The Liberty League, Est. 1876

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Tuesday, July 5, 1887

Pittsburgh Puddlers (24-23 .511 7 GB in 4th place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (34-19 .642 1st place)

Tom Adams, Pitt. (32-6.0) (L 5-5 4.63 12.1-1.4-1.8 H-BB-K/9) vs. Al Rice, Det. (22-7.6) (R 2-0 1.50 7.5-0.5-3.0)

Won - 6 to 4

Rice allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. 7 is the season high for our pitchers. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI.

Adams gave us 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out no one.

We made 4 errors and Pittsburgh made 3.

LF Ben Smith (28-6.7) had 2 hits. 1B Zenas Woodard (27-4.6) had 2 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. C Jimmy Babcock (30-6.9) hit a triple, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Liberty League:
Boston (3) at Cleveland (6): Artie Boucher (24-6.1) (3-1) over Charlie Morlock (38-6.7) (8-13). Boucher allowed 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3.

Indianapolis (6) at Cincinnati (12): Dan Burton (32-4.9) (2-0) over Levi Giddens (35-4.8) (0-2). Burton allowed 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. RF Fleet Wilcox (30-4.9) hit his League-leading 13th home run. We have not yet reached the halfway point of the season, so Wilcox's own all-time record of 18 home runs appears to be in jeopardy. The Hoosiers have now lost 9 in a row.

Grand National Association:
Providence (7) at Milwaukee (9): Wiley Steel (25-5.6) (5-7) over Ed Hodges (27-3.2) (7-17). Steel allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. 1B Dave Gray (26-4.9) hit his 2nd home run of the year. RF Ed Capps (24-6.1) hit his league-leading 7th.

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Wednesday, July 6, 1887

Liberty League:
New York (9) at Louisville (10): William McLeod (28-5.6) (14-8) over Jack Roberts (35-6.1) (5-17). Louisville scored all of its runs by the 4th inning. For the Gothams, RF Pussy Wise (25-6.8) hit his 2nd home run of the season.

Grand National Association:
Brooklyn (8) at Kansas City (2): Al Green (24-3.8) (14-13) over Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (16-12). Green allowed 8 hits 3 walks and struck out 2. Rookie 1B Fred Collins (23-5.2) had 4 hits with a double, stole 2 bases, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. 2B Joe Henry (35-9.2) had 4 hits, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. For the Cowboys, LF Joe Nichols (30-5.3) has a bone spur on his elbow and will miss at least 6 weeks.

Providence (5) at Milwaukee (10): Zachary Buchanan (26-4.0) (14-12) over Ed Wison (26-7.3) (8-13). Buchanan allowed 8 hits, no walks and struck out 2. 1B Dave Gray (26-4.9) had 3 hits with his 3rd home run of the year and 2nd in as many days and 4 RBIs. For the Grays, RF Sy Cullum (24-5.9) hit a home run.

Omaha (9) at St. Louis (3): Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (14-14) over Fred Barrow (35-4.7) (13-11). Sprague allowed 3 hits, 5 walks and struck out no one. !!For St. Louis, rookie LF Pat Matthews (24-5.1) had a hit to extend his streak to 35 games and set the new all-time record!!

Baltimore (5) at Chicago (11): Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (17-12) over Tom Wilmarth (27-5.4) (15-13). Rookie 1B Tom Jackson (23-5.8) had 4 hits, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. He is now batting .417 in 132 AB since being called up from Hartford of the Eastern League (A) where he was batting .456.

[Questdog]

Thursday, July 7, 1887

We move our series to Pittsburgh for 3 more games where their Recreation Park is the toughest place to hit in the Liberty League.

Detroit Wolverines (35-19 .648 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Pittsburgh Puddlers (24-24 .500 8 GB in 4th place)

Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 16-6 3.12 9.5-1.4-3.5 H-BB-K/9) vs. Tom Lilly, Pitt. (27-6.4) (L 8-9 3.58 9.4-1.7-2.9)

Lost - 4 to 3 in 13 innings

We are now 0-3 in extra-innings and our lead in the Liberty League is down to half a game over the red hot Reds.

In 8 innings, Townley allowed 3 runs, 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and 2 walks and scored a run.
Ed Bush (27-5.3) took the loss and went 5 innings, giving up 4 hits, 2 walks and striking out 1. At bat, he had a hit.

Lilly gave us 11 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had 1 hit, which ended the game.

We made 7 errors to tie our season high and Pittsburgh made none.

CF Al Lewis (21-9.1) had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run. 1B Zenas Woodard (27-4.6) had 2 hits. Evan Eckberg (31-3.5) hit a pinch-hit double.

For the Puddlers, SS Jim Ware (33-5.6) had 3 hits, stole a base and scored 2 runs.

Liberty League:
Cincinnati (5) at Louisville (3): John Stevens (30-8.2) (14-9) over Count Childs (31-3.1) (9-12). Stevens allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. The Reds are 19-4 in their last 23 games.

Cleveland (9) at Indianapolis (10): Sal DeVaux (32-3.5) (6-10) over Ed Pedersen (25-5.1) (9-16). DeVaux allowed 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4 and overcame 12 Hoosier errors to win. For the Spiders, rookie RF Tom Steiner (21-4.9) hit a bases-loaded home run and scored 4 times.

New York (10) at Boston (5): Miah Turner (26-5.3) (11-6) over William Little (26-6.0) (10-12). SS Dave Hay (25-5.7) hit a home run. For the Red Caps, rookie 3B Highball Baxter (21-5.7) hit 2 doubles and his 3rd home run of the season and scored 3 runs.

Grand National Association:
Providence (4) at Kansas City (9): Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (15-12) over Bill Henson (30-6.4) (4-12). Burnett allowed 9 hits, no walks and struck out 2. RF Tommy Dyer (29-3.8) pulled a muscle and will miss 3 weeks. Rookie LF Pat Matthews (24-5.1) had the day off.

Brooklyn (3) at Milwaukee (9): Freddy Wood (31-6.3) (13-13) over Ren French (26-4.9) (12-11). Wood allowed 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. SS Tom Kelly (23-5.3) hurt his thumb and will miss a couple of weeks. For the Gladiators, rookie 1B Fred Collins (23-5.2) hit his 2nd home run of the season.

