[Denny Lemaster]

Charles Witherow of the East Brunswick Scarlet Knights throws the first shutout in organized baseball.

Monday, April 1st, 1872 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E East Brunswick Scarlet Knights 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 10 3 Hoboken Ducks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7
East Brunswick AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Bryan 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0 T. Oran SS 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .600 0 2 S. King LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 0 0 a-H. Deane LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 D. Allison C 5 0 0 1 0 0 3 .000 0 1 B. Boyd 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0 G. Ewell RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0 M. King CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .333 0 0 R. Cayon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0 C. Witherow P 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0 Totals 39 5 10 3 1 0 21 a - H. Deane substituted for S. King in the 9th BATTING Doubles: T. Oran (1, 3rd Inning off E. Cushman, 2 on, 0 outs) G. Ewell (1, 6th Inning off E. Cushman, 0 on, 1 out) Triples: C. Witherow (1, 9th Inning off E. Cushman, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: C. Witherow 3 , D. Bryan 2 , B. Boyd , T. Oran 4 , S. King , M. King , G. Ewell 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Witherow 2 , R. Cayon 2 GIDP: M. King Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING CS: T. Oran 2 (2) FIELDING Errors: M. King (1) , R. Cayon 2 (2)	Hoboken AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. McClurken LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 H. Allen CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 U. Spencer SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0 T. Foley C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 C. Fulmer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 D. Coughlin 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0 G. Heubel RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0 J. Simmons 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0 E. Cushman P 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0 Totals 35 0 7 0 0 0 16 BATTING Doubles: D. Coughlin 2 (2, 2nd Inning off C. Witherow, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off C. Witherow, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: E. Cushman , T. Foley , J. Simmons , D. Coughlin 4 , U. Spencer , G. Heubel Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Cushman , T. Foley , J. Simmons 2 , G. Heubel Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING CS: U. Spencer (1) FIELDING Errors: E. Cushman (1) , J. Simmons (1) , D. Coughlin 2 (2) , C. Fulmer 2 (2) , D. McClurken (1) Double Plays: 1 (Spencer-Coughlin-Simmons) PB: T. Foley 2
East Brunswick IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA C. Witherow W (1-0) 9.0 7 0 0 0 0 0 111 75 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: C. Witherow 73 Batters Faced: C. Witherow 35 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Witherow 13-13 Pitches - Strikes: C. Witherow 111-75	Hoboken IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Cushman L (0-1) 9.0 10 5 1 1 0 0 141 92 1.00 PITCHING Game Score: E. Cushman 54 Batters Faced: E. Cushman 40 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Cushman 12-12 Pitches - Strikes: E. Cushman 141-92 WP: E. Cushman 2
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: Charles Witherow Ballpark: Field of Hoboken NJ Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph Start Time: 12:05 pm Time: 2:27 Attendance: 1587