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Questdog · 12-01-2015, 05:09 PM

Thursday, August 9, 1888

We are in Louisville, Kentucky, today to begin a 3 game series against manager Elmer Higgins (42-6.4) and his Bourbons. We are 6-3 against them on the season and swept them in 3 games in Detroit a month ago the last time we met. All 3 games were 1-run wins, however, and one went 12 innings. In fact, the only game we have played against them all season that was won by anyone by more than 2 runs was a game we lost, 4 to 1. They are dead last in scoring with 4.2 runs per game (Detroit is #2 with 5.1). They are 3rd in runs allowed with 4.7 per game (Detroit is #1 with 3.6). Their Eclipse Park is probably the 2nd best pitcher's park in the League, next to the Polo Grounds, but it is not close. Home runs over the left field fence are near impossible to hit.

Detroit Wolverines (56-25 .691 in 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Louisville Bourbons (34-46 .425 21.5 GB in 7th place)

Al Rice, Det. (23-7.6) (R 24-9 2.24 7.8-1.0-5.4 H/9-BB/9-SO/9) vs. Mert Gross, Lou. (30-5.8) (R 3-9 3.78 9.9-3.4-2.1)

Gross is another of those meatball pitchers that we have not hit as well as we should. We beat him the only time we faced him, but it took 12 innings.

Rice has not exactly been bad of late, but it has been a long time since he has had a truly outstanding game. The last time he allowed 5 or fewer hits was on June 14. He has allowed 39 hits in his last 36 innings.

Lost - 4 to 3

Okay, now you can say Rice has been bad of late. We were out-hit 12 to 5. Even so, the game was tied going into the bottom of the 9th, but Rice gave up a double and a single to a pair of rookies and the game was over. 2B Tom Walker (25-3.8) led off with the double, his 3rd hit of the day, and LF Ed Phillips (25-3.5) singled him home with his 2nd hit of the day. Walker also stole a base and scored another run.

Rice allowed 12 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. He only threw 87 pitches because he was just flinging it down the middle of the plate.

Gross gave us 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1. He did not allow an earned run. At bat, he had 3 hits with an RBI.

We made 3 errors and Louisville made 4.

2B Ed Aldrich (24-6.8) went hitless, ending his streak at 12 games. The only player who came to play for us today was RF Ben Smith (29-6.7). He hit a triple, drew a walk, stole 2 bases and scored all 3 of our runs. He also threw out 2 base runners, one at 3rd and one at home.

Liberty League:
Pittsburgh (3) at New York (5): Miah Turner (27-5.3) (18-12) over Tom Lilly (28-6.4) (18-14). Lilly only went 4 innings, because he was knocked senseless sliding into 3rd base. He is likely out for the season, they say, and are hoping no surgery will be required on his head. 2B Dave Hay (26-5.7) had 2 hits with his 4th home run of the season, drew a walk, stole a base and had 2 RBIs. For the Puddlers, C Evan Eckberg (32-3.5) had 2 hits with his 2nd home run of the year and had 2 RBIs.

Cleveland (5) at Cincinnati (4): Artie Boucher (25-6.1) (9-17) over John Stevens (31-8.2) (16-16). Cleveland scored all of their runs in the 1st inning when the Reds made 3 errors. Boucher allowed 5 hits, 6 walks and struck out 2. Stevens allowed 6 hits, 5 walks and struck out 7. Rookie 2B Zachary Pfeiffer (20-4.5) hit a bases-loaded and -clearing double in that 1st inning. For the Reds, 1B Jim Lagana (32-6.6) hit his 5th home run of the season with 2 men on base. RF Fleet Wilcox (31-4.9) tore up his shoulder diving for a ball and is done for the season.

Indianapolis (6) at Boston (7): William Little (27-6.0) (16-13) in his 1st game after missing over 2 weeks with a virus over Jimmy Euler (27-5.5) (15-7). CF Pat Stafford (27-5.4) had 3 hits with a double, stole a base and scored a run. For the Hoosiers, LF Hick Fahl (31-5.3) hit his 8th home run of the season.