Omaha (6) at Chicago (4): Tom Lee (29-6.0) (11-7) over Pete Rinehart (28-6.2) (7-10). Lee allowed 6 hits, 8 walks and struck out 2. Rinehart allowed 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. Chicago made 6 errors to none for Omaha.

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Friday, July 8, 1887

Detroit Wolverines (35-20 .636 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Pittsburgh Puddlers (25-24 .510 7 GB in 4th place)

Al Rice, Det. (22-7.6) (R 3-0 2.00 8.0-0.7-4.3 H-BB-K/9) vs. Whitey Mathews, Pitt. (24-4.1) (L 10-8 3.65 10.2-2.8-2.4)

Won - 8 to 6

Pittsburgh scored 5 runs in the 7th inning.

Rice allowed 12 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI

Mathews gave us 14 hits, no walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit.

We made 2 errors and Pittsburgh made 5.

CF Al Lewis (21-9.1) had 2 hits, stole 3 bases and scored a run. 3B Sam Boullion (27-4.8) had 2 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. SS Tom Nelson (21-6.6) had 2 hits and an RBI. 1B Zenas Woodard (27-4.6) had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Joe Kraus (30-7.9) had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

For the Puddlers, 2B Dan White (27-5.1) had 4 hits, stole 3 bases and had an RBI.

Liberty League:
Cincinnati (4) at Louisville (9): William McLeod (28-5.6) (15-8) over Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (16-11). McLeod allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. Rookie RF Dave Odekirk (22-6.5) had 2 hits with a triple, scored a run and had 4 RBIs. For the Reds, C John Whelan (26-4.6) hit a home run.

Cleveland (8) at Indianapolis (9) in 10 innings: Jimmy Euler (26-5.5) (3-6) over Henry Rawls (33-4.3) (10-11) in relief of Artie Boucher (24-6.1). 3B Bill Lawson (30-6.9) won the game with an RBI single.

New York (4) at Boston (2) in 10 innings: Jack Roberts (35-6.1) (6-17) over Charlie Morlock (38-6.7) (8-14). Roberts allowed 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3. Will Morlock ever win again? He has now lost 4 in a row and 6 of his last 7. He only allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5.

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (9) at St. Louis (10): Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (14-12) over Pop Yurkovich (35-5.6) (10-15). The Orioles out-hit the Terriers 19 to 10 and made fewer errors (5 to 6) and only issued 1 more walk (5 to 4). Rookie LF Pat Matthews (24-5.1) had a pair of hits to extend his record streak to 36 games. For the O's, rookie RF Jocko Breton (24-4.5) hit a home run.

Providence (11) at Kansas City (12): Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (16-12) over Ed Hodges (27-3.2) (7-18).

[Questdog]

Saturday, July 9, 1887

Detroit Wolverines (36-20 .643 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Pittsburgh Puddlers (25-25 .500 8 GB in 4th place)

Ed Bush, Det. (27-5.3) (R 11-9 3.93 8.4-2.6-2.7 H-BB-K/9) vs. Tom Lilly, Pitt. (27-6.4) (L 9-9 3.46 9.3-1.8-2.7)

I am giving Bush the start here because he pitched a 3-hit shutout the last time he face the Puddlers.

Won - 9 to 6

Bush allowed 9 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit, a walk and an RBI

We had 18 hits and made 2 errors. Pittsburgh made 3.

CF Al Lewis (21-9.1) had 3 hits, got beaned, stole a base and scored a run. 3B Sam Boullion (27-4.8) had 2 hits, stole a base and scored 2 runs. SS Tom Nelson (21-6.6) had 2 hits with a triple, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. LF Ben Smith (28-6.7) had 4 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. 1B Zenas Woodard (27-4.6) hit a double and scored a run. C Jimmy Babcock (30-6.9) hit a double and had an RBI. 2B Al Hartford (22-5.0) had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI.

Liberty League:
Cincinnati (18) at Louisville (9): Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (17-11) over Sammy Berry (27-5.5) (4-5). 1B Willie Burton (32-8.5) had 5 hits with a double, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBIs. C John Whelan (26-4.6) had 4 hits and scored 2 runs. 3B Bill Parsons (30-8.3) had 3 hits with 2 doubles and a walk, scored a run and had 5 RBIs. For the Bourbons, ex-Wolverine CF Pat Womack (26-6.3) had 4 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Cleveland (4) at Indianapolis (16): Levi Giddens (35-4.8) (1-2) over Henry Rawls (33-4.3) (10-12). Giddens allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. LF Dick Thacker (26-7.6) had 4 hits with 2 doubles, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. He bruised his hand and will sit for a week or so. 3B Bill Lawson (30-6.9) had 3 hits with his 3rd home run of the year, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. For the Spiders, rookie RF Tom Steiner (21-4.9) hit his 2nd home run of the season. 3B Cowboy Gray (25-7.8) broke his leg and is done for the season.

New York (5) at Boston (7): Dave Wolf (24-4.7) (8-4) over Tom McDowell (23-8.0) (5-5). Wolf allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. LF Charlie Warner (33-9.2) hit his 6th home run of the year.

Grand National Association:
Providence (11) at Kansas City (15): Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (17-12) over Ed Wison (26-7.3) (8-14). SS Al Sarbacker (26-4.8) had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs. For the Grays, rookie 2B Dave Stricker (25-5.2) had 5 hits, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. The Grays have lost 7 in a row.

Brooklyn (12) at Milwaukee (4): Al Green (24-3.8) (15-13) over Zachary Buchanan (26-4.0) (14-13). LF Monte Moody (29-6.9) had 2 hits with a bases-loaded home run, his 4th long ball of the season, stole a base and scored twice. CF Piggy Galon (26-4.8) had 2 hits with a home run and 4 RBIs.

Baltimore (9) at St. Louis (3): Tom Wilmarth (27-5.4) (16-13) over Fred Barrow (35-4.7) (13-12). Wilmarth allowed 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. 1B Sol Renaud (30-5.7) had 4 hits with his 2nd home run of the season, drew a walk and had 3 RBIs. For the Terriers, rookie LF Pat Matthews (24-5.1) went hitless, ending his record-setting streak at 36 games.

