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Questdog · 09-05-2015, 01:05 PM

Tuesday, July 26, 1887

Detroit Wolverines (42-25 .627 1st place in the Liberty League) at
New York Gothams (29-36 .446 12 GB in 6th place)

Al Rice, Det. (22-7.6) (R 5-3 2.35 8.7-0.9-2.7 H-BB-K/9) vs. Jack Roberts, N.Y. (35-6.1) (R 8-19 5.10 11.2-3.7-2.3).

We are now 1-3 against Roberts this season.

Lost - 10 to 9

We finally plated some runs and were cruising along until the Gothams scored 5 times in the 8th inning.

Rice allowed 13 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. He has lost 4 in a row.

We had 12 hits and each team made 3 errors.

LF Al Lewis (21-9.1) hit a triple and scored a run. 3B Sam Bullion (27-4.8) hit a double, drew a walk and scored 3 times. 1B George House (28-4.3) had 2 hits with his 3rd home run of the year, walked twice and had 2 RBIs. RF Ben Smith (28-6.7) had 2 hits, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. 2B Al Hartford (22-5.0) hit a double, walked twice, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Fred Bianco (28-6.9) hit a double and 2 triples and scored a run.

For the Gothams, C Charlie Harris (26-5.9) had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had 4 RBIs. 2B Bill Baker (25-3.6) had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. 3B Ed Glass (28-4.5) had 3 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI.

Liberty League:
Boston (8) at Indianapolis (9) in 10 innings: Sal DeVaux (32-3.5) (10-11) over Joe Peters (31-4.9) (0-1) in his season debut. 3B Bill Lawson (30-6.9) hit a 2-out home run to win the game. He had 3 hits with his 7th home run of the season and 4 RBIs. RF Ed Wakefield (27-5.8) had 4 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Cincinnati (9) at Cleveland (11): Artie Boucher (24-6.1) (5-3) over Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (20-14). Rookie LF Hi Bowman (23-5.5) had 3 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had 4 RBIs. For the Reds, 1B Willie Burton (32-8.5) had 4 hits with a double, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. RF Fleet Wilcox (30-4.9), who is leading the League in all 3 Triple Crown categories, cracked a bone in his foot and will miss 2 to 3 weeks.

Louisville (3) at Pittsburgh (6): Whitey Mathews (24-4.1) (13-11) over Count Childs (31-3.1) (9-18). Mathews allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out no one. Childs has lost 10 in a row. LF Billy Galloway (26-5.3) hit his 3rd home run of the season.

Grand National Association:
Kansas City (8) at Baltimore (3) Game 1: Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (19-15) over Frank McSherry (32-4.1) (2-1). Burnett allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. RF Jimmy Harrison (25-5.4) had 2 hits with a triple and a walk, stole 3 bases, scored 4 runs and had an RBI.

Kansas City (5) at Baltimore (6) Game 2: Bill McGee (29-7.9) (3-2) over Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (19-16). McGee allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out no one. With 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th, LF Bill Fogle (28-5.3) singled home the winning run.

Chicago (10) at Providence (4): Pete Rinehart (28-6.2) (9-14) over Ed Wison (26-7.3) (9-17). Rinehart allowed 4 hits, 7 walks and struck out 1.

St. Louis (4) at Brooklyn (12): Ren French (26-4.9) (14-15) over Fred Barrow (35-4.7) (14-15). French allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 3. 3B Charlie Smith (29-5.6) hit 3 doubles and a triple, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBIs. For the Terriers, rookie 3B Kid Powell (24-7.5) went hitless, ending his streak at 20 games.

Milwaukee (14) at Omaha (9): Zachary Buchanan (26-4.0) (18-14) over Tom Lee (29-6.0) (13-9). Rookie CF Al Blanchette (22-7.7) had 4 hits with a double, scored a run and had 4 RBIs. 1B Dave Gray (26-4.9) had 3 hits with a bases-loaded triple, scored 2 runs and had 6 RBIs. For the Mutuals, CF Abe Cupp (26-4.7) had 2 hits with his 3rd home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBIs.

Down in the International League (A), C Tom Trever (24-4.7) of the Syracuse Stars (Detroit's minor League affiliate) hit for the cycle against the Hamilton Hams. He scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs in a 14 to 9 win.

In the most lop-sided victory in professional baseball history (I'm pretty sure), the Duluth Jayhawks of the Northwestern League (B) defeated the Peoria Reds, 29 to 1. Duluth out-hit Peoria, 26 to 4. The Reds made 17 errors and no one was playing out of position. The Jayhawks are currently in 1st place and Peoria is in 3rd. Ed Jones (22-5.0), the winning pitcher, raised his record to 24-8.