Grand National Association:
Washington (10) at Milwaukee (11): Kid Henze (34-5.2) (4-3) over Dad Marshall (29-4.4) (2-2). Henze won despite 9 errors by Milwaukee. At bat, he had 2 hits with a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. Marshall beaned 3 batters, but only walked 2. Hmmmm. Ex-Wolverine 1B George House (29-4.3) hit 2 doubles, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. For the Monuments, 3B George Heubner (35-5.2) had 4 hits with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

12-01-2015, 05:09 PM	#1744
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, August 9, 1888 We are in Louisville, Kentucky, today to begin a 3 game series against manager Elmer Higgins (42-6.4) and his Bourbons. We are 6-3 against them on the season and swept them in 3 games in Detroit a month ago the last time we met. All 3 games were 1-run wins, however, and one went 12 innings. In fact, the only game we have played against them all season that was won by anyone by more than 2 runs was a game we lost, 4 to 1. They are dead last in scoring with 4.2 runs per game (Detroit is #2 with 5.1). They are 3rd in runs allowed with 4.7 per game (Detroit is #1 with 3.6). Their Eclipse Park is probably the 2nd best pitcher's park in the League, next to the Polo Grounds, but it is not close. Home runs over the left field fence are near impossible to hit. Detroit Wolverines (56-25 .691 in 1st place in the Liberty League) at Louisville Bourbons (34-46 .425 21.5 GB in 7th place) Al Rice, Det. (23-7.6) (R 24-9 2.24 7.8-1.0-5.4 H/9-BB/9-SO/9) vs. Mert Gross, Lou. (30-5.8) (R 3-9 3.78 9.9-3.4-2.1) Gross is another of those meatball pitchers that we have not hit as well as we should. We beat him the only time we faced him, but it took 12 innings. Rice has not exactly been bad of late, but it has been a long time since he has had a truly outstanding game. The last time he allowed 5 or fewer hits was on June 14. He has allowed 39 hits in his last 36 innings. Lost - 4 to 3 Okay, now you can say Rice has been bad of late. We were out-hit 12 to 5. Even so, the game was tied going into the bottom of the 9th, but Rice gave up a double and a single to a pair of rookies and the game was over. 2B Tom Walker (25-3.8) led off with the double, his 3rd hit of the day, and LF Ed Phillips (25-3.5) singled him home with his 2nd hit of the day. Walker also stole a base and scored another run. Rice allowed 12 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. He only threw 87 pitches because he was just flinging it down the middle of the plate. Gross gave us 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1. He did not allow an earned run. At bat, he had 3 hits with an RBI. We made 3 errors and Louisville made 4. 2B Ed Aldrich (24-6.8) went hitless, ending his streak at 12 games. The only player who came to play for us today was RF Ben Smith (29-6.7). He hit a triple, drew a walk, stole 2 bases and scored all 3 of our runs. He also threw out 2 base runners, one at 3rd and one at home. Liberty League: Pittsburgh (3) at New York (5): Miah Turner (27-5.3) (18-12) over Tom Lilly (28-6.4) (18-14). Lilly only went 4 innings, because he was knocked senseless sliding into 3rd base. He is likely out for the season, they say, and are hoping no surgery will be required on his head. 2B Dave Hay (26-5.7) had 2 hits with his 4th home run of the season, drew a walk, stole a base and had 2 RBIs. For the Puddlers, C Evan Eckberg (32-3.5) had 2 hits with his 2nd home run of the year and had 2 RBIs. Cleveland (5) at Cincinnati (4): Artie Boucher (25-6.1) (9-17) over John Stevens (31-8.2) (16-16). Cleveland scored all of their runs in the 1st inning when the Reds made 3 errors. Boucher allowed 5 hits, 6 walks and struck out 2. Stevens allowed 6 hits, 5 walks and struck out 7. Rookie 2B Zachary Pfeiffer (20-4.5) hit a bases-loaded and -clearing double in that 1st inning. For the Reds, 1B Jim Lagana (32-6.6) hit his 5th home run of the season with 2 men on base. RF Fleet Wilcox (31-4.9) tore up his shoulder diving for a ball and is done for the season. Indianapolis (6) at Boston (7): William Little (27-6.0) (16-13) in his 1st game after missing over 2 weeks with a virus over Jimmy Euler (27-5.5) (15-7). CF Pat Stafford (27-5.4) had 3 hits with a double, stole a base and scored a run. For the Hoosiers, LF Hick Fahl (31-5.3) hit his 8th home run of the season. Grand National Association: Washington (10) at Milwaukee (11): Kid Henze (34-5.2) (4-3) over Dad Marshall (29-4.4) (2-2). Henze won despite 9 errors by Milwaukee. At bat, he had 2 hits with a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. Marshall beaned 3 batters, but only walked 2. Hmmmm. Ex-Wolverine 1B George House (29-4.3) hit 2 doubles, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. For the Monuments, 3B George Heubner (35-5.2) had 4 hits with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Last edited by Questdog; 12-01-2015 at 06:53 PM.