Omaha (6) at Chicago (7): Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (18-12) over Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (14-15). Seguin allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. C Walt Wilson (27-5.2) hit a double, a triple and his 3rd home run of the year, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs. For the Mutuals, LF Dave Todd (22-5.5) hit his 2nd home run of the season.

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Sunday, July 10, 1887

Owner George Crane (50-6.3) of Indianapolis has fired his 2nd manager of the season, relieving Erastus Garrett (38-6.9) of his duties and hiring Bill Shell (43-6.3) to run the team. Shell was a catcher in his playing days but did not make it to B Ball until he was 35 years old. He last played in 1880, pinch-hitting in 4 games for Hartford of the National Association (A), his only A Ball experience.

Grand National Association:
Brooklyn (6) at Milwaukee (7): Freddy Wood (31-6.3) (14-13) over Ren French (26-4.9) (12-12). 1B Jim Walker (30-7.6) hit a bases-loaded home run, his 2nd homer of the year. RF Ted Steeves (25-4.2) went hitless, ending his streak at 24 games.

Omaha (10) at Chicago (4): Tom Lee (29-6.0) (12-7) over Pete Rinehart (28-6.2) (7-11). Lee allowed 10 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. C Charlie LeFevre (33-5.0) hit 2 doubles and a triple, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBIs.

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Monday, July 11, 1887

We are in Louisville today to begin a 3 game series with manager Elmer Higgins (41-6.4) and his surprising Bourbons. We are 4-3 against them so far and we split 4 games in Detroit the last time we met, which was just shy of 2 weeks ago. They are 3rd in the League in scoring with 6.6 runs per game (Detroit is still last with 6.1). They are 3rd in runs allowed with 6.3 per game (Detroit is still #1 with 5.1). Eclipse Park is very nice to hitters as long as they do not try to hit it over the right field fence.

Detroit Wolverines (37-20 .649 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Louisville Bourbons (30-28 .517 7.5 GB in 3rd place)

Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 16-6 3.09 9.5-1.4-3.4 H-BB-K/9) vs. William McLeod, Lou. (28-5.6) (R 15-8 3.99 9.0-3.8-3.1)

Won - 7 to 3

Townley allowed 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he drew a walk and scored a run.

McLeod gave us 8 hits, 5 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit.

We made 3 errors and Louisville made 2.

CF Al Lewis (21-9.1) had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. LF Ben Smith (28-6.7) had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. 2B Al Hartford (22-5.0) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had 3 RBIs.

Liberty League:
Cincinnati (3) at Pittsburgh (2): John Stevens (30-8.2) (15-9) over Whitey Mathews (24-4.1) (10-10). Stevens allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and did not strike out anyone. Mathews allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.

New York (17) at Indianapolis (2): Miah Turner (26-5.3) (12-6) over Sal DeVaux (32-3.5) (6-11). Turner allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had 3 hits with a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (2) at St. Louis (4): Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (15-12) over Pop Yurkovich (35-5.6) (10-16). Ryther allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. Yurkovich allowed 6 hits, 5 walks and struck out 3. For the Orioles, LF Sol Renaud (30-5.7) over-stretched his hamstring and will miss about 2 weeks.

Omaha (7) at Chicago (8): Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (19-12) over Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (14-16). Chicago scored 3 times in the bottom of the 9th to win. C Walt Wilson (27-5.2) knocked in the winning run. Rookie 1B Tom Jackson (23-5.8) had 4 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 2B Bob Robertson (24-4.1) stole 5 bases to tie the major league record. For the Mutuals, rookie CF Dave Todd (22-5.5) hit his 3rd home run of the year.

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Tuesday, July 12, 1887

Detroit Wolverines (38-20 .655 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Louisville Bourbons (30-29 .508 8.5 GB in 3rd place)

Al Rice, Det. (22-7.6) (R 4-0 1.75 9.0-0.8-3.8 H-BB-K/9) vs. Count Childs, Lou. (31-3.1) (R 9-12 4.40 9.6-4.3-3.2)

Won - 5 to 4

All the scoring was finished after the 5th inning.

Rice allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1.

Childs gave us 3 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.

We made 2 errors and Louisville made 3.

3B Russell Gardner (33-6.4) hit a 3-run home run.

Liberty League:
New York (3) at Indianapolis (4): Jimmy Euler (26-5.5) (4-6) over Jack Roberts (35-6.1) (6-18). Euler allowed 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3. Roberts allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3.

Cincinnati (8) at Pittsburgh (7) in 10 innings: Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (18-11) over Tom Lilly (27-6.4) (9-11). In the bottom of the 10th, Branham allowed a triple to lead off the inning. Manager/LF Silver Borresen (33-6.9) then took him out of the game and brought in rookie Jiggs Niedermeyer (23-5.8) who proceeded to set down the Puddlers in order and keeping the runner at 3rd to preserve the victory.

Cleveland (2) at Boston (6): William Little (26-6.0) (11-12) over Ed Pedersen (25-5.1) (9-17). Little allowed 9 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had 3 hits with a double and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (5) at Kansas City (15): Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (18-12) over Tom Wilmarth (27-5.4) (16-14). McClaughry allowed 10 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. Wilmarth had to leave the game in the 3rd inning with injured shoulder. They expect him to miss the rest of the season. C Gene Stone (30-5.4) had 4 hits with a double and 2 triples, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. For the Orioles, 3B Phil Lane (26-7.4) hit his 4th home run of the season.

Omaha (8) at Milwaukee (9): Zachary Buchanan (26-4.0) (15-13) over Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (14-17). For the Mutuals, LF Dave Cunningham (32-5.4) had 4 hits and a walk, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. Rookie 2B Dave Henderson (24-4.1) injured his ankle and will miss about 3 weeks.

Brooklyn (9) at St. Louis (8) in 12 innings: William David (24-3.6) (5-2) in relief of Al Green (24-3.8) over Fred Barrow (35-4.7) (13-13). LF Kid Orr (28-5.6) had 4 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 3 runs, including the go-ahead run in the 12th, and had an RBI. C Billy Boblett (29-5.4) hit his 4th home run of the season.

