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May 8, 1876
Chicago White Stockings (5-0) at St. Louis Brown Stockings (2-3)
Chicago and New York remained tied by won-loss record going into this game, but the White Stockings are the only remaining unbeaten club in the National League, and that is on the line in this game.
Chicago lineup
Paul Hines, cf (.208)
Davy Force, ss (.269)
Levi Meyerle, 3b (.423)
George Hall, rf (.375)
Jim Foran, 1b (.400)
John Glenn, lf (.250)
Tom Barlow, c (.111)
Joe Quest, 2b (.350)
Asa Brainard, p (4-0, 0.51)
St. Louis lineup
Denny Mack, 1b (.292)
Ned Cuthbert, lf (.273)
Lip Pike, rf (.250)
Fred Waterman, 3b (.364)
Jack Remsen, cf (.350)
Tom Foley, c (.250)
Tommy Beals, 2b (.333)
Ed Duffy, ss (.000)
Pud Galvin, p (2-1, 0.77)
Chicago jumped out to a big lead in the first inning with three runs on extra-base hits by Davy Force and John Glenn. That 3-0 lead held until the third inning, when St. Louis scored four runs. Tommy Beals got a double for the Browns, but the big event of the inning was three throwing errors by Chicago catcher Tom Barlow.
Chicago roared back in the fifth inning with a four-run inning, with RBI hits by George Hall, Jim Foran and Joe Quest. St. Louis scored one of their own to make it 7-5, and that's where things stood until the eighth inning, when Chicago erupted for five runs to turn the game into a blowout.
In the end, three hits for Paul Hines and two each for Jim Foran, John Glenn and Joe Quest led the way as Chicago's offense extended their season-opening winning streak to six games.
Chicago 12, St. Louis 5
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