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Tuesday, August 2, 1887
Boston Red Caps (36-35 .507 10 GB in 3rd place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (47-26 .644 1st place)
Dave Wolf, Bos. (24-4.7) (R 9-5 3.12 9.4-1.8-3.4 H-BB-K/9) vs. Al Rice, Det. (22-7.6) (R 6-4 3.24 9.6-1.3-3.3).
Lost - 10 to 9 in 12 innings
We are now 1-5 in extra-inning games.
In 8 innings, Rice allowed 13 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. He allowed 9 runs, but only 2 earned.
In 4 innings, Ed Bush (27-5.3) allowed 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. He took the loss and is now 12-10.
In 10 innings, Wolf gave us 15 hits, no walks and struck out no one. At bat, he hit a double and a triple, scored a run and had an RBI.
In 2 innings, Charlie Morlock (38-6.7) only gave us a walk and struck out 1. He got the win, #296 of his career.
Each team made 5 errors.
LF Al Lewis (22-9.1) went 0 for 7 and is now 1 for his last 20. 3B Sam Boullion (27-4.8) had 2 hits. 2B AL Shaffer (27-5.6) had a hit, stole a base and scored 2 runs, but made 2 errors. RF Ben Smith (28-6.7) had 4 hits with his 7th home run of the season, drew a walk, stole a base, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBIs. 1B George House (28-4.3) had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. C Jimmy Babcock (30-6.9) had 2 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs, but allowed the Red Caps to steal 6 bases without any consequences. CF Fred Bianco (28-6.9) had 2 hits.
For the Red Caps, SS John Ingling (27-4.6) had 3 hits with a double and a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. LF Charlie Warner (33-9.2) hit his 9th home run of the season (4th against us), an inside-the-park job that plated 2 runs. CF Pat Stafford (26-5.4) had 3 hits, stole 2 bases and had 3 RBIs. RF Dan Abrams (28-5.1) hit a double and a triple, drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI.
Liberty League:
Louisville (6) at Cleveland (4): Count Childs (31-3.1) (11-18) over Artie Boucher (24-6.1) (5-6). Childs allowed 11 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. Boucher has lost 5 of his last 6 starts. SS Freddy Parsley (27-7.5) hit his 3rd home run of the year.
Indianapolis (4) at New York (3): Sal DeVaux (32-3.5) (12-11) over Jack Roberts (35-6.1) (9-22). The score was tied at 1 entering the 9th inning. DeVaux allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. He has won 6 in a row. Roberts allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. For the Gothams, rookie CF Fred James (23-5.3) hit his 3rd home run of the year.
Pittsburgh (6) at Cincinnati (16): Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (22-15) over Fred Horner (26-3.8) (0-2). Rookie CF Ed Robling (24-7.3) hit 2 triples, drew 2 walks and scored 4 runs. Rookie SS Tub Saslow (22-5.8) hit his 3rd home run of the season and had 4 RBIs. 1B Willie Burton (32-8.5) had 4 hits with 2 doubles, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. For the Puddlers, LF Billy Galloway (26-5.3) hit his 5th home run of the year.
Grand National Association:
Kansas City (3) at Brooklyn (5): Ren French (26-4.9) (15-16) over Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (20-18). French allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out no one. Burnett allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. The Gladiators scored all of their runs in the 4th inning. For the Cowboys, 1B Gus Sugar (35-4.6) hit his 3rd home run of the season.
St. Louis (7) at Providence (6): Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (20-14) over Egyptian Hooker (39-3.9) (0-3). Hooker allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. The Grays made 6 errors.
Milwaukee (11) at Baltimore (4): Freddy Wood (31-6.3) (18-16) over Frank McSherry (32-4.1) (4-2). Rookie CF Al Blanchette (22-7.7), who had 4 hits yesterday, had 5 hits today. He had a double, stole 2 bases, scored 4 runs and had 3 RBIs. LF Ed Capps (24-6.1) had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had 4 RBIs.
Chicago (6) at Omaha (13): Lou Ellard (29-6.3) (5-4) over Pete Rinehart (28-6.2) (10-15). At bat, Ellard had 2 hits, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBIs. 1B Tom Anglin (34-5.6) had 2 hits, 2 walks and 4 RBIs.
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