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Old 05-23-2015, 06:28 AM   #953
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Friday, May 8, 1885
Washington Nationals (1-5 .167 4 GB in 8th place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (4-2 .667 1 GB tied for 2nd place)

Lou Townley, Wash. (23-3.4) (R 1-2 2.25 7.4-1.0-6.4 H-BB-K/9) vs. William McLeod, Det. (25-5.6) (R 3-0 3.38 7.9-3.0-4.1)

Lost - 5 to 3

McLeod was awesome through 7 innings, but lost it in the 8th and gave them 4 runs.

McLeod allowed 8 hits, 5 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had 2 hits with a triple. Prior to this season, he was a career .121 batter with 47 strikeouts in 157 at bats and only 1 extra-base hit, a double. So far this season, he is 5 for 12 (.417) with 2 triples.

Townley gave us 9 hits, no walks and struck out 4.

We made 2 errors and Washington made 4.

CF Fred Bianco (26-6.9) had 2 hits with a double. LF Ben Smith (25-6.7) had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run. RF Joe Kraus (28-7.9) had a hit, stole 2 bases and score 2 runs. 2B Jocko Cole (23-6.1) had 2 hits, stole a base and had 2 RBIs.

Liberty League:

Troy (15) at New York (8): Harry Lamb (30-6.4) (3-1) over Count Childs (29-3.1) (1-3). Lamb allowed 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had 4 hits with a double and a triple, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. RF Ed Wakefield (25-5.8) had 4 hits with a double, stole 2 bases and scored 3 runs. C Pop Buck (31-5.2) had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. LF Jake Howard (26-4.6) sprained his ankle and will miss about 3 weeks. For the Gothams, 1B John Hilliard (25-7.2) hit a triple and his 2nd home run of the season, drew a walk and had 2 RBIs.

Boston (6) at Rochester (3): Charlie Morlock (35-6.7) (2-2) over Bill Henson (28-6.5) (0-1). Morlock allowed 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. Henson allowed 9 hits, walked 4 and struck out 5. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Bill Gordon (28-3.7) had 2 hits with a triple, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. For the Jingoes, C Willie Ticknor (28-3.1) had 3 hits and 2 RBIs.

Cleveland (3) at Cincinnati (10): Lou Ellard (27-6.3) (1-1) over Willis Kornfield (32-6.0) (4-1). Ellard allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Fleet Wilcox (28-4.9) had 2 hits with a home run, 2 walks, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs.

Grand National Association:

Milwaukee (6) at Pittsburgh (5): Dan Burton (29-4.9) (5-5) over Tom Lilly (25-6.4) (6-3). Burton allowed 11 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. Lilly allowed 10 hits, no walks and struck out 5. He had a hit at bat and scored a run. 2B Frank Reardon (30-5.7) had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. For the Stogies, SS Jim Ware (31-5.6) had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Omaha (6) at Providence (7): Sam Paul (30-5.4) (1-4) over Royal Parmelee (24-6.5) (1-4). Paul allowed 12 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits, a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Bill Sears (36-4.0) had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.

Baltimore (8) at Kansas City (4): Tom Wilmarth (25-5.4) (2-2) over Frank Parsons (31-5.8) (4-5). Wilmarth allowed 10 hits, no walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. 2B Billy Moore (29-7.0) had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. 1B Lou Knight (36-5.2) had 3 hits, a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. CF Dick Fitts (27-7.1) had 3 hits with a double, stole 2 bases and scored 2 runs.

Brooklyn (8) at Chicago (9): Sam White (30-5.2) (3-2) over Henry Rawls (31-4.3) (3-3). All the scoring was done by the 5th inning. White allowed 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. 3B Adonis Warren (35-5.1) had 3 hits with a triple, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. This was his 6th triple of the season. In his 9 previous professional seasons, he had a total of 10 triples. Chicago's new West Side Park, in addition to being a home run haven, seems to be triple paradise, as well. 2B John Sullivan (39-4.0) hit a double and his 6th triple of the year, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.
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