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Questdog · 03-14-2015, 11:10 PM

Tuesday, May 1, 1883 vs. Chicago Colts (39-41 .488 4 GB 5th place in the GNA)

Opening Day!

The Colts have made some changes for 1883, starting off with a new manager, Jim Parker (47-7.9). He led the 1881 Peoria Reds to a .500 record in the Northwestern League in 1881. All his players are gushing about how nice a guy he is. Well all of 'em but maybe John Ritch (28-7.8) who was their number 1 pitcher last year, starting 71 of their 84 games. Parker has turned to the youngster Pete Rinehart (24-6.2) to carry the majority of the load this season. Ritch is such a nice guy that maybe he didn't really mind, though. Rinehart wasn't very impressive last year, but this Spring he has looked like the real deal, going 9-1 with an ERA under 2.00. Parker has also changed half their lineup and they have 2 players making their major league debut today: 3B Freddy Parsley (23-7.5) and RF Fred Dunn (33-5.6). What I saw of Parsley this Spring makes me think he is a shoo-in for the Gold Glove at third this year and he can hit some too, going for a .319 average in the B Leagues last year. Dunn has been toiling away in A ball for the past 6 years, never hitting much until having a decent season at Bay City last year.

The Colts seem to have a lot of really nice guys on their team, don't they? Maybe that means they will finish last this year...

Pete Rinehart, Chicago (24-6.2) (R 5-7 3.94 2 SV 2.0/3.2 BB/K in 1882) vs. Lee Sprague, Omaha (23-3.5) (R 19-28 2.33 1.2/4.1 for Louisville in 1882)

Won - 11 to 0

Lee Sprague retired the first 11 batters he faced. The 12th batter, Candy Simpson (24-6.8), hit a little nubber between first and the mound that Sprague couldn't pick up and made an error on. He then retired 8 more in a row until Lew Bartholomew (28-4.0) botched a ground ball off that same bat of Simpson's in the 7th inning. Three more down in a row until he walked Fred Dunn in the 8th with 1 out, but the next batter grounded sharply to Sam Hinkle (26-6.3) who turned it into an inning-ending double play. On to the 9th with the Colts still looking for their first knock of the game. The leadoff hitter grounded out to Hinkle at short. Kid Wright (28-7.3) came up and he flared an 0-2 pitch just over Horace Hays' (32-6.1) head and into right center for a hit. The next batter grounded into another double play started by Hinkle at short to end the game.

Sprague ended up with a 1-hitter with 1 walk and 6 strikeouts. He only faced 2 over the minimum allotment of batters (29).

Meanwhile, our offense was pounding out the hits left and right for a total of 15 of them. Sprague even had 1 and scored twice. 1B Lew Bartholomew had a triple, scored a run and knocked 1 in. CF Stub Orlando (28-6.1) had 2 hits with an RBI. 3B George Dominick (29-4.8) had 3 and scored a run. SS Sam Hinkle had 3 and scored 3 runs. RF Hank Roberts (24-3.0) had 4 hits, including a triple, scored twice and knocked in a pair of runs.

Not a bad start to the season! (knock on wood)

Other GNA Games:
Baltimore (4) at Philadelphia (2): Pop Yurkovich (1-0) over Jim Postema (0-1). Yurkovich (31-5.6) tossed a 4-hitter, walked 1 and struck out 6. Postema (33-5.5) walked 4 in the game. Oriole SS Jake Steitz (24-4.7) had 4 hits, including a double and a triple, and scored 3 times.

Providence (2) at Pittsburgh (3) in 11 innings: Tom Adams (1-0) over Ted Ryther (0-1). Adams (28-6.0) only allowed 6 hits over 11 innings. He walked 2 and struck out 3. He also hit a pair of doubles and scored a run. Ryther (29-4.3) went the distance, allowing 10 hits, walking 1 and striking out 3. 3B Gideon Moore (28-5.9) hit a 2-out double for the Stogies to tie the game in the bottom of the 9th. Providence RF Alex Carroll (26-4.4) dropped a flyball to end the game.

Brooklyn (1) at Kansas City (4): Fred Barrow (1-0) over Dick Cole (0-1). Barrow (31-4.7) allowed 7 hits, walked 1 and struck out 5. He also knocked out a pair of hits, including a double. Cole (29-5.9) allowed 8 hits, walked 1 and did not strike out a batter.

