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Questdog · 05-22-2015, 11:42 PM

Thursday, May 7, 1885
Washington Nationals (1-4 .200 3 GB in 8th place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (3-2 .600 1 GB tied for 2nd place)

Lou Townley, Wash. (23-3.4) (R 1-1 2.25 6.8-1.4-7.2 H-BB-K/9) vs. Hank Anderson, Det. (31-7.7) (L 0-2 6.75 12.4-2.3-4.5)

Won - 4 to 1

Anderson allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.

Townley gave us 8 hits, no walks and struck out 4.

We made 4 errors and Washington made 7.

LF Ben Smith (25-6.7) hit a double and a triple and had an RBI. 2B Jocko Cole (23-6.1) hit a triple, scored a run and had an RBI, but made 2 more errors. 1B George House (26-4.3) had 2 hits and scored a run.

Liberty League:
Boston (8) at New York (4): Joe Peters (29-4.9) (2-0) over Al Stone (25-3.1) (0-1) in his first major league start. Peters allowed 7 hits, 5 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and a walk. Stone allowed 11 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. Manager/1B Pete Bucolo (37-4.1) had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. CF Pat Stafford (24-5.4) had 2 hits, a walk, stole 3 bases and scored 2 runs. For the Gothams, CF Bill Martin (32-5.0) hit 2 doubles and scored 2 runs.

Troy (10) at Rochester (1): Sal DeVaux (30-3.5) (1-0) over Bill McClean (39-6.0) (1-3). DeVaux allowed 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit, a walk and scored a run. LF Jake Howard (26-4.6) had 3 hits with a double, 2 walks, stole a base, scored 5 times and had an RBI.

Cleveland (4) at Cincinnati (1): Tom Marshman (34-4.7) (1-1) over John Stevens (28-8.2) (2-2). Marshman allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. Stevens allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 5. 3B Charlie Taylor (29-5.2) had 2 hits, stole a base and scored 2 runs. Cleveland is now 5-1 to start the season and sit in first place. The have only had one winning season as a franchise and that was when they went 43-41 in 1879 in their first year of existence. They were the Utica Pent Ups then.

Grand National Association:
Milwaukee (0) at Pittsburgh (5): Tom Adams (30-6.0) (3-2) over Dan Burton (29-4.9) (4-5). Adams allowed 4 hits, no walks and struck out 1. Burton allowed 9 hits, no walks and struck out 1. SS Jim Ware (31-5.6) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Jim Graves (27-5.7) had 3 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI.

Omaha (2) at Providence (5): Frank McSherry (29-4.1) (5-3) over Sid Duncan (31-6.8) (1-4). McSherry allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. CF Bill Chilcote (27-7.7) had 2 hits and an RBI. Everyone in the lineup had at least one hit.

Baltimore (7) at Kansas City (3): Pop Yurkovich (33-5.6) (3-5) over Hosea Alexander (36-4.8) (0-1). Yurkovich allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. 1B Lou Knight (36-5.2) had 2 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. CF Nat Lusk (25-6.4) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. He had to leave with a sore shoulder and they figure him to miss 5-6 weeks. RF Henry Cole (26-6.4) broke a bone in his foot and will likely miss about a month of action.

Brooklyn (9) at Chicago (6): Dick Cole (31-5.9) (5-2) over Pete Rinehart (26-6.2) (3-5). Cole allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. 1B Henry Weaver (32-3.9) had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Editor's Note: True Story: As I was typing this up I began to nod off to sleep and after one nod I jerked awake and noticed I had typed "...had 3 hits and let him have his bed time." So, I will.....

05-22-2015, 11:42 PM	#952
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, May 7, 1885 Washington Nationals (1-4 .200 3 GB in 8th place in the Liberty League) at Detroit Wolverines (3-2 .600 1 GB tied for 2nd place) Lou Townley, Wash. (23-3.4) (R 1-1 2.25 6.8-1.4-7.2 H-BB-K/9) vs. Hank Anderson, Det. (31-7.7) (L 0-2 6.75 12.4-2.3-4.5) Won - 4 to 1 Anderson allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. Townley gave us 8 hits, no walks and struck out 4. We made 4 errors and Washington made 7. LF Ben Smith (25-6.7) hit a double and a triple and had an RBI. 2B Jocko Cole (23-6.1) hit a triple, scored a run and had an RBI, but made 2 more errors. 1B George House (26-4.3) had 2 hits and scored a run. Liberty League: Boston (8) at New York (4): Joe Peters (29-4.9) (2-0) over Al Stone (25-3.1) (0-1) in his first major league start. Peters allowed 7 hits, 5 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and a walk. Stone allowed 11 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. Manager/1B Pete Bucolo (37-4.1) had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. CF Pat Stafford (24-5.4) had 2 hits, a walk, stole 3 bases and scored 2 runs. For the Gothams, CF Bill Martin (32-5.0) hit 2 doubles and scored 2 runs. Troy (10) at Rochester (1): Sal DeVaux (30-3.5) (1-0) over Bill McClean (39-6.0) (1-3). DeVaux allowed 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit, a walk and scored a run. LF Jake Howard (26-4.6) had 3 hits with a double, 2 walks, stole a base, scored 5 times and had an RBI. Cleveland (4) at Cincinnati (1): Tom Marshman (34-4.7) (1-1) over John Stevens (28-8.2) (2-2). Marshman allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. Stevens allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 5. 3B Charlie Taylor (29-5.2) had 2 hits, stole a base and scored 2 runs. Cleveland is now 5-1 to start the season and sit in first place. The have only had one winning season as a franchise and that was when they went 43-41 in 1879 in their first year of existence. They were the Utica Pent Ups then. Grand National Association: Milwaukee (0) at Pittsburgh (5): Tom Adams (30-6.0) (3-2) over Dan Burton (29-4.9) (4-5). Adams allowed 4 hits, no walks and struck out 1. Burton allowed 9 hits, no walks and struck out 1. SS Jim Ware (31-5.6) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Jim Graves (27-5.7) had 3 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. Omaha (2) at Providence (5): Frank McSherry (29-4.1) (5-3) over Sid Duncan (31-6.8) (1-4). McSherry allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. CF Bill Chilcote (27-7.7) had 2 hits and an RBI. Everyone in the lineup had at least one hit. Baltimore (7) at Kansas City (3): Pop Yurkovich (33-5.6) (3-5) over Hosea Alexander (36-4.8) (0-1). Yurkovich allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. 1B Lou Knight (36-5.2) had 2 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. CF Nat Lusk (25-6.4) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. He had to leave with a sore shoulder and they figure him to miss 5-6 weeks. RF Henry Cole (26-6.4) broke a bone in his foot and will likely miss about a month of action. Brooklyn (9) at Chicago (6): Dick Cole (31-5.9) (5-2) over Pete Rinehart (26-6.2) (3-5). Cole allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. 1B Henry Weaver (32-3.9) had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Editor's Note: True Story: As I was typing this up I began to nod off to sleep and after one nod I jerked awake and noticed I had typed "...had 3 hits and let him have his bed time." So, I will..... Last edited by Questdog; 05-23-2015 at 05:33 AM.