The Liberty League, Est. 1876

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Thursday, August 27, 1885
Detroit Wolverines (54-32 .628 1 GB in 2nd place in the Liberty League) at
Cleveland Spiders (43-43 .500 12 GB tied for 5th place)

I sent 3B Sam Boullion (25-4.8) and 1B/OF Jim Oman (24-5.8) to Syracuse and called up 1B/OF Spider Thomas (29-4.6) and SS Russell Gardner (31-6.4). They will both go into the starting lineup to see what they can do. 3B Harry Robinson (26-3.3) will start until Boullion starts clobbering they ball in Syracuse, which I am confident he will start doing before too long.

William McLeod, Det. (26-5.6) (R 27-11 1.94 6.7-2.6-4.4 H-BB-K/9) vs. Jim Ludwig, Clev. (25-4.6) (R 8-15 3.02 10.1-2.7-2.6)

Lost - 6 to 3

3 runs again!

McLeod allowed 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit. He has lost 3 in a row and is 2-6 over his last 8 starts.

Ludwig gave us 10 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. He beat us for the first time after 5 defeats.

We made 4 errors and Cleveland made 2.

RF Joe Kraus (28-7.9) had 3 hits, stole a base and scored a run. LF Ben Smith (26-6.7) had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Spider Thomas (29-4.6), in his season debut, had 2 hits and a walk and scored a run. CF Fred Bianco (26-6.9) Hurt his elbow and will be out for the next 2 weeks.

For the Spiders, 2B John Dahlhauser (25-5.0) had 2 hits and a walk and scored twice.

Liberty League:
Troy (11) at Rochester (5): Harry Lamb (30-6.4) (20-15) over Bill McClean (39-6.0) (7-37). Lamb allowed 10 hits, no walks and struck out 3. At bat, he drew a walk, stole a base and scored 3 runs. Rochester made 9 errors. The losing streak reaches 16 games. 1B Monte Moody (27-6.9) had 2 hits, stole 2 bases, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. 425 people showed up to watch the carnage.

Cincinnati (2) at Washington (7): Lou Townley (23-3.4) (23-21) over Lou Ellard (27-6.3) (15-17). Townley allowed 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 8. LF Kid Orr (26-5.6) had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. 1B John Kron (33-3.6) had 3 hits and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI.

Boston (7) at New York (1): Charlie Morlock (36-6.7) (13-9) over John Allen (27-6.4) (16-17). Morlock allowed 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Allen allowed 10 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. The Red Caps end the Gothams 8 game winning streak. Manager/1B Pete Bucolo (37-4.1) had 2 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. LF Charlie Warner (31-9.2) hit a double and his 7th home run of the year, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Brooklyn (16) at Baltimore (4): Dick Cole (31-5.9) (15-14) over Sammy O'Quinn (23-5.9) (5-8). Cole allowed 12 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. SS Bones Collins (30-4.4) had 3 hits, scored 3 runs and has 2 RBIs. C Billy Boblett (27-5.4) had 4 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. LF Henry Young (31-5.7) had 3 hits with a double and a home run, scored twice and had 2 RBIs. For Baltimore, LF Clarence Reis (34-5.0) sprained his knee and will miss about 2 weeks.

Providence (5) at Kansas City (9): Al McClaughry (21-5.6) (14-9) over Egyptian Hooker (37-3.9) (10-14). McClaughry allowed 12 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Hooker has now lost 7 in a row. LF Lou Baggett (23-4.2) had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. C Doc Cole (36-6.1) had 3 hits, scored a run adn had 2 RBIs.

Pittsburgh (4) at Chicago (3) in 12 innings: Tom Lilly (25-6.4) (30-15) over Pony Stanley (22-6.2) (14-16). In 11.1 innings, Lilly allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 8. Tom Adams (31-6.0) came on and got the last 2 outs of the game after Lilly gave up a 1-out single. In 12 innings, Stanley allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.

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Friday, August 28, 1885

Grand National Association:
Omaha (5) at Milwaukee (3): Lee Sprague (25-3.5) (19-9) over Tom Washam (33-6.1) (19-13). Sprague allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. He has won 5 in a row. Washam allowed 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. He has now lost 8 of his last 10. CF Abe Cupp (24-4.7) had 3 hits with a triple, scored a run and had 4 RBIs. Omaha won their 7th in a row and Milwaukee lost their 6th straight.

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Saturday, August 29, 1885
Detroit Wolverines (54-33 .621 2 GB in 2nd place in the Liberty League) at
Cleveland Spiders (44-43 .506 12 GB in 5th place)

I sent for 1B/OF Jim Oman (24-5.8) to come back from Syracuse until CF Fred Bianco (26-6.9) is ready to play again.