Liberty League Games:
Washington (4) at Utica (3): John Callaham (1-0) over Tom Marshman (0-1). Callaham (34-5.5) allowed 8 hits, walked 1 and struck out 5. Marshman (32-4.7) only allowed 6 hits, walked 1 and struck out 6. Utica did not score until the bottom of the 9th, but with 1 out and the tying run at second, they could not get another hit.

Boston (1) at Troy (14): Harry Lamb (1-0) over Charlie Morlock (0-1). Lamb (28-6.4) allowed only 4 hits, walked 1 and struck out 6. Morlock (33-6.7), the winner of the last 2 Hurler Trophies in the Liberty League, did not make it through the 5th inning, allowing 15 hits, walking 1 and striking out 1. CF Jake Howard (24-4.6) had 3 hits for the Haymakers and scored 4 times, tying the Liberty League record. He had a pair of doubles. RF Bill Hammack (30-5.0) had 4 hits and also had 2 doubles. He scored 3 runs and knocked in 3.

Cincinnati (3) at New York (2): John Stevens (1-0) over Jack Roberts (0-1). Stevens (26-8.2) scattered 10 hits, walked 1 and struck out 5. Roberts (31-6.1) only allowed 4 hits, but walked 4 and struck out 4. Each team only made a single error. 1B John Hilliard (23-7.2) had 3 hits with a double and an RBI for the Gothams in a losing cause.

Detroit (0) at St. Louis (4): Tom Zurla (1-0) over William Rose (0-1). Zurla (31-7.3) allowed 6 hits, walked 1 and struck out 3. Rose (32-4.9) allowed 9 hits with no walks and 4 strikeouts. 1B Harold Bradley (24-5.1) had 3 hits and 2 RBIs for the Maroons in his major league debut.

So all four of the new major league teams won their inaugural games!

Down in the Interstate League, the Pottsville Anthracites opened their season yesterday with a 5 to 3 win over the Reading Actives. LF Jim Everett (28-5.4) had 4 hits, including a pair of triples and knocked in all 5 runs.