Providence (4) at Chicago (7): Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (20-12) over Ed Hodges (27-3.2) (7-19). Seguin allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. He has won 5 in a row. Hodges allowed 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1 and Providence only made 1 error to 6 for Chicago. Rookie C Fred Blevins (28-6.4) hit his 2nd home run of the year.

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Wednesday, July 13, 1887

I have sent Joe Kraus (30-7.9) to Syracuse to try to work out whatever is wrong with him. He has not hit all that well in either of the past two seasons, but he has played great defense anyways. But since coming back from this last injury, he has not hit at all and his defense has suffered as well. He has made 7 errors in 23 games. LF Sy Geller (28-5.7) has come from Syracuse to sit on our bench. Al Lewis (21-9.1) will move back to left, Ben Smith (28-6.7) will move to right and Ben Spencer (26-4.2) will get a trial in center.

Detroit Wolverines (39-20 .661 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Louisville Bourbons (30-30 .500 9.5 GB in 3rd place)

Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 17-6 3.00 9.5-1.4-3.4 H-BB-K/9) vs. Count Childs, Lou. (31-3.1) (R 9-13 4.38 9.2-4.2-3.1)

Won - 10 to 7 in 10 innings

Our 1st extra-inning win of the season! In the top of the 10th, 1B George House (28-4.3) hit a 2-run inside-the-park home run to put us up. The next batter, C Jimmy Babcock (30-6.9) hit one over the fence for his 2nd home run of the year.

Townley allowed 11 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and scored a run.

Childs gave us 15 hits, 5 walks and struck out no one.

We made 4 errors and Louisville made 5.

LF Al Lewis (21-9.1) bruised his foot and will be limping for about a week. SS John Powers (34-6.2) had a hit and 2 walks, stole a base and scored 2 runs. In the field he handled 13 clean chances, but flubbed his 14th try. RF Ben Smith (28-6.7) had 3 hits with a double, stole 2 bases and had 3 RBIs. 1B George House had 2 hits with a triple and the home run, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. C Jimmy Babcock had 2 hits with the home run and 2 RBIs. 2B Al Hartford (22-5.0) had 3 hits with a triple and a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI.

For the Bourbons, ex-Wolverine CF Pat Womack (26-6.3) had 4 hits, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Liberty League:
New York (3) at Indianapolis (9): Sal DeVaux (32-3.5) (7-11) over Miah Turner (26-5.3) (12-7). DeVaux allowed 7 hits, 6 walks and struck out 4. Rookie LF Fred Boss (24-6.0) hit his 2nd home run of the season. 3B Bill Lawson (30-6.9) hit his 6th. For the Gothams, 1B John Hillard (27-7.2) hit his 10th home run of the year.

Cincinnati (9) at Pittsburgh (4): John Stevens (30-8.2) (16-9) over Whitey Mathews (24-4.1) (10-11). For the Puddlers, 3B Adam Trombley (33-6.8), an ex-Red, hit his 2nd home run of the year. Pittsburgh has lost 5 in a row.

Cleveland (11) at Boston (2): Artie Boucher (24-6.1) (4-1) over Charlie Morlock (38-6.7) (8-15). Boucher allowed 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. Morlock has lost 5 in a row. Rookie 2B Ed Engelhardt (22-5.0) hit a home run. For the Red Caps, C Frank Douglas (32-5.8) hit his 2nd home run of the season.

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (8) at Kansas City (9): Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (17-12) over Pop Yurkovich (35-5.6) (10-17). I think we can quit hoping that Yurky will ever have a winning season. SS Al Sarbacker (26-4.8) had 4 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Rookie LF Bev Bradley (22-6.2) had 4 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. For the Orioles, SS Ducky Hogan (26-5.3) had 4 hits, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Omaha (8) at Milwaukee (7) in 11 innings: Bill Hamilton (29-5.4) (5-2) in relief of Tom Lee (29-6.0) over Freddy Wood (31-6.3) (14-14). RF Abe Cupp (26-4.7) had 4 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs, including the go-ahead run in the 11th, and had 4 RBIs. For the Brewers, 1B Andy Byl (33-4.0) tied the game in the bottom of the 9th with a bases-loaded home run, his 2nd long ball of the year. He also hit a triple and scored 2 runs.

Brooklyn (8) at St. Louis (7): Ren French (26-4.9) (13-12) over Con Arnold (23-6.3) (4-6). St. Louis scored 3 times in the bottom of the 9th, but came up inches short when CF James McClellan's (29-4.7) blast was caught up against the center field fence.

Providence (10) at Chicago (13): Pete Rinehart (28-6.2) (8-11) over Ed Wison (26-7.3) (8-15). Providence out-hit Chicago 17 to 11, but their pitchers walked 10 batters. CF Tommy Casale (27-3.7) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had 4 RBIs.

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Thursday, July 14, 1887

Liberty League:
New York (8) at Pittsburgh (7) in 11 innings: John Allen (29-6.4) (2-2) in relief of Jack Roberts (35-6.1) over Bill Henrichs (28-7.4) (2-3) in relief of Whitey Mathews (24-4.1). New York scored twice in the top of the 9th to tie the game, both teams scored in the 10th and the Gothams finally took the lead for good in the 11th on a passed ball. Pittsburgh has lost 7 in a row.

Cleveland (2) at Boston (4): William Little (26-6.0) (12-12) over Ed Pedersen (25-5.1) (9-18). Little allowed 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4.

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (5) at Kansas City (4): Bill McGee (29-7.9) (2-1) over Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (17-13). McGee allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out no one.

Omaha (0) at Milwaukee (2): Wiley Steel (25-5.6) (6-7) over Lou Ellard (29-6.3) (3-3). Steel allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. Ellard allowed 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1.

Brooklyn (3) at St. Louis (8): Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (16-12) over Ren French (25-4.9) (13-13). Ryther allowed 11 hits, 4 walks and struck out 1.

