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Friday, June 1, 1888
Detroit Wolverines (18-12 .600 0.5 GB in 2nd place in the Liberty League) at
Louisville Bourbons (15-12 .556 2 GB in 4th place)
Jiggs Niedermeyer, Det. (24-5.8) (R 3-2 2.40 7.6-1.8-4.2 H/9-BB/9-SO/9) vs. William McLeod, Lou. (29-5.6) (R 6-6 1.92 7.9-2.8-4.6)
Won - 6 to 4 in 10 innings
Down 4 to 3 in the top of the 9th, CF Ren Dunbar (24-6.8) hit an RBI single to tie the game. In the 10th, LF Al Lewis (22-9.1) hit a 2-run triple. LF Ben Smith (28-6.7) was picked off 1st again for the 5th time this season! In all my years, no one else has ever been picked off more than twice in a season!
In 8 innings, Niedermeyer allowed 4 hits, no walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had drew a bases loaded walk. How he gave up 4 runs is explained by the fact that he gave up all of his 4 hits in the early innings and Ed Engelhardt's (23-5.0) 4 errors, 3 at short and 1 at second.
Al Rice (23-7.6) pitched the final 2 innings, the only base-runner reaching on an error (Engelhardt) and he struck out 4. He earned the win, becoming the 1st 10 game winner in the majors.
In 10 innings, McLeod gave us 11 hits, 4 walks and struck out 5.
We made 5 errors and Louisville made 3.
CF Ren Dunbar had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. SS/2B Ed Engelhardt had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI besides making the 4 errors. LF Al Lewis had 3 hits with a triple, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.
Liberty League:
Pittsburgh (2) at New York (1): Tom Lilly (28-6.4) (9-4) over Tom McWilliams (26-4.3) (0-4). Lilly allowed 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. McWilliams allowed 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.
Cleveland (7) at Cincinnati (3): Willard Clapp (25-4.3) (2-4) over John Stevens (31-8.2) (7-6). Clapp allowed 6 hits, 8 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he hit a triple and scored 2 runs. Rookie 2B Zachary Pfeiffer (20-4.5) had 3 hits with 2 triples, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. For the Reds, LF Dale Ferrell (30-7.9) hit a home run. Manager/CF Silver Borresen (34-6.9) tied the Liberty League record with 4 walks. He did not score a run, however.
Indianapolis (5) at Boston (3): Frank McSherry (32-4.1) (3-5) over Dave Wolf (25-4.7) (5-8). McSherry allowed 5 hits, 7 walks and struck out 3. This lost by Boston puts the Wolverines back in first place!
Grand National Association:
Milwaukee (2) at Brooklyn (4): Al Green (25-3.8) (6-9) over Zachary Buchanan (27-4.0) (7-6). RF Ed Cheney (24-7.8) hit his 2nd home run of the year, a 2-run blast in the bottom of the 9th to win the game. Green allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. For the Brewers, CF Tug Stern (28-6.7) hit a double and a triple and scored both of their runs.
St. Louis (3) at Providence (8): Ed Hodges (28-3.2) (7-4) over Ed Copeland (22-6.0) (0-1) in his major league debut. Hodges allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. Copeland allowed 6 hit, 2 walks and struck out 3. He is at the top of most people's list of pitching prospects, but is being rushed a bit due to injuries to other pitchers. 4 of the 6 hits he allowed were doubles. The 6 errors the Terriers made did not help much either.
Chicago (4) at Washington (3): Pat Seguin (24-4.4) (10-4) over Ed Bush (27-5.3) (4-8). Seguin allowed 8 hits, no walks and struck out 3 to become the 1st 10-game winner in the GNA. C Fred Blevins (29-6.4) had 2 hits with his 2nd home run of the year and 4 RBIs. For the Monuments, 1B Dick Blake (27-6.7), in his major league debut, had 3 hits with a double and an RBI.
Kansas City (2) at Omaha (1): Piggy Lambert (24-8.2) (1-0) in his major league debut over Royal Parmelee (27-6.5) (0-1). Lambert did not allow an earned run and gave up 5 hits, no walks and struck out 6. He missed all of last season with an injured shoulder. Parmelee allowed 7 hits, 5 walks and struck out 4.
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