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Questdog · 09-02-2015, 09:55 AM

Thursday, July 7, 1887

We move our series to Pittsburgh for 3 more games where their Recreation Park is the toughest place to hit in the Liberty League.

Detroit Wolverines (35-19 .648 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Pittsburgh Puddlers (24-24 .500 8 GB in 4th place)

Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 16-6 3.12 9.5-1.4-3.5 H-BB-K/9) vs. Tom Lilly, Pitt. (27-6.4) (L 8-9 3.58 9.4-1.7-2.9)

Lost - 4 to 3 in 13 innings

We are now 0-3 in extra-innings and our lead in the Liberty League is down to half a game over the red hot Reds.

In 8 innings, Townley allowed 3 runs, 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and 2 walks and scored a run.
Ed Bush (27-5.3) took the loss and went 5 innings, giving up 4 hits, 2 walks and striking out 1. At bat, he had a hit.

Lilly gave us 11 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had 1 hit, which ended the game.

We made 7 errors to tie our season high and Pittsburgh made none.

CF Al Lewis (21-9.1) had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run. 1B Zenas Woodard (27-4.6) had 2 hits. Evan Eckberg (31-3.5) hit a pinch-hit double.

For the Puddlers, SS Jim Ware (33-5.6) had 3 hits, stole a base and scored 2 runs.

Liberty League:
Cincinnati (5) at Louisville (3): John Stevens (30-8.2) (14-9) over Count Childs (31-3.1) (9-12). Stevens allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. The Reds are 19-4 in their last 23 games.

Cleveland (9) at Indianapolis (10): Sal DeVaux (32-3.5) (6-10) over Ed Pedersen (25-5.1) (9-16). DeVaux allowed 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4 and overcame 12 Hoosier errors to win. For the Spiders, rookie RF Tom Steiner (21-4.9) hit a bases-loaded home run and scored 4 times.

New York (10) at Boston (5): Miah Turner (26-5.3) (11-6) over William Little (26-6.0) (10-12). SS Dave Hay (25-5.7) hit a home run. For the Red Caps, rookie 3B Highball Baxter (21-5.7) hit 2 doubles and his 3rd home run of the season and scored 3 runs.

Grand National Association:
Providence (4) at Kansas City (9): Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (15-12) over Bill Henson (30-6.4) (4-12). Burnett allowed 9 hits, no walks and struck out 2. RF Tommy Dyer (29-3.8) pulled a muscle and will miss 3 weeks. Rookie LF Pat Matthews (24-5.1) had the day off.

Brooklyn (3) at Milwaukee (9): Freddy Wood (31-6.3) (13-13) over Ren French (26-4.9) (12-11). Wood allowed 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. SS Tom Kelly (23-5.3) hurt his thumb and will miss a couple of weeks. For the Gladiators, rookie 1B Fred Collins (23-5.2) hit his 2nd home run of the season.

Omaha (6) at Chicago (4): Tom Lee (29-6.0) (11-7) over Pete Rinehart (28-6.2) (7-10). Lee allowed 6 hits, 8 walks and struck out 2. Rinehart allowed 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. Chicago made 6 errors to none for Omaha.

09-02-2015, 09:55 AM	#1463
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, July 7, 1887 We move our series to Pittsburgh for 3 more games where their Recreation Park is the toughest place to hit in the Liberty League. Detroit Wolverines (35-19 .648 1st place in the Liberty League) at Pittsburgh Puddlers (24-24 .500 8 GB in 4th place) Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 16-6 3.12 9.5-1.4-3.5 H-BB-K/9) vs. Tom Lilly, Pitt. (27-6.4) (L 8-9 3.58 9.4-1.7-2.9) Lost - 4 to 3 in 13 innings We are now 0-3 in extra-innings and our lead in the Liberty League is down to half a game over the red hot Reds. In 8 innings, Townley allowed 3 runs, 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and 2 walks and scored a run. Ed Bush (27-5.3) took the loss and went 5 innings, giving up 4 hits, 2 walks and striking out 1. At bat, he had a hit. Lilly gave us 11 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had 1 hit, which ended the game. We made 7 errors to tie our season high and Pittsburgh made none. CF Al Lewis (21-9.1) had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run. 1B Zenas Woodard (27-4.6) had 2 hits. Evan Eckberg (31-3.5) hit a pinch-hit double. For the Puddlers, SS Jim Ware (33-5.6) had 3 hits, stole a base and scored 2 runs. Liberty League: Cincinnati (5) at Louisville (3): John Stevens (30-8.2) (14-9) over Count Childs (31-3.1) (9-12). Stevens allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. The Reds are 19-4 in their last 23 games. Cleveland (9) at Indianapolis (10): Sal DeVaux (32-3.5) (6-10) over Ed Pedersen (25-5.1) (9-16). DeVaux allowed 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4 and overcame 12 Hoosier errors to win. For the Spiders, rookie RF Tom Steiner (21-4.9) hit a bases-loaded home run and scored 4 times. New York (10) at Boston (5): Miah Turner (26-5.3) (11-6) over William Little (26-6.0) (10-12). SS Dave Hay (25-5.7) hit a home run. For the Red Caps, rookie 3B Highball Baxter (21-5.7) hit 2 doubles and his 3rd home run of the season and scored 3 runs. Grand National Association: Providence (4) at Kansas City (9): Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (15-12) over Bill Henson (30-6.4) (4-12). Burnett allowed 9 hits, no walks and struck out 2. RF Tommy Dyer (29-3.8) pulled a muscle and will miss 3 weeks. Rookie LF Pat Matthews (24-5.1) had the day off. Brooklyn (3) at Milwaukee (9): Freddy Wood (31-6.3) (13-13) over Ren French (26-4.9) (12-11). Wood allowed 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. SS Tom Kelly (23-5.3) hurt his thumb and will miss a couple of weeks. For the Gladiators, rookie 1B Fred Collins (23-5.2) hit his 2nd home run of the season. Omaha (6) at Chicago (4): Tom Lee (29-6.0) (11-7) over Pete Rinehart (28-6.2) (7-10). Lee allowed 6 hits, 8 walks and struck out 2. Rinehart allowed 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. Chicago made 6 errors to none for Omaha.