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Friday, June 8, 1888

St. Louis owner Bob Baugh (56-7.5) announced that Tom Bromley (40-7.8) would manage the Terriers until he could decide on a permanent replacement. Pouncey was a slick fielding infielder with not much of a bat. He last played in 1881 for Indianapolis in the B Leagues.

We are in Boston to begin a 4 game series with manager/1B Pete Bucolo (40-4.1) and his Shamrocks. We beat them 2 of 3 at our place a month ago the 1st time we met. They lead the league in scoring with 5.3 runs per game (Detroit is now 7th with 4.4). They are 5th in runs allowed with 5.1 per game (Detroit is 31 with 3.1). Their South End Grounds has undergone a transformation this season, turning it into the best hitter's park in the League and maybe the best hitter's park that ever was (except for that joke they had by the lake in Chicago a few years ago). It is a lot easier to hit home runs at Seventh Street Park in Indianapolis, but otherwise nothing can hold a candle to Boston's South End Grounds.

Detroit Wolverines (22-13 .629 in 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Boston Shamrocks (21-17 .553 2.5 GB in 3rd place)

Al Rice, Det. (23-7.6) (R 11-4 1.78 6.8-0.9-5.8 H/9-BB/9-SO/9) vs. Dave Wolf, Bos. (25-4.7) (R 5-9 3.31 9.6-2.4-3.7)

Wolf has a 4.37 ERA at home and 2.89 on the road.

Ed Aldrich (24-6.8), who was playing second before he got hurt, is going to play third, where he is actually more suited, for now with Jesse Flanders (28-5.4) still hurt and Dave Odekirk (23-6.5) in Syracuse.

Won - 7 to 4

You knew, with Aldrich coming back, someone had to go. It was CF Ren Dunbar (24-6.8), who had to leave the game with a sore hamstring after legging out an infield hit. He should miss about a week.

Rice allowed 10 hits, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.

Wolf gave us 13 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he hit a double.

We made 2 errors and Boston made 3.

3B Ed Aldrich had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Ren Dunbar had 3 hits with a double and an RBI. He was the hottest hitter on the team and will be missed. RF Ben Smith (28-6.7) had 3 hits with a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B Pat Dunbar (26-8.3) had 2 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

For the Shamrocks, LF Charlie Warner (34-9.2) hit his 4th home run of the season. The next batter, RF Jocko Breton (25-4.5) was drilled by Rice and had his thumb broken. He will miss at least a month.

Liberty League:
Pittsburgh (7) at Louisville (4): Tom Lilly (28-6.4) (11-4) over William McLeod (29-5.6) (7-8). RF Ace Trimmell (30-5.0) hit 2 doubles, drew 2 walks, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. For the Bourbons, RF Tom Panozzo (23-2.0) had 3 hits with a double and a triple and scored 2 runs.

Indianapolis (2) at Cincinnati (4): Charlie Branham (28-4.2) (7-6) over Frank McSherry (32-4.1) (3-7). Branham allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. He is 7-2 since beginning the season 0-4.

Cleveland (5) at New York (0): Lou Townley (26-3.4) (11-5) over Tom McDowell (24-8.0) (6-6). Townley allowed 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he had 2 hits and 2 RBIs. 3B Cowboy Gray (26-7.8) hit his 4th home run of the season.

Grand National Association:
Providence (9) at Washington (8): Tom Ashton (24-5.2) (8-7) over Pop Yurkovich (36-5.6) (7-6). Providence scored twice in the top of the 9th to take the lead. LF Charlie Gregor (29-5.2) had 3 hits with a double and a walk, scored 4 runs and had an RBI. The former MVP had been off to a rough start. Last season he hit .333; this year he is batting .171 even after this game. 3B Ed Knight (25-5.1) had 4 hits with a triple, scored a run and had 4 RBIs. For the Monuments, RF John Hagadorn (38-6.3) hit his 2nd home run of the year. Before this season his last home run came in 1885.

Elsewhere:
At their annual convention, the National Association of Amateur Base Ball Players named CF Adams Atkinson (18-5.4) of Stony Brook, New York the top amateur player in the country. Note: Before 1871 and the advent of professional baseball there were three awards given. One each for the best player and pitcher in the country and one for the best newcomer to the national scene. The winners listed below are the winners of the latter, as it more closely reflects the current award.

Past Recipients of the Award:
1857: Art Walker, lf, Kansas City, Kansas (21-7.6)
1858: George Rush, c, New York, New York (21-6.5)
1859: John Foster, p, Columbus, Ohio (19-5.5)
1860: Jim Emerson, lf, Dallas, Texas (22-5.1)
1861: Sam Yates, 3b, Memphis, Tennessee (20-7.9)
1862: Fred Swanger, lf, Portland, Oregon (21-6.8)
1863: Buck Redfearn, rf, Linglestown, Pennsylvania (22-4.5)
1864: Gil Bechard, lf, Chicago, Illinois (21-4.7)
1865: Tom Dore, rf, Streemwood, Illinois (21-4.0)
1866: Pete Bucolo, 1B, Dyersburg, Tennessee (18-4.1)
1867: George Kennedy, cf, Atlanta, Georgia (21-8.9)
1868: Nehemiah Robinson, ss, Brooklyn, New York (19-6.2)
1869: Bill Rosenthal, c, Killingly, Connecticut (22-5.5)
1870: Milt Wright, cf, Santa Ana, California (23-8.1)
1871: Bill Sears, 3B, Burlington, Vermont (22-4.0)
1872: Charlie Warner, rf, Chattanooga, Tennessee (18-9.2)
1873: Frank McSherry, p, Chicago, Illinois (17-4.1)
1874: Jim Ware, ss, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada (20-5.6)
1875: Sam Cowan, ss, Cedar Hill, Texas (19-5.1)
1876: George Thomas, c, Straughn, Indiana (19-6.3)
1877: Jim Granier, c, Houston, Texas (21-5.7)
1878: Joe Turner, rf, Yale, Michigan (18-6.6)
1879: Harry Hooks, 1b, Brooklyn, New York (20-6.1)
1880: William McLeod, p, Yardville, New Jersey (21-5.6)
1881: Cowboy Gray, ss, San Francisco, California (19-7.8)
1882: Lou Townley, p, Shelby, North Carolina (20-3.4)
1883: Pat Stafford, cf, Los Angeles, California (22-5.4)
1884: Ed Aldrich, ss, St. Louis, Missouri (20-6.8)
1885: Heinie Ashmore, cf, Elgin, Illinois (20-6.0)
1886: Ed Robling, cf, Port Clinton, Ohio (23-7.3)
1887: Tom Paul, lf, Kirksville, Missouri (17-5.4)

Editor's Note: This is the first player taken in the draft of amateurs the B Leagues have every year.