AMERICAN CIRCUIT
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
10/04/1921
 
AMERICAN CIRCUIT
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT BROOKLYN BLUEBIRDS
GAME ID: 949 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, 1921 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
St. Louis Explorers 0 3 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 1 12 16 3
Brooklyn Bluebirds 0 0 1 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 11 21 2
Explorers, Bluebirds Play 10 to Settle Game 1, St. Louis Now Leads Series 1-0
When the games really matter, the St. Louis Explorers put on their best show, beating the Brooklyn Bluebirds by a final score of 12-11 today. Howard Russ earned player of the game honors, as he went 5-5 with 2 triples, 3 singles, and a walk. He drove in 3 runs. St. Louis now leads Brooklyn 1-0 in the best-of-7 affair.

This game was not decided until late. With one out in the top of the tenth, Flip Crawford hit a sacrifice fly. The Explorers took the lead, 12-11.

"What a game," said Crawford. "We needed every last run."

The next game is scheduled for tomorrow. Slated to start are Charley Oaks for St. Louis and Hermann Logan for Brooklyn.

ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Langston CF 6 1 2 2 0 0 3 .333 0 2
D. Sauer LF 6 1 3 1 0 0 3 .500 0 1
M. Rooney 3B 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .000 0 0
F. Crawford 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .250 0 1
R. Rooney 2B 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .667 0 0
B. Barlow RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 5 .500 0 0
M. Close C 5 3 1 1 0 1 4 .200 0 1
J. Tripp SS 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .250 0 0
P. Quinlan P 3 0 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 0 4
   a-E. Ladd PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   W. Krueger P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 12 16 10 4 4 22      
a - E. Ladd pinch hit for P. Quinlan in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Rooney (1, 7th Inning off C. Baldwin, 0 on, 0 outs) E. Ladd (1, 7th Inning off C. Baldwin, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Sauer (1, 10th Inning off S. Carlson, 0 on, 1 out) M. Langston (1, 7th Inning off C. Baldwin, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Quinlan 3 , D. Sauer 5 , B. Barlow 2 , M. Close , R. Rooney 3 , F. Crawford , M. Langston 4 , J. Tripp , E. Ladd 2
2-out RBI: , P. Quinlan 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Sauer , M. Close , R. Rooney , M. Langston , J. Tripp
GIDP: M. Rooney
Sac Bunt: M. Rooney , B. Barlow , R. Rooney , F. Crawford
Sac Fly: F. Crawford
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: P. Quinlan , D. Sauer , B. Barlow

Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Southworth RF 6 3 3 2 1 0 1 .500 0 2
B. Ritchie 1B 6 1 2 1 1 0 4 .333 0 1
H. Russ 2B 5 0 5 3 1 0 0 1.000 0 3
F. Appleton SS 5 1 2 2 1 0 4 .400 0 2
A. Shipman CF 5 1 1 0 1 0 5 .200 0 0
E. Holbrook 3B 4 2 3 1 1 0 3 .750 0 1
W. Coon LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .250 0 0
C. McAuliffe C 5 2 2 1 1 0 2 .400 0 1
C. Baldwin P 3 1 1 1 0 0 5 .333 0 1
   a-D. Hess PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Carlson P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 45 11 21 11 7 0 30      
a - D. Hess pinch hit for C. Baldwin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Holbrook (1, 2nd Inning off P. Quinlan, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: H. Russ 2 (2, 3rd Inning off P. Quinlan, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off W. Krueger, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. McAuliffe 2 , C. Baldwin , A. Shipman , H. Russ 9 , F. Appleton 2 , M. Southworth 3 , E. Holbrook 4 , S. Carlson , B. Ritchie 2 , W. Coon
2-out RBI: H. Russ , M. Southworth
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Baldwin , A. Shipman , F. Appleton , E. Holbrook , B. Ritchie 2 , W. Coon
Sac Bunt: C. Baldwin , W. Coon 2
Sac Fly: E. Holbrook
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Southworth (1)
CS: B. Ritchie 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Appleton , M. Southworth
Double Plays: 2 (Appleton-Russ-Ritchie, Appleton-Russ)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Quinlan 6.0 16 10 10 5 0 0 136 78 15.00   
W. Krueger W (1-0), BS (1) 4.0 5 1 1 2 0 0 42 28 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Quinlan -5
Batters Faced: P. Quinlan 38, W. Krueger 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Quinlan 10-6, W. Krueger 5-6
Pitches - Strikes: P. Quinlan 136-78, W. Krueger 42-28

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Baldwin 8.0 15 11 5 3 3 0 110 73 5.62   
S. Carlson L (0-1) 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 20 14 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Baldwin 20
Batters Faced: C. Baldwin 42, S. Carlson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Baldwin 12-7, S. Carlson 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Baldwin 110-73, S. Carlson 20-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Howard Russ
Ballpark: Flatbush Park
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 27904
Special Notes: Howard Russ ties the NBL playoff game record for hits with 5.
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