The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-09
BASE BALL.
Games Lost and Won Yesterday by League
and American Association Clubs.

ST. LOUIS, May 8.-kansas City won a great
victory to-day, shutting out st. Louis in one OF
the best games yet played here, and winning
their first game of the season. Both Whitney and
Boyle did excellent work in the box. and the
fielding was fine throughout. Score:
ST. Louis .......O O o O o o 90
Kansas City .........O 0 o o o o / %
Earned run-Kansas City. /. Total bases on
hits-St Louis. s. Kansas City, Z. Left on bases
st Louis, 3; Kansas City, g. Struck out-By
Boyle, 5; by Whitney, 3. Double plays-Myers
and Dunlap Dunlap and MeKinnon; Boyle, Dun
Bases on called balls-Of Boyle, g.
CHICAGO, May 8-The Chicagos were beaten
to-day by the Detr0its in fair and square man.
ner. The visitors out-batted the home team in
a skillful and highly artistic way. The Chicagos
had all their runs made at the fifth inning, the
visitors being blanked for four innings and max
ing one run in the fifth. When the eighth
inning reached the Detroits opened fire with
streak OF batting and scored three runs, which
won the game. The fielding on both sides was
most excellent brilliant double play By Man
winning the game. Williamson. Pfeffer and
Arson made a pretty triple play in the fourth
inning for Chicago Scores
Chicago...---.-2 0 o o o O %
Detroit. ..--...--.- 10 0 o o 1 o O-5
Earned runs-Detroit 2. Home run-Clark-
son. IWO-DASo nlCS-O0tz0ln, thompson, bfOu-
theirs, White Dalrymple. Three-base hit
Manning. Passed bals-Bennett, 2; Flint, 2.
First base errors-Detroit, g Struck out
Chicago, 3; Detroit, /. Double plays-Man-
ming and Brouthers; Williamson, Pfeffer and
Arson.
PITrsBURG, May 8.--The Cincinnati battery,
McKeon and Snyder, was responsible for the de-
feat Of their team by the Pittsburgs this after
noon. McKeon gave nine men their base on
balls, and five of them scored Snyder was
80 s11I ~0Aks c. &tnA
team by three wild throws. muffed
foul. and one passed ball. Gavin
pitched for Pittsburg, and he was hit for four
teen, with total of eighteen bases. The fea-
lures OF the game were the base running OF the
Pittsburgs, fine running catch OF a long fly by
Kuehne, and very neat triple play by Carroll
Barley and Miller. The attendance was 5000
Score;
Pittsburg ............2 o o 4 o o 10
Cincinnati. .-.--.O o o L o o 2 O-6
Earned runs-Pittsburg. g. Cincinnati, s.
Two-base hits-Kuehne. Smith, McPhee, Sny-
der Three-base ht-Fennelly. Passed ball
Sndyer, l. Wild pitches-McKeon. 3. Double
plays--Smith, Barley and CAROLS McPhee and
Riey.a Triple play-Carroll, Barley and
Miller.
LOUISVILLE, May 8-The Louisville club
played the worst game of ball ever seen here to-
day. Sullivan. the new pitcher, was knocked
out OF the box, and Wolf was substituted III the
sixth inning. Foutz was hit hard, but stupid
base running killed all chance for scoring. Fif-
teen hundred Disguised people saw the bum ex-
hibition. Score:
Louisville. ....1 o 2 o O. 5
st. Louis. s 3 2 *-21
Earned runs-Louisville. 3; ST. Louis, 3. Home
run-ONeil, l. Two base hits-Browning, l.;
White. Il Strauss, l; Foutz. l; Gleason. l. Bush
ong, l. Three-base hits-Welch. l; Latham, l;
Foutz, l. Wild pitches-Foutz 2; Sullivan, 2.
First base on balls-By Sullivan. 6; by Fouts. 2.
Struck out-By Foutz. 2. Double plays-Rob-
inson, Gleason and Comskey, 2.