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Questdog · 11-19-2015, 09:54 PM

Thursday, May 24, 1888

We are off on the road now for almost the next whole month. First stop is in Cleveland where we will face rookie manager Mickey Baker (45-7.5) and his Spiders for 4 games. Two Spiders were Wolverines last year: SS Tom Nelson (21-6.6) and P Lou Townley (26-3.4). They are leading the League in runs scored with 5.2 per game (Detroit is still #7 with 4.2, but very close to dropping to 8th). That 5.2 league-leading runs per game is over a half run worse than the worst scoring team from last year (the same Cleveland Spiders). They are 7th in runs allowed with 5.7 per game (Detroit is still #1 with 3.3). Their League Park is a fairly good place to hit, very similar to our Recreation Park this year with batting averages a little higher and home runs and extra-base hits a little lower.

Detroit Wolverines (15-10 .600 0.5 GB in 2nd place in the Liberty League) at
Cleveland Spiders (11-14 .440 4.5 GB in 7th place)

Dave Frazier, Det. (28-5.7) (L 5-4 2.42 9.0-0.9-2.0 H/9-BB/9-SO/9) vs. Lou Townley, Clev. (26-3.4) (R 6-4 2.11 8.2-0.8-4.4)

Lost - 3 to 2

The Spiders scored all of their runs on home runs.

Frazier allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.

Townley gave us 7 hits, no walks and struck out 2.

Each team made 4 errors.

C Jimmy Babcock (31-6.9), proving the old adage that catchers can hit pitchers they have caught, had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI.

For the Spiders, CF Ed William (27-6.0) led off their half of the 1st with his 2nd home run of the season. SS Cowboy Gray (26-7.8) had 3 hits with a triple and his 3rd home run of the year, stole a base and had 2 RBIs.

Liberty League:
Indianapolis (4) at Pittsburgh (12): Whitey Mathews (25-4.1) (5-5) over Levi Giddens (36-4.8) (1-5). 3B Al Oglesby (24-7.6) had 3 hits and 2 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
St. Louis (6) at Omaha (7) in 10 innings: Skyrocket Rice (23-5.2) (3-4) over Tom Wilmarth (28-5.4) (3-5). The wining run was walked home with 1 out. 2B Jocko Cole (26-6.1) had 3 hits with a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. For the Terriers, CF John Confair (34-6.6) hit a home run.

Elsewhere:
Down in Syracuse, P Ed Price (24-5.7) beat Troy to improve his record to 6-0 with an 0.67 ERA. He has only walked 4 batters in 6 starts.

11-19-2015, 09:54 PM	#1654
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 24, 1888 We are off on the road now for almost the next whole month. First stop is in Cleveland where we will face rookie manager Mickey Baker (45-7.5) and his Spiders for 4 games. Two Spiders were Wolverines last year: SS Tom Nelson (21-6.6) and P Lou Townley (26-3.4). They are leading the League in runs scored with 5.2 per game (Detroit is still #7 with 4.2, but very close to dropping to 8th). That 5.2 league-leading runs per game is over a half run worse than the worst scoring team from last year (the same Cleveland Spiders). They are 7th in runs allowed with 5.7 per game (Detroit is still #1 with 3.3). Their League Park is a fairly good place to hit, very similar to our Recreation Park this year with batting averages a little higher and home runs and extra-base hits a little lower. Detroit Wolverines (15-10 .600 0.5 GB in 2nd place in the Liberty League) at Cleveland Spiders (11-14 .440 4.5 GB in 7th place) Dave Frazier, Det. (28-5.7) (L 5-4 2.42 9.0-0.9-2.0 H/9-BB/9-SO/9) vs. Lou Townley, Clev. (26-3.4) (R 6-4 2.11 8.2-0.8-4.4) Lost - 3 to 2 The Spiders scored all of their runs on home runs. Frazier allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. Townley gave us 7 hits, no walks and struck out 2. Each team made 4 errors. C Jimmy Babcock (31-6.9), proving the old adage that catchers can hit pitchers they have caught, had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. For the Spiders, CF Ed William (27-6.0) led off their half of the 1st with his 2nd home run of the season. SS Cowboy Gray (26-7.8) had 3 hits with a triple and his 3rd home run of the year, stole a base and had 2 RBIs. Liberty League: Indianapolis (4) at Pittsburgh (12): Whitey Mathews (25-4.1) (5-5) over Levi Giddens (36-4.8) (1-5). 3B Al Oglesby (24-7.6) had 3 hits and 2 RBIs. Grand National Association: St. Louis (6) at Omaha (7) in 10 innings: Skyrocket Rice (23-5.2) (3-4) over Tom Wilmarth (28-5.4) (3-5). The wining run was walked home with 1 out. 2B Jocko Cole (26-6.1) had 3 hits with a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. For the Terriers, CF John Confair (34-6.6) hit a home run. Elsewhere: Down in Syracuse, P Ed Price (24-5.7) beat Troy to improve his record to 6-0 with an 0.67 ERA. He has only walked 4 batters in 6 starts.