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May 23, 1876
St. Louis Brown Stockings (5-7) at New York Mutuals (8-3)
With just a half-game separating the National League's top three clubs, every game day is a chance for the league lead to change hands. Today the Mutuals host St. Louis, a team led by star pitcher Pud Galvin.
St. Louis lineup
Denny Mack, 1b (.250)
Ned Cuthbert, lf (.315)
Lip Pike, rf (.314)
Fred Waterman, 3b (.308)
Tommy Beals, 2b (.263)
Tom Foley, c (.184)
Jack Remsen, cf (.265)
Ed Duffy, ss (.206)
Pud Galvin, p (4-3, 1.09)
New York lineup
Dave Eggler, cf (.302)
John McMullin, rf (.306)
Dick Higham, c (.500)
Ezra Sutton, ss (.372)
Steve King, lf (.265)
Bob Ferguson, 3b (.295)
John Hatfield, 2b (.244)
Z.H. Taylor, 1b (.190)
Bobby Mathews, p (4-1, 2.38)
Two errors and a sacrifice fly gave St. Louis a 1-0 advantage in the top of the first. Dick Higham and Steve King each had RBI singles in the bottom of the inning to make it 2-1 in favor of New York. Each team scored one run in the middle innings, and the game headed into the seventh inning with New York holding a 3-2 lead.
St. Louis had their bottom three hitters come up in the seventh, and they went down in order. In the bottom of the seventh, Dave Eggler got a base hit for New York then stole second, and John McMullin singled Eggler home to make it 4-2. Later in the inning Steve King doubled home two runs to give the Mutuals a 6-2 lead, and in the eighth inning it turned into a rout, as New York added three more runs.
That was it, as New York ended up with an easy win. Dick Higham, New York's recently acquired catcher, went 4 for 4 and in the two games since his arrival, he's gone 6 for 8. Looks like he could make a difference this season.
New York 9, St. Louis 2
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