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SEPTEMBER 2, 1883 – BOSTON DAILY JOURNAL
Sunday Base Ball Report
Unbeatable Beaneaters Have 17-Game Streak
The last time the Boston Beaneaters lost a base ball game was one month ago today. At that point, they were in third place in the National League, just behind Chicago and Cleveland. Now, they lead Cleveland by six games and Chicago by seven and seem like a certain wager to win the pennant for the seventh time in the eight years of the National League.
Both George Knight and trade acquisition Bill Sweeney have been first-rate pitchers for the club, and Barnes and Stovey have been the top hitters, followed closely by Arthur Irwin (.290) and Ed Pinkham (.284). Even Pat Deasley, a catcher pressed into service by a season-ending injury to Cal McVey, is hitting .281 for the club.
At present it appears that either New York or St. Louis will be their opponent in the World’s Series tournament, but they appear to have the stuff to defeat either club, as they still are the supreme club in professional base ball.
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