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Questdog · 07-07-2014, 03:40 AM

Thursday, July 26, 1877, at Boston Red Caps (18-19 tied for 3rd place in the Liberty League)

Have you ever noticed that after a pitcher faces the Haymakers, their loss total usually goes up but their ERA goes down? I'm tired of that. Not the losses going up, but the ERA going down. Lets get some hits today and score some runs!

John Bendickson, Troy (25 R 8-7 2.58) vs. Charlie Morlock, Bos. (28 R 13-15 3.03)

Won - 7 to 6 in 10 innings

Ugly in the cradle; pretty at the table, as they say. This one started out ugly but then got pretty good. We made 5 errors in the first 3 innings and each team had a 5 run outburst and after 3 full, it was 6 to 6. But then no one scored again until the 10th inning, when C Eb Burke reached second on a 2-base error by 2B Bill Thompson with 2 outs and John Bendickson singled him home. Gotta love a pitcher that can hit.

In the bottom of the 10th, Bill Thompson singled with one out , trying to atone for his error with his 4th hit of the day, but 3B Billy Little hit a sharp grounder to Bill Rush at short that he quickly tossed to me at second and I fired it to Poppy at first to complete the twin killing and end the game.

1B Sol Popko had 3 hits and 2 RBIs. RF Wash Horsfall had 2 hits and scored 2 runs. LF Dave Taylor had a double for his 14th straight game with a hit.

Bendickson threw 164 pitches; not sure if he'll be ready to go in the finale on Saturday or not. I'll probably have to go with Abe Everette.

Other Games:
Washington (12) at Pittsburgh (13) in 14 innings - George Dennis (4-1) in relief of Bones Lane over Dick Wheeler (3-5) in relief of Rufus Lee. Dennis earned the win with 4.2 innings of shutout relief. Each team scored twice in the 10th inning. If memory serves, this is at least the third game the Olympics have lost after scoring in extra innings. That seems pretty remarkable. I'm too lazy to double check the records right now, though. Okay, I'll check: Yes it is the third time they have lost a game that they have taken the lead in extra innings. No other team has done it even once. Pittsburgh had 8 players with 2 hits and no one with more. It was a Henry Gunther triple that ended the game with 1 out in the bottom of the 14th. 3B Bill Sears for Washington had 5 hits including a double. He scored once and knocked a run in. After the game C Al Cannon announced that he was through being the manager for "this bunch of losers". Though the team played much better under Cannon than they had under Matthias Haak, they sill lost more than they won, going 9-15. Owner Henry Wilson deliberated a few hours before giving the job to 28-year-old 3B Bill Sears. Though never considered to be much of a leader in the clubhouse, everyone agrees that he is one of the smartest and hardest working players in the League.

St. Louis (15) at Philadelphia (3) - Socks Hawkins (9-6) over Charlie Moss (17-19). The Brown Stockings get revenge for being shutout last game. Actually, Moss didn't pitch much worse than he did in the shutout, but his defense was not as good. They made 7 errors this time and did not turn any double plays. Hawkins, on the other, was much better this game, only giving the Centennials 5 hits and hitting a 2-run double himself. LF Ed Radle had 2 hits, a double with 2 on base and a home run with 2 on base, garnering 6 RBIs on the day. He also scored 3 times. He was also the owner of the worst batting average of the 8 regulars in the lineup at .293.

07-07-2014, 03:40 AM	#181
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	Thursday, July 26, 1877, at Boston Red Caps (18-19 tied for 3rd place in the Liberty League) Have you ever noticed that after a pitcher faces the Haymakers, their loss total usually goes up but their ERA goes down? I'm tired of that. Not the losses going up, but the ERA going down. Lets get some hits today and score some runs! John Bendickson, Troy (25 R 8-7 2.58) vs. Charlie Morlock, Bos. (28 R 13-15 3.03) Won - 7 to 6 in 10 innings Ugly in the cradle; pretty at the table, as they say. This one started out ugly but then got pretty good. We made 5 errors in the first 3 innings and each team had a 5 run outburst and after 3 full, it was 6 to 6. But then no one scored again until the 10th inning, when C Eb Burke reached second on a 2-base error by 2B Bill Thompson with 2 outs and John Bendickson singled him home. Gotta love a pitcher that can hit. In the bottom of the 10th, Bill Thompson singled with one out , trying to atone for his error with his 4th hit of the day, but 3B Billy Little hit a sharp grounder to Bill Rush at short that he quickly tossed to me at second and I fired it to Poppy at first to complete the twin killing and end the game. 1B Sol Popko had 3 hits and 2 RBIs. RF Wash Horsfall had 2 hits and scored 2 runs. LF Dave Taylor had a double for his 14th straight game with a hit. Bendickson threw 164 pitches; not sure if he'll be ready to go in the finale on Saturday or not. I'll probably have to go with Abe Everette. Other Games: Washington (12) at Pittsburgh (13) in 14 innings - George Dennis (4-1) in relief of Bones Lane over Dick Wheeler (3-5) in relief of Rufus Lee. Dennis earned the win with 4.2 innings of shutout relief. Each team scored twice in the 10th inning. If memory serves, this is at least the third game the Olympics have lost after scoring in extra innings. That seems pretty remarkable. I'm too lazy to double check the records right now, though. Okay, I'll check: Yes it is the third time they have lost a game that they have taken the lead in extra innings. No other team has done it even once. Pittsburgh had 8 players with 2 hits and no one with more. It was a Henry Gunther triple that ended the game with 1 out in the bottom of the 14th. 3B Bill Sears for Washington had 5 hits including a double. He scored once and knocked a run in. After the game C Al Cannon announced that he was through being the manager for "this bunch of losers". Though the team played much better under Cannon than they had under Matthias Haak, they sill lost more than they won, going 9-15. Owner Henry Wilson deliberated a few hours before giving the job to 28-year-old 3B Bill Sears. Though never considered to be much of a leader in the clubhouse, everyone agrees that he is one of the smartest and hardest working players in the League. St. Louis (15) at Philadelphia (3) - Socks Hawkins (9-6) over Charlie Moss (17-19). The Brown Stockings get revenge for being shutout last game. Actually, Moss didn't pitch much worse than he did in the shutout, but his defense was not as good. They made 7 errors this time and did not turn any double plays. Hawkins, on the other, was much better this game, only giving the Centennials 5 hits and hitting a 2-run double himself. LF Ed Radle had 2 hits, a double with 2 on base and a home run with 2 on base, garnering 6 RBIs on the day. He also scored 3 times. He was also the owner of the worst batting average of the 8 regulars in the lineup at .293. Last edited by Questdog; 07-07-2014 at 03:50 AM.