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Questdog · 10-16-2015, 12:48 AM

Tuesday, October 4, 1887

Cincinnati Reds (65-49 .570 7 GB in 2nd place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (75-45 .625 in 1st Place)

We play a double-header today to make up for an earlier rain-out.

Game 1
John Stevens, Cin. (30-8.2) (R 28-21 4.06 10.6-2.4-2.7 H-BB-K/9) vs. Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 36-15 2.75 9.0-1.3-3.7)

There is a stiff 20 MPH wind blowing out to center today....

Lost - 5 to 4

1B Jocko Cole (26-6.1) hit a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 8th to tie the game up, but RF Fleet Wilcox (30-4.9) hit his 15th home run of the season in the top of the 9th to give the Reds the lead.

Townley allowed 12 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4.

Stevens gave us 5 hits, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had 2 hits.

Each team made 4 errors.

Cole had 2 hits and 2 RBIs. The home run was his 5th of the year. RF Ben Smith (28-6.7) hit a double. SS Dave Krampe (29-5.5) hit a double and scored a run, but made 2 errors.

For the Reds, 1B Willie Burton (32-8.5) had 2 hits with his 10th home run of the season. He had 2 RBIs. Besides, his 9th inning home run, Wilcox also hit a 1st inning triple and scored twice.

Game 2
Dan Burton, Cin. (32-4.9) (R 2-3 6.00 12.0-2.8-4.6 H-BB-K/9) vs. Al Rice, Det. (22-7.6) (R 14-12 3.23 9.5-1.6-3.3)

In the break between games, the wind has reversed itself and is now blowing in, but not quite as hard as it was blowing out earlier.

Evan Eckberg (31-3.5), who was a good catcher for the Wolverines for 5 seasons, but has suddenly gotten very old, will catch his last game for Detroit today. He will not be returning next year (unless I do not return).

Won - 6 to 5

We scored all of our runs in the first 5 innings and we were up 6 to 2 before the Reds put 3 runs on the board in the top of the 9th inning and had the tying run at 3rd with only 1 out. But Rice knuckled down and got 2 ground outs to end the game.

Rice allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4.

Burton gave us 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.

Each team made 2 errors.

LF Al Lewis (22-9.1) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 1B Jocko Cole hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Ben Smith had 2 hits with an inside-the-park home run, his 15th round-tripper of the year, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. 2B Al Shaffer (27-5.6) had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Tom Duncan (22-6.6) had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. Evan Eckberg went 0 for 4 and had an error and allowed a passed ball, but did throw a runner out in 4 tries.

For the Reds, 1B Willie Burton hit his 34th double of the season, tying the Liberty League record set by Ed Glass of the Gothams in 1885. Glass had a 100 more ABs than Burton does, though. Rookie Jocko Breton (24-4.5) has 35 for the Orioles in the Grand National Association this year for the all-time major league mark. SS Ed Sawyer (27-4.7) hit a triple and his 2nd home run of the year, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.

!!With this win, we have clinched another Liberty League championship, our 3rd in a row!!

Liberty League:
Indianapolis (2) at Pittsburgh (15): Fred Horner (26-3.8) (6-11) over Sal DeVaux (33-3.5) (17-25). Horner allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. The Hoosiers made 7 errors again and DeVaux walked 9 batters. CF Al Steel (27-7.0) hit his 3rd home run of the year.

Cleveland (4) at New York (13): Jack Roberts (35-6.1) (16-30) over Artie Boucher (24-6.1) (13-17). Roberts allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits with a home run, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. It was the 1st home run of his career. The Gothams had 19 hits. 3B Ed Glass (28-4.5) had 4 of them with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 1B John Hilliard (28-7.2) hit his League-leading 19th home run of the season to set a new major league record. Fleet Wilcox hit 18 in 1884.

Boston (6) at Louisville (5): Dave Wolf (25-4.7) (23-8) over Sammy Berry (27-5.5) (11-14).

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (2) at Providence (15): Tom Ashton (23-5.2) (13-11) over Ike Chase (27-6.2) (2-10). Ashton allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 5. LF Charlie Gregor (28-5.2) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs.

Omaha (16) at Brooklyn (5): Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (29-30) over Al Green (25-3.8) (27-27). Believe it or not, the game was tied at 5 apiece going into the 9th. The Mutuals scored 11 times in the top of the 9th. Rookie C Henry Pitts (29-6.7) had 4 hits, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs.

St. Louis (4) at Milwaukee (2): Jimmy Richards (24-0.9) (4-2) over Wild Bill Perrell (24-7.3) (3-6). Richards allowed 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.

