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Questdog · 08-29-2015, 01:30 AM

Thursday, May 19, 1887

Detroit Wolverines (12-6 .667 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Indianapolis Hoosiers (7-10 .412 4.5 GB in 7th place)

Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 6-1 2.29 9.3-1.0-3.4 H-BB-K/9) vs. Bill Crawford, Ind. (28-7.2) (R 4-2 3.47 8.4-4.0-2.8)

Lost - 9 to 3

We made a botch of the 6th inning when we let the Hoosiers score 7 runs. We made 5 errors and had a passed ball in the inning.

Townley allowed 12 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit.

Crawford gave us 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI.

We made 7 errors (a new season high) and Indianapolis made 3.

CF Ben Spencer (26-4.2) had 3 hits, but nothing to show for it. LF Sy Geller (27-5.7) had 2 hits, stole 2 bases and scored 2 runs. RF Willie Kirby (25-2.1) hit a double, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. C Jimmy Babcock (30-6.9) had not made an error of the season until today, when he decided to make 2.

For the Hoosiers, SS Jake Steitz (28-4.7) had 2 hits, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Rookie CF Dick Thacker (26-7.6) had 2 hits with a triple, stole a base, and scored a run. Manager/LF Ed Wakefield (27-5.8) had 3 hits, stole 2 bases and had 2 RBIs.

Liberty League:
Cleveland (4) at Louisville (7): Count Childs (31-3.1) (3-4) over Bill Henrichs (28-7.4) (0-1) in relief of Henry Rawls (33-4.3). RF John Rodgers (35-4.4), in his season debut, hit a home run. Rawls retired the 1st 5 batters of the game, but then had to leave with back spasms. They say he'll be okay in 4 of 5 days.

Cincinnati (8) at Pittsburgh (11): Whitey Mathews (24-4.1) (4-3) over Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (2-6). C Wilson Wendling (26-4.1) had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs.

New York (6) at Boston (16): William Little (26-6.0) (4-2) over Jack Roberts (35-6.1) (2-6). Rookie 3B Highball Baxter (21-5.7), whom I am wishing I would have drafted, had 4 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. In 10 starts, he is now hitting .556 with 10 extra-base hits. For the Gothams, 1B John Hilliard (27-7.2) hit his 2nd home run of the year.

Grand National Association:
Omaha (19) at Kansas City (14): Bill Hamilton (29-5.4) (3-1) in relief of Tom Lee (29-6.0) over Dan Butler (29-4.7) (0-1) in relief of Lew Burnett (26-4.5). Rookie 2B Dave Henderson (24-4.1) had 4 hits with a double and a home run, drew a walk, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. Rookie 3B Ed Petrarca (26-5.2) hit 2 doubles, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs. For the Cowboys, LF Joe Nichols (30-5.3) had 2 hits with his 2nd home run of the season and had 4 RBIs. C Gene Stone (30-5.4) hit his 2nd home run of the year.

Baltimore (10) at Milwaukee (5): Pop Yurkovich (35-5.6) (5-5) over Freddy Wood (31-6.3) (4-7).

Providence (5) at St. Louis (6): Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (4-7) over Ed Wison (26-7.3) (1-4). Providence scored a run in the top of the 9th to tie the game, but St. Louis scored in the bottom half to win. 2 erros and a long fly ball are all it took.

Brooklyn (4) at Chicago (5): Tom Washam (34-6.1) (1-0) in relief of Pat Seguin (23-4.4) over William David (24-3.6) (0-1). Seguin left the game in the 5th inning with a sore ankle, but they say he'll be fine in a few days. SS Bob Robertson (24-4.1) has a 20 game hit streak going.

Are you fans enjoying all of this offense? Well, enjoy it while you can, because I have word that the powers that be are appalled and are devising methods to curtail the obscene scores as we speak. The probably won't get together on what to do before next season, but you can bet 1888 will see some rules changes to cut down the hitters at the knees.

