BOB BARBOUR ON THE SHELF
QuakersGreat Left Fielder Laid Off Without Pay.
BOSTON, May 13. Bob Barbour (.244, 0, 5) has been laid off without pay until his hip gets well, which he says he does not think will be done for a month yet. One refusal to play came near costing Barbour a heavy fine. His brilliant day on May 11, before he left with his hip woes, demonstrated that, for that day at least, he was the same old left fieldsman that used to gladden the hearts of the audience at Quakers Field last season. Since his sudden determination not to face the Boston Beaneaters that Thursday, the air has been full of very ugly rumors regarding Barbour, it is being stated that his want of condition, lame hip, and other bodily ailments were not the cause of his refusal to play, but that he was simply faint-hearted and lacked the "silica" to risk his reputation, or more properly speaking, his reputation in a game where he thought defeat stared him in the face.
(note: this was actually about a pitcher named Ned Morris, not a position player, so maybe it doesn't translate fully. Still, let's just say that the 19th century had a... different outlook on injury than we do today)
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NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
W L PCT GB
New York Giants 9 5 .643 -
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 7 4 .636 .5
Detroit Wolverines 8 6 .571 1.0
Chicago White Stockings 6 5 .545 1.5
Boston Beaneaters 7 6 .538 1.5
Philadelphia Quakers 6 8 .429 3.0
Washington Nationals 5 8 .385 3.5
Indianapolis Hoosiers 4 10 .286 5.0
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION STANDINGS
W L PCT GB
Brooklyn Grays 11 5 .688 -
St. Louis Browns 14 7 .667 -0.5
Philadelphia Athletics 12 8 .600 1.0
Louisville Colonels 8 8 .500 3.0
Cincinnati Red Stockings 10 11 .476 3.5
Baltimore Orioles 8 9 .471 3.5
New York Metropolitans 6 11 .353 5.5
Cleveland Blues 5 15 .250 8.0
YESTERDAY'S GAMES - National League
Away Team Home Team Result Time Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
Washington Boston 3-2 1:05 PM EST M.Craft (3-1, 1.64 ERA) T.Wakker (4-1, 1.59 ERA)
Detroit Chicago 3-2 1:05 PM EST K.Folk (3-1, 2.34 ERA) M.Villarreal (1-3, 2.87 ERA)
New York Philadelphia 19-9 1:05 PM EST F.Tyrrell (2-2, 4.03 ERA) J.Miller (0-4, 4.41 ERA)
Indianapolis Pittsburgh 4-16 1:05 PM EST B.Weisser (3-1, 2.23 ERA) S.Woodliff (1-3, 9.00 ERA)
YESTERDAY'S GAMES - American Association
Away Team Home Team Result Time Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
St. Louis Cincinnati 5-6 1:05 PM EST W.Marion (5-3, 2.67 ERA) J.Harmeyer (1-1, 7.88 ERA)
Cleveland Philadelphia 10-9 1:05 PM EST S.Martin (2-4, 5.94 ERA) R.Escareno (5-3, 3.26 ERA)
TODAY'S GAMES - National League
Away Team Home Team Time Starting Pitcher Away Team Starting Pitcher Home Team
Washington (5-8, Road: 3-2) Boston (7-6, Home: 3-2) 1:05 PM EST RHP E.Stenton (0-3, 6.43 ERA) RHP J.Jones (0-1, 6.06 ERA)
Detroit (8-6, Road: 4-4) Chicago (6-5, Home: 3-4) 1:05 PM EST RHP D.Hicks (2-1, 5.00 ERA) LHP M.Weeks (1-1, 3.50 ERA)
Philadelphia (6-8, Road: 3-5) New York (9-5, Home: 4-4) 1:05 PM EST LHP J.White (4-0, 2.06 ERA) RHP R.Penaloza (2-2, 4.00 ERA)
Indianapolis (4-10, Road: 2-6) Pittsburgh (7-4, Home: 4-2) 1:05 PM EST RHP J.Haggan (1-3, 3.38 ERA) RHP E.Homan (2-0, 3.32 ERA)
TODAY'S GAMES - American Association
Away Team Home Team Time Starting Pitcher Away Team Starting Pitcher Home Team
St. Louis (14-7, Road: 5-5) Cincinnati (10-11, Home: 7-4) 1:05 PM EST RHP J.Walls (6-2, 1.36 ERA) RHP A.Roach (1-4, 5.77 ERA)
Baltimore (8-9, Road: 3-4) Louisville (8-8, Home: 6-1) 1:05 PM EST RHP V.Massey (2-1, 2.83 ERA) RHP I.Gomez (2-3, 3.91 ERA)
Brooklyn (11-5, Road: 5-3) New York (6-11, Home: 3-5) 1:05 PM EST RHP N.Ford (0-0, 0.00 ERA) LHP E.White (3-3, 4.46 ERA)
Cleveland (5-15, Road: 4-6) Philadelphia (12-8, Home: 7-2) 1:05 PM EST RHP T.Norfleet (2-2, 3.28 ERA) LHP J.Suarez (4-3, 3.84 ERA)