1887 News and Notes
July
1 - Providence Grays RHP Tom Lovett will miss 4 months - partially torn labrum.
1 - Olympics RHP Pud Galvin will miss 9 months - stretched elbow ligament.
1 - Outlaw Reds SP Quintin Archdeacon tossed a NO HITTER, beating the Lakers 2-0.
2 - The Beaneaters have traded 25yo 3b Piggy Ward to the Nationals for 26yo RP Austin White and 22yo RP Michael Huggins.
2 - The Maroons have traded 27yo 1b Ed Cartwright to the Wolverines for 22yo C Ramon Moran and 23yo RP John F Coleman.
2 - The Eckfords have traded 29yo SS Pat Pope to the Hoosiers for 29yo RP Paul Johnson and 24yo 2b Tim Kaufman.
2 - The Houston Railhawks have traded 34yo Jaime Ibarra to the Elm Citys for 22yo SS Chris Davis
2 - The Red Stockings have traded 27yo RP Chris Wilkins to the Browns for 21yo SP Pat Hackman.
3 - The Marylands will be without SP Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg for 2 months - elbow tendinitis.
3 - Beaneaters 1b David Orr gets 5 hits in a 14-1 win over the Cowboys.
3 - Keystones SP Freddy 'Nightmare' Krueger beat the Generals 1-0 on just 2 hits.
3 - The Trojans have traded 21yo 1b John Rainey to the Mountain Citys for 19yo CF Chuck Preston, 23yo RF Jose Torres and 22yo LF Walt Phillips.
3 - The CIncinnati Reds have traded 25yo 1b Henry Jackson to the Haymakers for 26yo RP Paul Henderson and 21yo C Ramon Lopez.
3 - The Virginians have traded 37yo SP John Becker to the Giants for 22yo 1b Felipe Castillo and 24yo 2b Armando Lopez.
3 - The Quicksteps have traded 28yo CF Jose Moreno to the Colonels for 25yo 1b Mox McQuery.
4 - Colonels SP Ed Morris beat the Orioles 12-0 on just 5 hits.
4 - The Red Stockings have traded 25yo RP Joe Cahill to the Canaries for 19yo 2b Bob McCaughtery.
4 - THe Toledo Blue Stockings have traded 29yo CF Scott Robbins to the Whites for 20yo CF Gilberto Garcia and 24yo RF Jim Britt.
4 - Beaneaters SP Octavio 'Rusty' Ortiz beat the Cowboys 6-3 to win game #200.
5 - THe Maroons have traded 19yo SP John Doran to the Westerns for 22yo SP Van Stephens and 24yo SS Cesar Jimenez.
5 - Beaneaters SP John Harkins beat the Cowboys 7-6 to earn win #250 (Harkings is only 28)
6 - Outlaw Reds SP Dan Kelly struck out 12 in a 4-0, 4 hit shut out of the White Caps.
7 - The Mountain Citys have traded 26yo 3b Billy Shindle and 21yo CF Jose Silva to the Athletics for 26yo SP Andy Brown.
9 - Hoosier lose CF Phil Carey for 4 months - torn ankle ligaments
10 - The Trojans lose SS Neil 'Riot' McCarty for 3 months - torn labrum
10 - The Maroons have sent 20yo LF George Van Haltren to the Orioels for 19yo 2b Martin Hernandez and 19yo CF Rob Goodman.
10 - Marylands have traded 29yo RP Wes Snyder to the Nationals for 19yo SS Jose Martinez and 23yo 2b Cliff Peterson.
10 - THe Orioles have traded 31yo 2b Bob Nance and 23yo SP Jorge Ayala to the Quickstep for 37yo RP Walter Johnson.
12 - Athletics RF Jose Montano will miss 4-5 months - torn labrum.
12 - The Browns have traded 26yo LF Antonio Botallo to the Hoosiers for 32yo RP Javier Alaniz and 22yo SS Pete Morris.
16 - The Trojans will be without RHP Henry Bartlett for 10-11 months - damaged elbow ligament.