Providence (13) at Chicago (14): Tom Washam (34-6.1) (2-0) in relief of Pony Stanley (24-6.2) over Egyptian Hooker (39-3.9) (0-2) in relief of Ed Hodges (27-3.2). Chicago scored 3 times in the bottom of the 9th after the 1st 2 batters were put out to win. LF Washington Macho (37-8.3) knocked in the winning run. He had 3 hits with 2 doubles and a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had 4 RBIs. CF Tommy Casale (27-3.7) hit his 2nd home run of the season. Rookie 1B Tom Jackson (23-5.8) had a hit in his 20th consecutive game. For the Grays, rookie 2B Dave Stricker (25-5.2) hit a home run. The Grays have lost 10 in a row.

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Friday, July 15, 1887

We are in Boston to begin a 3 game series with manager/1B Pete Bucolo (39-4.1) and his Red Caps today. Bucolo is still lame and his scheduled return is yet a week away. We are 5-2 against them so far and took 2 of 3 from them in Detroit 3 and a half weeks ago. They are 2nd in the League in runs scored with 6.7 per game (Detroit is still last with 6.1). They are 6th in runs allowed with 6.8 per game (Detroit is still #1 with 5.0). Boston's South End Grounds is favoring the pitchers a bit this year.

Detroit Wolverines (40-20 .667 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Boston Red Caps (29-31 .483 11 GB in 4th place)

Al Rice, Det. (22-7.6) (R 5-0 2.00 8.8-1.0-3.2 H-BB-K/9) vs. Charlie Morlock, Bos. (38-6.7) (R 8-15 4.25 11.2-2.4-2.6).

Morlock has lost 5 in a row, but the last time he won was the last time he faced us.

Lost - 5 to 4

We turned 3 double-plays, but 2 errors and a passed ball in the bottom of the 2nd gave them 3 runs.

Rice allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out no one in his 1st loss of his career.

Morlock gave us 9 hits, no walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit.

We made 3 errors and Boston made 4.

1B George House (28-4.3) had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. C Jimmy Babcock (30-6.9) had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI.

For the Red Caps, CF Pat Stafford (26-5.4) had 2 hits with an inside-the-park home run, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. He now has 12 home runs on the season. Against us, he has 6 hits with 3 for home runs.

Liberty League:
Cleveland (1) at Louisville (10): William McLeod (28-5.6) (16-9) over Artie Boucher (24-6.1) (4-2). McLeod allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.

New York (3) at Pittsburgh (0): Jack Roberts (35-6.1) (7-18) over Tom Lilly (27-6.4) (9-12). Roberts allowed 10 hits, no walks and struck out 1. Roberts is 3-2 in his last 6 starts with 2 shutouts. Lilly allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. Lilly has lost 5 of his last 6 decisions. The Puddlers have now lost 7 in a row.

Cincinnati (3) at Indianapolis (11): Jimmy Euler (26-5.5) (5-6) over Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (18-12). Euler allowed 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out no one. CF Ed Slonim (24-8.5) hit a home run.

Grand National Association:
Omaha (2) at Kansas City (3): Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (19-12) over Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (14-18). McClaughry allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. Sprague allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.

Baltimore (15) at Milwaukee (2): Frank McSherry (32-4.1) (1-0) over Zachary Buchanan (26-4.0) (15-14). McSherry, in his season debut, allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. 3B Phil Lane (26-7.4) hit a double and a bases-loaded home run in a 9-run 4th inning, drew a walk and scored 2 runs.

Providence (4) at St. Louis (3): Ed Wison (26-7.3) (9-15) over Fred Barrow (35-4.7) (13-14). Wison allowed 4 hits, 5 walks and struck out no one. For the Terriers, rookie LF Pat Matthews (24-5.1) hit his 2nd home run of the season.

Brooklyn (4) at Chicago (3): Al Green (24-3.8) (16-13) over Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (20-13). Green allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he hit a triple and scored a run. Seguin allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. RF Tom Campbell (29-3.6) hit his 3rd home run of the year. LF Monte Moody (29-6.9) will miss the next 3 weeks with a strained hamstring. For the Colts, rookie 1B Tom Jackson (23-5.8) went hitless, ending his streak at 20 games.

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Saturday, July 16, 1887

Detroit Wolverines (40-21 .656 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Boston Red Caps (30-31 .492 10 GB in 4th place)

Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 18-6 2.95 9.6-1.5-3.3 H-BB-K/9) vs. Dave Wolf, Bos. (24-4.7) (R 8-4 3.08 9.6-1.9-3.2).

Lost - 4 to 3 in 10 innings

With 2 outs, 2B Mike Stables (31-7.1) singled home the winning run.

Townley allowed 11 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5.

Wolf gave us 6 hits (all singles), 2 walks and struck out 5.

We made 5 errors and Boston made 4.

3B Sam Boullion (27-4.8) had 2 hits and a walk, but was thrown out stealing twice. CF Ben Spencer (26-4.2) had 2 hits, stole 3 bases, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

For the Red Caps, SS John Ingling (27-4.6) had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Pat Stafford (26-5.4) had 3 hits, stole 3 bases, scored the winning run and had an RBI.

Liberty League:
Cleveland (5) at Louisville (3): Ed Pedersen (25-5.1) (10-18) over Count Childs (31-3.1) (9-15). Pedersen allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.

New York (8) at Pittsburgh (1): Miah Turner (26-5.3) (13-7) over Tom Adams (33-6.0) (5-8). Turner allowed 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. The Puddlers have now lost 8 in a row.

Cincinnati (7) at Indianapolis (10): Sal DeVaux (32-3.5) (8-11) over John Stevens (30-8.2) (16-10). C Fred Smith (32-6.8) hit his 4th home run of the season. Go Hoosiers! They are keeping us in 1st place for the moment.

