The Liberty League, Est. 1876

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Saturday, April 16, 1887 Opening Day in the Grand National Association

Editor's Note: I want to speed things up a bit and the thing that slows me down most is writing up the summaries of the games my team is not playing. So, this year we are going to cut them down to the bare minimum, reporting only the scores and the pitchers of record for every game. I'll list home runs hit, but otherwise to get a mention a player needs to have a really big day, i.e. get 4 of something. I'll also mention serious injuries to starting players and anything else I find interesting. FYI, if the player's team is not mentioned then he plays for the winning team.

Grand National Association:
Omaha (0) at Brooklyn (14): Al Green (24-3.8) (1-0) over Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (0-1). Green allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3.

Providence (14) at Baltimore (8): Ed Hodges (26-3.2) (1-0) over Pop Yurkovich (35-5.6) (0-1). CF Al Young (23-4.8) had 3 hits with 2 doubles and 2 walks, stole a base, scored 5 runs and had 4 RBIs. For the Orioles, SS Ducky Hogan (26-5.3) pulled a hamstring and is expected to miss the next 2 months.

St. Louis (5) at Milwaukee (6): Freddy Wood (30-6.3) (1-0) over Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (0-1).

Kansas City (10) at Chicago (7): Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (1-0) over Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (0-1). For the Colts, 3B Henry Potter (33-6.4) hit a home run.

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The season opens and Old Pop Yurkovich is 0-1. Some things never change.

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Tuesday, April 19, 1887

After yesterday's practice game against Pittsburgh, Indianapolis 1B Ollie Kust (28-5.5) went fishing with an acquaintance on a lake near the sight of the game. The boat he was in capsized and he apparently did not know how to swim and he drowned. The Hoosiers had traded for Kust at the beginning of March from New York, where he had been a catcher, and he had won the starting first baseman's job this Spring.

Inclement weather washed out all the games on Sunday and the game scheduled for Monday and half of the games today.

Grand National Association:
St. Louis (8) at Milwaukee (9): Freddy Wood (30-6.3) (2-0) over Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (0-2). RF Ed Capps (24-6.1) had 3 hits with a home run, stole a base and had 5 RBIs. For St. Louis, CF James McClellan (29-4.7) had 3 hits, scored a run and had 4 RBIs.

Kansas City (5) at Chicago (3): Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (2-0) over Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (0-2). McClaughry had as many hits with his bat as he gave up with his arm. He allowed 3 hits, no walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

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Wednesday, April 20, 1887

Grand National Association:
Providence (9) at Baltimore (14): Pop Yurkovich (35-5.6) (1-1) over Ed Hodges (26-3.2) (1-1). C Fred Clapp (28-4.0) had 4 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Spider Thomas (30-4.9), an ex-Wolverine, had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base, scored 4 runs and had an RBI.

St. Louis (5) at Milwaukee (11): Zachary Buchanan (26-4.0) (1-0) over Fred Barrow (35-4.7) (0-1). LF Ted Steeves (25-4.2) had 4 hits with a double and a triple, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. For St. Louis, Jackie Porter (32-6.3), an ex-Wolverine, cracked a 2-run pinch-hit home run.

Brooklyn (1) at Omaha (8): Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (1-1) over Al Green (24-3.8) (1-1). Sprague allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5.

Kansas City (4) at Chicago (10): Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (1-0) over Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (0-1). LF Candy Simpson (28-6.8) had 4 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had 3 RBIs.

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Thursday, April 21, 1887

Grand National Association:
Omaha (11) at Providence (9) in 10 innings: Tom Lee (29-6.0) (1-0) over Ed Wison (25-7.3) (0-1). Rookie 1B Uriah Fischer (24-4.6) had 4 hits with a double, stole a base and had 2 RBIs.

Kansas City (3) at Milwaukee (5): Zachary Buchanan (26-4.0) (2-0) over Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (2-1). LF Candy Simpson (28-6.8) had 4 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had 3 RBIs.

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Friday, April 22, 1887

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (4) at Brooklyn (6): Al Green (24-3.8) (2-1) over Pop Yurkovich (35-5.6) (1-2). 2B Joe Henry (34-9.2) hit a 3-run home run in the 8th inning.

Chicago (4) at St. Louis (5): Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (1-2) over Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (0-3). Ryther doubled home the winning run with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th.

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Saturday, April 23, 1887

Grand National Association:
Omaha (12) at Providence (11) in 12 innings: Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (2-1) over Egyptian Hooker (39-3.9) (0-1) in relief of Ed Hodges (26-3.2). CF Abe Cupp (26-4.7) had 4 hits with a triple and a home run, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBIs. For Providence, LF Charlie Gregor (28-5.2) had 4 hits and a walk and scored 3 runs. This was Hooker's 1st game since 1885, as he missed all of last season with an injured shoulder.