03-14-2015, 11:10 PM	#560
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	Tuesday, May 1, 1883 vs. Chicago Colts (39-41 .488 4 GB 5th place in the GNA) Opening Day! The Colts have made some changes for 1883, starting off with a new manager, Jim Parker (47-7.9). He led the 1881 Peoria Reds to a .500 record in the Northwestern League in 1881. All his players are gushing about how nice a guy he is. Well all of 'em but maybe John Ritch (28-7.8) who was their number 1 pitcher last year, starting 71 of their 84 games. Parker has turned to the youngster Pete Rinehart (24-6.2) to carry the majority of the load this season. Ritch is such a nice guy that maybe he didn't really mind, though. Rinehart wasn't very impressive last year, but this Spring he has looked like the real deal, going 9-1 with an ERA under 2.00. Parker has also changed half their lineup and they have 2 players making their major league debut today: 3B Freddy Parsley (23-7.5) and RF Fred Dunn (33-5.6). What I saw of Parsley this Spring makes me think he is a shoo-in for the Gold Glove at third this year and he can hit some too, going for a .319 average in the B Leagues last year. Dunn has been toiling away in A ball for the past 6 years, never hitting much until having a decent season at Bay City last year. The Colts seem to have a lot of really nice guys on their team, don't they? Maybe that means they will finish last this year... Pete Rinehart, Chicago (24-6.2) (R 5-7 3.94 2 SV 2.0/3.2 BB/K in 1882) vs. Lee Sprague, Omaha (23-3.5) (R 19-28 2.33 1.2/4.1 for Louisville in 1882) Won - 11 to 0 Lee Sprague retired the first 11 batters he faced. The 12th batter, Candy Simpson (24-6.8), hit a little nubber between first and the mound that Sprague couldn't pick up and made an error on. He then retired 8 more in a row until Lew Bartholomew (28-4.0) botched a ground ball off that same bat of Simpson's in the 7th inning. Three more down in a row until he walked Fred Dunn in the 8th with 1 out, but the next batter grounded sharply to Sam Hinkle (26-6.3) who turned it into an inning-ending double play. On to the 9th with the Colts still looking for their first knock of the game. The leadoff hitter grounded out to Hinkle at short. Kid Wright (28-7.3) came up and he flared an 0-2 pitch just over Horace Hays' (32-6.1) head and into right center for a hit. The next batter grounded into another double play started by Hinkle at short to end the game. Sprague ended up with a 1-hitter with 1 walk and 6 strikeouts. He only faced 2 over the minimum allotment of batters (29). Meanwhile, our offense was pounding out the hits left and right for a total of 15 of them. Sprague even had 1 and scored twice. 1B Lew Bartholomew had a triple, scored a run and knocked 1 in. CF Stub Orlando (28-6.1) had 2 hits with an RBI. 3B George Dominick (29-4.8) had 3 and scored a run. SS Sam Hinkle had 3 and scored 3 runs. RF Hank Roberts (24-3.0) had 4 hits, including a triple, scored twice and knocked in a pair of runs. Not a bad start to the season! (knock on wood) Other GNA Games: Baltimore (4) at Philadelphia (2): Pop Yurkovich (1-0) over Jim Postema (0-1). Yurkovich (31-5.6) tossed a 4-hitter, walked 1 and struck out 6. Postema (33-5.5) walked 4 in the game. Oriole SS Jake Steitz (24-4.7) had 4 hits, including a double and a triple, and scored 3 times. Providence (2) at Pittsburgh (3) in 11 innings: Tom Adams (1-0) over Ted Ryther (0-1). Adams (28-6.0) only allowed 6 hits over 11 innings. He walked 2 and struck out 3. He also hit a pair of doubles and scored a run. Ryther (29-4.3) went the distance, allowing 10 hits, walking 1 and striking out 3. 3B Gideon Moore (28-5.9) hit a 2-out double for the Stogies to tie the game in the bottom of the 9th. Providence RF Alex Carroll (26-4.4) dropped a flyball to end the game. Brooklyn (1) at Kansas City (4): Fred Barrow (1-0) over Dick Cole (0-1). Barrow (31-4.7) allowed 7 hits, walked 1 and struck out 5. He also knocked out a pair of hits, including a double. Cole (29-5.9) allowed 8 hits, walked 1 and did not strike out a batter. Liberty League Games: Washington (4) at Utica (3): John Callaham (1-0) over Tom Marshman (0-1). Callaham (34-5.5) allowed 8 hits, walked 1 and struck out 5. Marshman (32-4.7) only allowed 6 hits, walked 1 and struck out 6. Utica did not score until the bottom of the 9th, but with 1 out and the tying run at second, they could not get another hit. Boston (1) at Troy (14): Harry Lamb (1-0) over Charlie Morlock (0-1). Lamb (28-6.4) allowed only 4 hits, walked 1 and struck out 6. Morlock (33-6.7), the winner of the last 2 Hurler Trophies in the Liberty League, did not make it through the 5th inning, allowing 15 hits, walking 1 and striking out 1. CF Jake Howard (24-4.6) had 3 hits for the Haymakers and scored 4 times, tying the Liberty League record. He had a pair of doubles. RF Bill Hammack (30-5.0) had 4 hits and also had 2 doubles. He scored 3 runs and knocked in 3. Cincinnati (3) at New York (2): John Stevens (1-0) over Jack Roberts (0-1). Stevens (26-8.2) scattered 10 hits, walked 1 and struck out 5. Roberts (31-6.1) only allowed 4 hits, but walked 4 and struck out 4. Each team only made a single error. 1B John Hilliard (23-7.2) had 3 hits with a double and an RBI for the Gothams in a losing cause. Detroit (0) at St. Louis (4): Tom Zurla (1-0) over William Rose (0-1). Zurla (31-7.3) allowed 6 hits, walked 1 and struck out 3. Rose (32-4.9) allowed 9 hits with no walks and 4 strikeouts. 1B Harold Bradley (24-5.1) had 3 hits and 2 RBIs for the Maroons in his major league debut. So all four of the new major league teams won their inaugural games! Down in the Interstate League, the Pottsville Anthracites opened their season yesterday with a 5 to 3 win over the Reading Actives. LF Jim Everett (28-5.4) had 4 hits, including a pair of triples and knocked in all 5 runs.