Grand National Association:
Omaha (22) at Kansas City (7): Tom Lee (29-6.0) (13-7) over Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (17-14). LF Fred Negus (23-6.7) hit a double and 2 triples, drew 2 walks, scored 5 runs and had an RBI. 1B Tom Anglin (34-5.6) had 3 hits, scored 4 runs and had 5 RBIs. SS Ed Aldrich (23-6.8) had 4 hits with 2 triples, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBIs. 3B Billy Little (34-3.6) had 2 hits with a double and 4 RBIs. Rookie 2B Ed Petrarca (26-5.2) had 4 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs. For Kansas City, RF Jimmy Harrison (25-5.4) had 4 hits with a double and scored a run. The Cowboys used a record 4 pitchers in the game. P Dan Butler (30-4.7) will miss 3 to 4 weeks with a sore elbow. As he has walked 15 batters in 18.1 innings, I think the Cowboys won't be missing him much.

Baltimore (6) at Milwaukee (12): Freddy Wood (31-6.3) (15-14) over Pop Yurkovich (35-5.6) (10-18). Rookie 3B Ed Nelson (22-4.6) hit his 3rd home run of the year.

Providence (5) at St. Louis (15): Con Arnold (23-6.3) (5-6) over Bill Henson (30-6.5) (4-13). Arnold allowed 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. Henson walked 10 in 7 innings. RF George Kunz (34-5.7) had 3 hits, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBIs. For the Grays, RF Joe Turner (27-6.6), their big pre-season acquisition, wrenched his neck and knocked his noggin and will be out for at least 10 months.

Brooklyn (10) at Chicago (7): William David (24-3.6) (6-2) over Pete Rinehart (28-6.2) (8-12). David allowed 7 hits, 7 walks and struck out 7. For the Colts, RF Candy Simpson (28-6.8) hit his 4th home run of the year.

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Sunday, July 17, 1887

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (3) at Milwaukee (5): Wiley Steel (25-5.6) (7-7) over Bill McGee (29-7.9) (2-2). Steel allowed 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. McGee allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1.

Providence (8) at St. Louis (9): Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (17-12) over Bill Henson (30-6.5) (4-14) in relief of Ed Hodges (27-3.2). Providence scored 4 times in the top of the 9th to take the lead, but the Terriers won it with 2 runs in the bottom half of the inning. Henson issued a walk with the bases loaded to end the game.

Brooklyn (2) at Chicago (3) in 12 innings: Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (21-13) over Ren French (26-4.9) (13-14). In 12 innings, Seguin allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. French allowed 12 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. Original Haymaker 1B Bill Rush (38-3.7) hit a 2-out home run to win the game. For the Gladiators, rookie CF Ed William (26-6.0) hit a home run.

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Monday, July 18, 1887

Our game with the Red Caps was rained out today.

Liberty League:
Cleveland (3) at Louisville (2): Ed Pedersen (25-5.1) (11-18) over William McLeod (28-5.6) (16-10). Pedersen allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. McLeod allowed 11 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. For the Bourbons, CF Pat Womack (26-6.3) hit his 3rd home run of the season. I wish I would have given them Willie Kirby (25-2.1) instead of Womack in that trade.

New York (3) at Pittsburgh (9): Ted Lilly (27-6.4) (10-12) over Jack Roberts (35-6.1) (7-19). Lilly allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5.

Cincinnati (5) at Indianapolis (1): Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (19-12) over Jimmy Euler (26-5.5) (5-7). Branham allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. Our lead over the Reds is now 1 game.

Grand National Association:
Kansas City (6) at Omaha (5): Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (20-12) over Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (14-19). McClaughry allowed 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. Sprague allowed 9 hits, 5 walks and struck out 8.

Providence (8) at St. Louis (9): Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (17-12) over Bill Henson (30-6.5) (4-14) in relief of Ed Hodges (27-3.2). Providence scored 4 times in the top of the 9th to take the lead, but the Terriers won it with 2 runs in the bottom half of the inning. Henson issued a walk with the bases loaded to end the game.

Brooklyn (2) at Chicago (3) in 12 innings: Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (21-13) over Ren French (26-4.9) (13-14). In 12 innings, Seguin allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. French allowed 12 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. Original Haymaker 1B Bill Rush (38-3.7) hit a 2-out home run to win the game. For the Gladiators, rookie CF Ed William (26-6.0) hit a home run.

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Tuesday, July 19, 1887

We are in Indianapolis to begin a 3 game series with manager Bill Shell (43-6.3) and his Hoosiers today. Since Shell has taken over, the team has gone 4-2. We are 6-1 against them so far and we swept them 3 games 3 weeks ago in Detroit the last time we met. They are 5th in the League in scoring with 6.3 runs per game (Detroit is still last with 6.0). They are last in runs allowed with 8.0 per game (Detroit is still 1st with 5.0). Their Seventh Street Park is probably the fairest place to play a ball game in the League. Home runs are easier to come by to left than they are to right.

Detroit Wolverines (40-22 .645 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Indianapolis Hoosiers (26-39 .400 15.5 GB in 8th (last) place)

Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 18-7 2.90 9.6-1.5-3.4 H-BB-K/9) vs. Sal DeVaux, Ind. (32-3.5) (R 8-11 4.76 10.5-4.5-2.6).

We are 2-0 against our old teammate, DeVaux, scoring in double digits both times.

Lost - 2 to 1

Our 3rd straight loss and all by 1 run. We scored 8 total runs in the 3 games.

Townley allowed 4 hits, no walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit.

DeVaux gave us 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.

We made 1 error and Indianapolis made 3.

3B Sam Boullion (27-4.8) had 2 hits and a walk, but for the 2nd game in a row had nothing to show for it. CF Ben Spencer (26-4.2) is our latest victim of the injury plague. He injured his thumb and will be out a couple of weeks. I sent for RF George Loverde (27-4.8) to take his spot. We are scraping the bottom of the barrel here, but I refuse to call up Kirby or Panozzo and I don't want Kraus back until (if) he starts hitting. 2B Al Hartford (22-5.0) hit a triple and drew 2 walks and had an RBI.

For the Hoosiers, RF Ed Wakefield (27-5.8) knocked in both of their runs with a double.

Thus, we have completed the 1st half of our schedule.

Liberty League:
New York (9) at Louisville (4): Miah Turner (26-5.3) (14-7) over Count Childs (31-3.1) (9-16). Turner allowed 9 hits, no walk and struck out 4. Rookie C Charlie Harris (26-5.9) hit a home run. 3B Ed Glass (28-4.5) hit his 3rd home run of the season.