Chicago (7) at St. Louis (1): Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (2-0) over Fred Barrow (35-4.7) (0-2). Seguin allowed 5 hits, no walks and struck out 2.

Kansas City (11) at Milwaukee (5): Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (1-1) over Freddy Wood (30-6.3) (2-1). 1B Gus Sugar (34-4.6) had 4 hits with 2 doubles, scored 4 runs and had 3 RBIs. SS Al Sarbacker (26-4.8) had 3 hits, scored a run and had 4 RBIs.

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Sunday, April 24, 1887

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (9) at Brooklyn (11): Ren French (25-4.9) (1-0) over Tom Wilmarth (27-5.4) (0-1).

Chicago (7) at St. Louis (2): Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (3-0) over Hank Anderson (33-7.7) (0-1). SS Bob Robertson (24-4.1) hit a home run.

Kansas City (12) at Milwaukee (7): Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (3-1) over Zachary Buchanan (26-4.0) (2-1). At bat, McClaughry had 4 hits with 2 triples, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. 3B Bev Bradley (22-6.2), in his major league debut, had 3 hits with a double and a walk, stole 2 bases, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBIs.

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Monday, April 25, 1887

Grand National Association:
Omaha (6) at Providence (0): Tom Lee (29-6.0) (2-0) over Ed Wison (25-7.3) (0-2). Lee Allowed 4 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2.

Baltimore (8) at Brooklyn (9): Al Green (24-3.8) (3-1) over Ed Price (23-5.7) (0-1) in relief of Pop Yurkovich (35-5.6). Down 7 to 4, Baltimore scored 4 times in the top of the 9th to take the lead, but Brooklyn retaliated with 2 runs in the bottom of the inning to win. LF Piggy Galon (26-4.8) hit a 2-out triple to tie the game and then scored the winning run on a wild pitch.

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Tuesday, April 26, 1887

Grand National Association:
Omaha (6) at Providence (5): Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (3-1) over Ed Hodges (26-3.2) (1-2).

Baltimore (6) at Brooklyn (4): Tom Wilmarth (27-5.4) (1-1) over Ren French (25-4.9) (1-1). 3B Phil Lane (26-7.4) hit a home run.

Chicago (9) at St. Louis (7): Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (1-3) over Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (1-3). The Terriers made 14 errors. St. Louis 1B Jack Warren (34-7.2), an ex-Wolverine, had 4 hits with a double and a walk and had 4 RBIs. SS Smith Yocum (29-5.5) made 4 of the errors. He is off to a whiz-bang start on the season: in 7 games, he only has 3 hits and has made 10 errors.

Kansas City (5) at Milwaukee (3) in 10 innings: Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (2-1) over Freddy Wood (30-6.3) (2-2). For Milwaukee, C George Kinsey (31-3.8) had 4 hits with a double, but no runs or RBIs.

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Wednesday, April 27, 1887

The day before Opening Day, Cincinnati traded 3B Mike Green (38-6.2) to Milwaukee for P Dan Burton (31-4.9). Burton has been pitching for New Haven of the Eastern League (A) where he has not been very effective. He led the GNA in losses last season.

Also, the Kansas City Cowboys released RF Jim Oman (26-5.8) this morning. Which means the trade they made back in February with Detroit was basically to give their 2nd round Draft pick to the Wolverines for Detroit's 8th round pick. Not to mention that they threw in a slick-fielding shortstop to boot. Oman was signed by St. Louis to a minor league contract before the day was over.

Grand National Association:
Brooklyn (6) at Providence (4): Willis Kornfield (34-6.0) (1-0) over Bill Henson (30-6.5) (0-1). 3B William Abbott (29-6.5), in his season debut, had 4 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI.

Omaha (7) at Baltimore (10): Tom Wilmarth (27-5.4) (2-1) over Tom Lee (29-6.0) (2-1).

Kansas City (6) at St. Louis (9): Fred Barrow (35-4.7) (1-2) over Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (3-2). 2B Harry Robinson (28-3.3) hit a home run.

Chicago (9) at Milwaukee (1): Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (4-0) over Zachary Buchanan (26-4.0) (2-2). Seguin allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.

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Deer Editor,

I would like it very much to make a suchestion to you. During a month it gets very confoosing with how much wins and looses all the teams have. Wood it be possible for you to give a short update just of the league standings in the middle of each month? Please?

Cheerly sincereful,

Billy Hawthorne III, 8 years old

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