10-16-2015, 12:48 AM	#1579
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, October 4, 1887 Cincinnati Reds (65-49 .570 7 GB in 2nd place in the Liberty League) at Detroit Wolverines (75-45 .625 in 1st Place) We play a double-header today to make up for an earlier rain-out. Game 1 John Stevens, Cin. (30-8.2) (R 28-21 4.06 10.6-2.4-2.7 H-BB-K/9) vs. Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 36-15 2.75 9.0-1.3-3.7) There is a stiff 20 MPH wind blowing out to center today.... Lost - 5 to 4 1B Jocko Cole (26-6.1) hit a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 8th to tie the game up, but RF Fleet Wilcox (30-4.9) hit his 15th home run of the season in the top of the 9th to give the Reds the lead. Townley allowed 12 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. Stevens gave us 5 hits, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had 2 hits. Each team made 4 errors. Cole had 2 hits and 2 RBIs. The home run was his 5th of the year. RF Ben Smith (28-6.7) hit a double. SS Dave Krampe (29-5.5) hit a double and scored a run, but made 2 errors. For the Reds, 1B Willie Burton (32-8.5) had 2 hits with his 10th home run of the season. He had 2 RBIs. Besides, his 9th inning home run, Wilcox also hit a 1st inning triple and scored twice. Game 2 Dan Burton, Cin. (32-4.9) (R 2-3 6.00 12.0-2.8-4.6 H-BB-K/9) vs. Al Rice, Det. (22-7.6) (R 14-12 3.23 9.5-1.6-3.3) In the break between games, the wind has reversed itself and is now blowing in, but not quite as hard as it was blowing out earlier. Evan Eckberg (31-3.5), who was a good catcher for the Wolverines for 5 seasons, but has suddenly gotten very old, will catch his last game for Detroit today. He will not be returning next year (unless I do not return). Won - 6 to 5 We scored all of our runs in the first 5 innings and we were up 6 to 2 before the Reds put 3 runs on the board in the top of the 9th inning and had the tying run at 3rd with only 1 out. But Rice knuckled down and got 2 ground outs to end the game. Rice allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. Burton gave us 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. Each team made 2 errors. LF Al Lewis (22-9.1) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 1B Jocko Cole hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Ben Smith had 2 hits with an inside-the-park home run, his 15th round-tripper of the year, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. 2B Al Shaffer (27-5.6) had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Tom Duncan (22-6.6) had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. Evan Eckberg went 0 for 4 and had an error and allowed a passed ball, but did throw a runner out in 4 tries. For the Reds, 1B Willie Burton hit his 34th double of the season, tying the Liberty League record set by Ed Glass of the Gothams in 1885. Glass had a 100 more ABs than Burton does, though. Rookie Jocko Breton (24-4.5) has 35 for the Orioles in the Grand National Association this year for the all-time major league mark. SS Ed Sawyer (27-4.7) hit a triple and his 2nd home run of the year, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. !!With this win, we have clinched another Liberty League championship, our 3rd in a row!! Liberty League: Indianapolis (2) at Pittsburgh (15): Fred Horner (26-3.8) (6-11) over Sal DeVaux (33-3.5) (17-25). Horner allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. The Hoosiers made 7 errors again and DeVaux walked 9 batters. CF Al Steel (27-7.0) hit his 3rd home run of the year. Cleveland (4) at New York (13): Jack Roberts (35-6.1) (16-30) over Artie Boucher (24-6.1) (13-17). Roberts allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits with a home run, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. It was the 1st home run of his career. The Gothams had 19 hits. 3B Ed Glass (28-4.5) had 4 of them with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 1B John Hilliard (28-7.2) hit his League-leading 19th home run of the season to set a new major league record. Fleet Wilcox hit 18 in 1884. Boston (6) at Louisville (5): Dave Wolf (25-4.7) (23-8) over Sammy Berry (27-5.5) (11-14). Grand National Association: Baltimore (2) at Providence (15): Tom Ashton (23-5.2) (13-11) over Ike Chase (27-6.2) (2-10). Ashton allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 5. LF Charlie Gregor (28-5.2) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs. Omaha (16) at Brooklyn (5): Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (29-30) over Al Green (25-3.8) (27-27). Believe it or not, the game was tied at 5 apiece going into the 9th. The Mutuals scored 11 times in the top of the 9th. Rookie C Henry Pitts (29-6.7) had 4 hits, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. St. Louis (4) at Milwaukee (2): Jimmy Richards (24-0.9) (4-2) over Wild Bill Perrell (24-7.3) (3-6). Richards allowed 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.