2-base error.
A.Myers hits a Texas League single to LF. F.Fennelly scores.
J.O'Brien grounds into a 3-6-3 double play.
J.Coleman lines a solo homer to RF.
P.Baker grounds out to SS.

Philadelphia Athletics	8	7	0
St. Louis Browns	1	3	3

Bottom 4 — STL batting

G.Gore strikes out on a ball out of the zone.
R.Connor hits a shallow flyout to CF.
C.Wolf grounds a single to LCF.
H.Stovey misplays a drive and E.Sutton reaches via the 2-base error.
G.Smith hits a triple. C.Wolf scores. E.Sutton scores.
D.Bushong lines out to 3B.

Philadelphia Athletics	8	7	1
St. Louis Browns	3	5	3

Top 5 — PAT batting

J.Gleason grounds out to SS.
J.Whitney grounds out to 3B.
H.Stovey walks.
H.Stovey steals second base.
H.Larkin grounds out to SS.

Philadelphia Athletics	8	7	1
St. Louis Browns	3	5	3

Bottom 5 — STL batting

T.Ramsey strikes out swinging.
Y.Robinson grounds out to 3B.
D.White hits a shallow flyout to RCF.

Philadelphia Athletics	8	7	1
St. Louis Browns	3	5	3

Top 6 — PAT batting

F.Fennelly grounds it thru the hole to RCF for a single.
F.Fennelly steals second base.
G.Smith can't handle a groundball and A.Myers reaches on the error.
J.O'Brien pops out to SS.
J.Coleman hits an infield single to SS. F.Fennelly scores.
P.Baker grounds out to 1B.
J.Gleason lines out to 2B.

Philadelphia Athletics	9	9	1
St. Louis Browns	3	5	4

Bottom 6 — STL batting

G.Gore walks.
R.Connor hits into a 6-4 fielder's choice.
C.Wolf hits a flyball single to CF.
J.Gleason misplays a routine grounder and E.Sutton reaches on the error.
G.Smith hits a flyball double to LF. R.Connor scores. C.Wolf scores. H.Stovey's throw is off the mark up the 1B line and E.Sutton scores.
D.Bushong grounds out to 3B.
S.Barkley enters the game as a pinch-hitter for T.Ramsey.
S.Barkley hits a shallow flyout to LCF.

Philadelphia Athletics	9	9	2
St. Louis Browns	6	7	4

Top 7 — PAT batting

N.Hudson enters the game to pitch.
J.Whitney grounds out to 2B.
H.Stovey lines out to 3B.
H.Larkin hits an infield single to SS.
H.Larkin is nailed stealing 2B.

Philadelphia Athletics	9	10	2
St. Louis Browns	6	7	4

Bottom 7 — STL batting

Y.Robinson is frozen on strike 3.
D.White strikes out swinging.
G.Gore walks.
R.Connor grounds out to 1B.

Philadelphia Athletics	9	10	2
St. Louis Browns	6	7	4

Top 8 — PAT batting

F.Fennelly grounds out to 3B.
A.Myers grounds out to 3B.
J.O'Brien pops out to 3B.

Philadelphia Athletics	9	10	2
St. Louis Browns	6	7	4

Bottom 8 — STL batting

C.Wolf grounds it thru the hole to RF for a single.
E.Sutton flies out to LF.
G.Smith hits a line drive double to RF.
D.Bushong strikes out swinging.
C.Comiskey enters the game as a pinch-hitter for N.Hudson.
H.Larkin misplays a lazy flyball and C.Comiskey reaches on the error. C.Wolf scores. G.Smith scores.
C.Comiskey is caught trying to steal 2B.

Philadelphia Athletics	9	10	3
St. Louis Browns	8	9	4

Top 9 — PAT batting

C.Getzien enters the game to pitch.
J.Coleman lines out to 2B.
P.Baker strikes out swinging.
B.Purcell enters the game as a pinch-hitter for J.Gleason.
B.Purcell grounds out to SS.

Philadelphia Athletics	9	10	3
St. Louis Browns	8	9	4

Bottom 9 — STL batting

D.Lyons enters the game at 3B.
Y.Robinson grounds out to 2B.
B.Hart enters the game to pitch.
D.White grounds it past the mound into CF for a single.
W.Robinson enters the game as a pinch-runner for D.White.
W.Robinson swipes 2B.
G.Gore lines one off the SS's glove for an infield single.
B.Hart uncorks a wild pitch and all runners advance. W.Robinson scores.
J.Hofford enters the game to pitch.
R.Connor hits a Texas Leaguer to LCF for a double. G.Gore scores.

Philadelphia Athletics	9	10	3
St. Louis Browns	10	12	4