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Questdog · 07-25-2015, 11:40 AM

Friday, August 20, 1886

We begin a 3 game series with manager Harry Lashley (44-5.5) and his Keystones today. We are 8-1 against them so far this season, but they won the last one, beating us 10-4 in Detroit on July 10th. They are 7th in the League in runs scored with 4.8 per game (Detroit is 3rd with 5.3). They are 7th in runs allowed with 6.0 per game (Detroit is still #1 with 4.0). Their Recreation Park is the most even-handed park in the League, slightly favoring the pitchers.

Detroit Wolverines (58-29 .667 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Philadelphia Keystones (36-51 .414 22 GB in 7th place)

Ed Bush, Det. (26-5.3) (R 25-9 2.22 6.4-2.5-5.6 H-BB-K/9) vs. Fred Barrow, Phil. (34-4.7) (R 13-19 4.13 11.1-2.8-4.2)

Won - 8 to 5

Bush allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7.

Barrow gave us 16 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.

We made 2 errors and Philadelphia made 6.

CF Fred Bianco (27-6.9) had 3 hits, stole 2 bases and had 2 RBIs. 1B Sam Cowan (30-5.1) had 3 hits and scored a run. 2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) had 4 hits with 2 doubles (though he tried to stretch one into a triple) and scored 2 runs. C Evan Eckberg (30-3.5) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. RF Willie Kirby (24-2.1) had 2 hits, stole 2 bases, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

For Philadelphia, C Andy Runnels (29-7.8) and RF Sandy O'Connor (36-4.2) each hit their 2nd home run of the season.

Liberty League:
Indianapolis (5) at New York (4): Ed Provencher (28-5.4) (1-0) in his major league debut over Jack Roberts (34-6.1) (22-19). Provencher allowed 10 hits, no walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. Roberts allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit. 3B John Kron (34-3.6) had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Boston (5) at Rochester (2): Joe Peters (30-4.9) (19-12) over John Simon (26-6.6) (6-3). Peters allowed 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 8. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. Simon allowed 10 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and a walk. 2B Mike Stables (30-7.1) had 2 hits, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Cincinnati (7) at Cleveland (6): Charlie Branham (26-4.2) (10-6) over Henry Rawls (32-4.3) (0-2). Branham allowed 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. 2B Jumbo Lynn (26-3.8) had 3 hits with a double and his 6th home run of the season, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. RF Fleet Wilcox (29-4.9) had 3 hits with a double and a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

07-25-2015, 11:40 AM	#1286
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	Friday, August 20, 1886 We begin a 3 game series with manager Harry Lashley (44-5.5) and his Keystones today. We are 8-1 against them so far this season, but they won the last one, beating us 10-4 in Detroit on July 10th. They are 7th in the League in runs scored with 4.8 per game (Detroit is 3rd with 5.3). They are 7th in runs allowed with 6.0 per game (Detroit is still #1 with 4.0). Their Recreation Park is the most even-handed park in the League, slightly favoring the pitchers. Detroit Wolverines (58-29 .667 1st place in the Liberty League) at Philadelphia Keystones (36-51 .414 22 GB in 7th place) Ed Bush, Det. (26-5.3) (R 25-9 2.22 6.4-2.5-5.6 H-BB-K/9) vs. Fred Barrow, Phil. (34-4.7) (R 13-19 4.13 11.1-2.8-4.2) Won - 8 to 5 Bush allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. Barrow gave us 16 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. We made 2 errors and Philadelphia made 6. CF Fred Bianco (27-6.9) had 3 hits, stole 2 bases and had 2 RBIs. 1B Sam Cowan (30-5.1) had 3 hits and scored a run. 2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) had 4 hits with 2 doubles (though he tried to stretch one into a triple) and scored 2 runs. C Evan Eckberg (30-3.5) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. RF Willie Kirby (24-2.1) had 2 hits, stole 2 bases, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. For Philadelphia, C Andy Runnels (29-7.8) and RF Sandy O'Connor (36-4.2) each hit their 2nd home run of the season. Liberty League: Indianapolis (5) at New York (4): Ed Provencher (28-5.4) (1-0) in his major league debut over Jack Roberts (34-6.1) (22-19). Provencher allowed 10 hits, no walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. Roberts allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit. 3B John Kron (34-3.6) had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Boston (5) at Rochester (2): Joe Peters (30-4.9) (19-12) over John Simon (26-6.6) (6-3). Peters allowed 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 8. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. Simon allowed 10 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and a walk. 2B Mike Stables (30-7.1) had 2 hits, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Cincinnati (7) at Cleveland (6): Charlie Branham (26-4.2) (10-6) over Henry Rawls (32-4.3) (0-2). Branham allowed 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. 2B Jumbo Lynn (26-3.8) had 3 hits with a double and his 6th home run of the season, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. RF Fleet Wilcox (29-4.9) had 3 hits with a double and a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.