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Questdog · 08-29-2015, 12:52 AM

Wednesday, May 18, 1887

Detroit Wolverines (11-6 .647 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Indianapolis Hoosiers (7-9 .438 3.5 GB in 7th place)

Ed Bush, Det. (26-5.3) (R 5-3 2.65 7.5-2.3-2.9 H-BB-K/9) vs. Joe Osborne, Ind. (29-3.0) (R 0-1 2.57 14.1-2.6-3.9)

Won - 4 to 2

Bush allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.

Osborne, who is 14-48 in his career, gave us 6 hits, no walks and struck out 1. Our offense is stinking up the League right now.

Each team made 4 errors.

SS Al Shaffer (26-5.6) hit a double. 2B Jocko Cole (25-6.1) hit 2 doubles and scored 2 runs.

For the Hoosiers, 3B Bill Lawson (30-6.9) hit his 2nd home run of the season.

Liberty League:
Cleveland (5) at Louisville (4) in 10 innings: Harry Lamb (32-6.4) (1-0) in relief of Bill Henrichs (28-7.4) over William McLeod (28-5.6) (3-4). SS Jesse Flanders (27-5.4) became the 1st player in either league to hit his 4th home run of the year. That ties his career high for a full season; last year he did not hit any.

Cincinnati (8) at Pittsburgh (5): John Stevens (30-8.2) (5-2) over Tom Lilly (27-6.4) (4-4). 3B Bill Parsons (29-8.3) hit a home run.

New York (7) at Boston (8): Charlie Morlock (37-6.7) (4-3) over Miah Turner (26-5.3) (5-2). In the bottom of the 9th, CF Pat Stafford (26-5.4) led off the bottom of the 9th with his 3rd home run of the season to tie the game. With 1-out C Joe Ostrander (33-4.1) singled home the winning run. For the Gothams, 2B Bill Baker (25-3.6) had 2 hits with a home run, scored twice and had 4 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Omaha (6) at Kansas City (7): Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (8-5) over Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (4-6). Sprague has lost 5 in a row. For the Mutuals, 1B Tom Anglin (34-5.6) hit a home run. Rookie 2B Uriah Fischer (24-4.6), who was making himself a Rookie of the Year candidate playing for the injured Warren Hogan (32-7.2), badly injured his shoulder and is expected to miss 4 to 5 months of action.

Baltimore (3) at Milwaukee (10): Zachary Buchanan (26-4.0) (6-4) over Tom Wilmarth (27-5.4) (5-6). 3B Andy Byl (33-4.0) hit his 3rd home run of the year. matching his career high for a season.

Providence (7) at St. Louis (8) in 10 innings: Con Arnold (23-6.3) (2-0) in his 1st major league start over Bill Henson (30-6.5) (1-6) in relief of Ed Hodges (26-3.2). The winning run scored on a 2-out error. CF James McClellan (29-4.7) had 4 hits with a triple, stole 3 bases, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. Rookie 3B Kid Powell (24-7.5) pulled a muscle and will miss 3 weeks or so. For the Grays, 2B Ed Knight (24-5.1) hit a home run. SS Tom Hepner (25-7.1) had 4 hits, stole 2 bases and scored 3 runs, but made the error that ended the game.

Brooklyn (2) at Chicago (5): Pete Rinehart (28-6.2) (1-0) in his 1st start of the season over Al Green (24-3.8) (6-5). Rinehart allowed 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6.

08-29-2015, 12:52 AM	#1407
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	Wednesday, May 18, 1887 Detroit Wolverines (11-6 .647 1st place in the Liberty League) at Indianapolis Hoosiers (7-9 .438 3.5 GB in 7th place) Ed Bush, Det. (26-5.3) (R 5-3 2.65 7.5-2.3-2.9 H-BB-K/9) vs. Joe Osborne, Ind. (29-3.0) (R 0-1 2.57 14.1-2.6-3.9) Won - 4 to 2 Bush allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. Osborne, who is 14-48 in his career, gave us 6 hits, no walks and struck out 1. Our offense is stinking up the League right now. Each team made 4 errors. SS Al Shaffer (26-5.6) hit a double. 2B Jocko Cole (25-6.1) hit 2 doubles and scored 2 runs. For the Hoosiers, 3B Bill Lawson (30-6.9) hit his 2nd home run of the season. Liberty League: Cleveland (5) at Louisville (4) in 10 innings: Harry Lamb (32-6.4) (1-0) in relief of Bill Henrichs (28-7.4) over William McLeod (28-5.6) (3-4). SS Jesse Flanders (27-5.4) became the 1st player in either league to hit his 4th home run of the year. That ties his career high for a full season; last year he did not hit any. Cincinnati (8) at Pittsburgh (5): John Stevens (30-8.2) (5-2) over Tom Lilly (27-6.4) (4-4). 3B Bill Parsons (29-8.3) hit a home run. New York (7) at Boston (8): Charlie Morlock (37-6.7) (4-3) over Miah Turner (26-5.3) (5-2). In the bottom of the 9th, CF Pat Stafford (26-5.4) led off the bottom of the 9th with his 3rd home run of the season to tie the game. With 1-out C Joe Ostrander (33-4.1) singled home the winning run. For the Gothams, 2B Bill Baker (25-3.6) had 2 hits with a home run, scored twice and had 4 RBIs. Grand National Association: Omaha (6) at Kansas City (7): Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (8-5) over Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (4-6). Sprague has lost 5 in a row. For the Mutuals, 1B Tom Anglin (34-5.6) hit a home run. Rookie 2B Uriah Fischer (24-4.6), who was making himself a Rookie of the Year candidate playing for the injured Warren Hogan (32-7.2), badly injured his shoulder and is expected to miss 4 to 5 months of action. Baltimore (3) at Milwaukee (10): Zachary Buchanan (26-4.0) (6-4) over Tom Wilmarth (27-5.4) (5-6). 3B Andy Byl (33-4.0) hit his 3rd home run of the year. matching his career high for a season. Providence (7) at St. Louis (8) in 10 innings: Con Arnold (23-6.3) (2-0) in his 1st major league start over Bill Henson (30-6.5) (1-6) in relief of Ed Hodges (26-3.2). The winning run scored on a 2-out error. CF James McClellan (29-4.7) had 4 hits with a triple, stole 3 bases, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. Rookie 3B Kid Powell (24-7.5) pulled a muscle and will miss 3 weeks or so. For the Grays, 2B Ed Knight (24-5.1) hit a home run. SS Tom Hepner (25-7.1) had 4 hits, stole 2 bases and scored 3 runs, but made the error that ended the game. Brooklyn (2) at Chicago (5): Pete Rinehart (28-6.2) (1-0) in his 1st start of the season over Al Green (24-3.8) (6-5). Rinehart allowed 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6.