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Old 08-27-2015, 06:05 PM   #1400
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Wednesday, May 11, 1887

Detroit Wolverines (7-4 .636 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Cincinnati Reds (3-5 .375 2.5 GB in 8th place)

Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 3-1 3.00 10.3-1.3-3.0 H-BB-K/9) vs. Charlie Branham, Cin. (27-4.2) (R 1-3 4.50 10.6-1.3-1.6)

Won - 11 to 8

Townley allowed 12 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

We had 17 hits and made 6 errors. The Reds made 3.

CF Willie Kirby (25-2.1) had 2 hits and scored 2 runs. 3B Sam Boullion (27-4.8) had 2 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. SS Al Shaffer (26-5.6) had 3 hits with an inside-the-park home run, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. He has taken over Cowan's #3 spot in the lineup. LF Ben Smith (27-6.7) had a hit and 2 RBIs. C Evan Eckberg (30-3.5) had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. He bruised his shoulder and will be out of action for 3 or 4 days. 1B Tom Duncan (22-6.6) had 3 hits with a double and an RBI.

For the Reds, a pair of rookies stood out: CF Ed Robling (24-7.3) had 4 hits, stole 2 bases and had 4 RBIs and 1B Will Muller (23-6.4) hit a triple and an inside-the-park home run, drew a walk, stole a base and scored 3 times.

Liberty League:
New York (14) at Cleveland (16): Ed Pedersen (25-5.1) (3-4) over Jack Roberts (35-6.1) (1-4). For New York, 3B Pussy Wise (25-6.8) had 3 hits with a double and a walk, stole a base, scored 4 runs and had an RBI.

Pittsburgh (12) at Indianapolis (3): Tom Lilly (27-6.4) (3-2) over Sal DeVaux (32-3.5) (1-1). C Cliff Robinson (29-6.1) had 4 hits and a walk, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. LF Billy Galloway (25-5.3) had 2 hits with a double and 4 RBIs.

Louisville (2) at Boston (16): Dave Wolf (24-4.7) (2-1) over John Simon (27-6.6) (1-2). The rookie Wolf allowed 3 hits, 6 walks and struck out 4. CF Pat Stafford (26-5.4) had 4 hits with a double and 2 walks and scored 4 runs. C Frank Douglas (32-5.8) had 3 hits and a walk, scored 4 runs and had 3 RBIs. LF Ed Tummino (25-5.8) had 4 hits with a double and a home run, scored twice and had 4 RBIs.

Grand National Association:

Brooklyn (6) at Kansas City (7): Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (6-2) over Ren French (25-4.9) (2-3).
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