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Questdog · 07-03-2014, 12:12 AM

Saturday, April 28, 1877, at Washington Olympics (2-7 6th place in the Liberty League)

I sent John Bendickson to Rochester to see if he can get himself right. I really want him to be our main pitcher for the next 10 years and as soon as he shows he is back to 100%, he will return to Troy. I called up rookie Billy Jenkins who was 4-2 with a 1.43 ERA at Rochester. He'll be the #2 man behind Everette and we'll try to get him a few innings in blowouts. He's 24 and is 43-19 in his minor league career so far.

Jimmy Gerber and his 4 for 34 batting line will be the next candidate for a rehabilitation assignment to Rochester.

The way Washington has been drubbed so far, I fear that they are about to turn things around.

Abe Everette, Troy (28 L 1-0 3.31) vs. Cal Wright, Wash. (32 R 1-7 5.46)

Won - 8 to 7 in 10 innings

I learned a valuable lesson today as a manager: No lead is big enough when you are contemplating putting a rookie in the game for his major league debut. We were up 7 to 2 going into to bottom of the 8th and I had the bright idea to put Billy Jenkins in to give him a couple of innings. He is a pitcher of obvious talent and I figured the odds were very small that he could give up 5 runs in 2 innings. But I forgot to take into account the butterflies of a first appearance. 3 of the first 4 batters he faced doubled and he gave up 5 runs to tie the game in his first inning and he still had another inning to go. After that he settled down and held them scoreless his next 2 innings.

Wash Horsfall playing for me at 2nd had 3 hits with a run scored and an RBI. He made an error but also made two outstanding plays. I really like him and have decided to make him a semi-starter, letting him give me, Bill Rush at short and Crazy Kelley at third days off. Rush had 2 doubles, but also made 3 errors. Matthias Haak pinch-hit for Wright in the 8th and Dick Wheeler cam in an earned the loss.

Other Games:
Philadelphia (4) at Pittsburgh (2) - Charlie Moss (4-5) over Bones Lane (3-5). Moss held Pittsburgh to 7 hits. He also tripled and scored a run. C Mike Tonnies had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. CF John Froom, in his first game back after missing a few weeks with a pulled muscled, sprained his ankle and will be gimpy for a couple more weeks, but will likely play.

Boston (10) at St. Louis (11) in 13 innings - Charlie Hertzberg (2-0) in relief of Fred Cline over Charlie Morlock (1-2) in relief of John Callaham. 39 hits in this one. Boston scored 3 times in the top of the 9th to tie the game. Morlock pitched 5.1 innings of relief, only allowing 3 hits and 1 unearned run, but it was the game-ender, scored when 2B Bill Thompson booted a groundball. SS Fred Young had 4 hits and scored 3 runs, but also made 3 errors. 27-year-old rookie 1B John Hiscock had 3 hits with a double, scored twice and had 3 RBIs along with an error.

John Bendickson's first start at Rochester was not encouraging. Less said, the better.....

07-03-2014, 12:12 AM	#135
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Saturday, April 28, 1877, at Washington Olympics (2-7 6th place in the Liberty League) I sent John Bendickson to Rochester to see if he can get himself right. I really want him to be our main pitcher for the next 10 years and as soon as he shows he is back to 100%, he will return to Troy. I called up rookie Billy Jenkins who was 4-2 with a 1.43 ERA at Rochester. He'll be the #2 man behind Everette and we'll try to get him a few innings in blowouts. He's 24 and is 43-19 in his minor league career so far. Jimmy Gerber and his 4 for 34 batting line will be the next candidate for a rehabilitation assignment to Rochester. The way Washington has been drubbed so far, I fear that they are about to turn things around. Abe Everette, Troy (28 L 1-0 3.31) vs. Cal Wright, Wash. (32 R 1-7 5.46) Won - 8 to 7 in 10 innings I learned a valuable lesson today as a manager: No lead is big enough when you are contemplating putting a rookie in the game for his major league debut. We were up 7 to 2 going into to bottom of the 8th and I had the bright idea to put Billy Jenkins in to give him a couple of innings. He is a pitcher of obvious talent and I figured the odds were very small that he could give up 5 runs in 2 innings. But I forgot to take into account the butterflies of a first appearance. 3 of the first 4 batters he faced doubled and he gave up 5 runs to tie the game in his first inning and he still had another inning to go. After that he settled down and held them scoreless his next 2 innings. Wash Horsfall playing for me at 2nd had 3 hits with a run scored and an RBI. He made an error but also made two outstanding plays. I really like him and have decided to make him a semi-starter, letting him give me, Bill Rush at short and Crazy Kelley at third days off. Rush had 2 doubles, but also made 3 errors. Matthias Haak pinch-hit for Wright in the 8th and Dick Wheeler cam in an earned the loss. Other Games: Philadelphia (4) at Pittsburgh (2) - Charlie Moss (4-5) over Bones Lane (3-5). Moss held Pittsburgh to 7 hits. He also tripled and scored a run. C Mike Tonnies had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. CF John Froom, in his first game back after missing a few weeks with a pulled muscled, sprained his ankle and will be gimpy for a couple more weeks, but will likely play. Boston (10) at St. Louis (11) in 13 innings - Charlie Hertzberg (2-0) in relief of Fred Cline over Charlie Morlock (1-2) in relief of John Callaham. 39 hits in this one. Boston scored 3 times in the top of the 9th to tie the game. Morlock pitched 5.1 innings of relief, only allowing 3 hits and 1 unearned run, but it was the game-ender, scored when 2B Bill Thompson booted a groundball. SS Fred Young had 4 hits and scored 3 runs, but also made 3 errors. 27-year-old rookie 1B John Hiscock had 3 hits with a double, scored twice and had 3 RBIs along with an error. John Bendickson's first start at Rochester was not encouraging. Less said, the better.....