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Eckstein 4 Prez · 09-17-2016, 10:01 PM

July 19, 1884

Today in Baltimore, the Atlantics and the Orioles had a battle that was far more interesting and contentious than one might expect from two teams in the bottom half of the standings. Adonis Terry and Tricky Nichols each pitched well for their respective teams, and things remained deadlocked for nearly the entire game. Baltimore got three runs early on a bases loaded triple by Billy Reid, while Brooklyn clawed out three runs of their own, and eventually things went into extra innings.

In the top of the tenth inning, Brooklyn scored a run on back-to-back hits by Willie Murphy and John Crowley, but Baltimore added a run of their own in the bottom of the inning, sending things to the eleventh inning. Finally, in the second extra frame, the Atlantics were able to score a run on a dropped ball by right fielder Bloody Jake Evans to get the narrow 5-4 win. For Sam Kimber, who came in as a relief pitcher for Brooklyn, that ran his record to an impressive 4-0.

Around baseball:

Chicago 7, Buffalo 4 – Veteran Levi Meyerle got four hits in the game.
Cleveland 5, Detroit 1 – The Only Nolan gave up only five hits to the Detroits.
Providence 6, Philadelphia 1 – Cub Stricker of Providence went 3 for 3 with a walk, as the last placed club managed a victory.
Boston 6, New York 2 – Rookie John Connor got the victory for the Beaneaters.

Indianapolis 16, Toledo 11 – In this sloppy game, Chicken Wolf, who had three hits, three runs scored and three driven in, led the way for the Hoosiers.
Louisville 4, Cincinnati 3 – Catcher Dan Sullivan had the game-winning hit for Louisville in the eighth inning.
Philadelphia 6, New York 5 – Two triples by Jack O’Brien and strong pitching by Sam Weaver led the Athletics to victory.
Pittsburgh 5, Washington 3 – Veterans John Peters and Deacon White each had three hits in the game.

Standings:

Cleveland 36-23
New York 36-25
Boston 32-28
Chicago 32-28
Buffalo 29-29
Detroit 30-31
Philadelphia 27-35
Providence 19-42

Indianapolis 37-16
Columbus 35-18
St. Louis 34-18
Philadelphia 35-21
Cincinnati 33-21
New York 28-28
BROOKLYN 25-29
Pittsburgh 26-31
Baltimore 23-28
Toledo 18-37
Louisville 15-38
Washington 15-39

09-17-2016, 10:01 PM	#134
Eckstein 4 Prez Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The OC Posts: 6,358	July 19, 1884 Today in Baltimore, the Atlantics and the Orioles had a battle that was far more interesting and contentious than one might expect from two teams in the bottom half of the standings. Adonis Terry and Tricky Nichols each pitched well for their respective teams, and things remained deadlocked for nearly the entire game. Baltimore got three runs early on a bases loaded triple by Billy Reid, while Brooklyn clawed out three runs of their own, and eventually things went into extra innings. In the top of the tenth inning, Brooklyn scored a run on back-to-back hits by Willie Murphy and John Crowley, but Baltimore added a run of their own in the bottom of the inning, sending things to the eleventh inning. Finally, in the second extra frame, the Atlantics were able to score a run on a dropped ball by right fielder Bloody Jake Evans to get the narrow 5-4 win. For Sam Kimber, who came in as a relief pitcher for Brooklyn, that ran his record to an impressive 4-0. Around baseball: Chicago 7, Buffalo 4 – Veteran Levi Meyerle got four hits in the game. Cleveland 5, Detroit 1 – The Only Nolan gave up only five hits to the Detroits. Providence 6, Philadelphia 1 – Cub Stricker of Providence went 3 for 3 with a walk, as the last placed club managed a victory. Boston 6, New York 2 – Rookie John Connor got the victory for the Beaneaters. Indianapolis 16, Toledo 11 – In this sloppy game, Chicken Wolf, who had three hits, three runs scored and three driven in, led the way for the Hoosiers. Louisville 4, Cincinnati 3 – Catcher Dan Sullivan had the game-winning hit for Louisville in the eighth inning. Philadelphia 6, New York 5 – Two triples by Jack O’Brien and strong pitching by Sam Weaver led the Athletics to victory. Pittsburgh 5, Washington 3 – Veterans John Peters and Deacon White each had three hits in the game. Standings: Cleveland 36-23 New York 36-25 Boston 32-28 Chicago 32-28 Buffalo 29-29 Detroit 30-31 Philadelphia 27-35 Providence 19-42 Indianapolis 37-16 Columbus 35-18 St. Louis 34-18 Philadelphia 35-21 Cincinnati 33-21 New York 28-28 BROOKLYN 25-29 Pittsburgh 26-31 Baltimore 23-28 Toledo 18-37 Louisville 15-38 Washington 15-39 __________________ Looking for an insomnia cure? Check out my dynasty thread, The Dawn of American Professional Base Ball, 1871.