09-05-2015, 01:05 PM	#1489
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	Tuesday, July 26, 1887 Detroit Wolverines (42-25 .627 1st place in the Liberty League) at New York Gothams (29-36 .446 12 GB in 6th place) Al Rice, Det. (22-7.6) (R 5-3 2.35 8.7-0.9-2.7 H-BB-K/9) vs. Jack Roberts, N.Y. (35-6.1) (R 8-19 5.10 11.2-3.7-2.3). We are now 1-3 against Roberts this season. Lost - 10 to 9 We finally plated some runs and were cruising along until the Gothams scored 5 times in the 8th inning. Rice allowed 13 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. He has lost 4 in a row. We had 12 hits and each team made 3 errors. LF Al Lewis (21-9.1) hit a triple and scored a run. 3B Sam Bullion (27-4.8) hit a double, drew a walk and scored 3 times. 1B George House (28-4.3) had 2 hits with his 3rd home run of the year, walked twice and had 2 RBIs. RF Ben Smith (28-6.7) had 2 hits, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. 2B Al Hartford (22-5.0) hit a double, walked twice, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Fred Bianco (28-6.9) hit a double and 2 triples and scored a run. For the Gothams, C Charlie Harris (26-5.9) had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had 4 RBIs. 2B Bill Baker (25-3.6) had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. 3B Ed Glass (28-4.5) had 3 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. Liberty League: Boston (8) at Indianapolis (9) in 10 innings: Sal DeVaux (32-3.5) (10-11) over Joe Peters (31-4.9) (0-1) in his season debut. 3B Bill Lawson (30-6.9) hit a 2-out home run to win the game. He had 3 hits with his 7th home run of the season and 4 RBIs. RF Ed Wakefield (27-5.8) had 4 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. Cincinnati (9) at Cleveland (11): Artie Boucher (24-6.1) (5-3) over Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (20-14). Rookie LF Hi Bowman (23-5.5) had 3 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had 4 RBIs. For the Reds, 1B Willie Burton (32-8.5) had 4 hits with a double, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. RF Fleet Wilcox (30-4.9), who is leading the League in all 3 Triple Crown categories, cracked a bone in his foot and will miss 2 to 3 weeks. Louisville (3) at Pittsburgh (6): Whitey Mathews (24-4.1) (13-11) over Count Childs (31-3.1) (9-18). Mathews allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out no one. Childs has lost 10 in a row. LF Billy Galloway (26-5.3) hit his 3rd home run of the season. Grand National Association: Kansas City (8) at Baltimore (3) Game 1: Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (19-15) over Frank McSherry (32-4.1) (2-1). Burnett allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. RF Jimmy Harrison (25-5.4) had 2 hits with a triple and a walk, stole 3 bases, scored 4 runs and had an RBI. Kansas City (5) at Baltimore (6) Game 2: Bill McGee (29-7.9) (3-2) over Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (19-16). McGee allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out no one. With 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th, LF Bill Fogle (28-5.3) singled home the winning run. Chicago (10) at Providence (4): Pete Rinehart (28-6.2) (9-14) over Ed Wison (26-7.3) (9-17). Rinehart allowed 4 hits, 7 walks and struck out 1. St. Louis (4) at Brooklyn (12): Ren French (26-4.9) (14-15) over Fred Barrow (35-4.7) (14-15). French allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 3. 3B Charlie Smith (29-5.6) hit 3 doubles and a triple, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBIs. For the Terriers, rookie 3B Kid Powell (24-7.5) went hitless, ending his streak at 20 games. Milwaukee (14) at Omaha (9): Zachary Buchanan (26-4.0) (18-14) over Tom Lee (29-6.0) (13-9). Rookie CF Al Blanchette (22-7.7) had 4 hits with a double, scored a run and had 4 RBIs. 1B Dave Gray (26-4.9) had 3 hits with a bases-loaded triple, scored 2 runs and had 6 RBIs. For the Mutuals, CF Abe Cupp (26-4.7) had 2 hits with his 3rd home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBIs. Down in the International League (A), C Tom Trever (24-4.7) of the Syracuse Stars (Detroit's minor League affiliate) hit for the cycle against the Hamilton Hams. He scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs in a 14 to 9 win. In the most lop-sided victory in professional baseball history (I'm pretty sure), the Duluth Jayhawks of the Northwestern League (B) defeated the Peoria Reds, 29 to 1. Duluth out-hit Peoria, 26 to 4. The Reds made 17 errors and no one was playing out of position. The Jayhawks are currently in 1st place and Peoria is in 3rd. Ed Jones (22-5.0), the winning pitcher, raised his record to 24-8.