08-29-2015, 01:30 AM	#1408
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	Thursday, May 19, 1887 Detroit Wolverines (12-6 .667 1st place in the Liberty League) at Indianapolis Hoosiers (7-10 .412 4.5 GB in 7th place) Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 6-1 2.29 9.3-1.0-3.4 H-BB-K/9) vs. Bill Crawford, Ind. (28-7.2) (R 4-2 3.47 8.4-4.0-2.8) Lost - 9 to 3 We made a botch of the 6th inning when we let the Hoosiers score 7 runs. We made 5 errors and had a passed ball in the inning. Townley allowed 12 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit. Crawford gave us 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. We made 7 errors (a new season high) and Indianapolis made 3. CF Ben Spencer (26-4.2) had 3 hits, but nothing to show for it. LF Sy Geller (27-5.7) had 2 hits, stole 2 bases and scored 2 runs. RF Willie Kirby (25-2.1) hit a double, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. C Jimmy Babcock (30-6.9) had not made an error of the season until today, when he decided to make 2. For the Hoosiers, SS Jake Steitz (28-4.7) had 2 hits, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Rookie CF Dick Thacker (26-7.6) had 2 hits with a triple, stole a base, and scored a run. Manager/LF Ed Wakefield (27-5.8) had 3 hits, stole 2 bases and had 2 RBIs. Liberty League: Cleveland (4) at Louisville (7): Count Childs (31-3.1) (3-4) over Bill Henrichs (28-7.4) (0-1) in relief of Henry Rawls (33-4.3). RF John Rodgers (35-4.4), in his season debut, hit a home run. Rawls retired the 1st 5 batters of the game, but then had to leave with back spasms. They say he'll be okay in 4 of 5 days. Cincinnati (8) at Pittsburgh (11): Whitey Mathews (24-4.1) (4-3) over Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (2-6). C Wilson Wendling (26-4.1) had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs. New York (6) at Boston (16): William Little (26-6.0) (4-2) over Jack Roberts (35-6.1) (2-6). Rookie 3B Highball Baxter (21-5.7), whom I am wishing I would have drafted, had 4 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. In 10 starts, he is now hitting .556 with 10 extra-base hits. For the Gothams, 1B John Hilliard (27-7.2) hit his 2nd home run of the year. Grand National Association: Omaha (19) at Kansas City (14): Bill Hamilton (29-5.4) (3-1) in relief of Tom Lee (29-6.0) over Dan Butler (29-4.7) (0-1) in relief of Lew Burnett (26-4.5). Rookie 2B Dave Henderson (24-4.1) had 4 hits with a double and a home run, drew a walk, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. Rookie 3B Ed Petrarca (26-5.2) hit 2 doubles, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs. For the Cowboys, LF Joe Nichols (30-5.3) had 2 hits with his 2nd home run of the season and had 4 RBIs. C Gene Stone (30-5.4) hit his 2nd home run of the year. Baltimore (10) at Milwaukee (5): Pop Yurkovich (35-5.6) (5-5) over Freddy Wood (31-6.3) (4-7). Providence (5) at St. Louis (6): Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (4-7) over Ed Wison (26-7.3) (1-4). Providence scored a run in the top of the 9th to tie the game, but St. Louis scored in the bottom half to win. 2 erros and a long fly ball are all it took. Brooklyn (4) at Chicago (5): Tom Washam (34-6.1) (1-0) in relief of Pat Seguin (23-4.4) over William David (24-3.6) (0-1). Seguin left the game in the 5th inning with a sore ankle, but they say he'll be fine in a few days. SS Bob Robertson (24-4.1) has a 20 game hit streak going. Are you fans enjoying all of this offense? Well, enjoy it while you can, because I have word that the powers that be are appalled and are devising methods to curtail the obscene scores as we speak. The probably won't get together on what to do before next season, but you can bet 1888 will see some rules changes to cut down the hitters at the knees.