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Questdog · 05-22-2015, 11:38 AM

Thursday, April 30, 1885 Opening Day in the Liberty League
Cincinnati Reds (68-44 .607 4 GB in 2nd place in the Liberty League last season) at
Detroit Wolverines (55-57 .491 17 GB 4th place)

We begin the 1885 season with a 4 game set at home against manager/LF Silver Borresen (31-6.9) and his Reds. Borresen is currently injured and will only be able to manage for the first half of the season. The Reds finished 2nd in the Liberty League last year, so we will get a tough test for our new lineup right off the bat. They were 2nd in the league in runs scored with 6.2 per game and they were 2nd in the league in fewest runs allowed with 4.9 per game. Recreation Park here in Detroit is overall a pretty good place to hit. The long grass in the infield makes it a tough place to get a groundball single, but the outfield dimensions help power hitters get those extra-base hits.

John Stevens, Cin. (28-8.2) (R 28-23 2.68 8.3-1.3-5.9 H-BB-K/9 last season) vs. William McLeod, Det. (25-5.6) (R 10-23 3.88 9.3-3.4-4.9 last season)

Won - 8 to 5

Our pitching was poor, our defense was shaky, our base running was atrocious and our hitting started off anemically with our first hit coming in the 3rd inning, but later came alive to save the day. The Reds scored in 4 straight innings starting in the 3rd and were up 5 to 2 after 6 innings. But McLeod held them at bay for the final 3 innings while our hitters pummeled Stevens.

McLeod allowed 9 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. He had 2 hits at bat and scored a run and drove 1 in.

We had 15 hits and made 3 errors. The Reds made 3 as well.

LF Ben Smith (25-6.7) had 2 hits and scored a run. RF Joe Kraus (28-7.9) had 2 hits, stole a base and had an RBI. Rookie 2B Jocko Cole (23-6.1) hit 2 doubles, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B George House (26-4.3) hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. Rookie 3B Sam Boullion (25-4.8), in his major league debut, hit a double, scored a run and accepted 6 chances in the field without an error. C Evan Eckberg (29-3.5) had 3 hits with a double and a home run, scored twice and had 3 RBIs and threw out 2 of 3 base stealers.

Not the way we used to win games in Omaha, but I'll take it. Everyone in the lineup had a hit and either scored a run or knocked 1 in. Hopefully, McLeod had Opening Day jitters and is not reverting to last year's form.

Liberty League:
Cleveland (4) at Washington (2): Willis Kornfield (32-6.0) (1-0) over John Callaham (36-5.5) (0-1). Kornfield allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he hit a home run. Callaham allowed 8 hits, walked 1 and struck out 6. 2B John Dahlhauser (25-5.0), in his major league debut, had 2 hits with a triple and scored a run.

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (10) at Brooklyn (13): Dick Cole (31-5.9) (3-2) over Pop Yurkovich (33-5.6) (2-3). Cole did not pitch well, but he had 2 hits with a triple as a batter, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. LF Harry Mihlbauer (26-5.7) had 5 hits and scored 2 runs. C Billy Boblett (26-5.4) hit a double and a home run, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. For the Orioles, 1B Lou Knight (36-5.2) had 4 hits with a triple, stole a base (his first in 2 years), scored 4 runs and had an RBI. RF Dick Fitts (27-7.1) had 4 hits with a double and a triple and 4 RBIs. Baltimore made 8 errors.

Omaha (8) at Milwaukee (2): Sid Duncan (31-6.8) (1-2) over Dan Burton (29-4.9) (2-4). Duncan allowed 5 hits, no walks and struck out the grand total of zero batters. At bat, he failed to garner a hit, but scored twice. C Charlie LeFevre (31-5.0) had 3 hits with a double, a walk and an RBI. 2B Felix Hill (26-4.2) hit a double and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.

05-22-2015, 11:38 AM	#945
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, April 30, 1885 Opening Day in the Liberty League Cincinnati Reds (68-44 .607 4 GB in 2nd place in the Liberty League last season) at Detroit Wolverines (55-57 .491 17 GB 4th place) We begin the 1885 season with a 4 game set at home against manager/LF Silver Borresen (31-6.9) and his Reds. Borresen is currently injured and will only be able to manage for the first half of the season. The Reds finished 2nd in the Liberty League last year, so we will get a tough test for our new lineup right off the bat. They were 2nd in the league in runs scored with 6.2 per game and they were 2nd in the league in fewest runs allowed with 4.9 per game. Recreation Park here in Detroit is overall a pretty good place to hit. The long grass in the infield makes it a tough place to get a groundball single, but the outfield dimensions help power hitters get those extra-base hits. John Stevens, Cin. (28-8.2) (R 28-23 2.68 8.3-1.3-5.9 H-BB-K/9 last season) vs. William McLeod, Det. (25-5.6) (R 10-23 3.88 9.3-3.4-4.9 last season) Won - 8 to 5 Our pitching was poor, our defense was shaky, our base running was atrocious and our hitting started off anemically with our first hit coming in the 3rd inning, but later came alive to save the day. The Reds scored in 4 straight innings starting in the 3rd and were up 5 to 2 after 6 innings. But McLeod held them at bay for the final 3 innings while our hitters pummeled Stevens. McLeod allowed 9 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. He had 2 hits at bat and scored a run and drove 1 in. We had 15 hits and made 3 errors. The Reds made 3 as well. LF Ben Smith (25-6.7) had 2 hits and scored a run. RF Joe Kraus (28-7.9) had 2 hits, stole a base and had an RBI. Rookie 2B Jocko Cole (23-6.1) hit 2 doubles, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B George House (26-4.3) hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. Rookie 3B Sam Boullion (25-4.8), in his major league debut, hit a double, scored a run and accepted 6 chances in the field without an error. C Evan Eckberg (29-3.5) had 3 hits with a double and a home run, scored twice and had 3 RBIs and threw out 2 of 3 base stealers. Not the way we used to win games in Omaha, but I'll take it. Everyone in the lineup had a hit and either scored a run or knocked 1 in. Hopefully, McLeod had Opening Day jitters and is not reverting to last year's form. Liberty League: Cleveland (4) at Washington (2): Willis Kornfield (32-6.0) (1-0) over John Callaham (36-5.5) (0-1). Kornfield allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he hit a home run. Callaham allowed 8 hits, walked 1 and struck out 6. 2B John Dahlhauser (25-5.0), in his major league debut, had 2 hits with a triple and scored a run. Grand National Association: Baltimore (10) at Brooklyn (13): Dick Cole (31-5.9) (3-2) over Pop Yurkovich (33-5.6) (2-3). Cole did not pitch well, but he had 2 hits with a triple as a batter, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. LF Harry Mihlbauer (26-5.7) had 5 hits and scored 2 runs. C Billy Boblett (26-5.4) hit a double and a home run, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. For the Orioles, 1B Lou Knight (36-5.2) had 4 hits with a triple, stole a base (his first in 2 years), scored 4 runs and had an RBI. RF Dick Fitts (27-7.1) had 4 hits with a double and a triple and 4 RBIs. Baltimore made 8 errors. Omaha (8) at Milwaukee (2): Sid Duncan (31-6.8) (1-2) over Dan Burton (29-4.9) (2-4). Duncan allowed 5 hits, no walks and struck out the grand total of zero batters. At bat, he failed to garner a hit, but scored twice. C Charlie LeFevre (31-5.0) had 3 hits with a double, a walk and an RBI. 2B Felix Hill (26-4.2) hit a double and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.