Cincinnati (3) at Boston (9): William Little (26-6.0) (13-12) over John Stevens (30-8.2) (16-11). Little allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. The only thing saving our behinds right now is that the Reds have gone cold the same as us. They have lost 3 of their last 4.

Grand National Association:
Milwaukee (6) at Brooklyn (4): Tommy Shearin (29-5.7) (1-0) in relief of Freddy Wood (31-6.3) over Al Green (24-3.8) (16-14). Wood only pitched 1 inning because he hit a double and hurt his hip sliding. He will be fine in a day or two. For the Gladiators, rookie SS Ed Cheney (23-7.8) hit his 2nd home run of the season. 2B Joe Henry (35-9.2) hit his 4th.

Kansas City (16) at Omaha (14): Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (18-14) over Tom Lee (29-6.0) (13-8). 44 hits in this one! There were only 4 scoreless half-innings. 1B Gus Sugar (35-4.6) had 4 hits, scored a run and had 5 RBIs. Rookie CF Heinie Ashmore (22-6.0) had 4 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 2B Jim McCarthy (26-7.5) pulled a muscle and will miss 2 to 3 weeks. For the Mutuals, LF Fred Negus (23-6.7) had 4 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 4 runs and had 4 RBIs.


Down in the Northwestern League (B), the La Crosse Freezers whooped the Minneapolis Millers, 21 to 8. 2B Al Tyler (21-9.6) had 7 hits with 3 triples, stole a base, scored 4 runs and had 4 RBIs.

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Wednesday, July 20, 1887

Detroit Wolverines (40-23 .635 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Indianapolis Hoosiers (27-39 .409 14.5 GB in 8th (last) place)

Al Rice, Det. (22-7.6) (R 5-1 2.04 8.7-1.2-2.7 H-BB-K/9) vs. Dad Marshall, Ind. (28-4.4) (R 5-8 6.51 12.4-4.2-2.0).

We have not faced Marshall on the season, but if we don't score a pile of runs against this guy, there is no hope. He was just recalled from London of the International League (A) where he was a less-than-impressive 4-3 with a 5.50 ERA during his exile.

Lost - 6 to 1

Our 4th straight loss. We have now scored 9 total runs in the 4 games.

After 4 innings, we had out-hit the Hoosiers, 7 to 4, but were losing 5 to 0. We had 4 of our runners thrown out on the bases (2 caught stealing, 2 by outfielders) and all 4 of Indy's hits were doubles and SS Tom Nelson (21-6.6) made 3 errors on the 1st 3 balls hit his way.

Rice allowed 10 hits, no walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit.

Marshall gave us 11 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. He struck out former MVP, RF Ben Smith (28-6.7), 3 times!! At bat, he had a hit.

We made 4 errors and Indianapolis made 3.

LF Al Lewis (21-9.1) had 3 hits with a double and scored a run. SS Tom Nelson had 3 hits with a double and an RBI, but made 3 errors and grounded into a double-play. C Jimmy Babcock (30-6.9) had 2 hits.

For the Hoosiers, 1B Lew Bell (30-4.2) hit 2 doubles, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Liberty League:
New York (10) at Louisville (11) in 11 innings: Sammy Berry (27-5.5) (5-5) over John Allen (29-6.4) (2-3) in relief of Jack Roberts (35-6.1). Rookie SS Art Hedman (31-4.5) won the game with an RBI double. For the Gothams, rookie LF Fred James (23-5.3) had 4 hits with a double and 2 triples, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. SS Dave Hay (25-5.7) hit a double, a triple and a home run, his 2nd of the season, and scored 3 runs. Rookie C Charlie Harris (26-5.9) hit his 2nd home run of the year. He hit his 1st yesterday.

Cleveland (1) at Pittsburgh (6): Whitey Mathews (24-4.1) (11-11) over Ed Pedersen (25-5.1) (11-19). Mathews allowed 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.

Cincinnati (9) at Boston (4): Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (20-12) over Dave Wolf (24-4.7) (9-5). Branham allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. SS Bill Parsons (29-8.3) hit his 2nd home run of the year. For the Red Caps, LF Charlie Warner (33-9.2) hit his 7th. We are now in 2nd place, .004 behind the Reds.

Grand National Association:
Milwaukee (4) at Brooklyn (3) in 11 innings: Zachary Buchanan (26-4.0) (16-14) over Ren French (26-4.9) (13-15). In 10.1 innings, Buchanan allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. After he allowed a 1-out single in the bottom of the 11th, Wiley Steel (25-5.6) came on and got the next batter to ground into a double-play to end the game. In 11 innings, French allowed 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3.

Kansas City (4) at Providence (5): Ed Hodges (27-3.2) (8-19) over Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (18-15). Hodges allowed 9 hits, 4 walks and struck out 1. Burnett allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. The Cowboys made 6 errors to 1 for the Grays.

Chicago (8) at Baltimore (5): Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (22-13) over Pop Yurkovich (35-5.6) (10-19). Yurkovich has lost 7 in a row and since raising his record to 8-7, he is 2-12. Rookie C Fred Blevins (28-6.4) hit his 3rd home run of the season.

St. Louis (9) at Omaha (10) in 11 innings: Lou Ellard (29-6.3) (4-3) over Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (17-13). 1B Tom Anglin (34-5.6) hit a 2-out single to win the game. He had 4 hits and 3 RBIs. Each team made 9 errors.

[Questdog]

Thursday, July 21, 1887

Our game with the Hoosiers was rained out today, so we will stay and make it up tomorrow.

Liberty League:
Cleveland (1) at Pittsburgh (5): Tom Lilly (27-6.4) (11-12) over Artie Boucher (24-6.1) (4-3). Lilly allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 4.

Cincinnati (11) at Boston (17): William Little (26-6.0) (14-12) over Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (20-13). LF Charlie Warner (33-9.2) had 4 hits with his 8th home run of the year, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. C Hub West (33-6.7) had 4 hits with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. CF Pat Stafford (26-5.4) had a hit for the 20th consecutive game. For the Reds, rookie 2B Ed Kent (23-3.6) pulled a back muscle and will miss about a month. Thanks to the Red Caps, we are back in 1st place!

