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Wednesday, September 1, 1886
We begin a 3 game series with manager/LF HI Lynch (35-7.5) today. We are 6-6 against them so far this season and they beat us 2 of 3 in New York at the end of July the last time we met. All 3 games were 1-run affairs. In fact, we have played 5 straight 1-run games against them. They are dead last in runs scored in the League with 4.8 per game (Detroit is up to #2 with 5.4). They are 2nd in runs allowed with 4.4 per game (Detroit is 31 with 3.8).
New York Gothams (49-47 .510 17 GB in 4th place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (66-30 .688 1st place)
Miah Turner, N.Y. (25-5.3) (R 20-20 1.79 7.6-1.3-6.8 H-BB-K/9) vs. William McLeod, Det. (27-5.6) (R 19-15 2.67 7.1-2.7-6.5)
Lost - 10 to 2
In 7 innings, McLeod allowed 9 runs, 11 hits (6 for extra bases), 4 walks and struck out 2.
Turner gave us 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he hit a double and scored a run.
We made 1 error and New York made 3.
2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) hit a double. SS Al Shaffer (26-5.6) hit a double. He has now hit safely in 12 straight games.
For New York, 2B Bill Baker (24-3.6) had 3 hits with a double and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. C Ollie Kust (27-5.5) hit 2 doubles, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. RF Willie Rudd (36-5.2) had 3 hits with a triple and an inside-the-park home run, drew 2 walks, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.
Liberty League:
Indianapolis (7) at Cleveland (8) in 13 innings: Bill Henrichs (27-7.4) (9-7) in relief of Henry Rawls (32-4.3) over Joe Osborne (28-3.0) (4-13) in relief of Ed Provencher (28-5.4). Cleveland scored 3 times in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game. In the bottom of the 13th, CF Jesse Flanders (26-5.4) it a 2-out single, stole 2nd and scored on an error to win the game. He also hit a triple, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Henrichs pitched 3 scoreless innings of relief, allowing 5 hits and striking out a batter.
Boston (6) at Philadelphia (3): Joe Peters (30-4.9) (21-13) over Fred Barrow (34-4.7) (13-23). Peters allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. He has won 5 of his last 6 starts. 2B Mike Stables (30-7.1) had 2 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.
Rochester (4) at Cincinnati (5) in 10 innings: Charlie Branham (26-4.2) (12-6) over John Simon (26-6.6) (6-5) in relief of Bill Henson (29-6.5). RF Joe Turner (26-6.6) led off the bottom of the 10th with hos 8th home run of the season. He had 2 hits and a walk. In 10 innings, Branham allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. He has gone 10 innings in 3 straight starts. Henson had to leave in the 2nd inning with a mild hamstring pull and should be okay in a few days. For Rochester, 1B Pete Hinde (31-7.9) had 4 hits, stole 3 bases and scored a run.
Grand National Association:
Chicago (0) at Providence (9): Ed Wison (25-7.3) (28-17) over Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (28-23). Wison allowed 4 hits, no walks and struck out 5. Wison compiled a record of 21-17 mostly on the strength of his good run support, but he has of late been pitching equal to his record. He has now won 7 starts in a row and 6 of them were very well-pitched games. 1B Charlie Gregor (27-5.2) hit a double and a triple, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs.
Kansas City (2) at Pittsburgh (5): Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (29-20) over Lew Burnett (25-4.5) (13-21). Mathews allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. Burnett allowed 2 hits, 4 walks and struck out 1. 2B Al Steel (26-7.0) hit a double, walked twice, stole a base and scored a run.
Brooklyn (20) at Baltimore (6): Al Green (23-3.8) (28-16) over Sammy O'Quinn (24-5.9) (7-13). In 7 innings, Green allowed 5 hits, no walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 3 RBIs, but tore a hamstring running the bases and will miss about 6 weeks. Brooklyn had 23 hits. 3B Kid Angell (37-6.0) had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had 4 RBIs. RF Tom Campbell (28-3.6) had 4 hits with a triple, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. Rookie CF William Pini (27-4.5) had 3 hits with a double and 2 walks, scored 5 runs and had an RBI.
Milwaukee (5) at Omaha (10): Lee Sprague (26-3.5) (20-14) over Dan Burton (31-4.9) (19-28). Sprague allowed 11 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. CF Abe Cupp (25-4.7) had 3 hits with a double and a triple, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBIs.
Last edited by Questdog; 07-27-2015 at 05:22 PM.
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