17 - The Dark Blues have traded 29yo CF Bill Crowley to the Elm Citys for 28yo CL Nathaniel Lawson and 19yo 2b Luis Martinez.
17 - THe Red Stockings have traded 28yo RF Clark Lee to the Quicksteps for 18yo SS Norberto Delgado.
18 - THe Boston Reds have traded 35yo SS Miguel Ortiz and 23yo SS Edward Combs to the Forest Citys for 34yo 3b Jorge Mellgoza .
19 - The Buckeyes have traded 28yo RP Rodrigo Ortiz to the Quicksteps for 19yo CF Phil Alexander.
19 - The Keystones have traded 31yo LF Russell McFarland to the Generals for 29yo Steve Timpson and 21yo RP Rick Clark.
20 - The Haymakers have traded 26yo SS Rafael Garza to the Metropolitans for 37yo RP Zach Edwards and 19yo 2b Jose Juarez.
21 - Quakers SP Charlie Sweeney beat the Maroons 12-0, allowing just 6 hits.
21 - The Hoosiers have traded 29yo SS Atsumori Hayagawa to the Blue Stockings for 32yo CF Fernando Herrera and 22yo 2b Howard DeVault.
22 - Haymakers SP George Thompson will miss 4 months - shoulder inflammation.
23 - The White Caps have traded 29yo 1b Daniel Ramos and 24yo 3b Wally Brock to the Monumentals for 34yo SP Steve Brooks.
25 - THe Keystones will be without SS Ricardo Cervantes for 4 months - torn back muscle.
25 - The Monumentals have traded 37yo RF John Russell and 21yo SS Willie David to the Lakers for 25yo SP Jesus Lara.
25 - THe Monumentals have traded 35yo 1b Keith Cain to teh Lakers for 36yo RP Anthony Adams and 20yo RF Loren Simpson.
26 - The White Stockings have traded 28yo RF Ed Callahan to the Haymakers for 28yo SP Luis Marino and 19yo 2b Jose Juarez.
26 - The Keystones have traded 27yo RF Johnny West and 21yo 1b Nick Smith to the Boston Reds for 33yo SP Paul Gehrke.
28 - THe Marylands have traded 32yo SP Carlos Venegas to the Cincinnati Reds for 20yo C Manuel Noriega and 19yo SS Howard Davis.
29 - Kekiongas SP Paul Goff will be out 3 months - partially torn labrum.
29 - The Dark Blues have traded 26yo C John Munyan to the Brewers for 28yo SP Esteban Salas and 20yo SS Dave Rogers.
29 - The Mansfields sent 27yo C Jim Nelson and 22yo SS Barney Castle to the Olympics for 25y LF Sammy Rowe.
29 - The Outlaw Reds have traded 28yo RP David Lewis to the Blue Legs for 24yo SP Patrick Hill and 20yo 3b Joaquin Aguilera.
30 - Stars SP Cy Young will miss 3 months - ruptured finger tendon.
31 - Kekiongas CF Paul Lyons gets 5 hits in a 14-3 whipping of the Triplets.
31 - White Stockings CF Jim Fogarty went 6-7 in a 7-6 win over the Wolverines.
1887 July Standings
NL - The Stars had the floor drop out from under them in July and now the Blues are only 4 games back and now in contention. With the season ending on the 29th, this could be a battle down to the end.
NA - CL - The Haymakers lead the Olympics and Kekiongas by 1 game, the Forest Citys by 2 and the Canaries by 5 games. With the seasno end a month off, this is a very close race. IL - Blue Legs are a game ahead of the Westerns and Eckfords, with The Red Stockings and Centenniels only 5 back, tight and tough race ahead.
AA - The Colonel and Cincinnati Reds are in a dead heat atop the standings and will make for a great finish.
UA - EL - The Monumentals are up 14 games over the Generals an unless something really weird happens they should capture the EL pennant. WL - Its comes down to the Brewers, one game up, and the White Caps. Good race to the end here too.