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Eckstein 4 Prez · 08-11-2020, 01:39 AM

Boston had a second game against Philadelphia on Monday, April 24 and this time they won easily, 15-2, as new Red Stocking Jim O'Rourke became the eighth professional player to ever get six hits in a game. (The last was Dave Eggler, who did it for New York in July 1875.)

Then, on April 25, five different clubs had their opening game. A look at those matchups and the clubs' Opening Day lineups follows.

St. Louis Brown Stockings at Cincinnati Reds

These clubs are widely expected to be around the bottom of the standings, but one of them will have a perfect record after today. Their opening lineups:

St. Louis

Denny Mack, 1b (.251 in 1875 with Phil. Whites)
Ned Cuthbert, lf (.270 in 1875)
Lip Pike, rf (.312 in 1875)
Fred Waterman, 3b (.283 in 1875 with Phil. Whites)
Tom Foley, c (.238 in 1875)
Jack Remsen, cf (.213 in 1875 with Brooklyn)
Tommy Beals, 2b (.272 in 1875 with Phil. Whites)
Billy Geer, ss (2 AB with Brooklyn in 1875)
Pud Galvin, p (14-15 in 1875)

Cincinnati

Tim Murnane, 1b (.245 with Brooklyn in 1875)
Steve Brady, rf (.292 with Washington in 1875)
Jim Holdsworth, cf (.340 with Phil. Whites in 1875)
Charley Jones, lf (.254 with Keokuk in 1875)
Doug Allison, c (.270 with Phil. Whites in 1875)
Henry Kessler, ss (4 AB with Brooklyn in 1875)
Trick McSorley, 3b (.250 with St. Louis Reds in 1875)
Charlie Sweasy, 2b (.196 with St. Louis Reds in 1875)
Cherokee Fisher, p (21-21 with Hartford in 1875)

Cincinnati struck first in the game, getting solo runs in the first and second innings to lead, 1-0. (Tim Murnane led off with the club's first hit and came around to score their first run.) However, St. Louis countered with a run in the third and three in the fourth, with Cincinnati adding two in the bottom of the fourth to tie it.

In the top of the fifth inning, St. Louis loaded the bases with one out and Tom Foley knocked a two-run single to give them the lead. They added another run on an error, then Pud Galvin had a two-on, two-out hit to make it 9-4. That proved to be decisive, as neither club was able to do much after that, with St. Louis tacking on a couple more late runs to get the win by a final of 11-4. Galvin, with three RBI to go with the four strikeouts he got in getting the pitching win, was unquestionably the top player of the game. Cuthbert and Waterman also each had three hits for the Browns.

08-11-2020, 01:39 AM	#4
Eckstein 4 Prez Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The OC Posts: 6,358	Boston had a second game against Philadelphia on Monday, April 24 and this time they won easily, 15-2, as new Red Stocking Jim O'Rourke became the eighth professional player to ever get six hits in a game. (The last was Dave Eggler, who did it for New York in July 1875.) Then, on April 25, five different clubs had their opening game. A look at those matchups and the clubs' Opening Day lineups follows. St. Louis Brown Stockings at Cincinnati Reds These clubs are widely expected to be around the bottom of the standings, but one of them will have a perfect record after today. Their opening lineups: St. Louis Denny Mack, 1b (.251 in 1875 with Phil. Whites) Ned Cuthbert, lf (.270 in 1875) Lip Pike, rf (.312 in 1875) Fred Waterman, 3b (.283 in 1875 with Phil. Whites) Tom Foley, c (.238 in 1875) Jack Remsen, cf (.213 in 1875 with Brooklyn) Tommy Beals, 2b (.272 in 1875 with Phil. Whites) Billy Geer, ss (2 AB with Brooklyn in 1875) Pud Galvin, p (14-15 in 1875) Cincinnati Tim Murnane, 1b (.245 with Brooklyn in 1875) Steve Brady, rf (.292 with Washington in 1875) Jim Holdsworth, cf (.340 with Phil. Whites in 1875) Charley Jones, lf (.254 with Keokuk in 1875) Doug Allison, c (.270 with Phil. Whites in 1875) Henry Kessler, ss (4 AB with Brooklyn in 1875) Trick McSorley, 3b (.250 with St. Louis Reds in 1875) Charlie Sweasy, 2b (.196 with St. Louis Reds in 1875) Cherokee Fisher, p (21-21 with Hartford in 1875) Cincinnati struck first in the game, getting solo runs in the first and second innings to lead, 1-0. (Tim Murnane led off with the club's first hit and came around to score their first run.) However, St. Louis countered with a run in the third and three in the fourth, with Cincinnati adding two in the bottom of the fourth to tie it. In the top of the fifth inning, St. Louis loaded the bases with one out and Tom Foley knocked a two-run single to give them the lead. They added another run on an error, then Pud Galvin had a two-on, two-out hit to make it 9-4. That proved to be decisive, as neither club was able to do much after that, with St. Louis tacking on a couple more late runs to get the win by a final of 11-4. Galvin, with three RBI to go with the four strikeouts he got in getting the pitching win, was unquestionably the top player of the game. Cuthbert and Waterman also each had three hits for the Browns. __________________ Looking for an insomnia cure? Check out my dynasty thread, The Dawn of American Professional Base Ball, 1871.