Code:
National LEAGUE BASEBALL
1878 World Championship Series
CHICAGO WHITE STOCKINGS AT PROVIDENCE GRAYS
GAME 4 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 7TH , 1878 - GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Stockings 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2
Providence Grays 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 5 11 3
Almost There: Providence On Cusp of World Championship Series Triumph After 5-3 Win
The Providence Grays got a strong performance from pitcher Tricky Nichols, who stymied the visiting Chicago White Stockings en route to a win, 5-3, in Game 4 of the World Championship Series today. The White Stockings could never get a bead on the right-handed Nichols, who threw 9.0 innings of 8-hit ball. The Grays now hold a 3-1 in the best-of-7 series.
Paul Hines, who finished 2nd in the NL in home runs with 1 last year, aided the Providence cause with a run-scoring double in the bottom of the first. For the game, the center fielder was 2-4 with a double.
"We don't have much margin for error now," White Stockings manager Bob Ferguson said. "We need to figure out the problem and fix it, immediately."
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Messer Street Grounds in Providence.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cassidy RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .105 0 0
B. Ferguson SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .278 0 1
C. Anson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333 0 1
J. Start 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .263 0 1
A. Spalding 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .278 0 3
B. Harbridge C 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .118 0 3
J. Remsen CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .353 0 3
F. Hankinson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .133 0 1
a-T. Larkin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
L. Reis P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 2 0 2 14
a - T. Larkin pinch hit for F. Hankinson in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: J. Start (1, 1st Inning off T. Nichols, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Ferguson 3 , J. Start 4 , A. Spalding , J. Remsen
2-out RBI: J. Start , A. Spalding
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cassidy , A. Spalding , B. Harbridge , L. Reis
GIDP: C. Anson , A. Spalding
Hit by Pitch: A. Spalding
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
CS: J. Remsen (1)
FIELDING
Errors: B. Ferguson , C. Anson
Double Plays: 1 (Ferguson-Spalding-Start)
PB: B. Harbridge
PROVIDENCE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Murnane 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 1
D. Higham RF 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 .444 0 1
P. Hines CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .474 1 7
T. York LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .333 0 4
L. Brown C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .421 0 3
T. Carey SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .389 0 4
B. Hague 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .412 0 3
C. Sweasy 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .375 0 3
T. Nichols P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 4 0 1 16
BATTING
Doubles: P. Hines (3, 1st Inning off L. Reis, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Higham (3, 1st Inning off L. Reis, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Higham 5 , P. Hines 3 , T. York , L. Brown 2 , T. Carey , B. Hague
2-out RBI: L. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Murnane , L. Brown , T. Carey , C. Sweasy , T. Nichols
GIDP: P. Hines
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
SB: L. Brown (1)
CS: P. Hines (1)
FIELDING
Errors: P. Hines , T. Carey , T. Nichols
Double Plays: 2 (Carey-Sweasy-Murnane, Hague-Sweasy-Murnane)
PB: L. Brown
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE PROVIDENCE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA
L. Reis L (0-1) 8.0 11 5 4 0 1 0 130 5.14
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Reis 43
Batters Faced: L. Reis 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Reis 13-8
Pitches - Strikes: L. Reis 130-85
WP: L. Reis
PROVIDENCE BATTING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA
T. Nichols W (1-0) 9.0 8 3 2 0 2 0 120 2.25
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Nichols 63
Batters Faced: T. Nichols 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Nichols 10-12
Pitches - Strikes: T. Nichols 120-77
Hit Batsmen: T. Nichols
Balk: T. Nichols
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tricky Nichols
Ballpark: Messer Street Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:22
Attendance: 1451