Grand National Association:
Milwaukee (2) at Brooklyn (1): Freddy Wood (31-6.3) (16-14) over Al Green (24-3.8) (16-15). Wood allowed 5 hits, no walks and struck out no one. Green allowed 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3.

Chicago (3) at Baltimore (5): Frank McSherry (32-4.1) (2-0) over Pete Rinehart (28-6.2) (8-13). McSherry allowed 7 hits, 5 walks and struck out 6.

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Editor's Note: I am currently working on a top-secret project called "The Liberty League Encyclopedia". I can't say what it is about.....

But I am working on the format of some things and would like some feedback from you.

Here is something I have come up with to present a pitcher's career stats:

What do you think of it? Does it look good on your monitor? Is it legible? Is there any information I should be showing that I have forgotten? Is it too big? Too little?

Once I lock onto a format, I do not want to change it, so please let me know how I can make it better!

Thanks!

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Friday, July 22, 1887

Detroit Wolverines (40-24 .625 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Indianapolis Hoosiers (28-39 .418 13.5 GB in 8th (last) place)

Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 18-8 2.84 9.4-1.4-3.4 H-BB-K/9) vs. Jimmy Euler, Ind. (26-5.5) (R 5-7 3.76 10.0-4.1-2.4).

Won - 6 to 1

6 runs sounds like a good result, no? But that is still under the League average. And it was not our hitting that got us most of the runs; it was their fielding.

Townley allowed 9 hits, no walks and struck out 10. He is the 1st pitcher to strike out 10 this season under the new 4 strikes to get a K rule. At bat, he hit a double and drew a walk.

Euler gave us 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 5.

We made 2 errors and Indianapolis made 4.

LF Al Lewis (21-9.1) hit an RBI triple. 3B Sam Boullion (27-4.8) walked once and scored 2 runs. RF Ben Smith (28-6.7) hit a triple, drew a walk and scored a run. 1B George House (28-4.3) had 3 hits with a double and his 2nd home run of the year, stole 2 bases (he has never stolen more than 2 in a SEASON at any level), scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. CF Fred Bianco (28-6.9) hit a double and scored a run.

For the Hoosiers, rookie 2B Kid Stevens (25-8.4) had 3 hits with a double.

Liberty League:
New York (5) at Louisville (6) in 10 innings: William McLeod (28-5.6) (17-10) over John Allen (29-6.4) (2-4) in relief of Miah Turner (26-5.3). New York scored a run in the top of the 10th, but the Bourbons scored twice in the bottom half to win. Rookie RF Dave Odekirk (22-6.5) hit a 2-out single to win the game. In 10 innings, McLeod allowed 8 hits, 5 walks and struck out 5. In 9 innings, Turner allowed 6 hits, no walks and struck out 4. 1B Pete Hinde (31-7.9) hurt his back and will miss 2 to 3 weeks.

Grand National Association:
Milwaukee (9) at Brooklyn (4): Zachary Buchanan (26-4.0) (17-14) over William David (24-3.6) (6-3). Buchanan allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. Milwaukee has won 6 in a row and Brooklyn has lost 5 in a row.

Kansas City (13) at Providence (9): Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (21-12) over Ed Wison (26-7.3) (9-16). 1B Gus Sugar (35-4.6) hit 2 home runs and had 4 RBIs. For the Grays, C John Toler (29-6.4) had 4 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Chicago (4) at Baltimore (8): Pop Yurkovich (35-5.6) (11-19) over Pete Rinehart (28-6.2) (8-14). Yurkovich allowed 6 hits, 8 walks and struck out 4.

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Saturday, July 23, 1887

We are in New York City to begin a 4 game series with manager Hi Lynch (36-7.5) and his Gothams today. We are 4-5 against them on the season and lost 2 of 3 to them in Detroit in the middle of June the last time we met. They are 4th in the League in scoring with 6.3 runs per game (Detroit is still last with 5.9). They are 7th in runs allowed with 7.1 per game (Detroit is still #1 with 4.9). The Polo Grounds is being very kind to hitters this season. I hope it is kind to us.

Detroit Wolverines (41-24 .631 1st place in the Liberty League) at
New York Gothams (28-35 .444 12 GB in 6th place)

Al Rice, Det. (22-7.6) (R 5-2 2.21 9.0-1.0-2.5 H-BB-K/9) vs. Jack Roberts, N.Y. (35-6.1) (R 7-19 5.22 11.3-3.8-2.2).

We are 1-2 against Roberts this season. In July, he is 3-3 with a 2.77 ERA.

Lost - 3 to 2

New York scored 3 times in the 1st and then Rice shut them down, but it was already too late. With only 3 players from our intended lineup this season starting games now, it is no wonder we are finding it difficult to score runs, but even so, we should not be this bad. We threatened in the 8th and 9th innings, but RF Ben Smith (28-6.7) grounded into a double-play to kill the first rally and PH Evan Eckberg (31-3.5) did the same to end the game.

Rice allowed 6 hits, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he hit a double and scored a run. After starting 5-0, he has lost his last 3.

Roberts gave us 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4.

Each team made 2 errors.

LF Al Lewis (21-9.1) hit a double, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B George House (28-4.3), the only guy hitting of late, had 3 hits and an RBI.

For the Gothams, 1B John Hilliard (27-7.2) had 2 hits with his 11th home run of the season and had 2 RBIs. In his last 3 games against Detroit, he now has 4 home runs.

Liberty League:
Cincinnati (4) at Cleveland (7): Ed Pedersen (25-5.1) (12-19) over John Stevens (30-8.2) (16-12). Go Spiders! Pedersen allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had 3 hits with a triple, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. The outburst raises his season batting average to .135. He has won 3 of his last 4.

Louisville (1) at Pittsburgh (5): Whitey Mathews (24-4.1) (12-11) over Count Childs (31-3.1) (9-17). Mathews allowed 8 hits, no walks and struck out 3.

Grand National Association:
Every game in the GNA was rained out.