Ed Bush, Det. (25-5.3) (R 7-7 2.40 6.9-3.6-5.6 H-BB-K/9) vs. Willis Kornfield, Clev. (32-6.0) (R 22-19 2.86 8.8-2.8-3.8)

Lost - 4 to 3

3 runs again!!

Bush allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.

Kornfield gave us 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5.

We made 4 errors and Cleveland made 3. We have 21 errors in our last 5 games.

PH Jackie Porter (31-6.3) hit a 2-run pinch-hit double. I wish I could get him into the regular lineup, but he can only play right and left and both those spots are manned by good players. The only option would be to move my Gold Glover from right field and put him in center or at first, where he is not special and Porter is not good on defense, so he will have to be satisfied with pinch-hit duties and an occasional start. 2B Jocko Cole (23-6.1) had 2 hits with a triple but made 2 errors. LF Ben Smith (26-6.9) hit a double and drew a walk and scored a run. 1B Spider Thomas (29-4.6) had 2 hits and an RBI.

Liberty League:
Troy (5) at Rochester (3): Miah Turner (24-5.3) (22-19) over William Rose (34-4.9) (10-19). Turner allowed 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. Rose allowed 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he had 2 hits and an RBI. SS Bill Lawson (29-6.9) had 3 hits with a double, but no runs or RBIs. The losing streak reached 17.

Cincinnati (7) at Washington (5): John Stevens (28-8.2) (25-16) over Bill Crawford (27-7.2) (1-1). Stevens allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 4. Crawford allowed 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out 8. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. LF Fleet Wilcox (28-4.9) had 3 hits with a double and a walk, stole 2 bases, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 1B Joe Vaughan (30-5.2) had 2 hits with a double and 3 RBIs.

Boston (3) at New York (7): Count Childs (29-3.1) (22-22) over Joe Peters (29-4.9) (32-11). Childs allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. Peters allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. Boston made 7 errors to 1 for New York. Go Gothams! Rookie CF Pussy Wise (24-6.8) had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Brooklyn (5) at Baltimore (3): Al Green (22-3.8) (12-8) over Pop Yurkovich (33-5.6) (17-28). Green allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. Yurkovich allowed 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3. 3B Tom Campbell (27-3.6) had 2 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Providence (11) at Kansas City (13): Lew Burnett (24-4.5) (6-6) over Frank McSherry (30-4.1) (18-17). McSherry tied the all-time record by walking 11 batters and he did it in only 5.1 innings. 3B Erve More (26-4.5) had 3 hits with a double and a home run, drew a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. The game really was not close; Providence scored 5 times in the final 2 innings.

Pittsburgh (4) at Chicago (2): Tom Adams (31-6.0) (30-12) over Pete Rinehart (26-6.2) (20-22). Adams allowed 5 hits, no walks and struck out 6. Rinehart allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. 3B Charlie Hart (26-2.9) had 3 hits, but no runs or RBIs.

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Sunday, August 30, 1885

Grand National Association:
Milwaukee (5) at Brooklyn (2): Dan Burton (30-4.9) (27-27) over Ren French (24-4.9) (4-7). Burton allowed 4 hits, no walks and struck out 2. French allowed 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. LF Kid Kostner (26-3.3) had 2 hits and an RBI.

Providence (4) at Kansas City (8): Al McClaughry (21-5.6) (15-9) over Egyptian Hooker (37-3.9) (10-15). McClaughry allowed 4 hits, no walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. Hooker lost his 8th in a row. He looks to have suddenly become an old man. Manager/CF Connie Frenette (30-4.7) had 3 hits with a double and a triple and scored 3 runs. 3B Fred Umbaugh (24-5.4) had 3 hits with a triple, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Pittsburgh (2) at Chicago (1): Tom Lilly (25-6.4) (31-15) over Pony Stanley (22-6.2) (14-17). Lilly allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 9. Stanley allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 6. LF Al Steel (25-7.0) hit 2 doubles and scored a run.

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Monday, August 31, 1885

Liberty League:
New York (19) at Rochester (7): Count Childs (29-3.1) (23-22) over Bill McClean (39-6.0) (7-38). The losing streak is at 18. 2B Ed Glass (26-4.5) had 4 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. SS Bill Baker (23-3.6) had 4 hits, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. 1B John Hilliard (25-7.2) had 3 hits with a triple and his 5th home run of the year, drew a walk, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. It has been a while since the Jingoes have even had a near miss....

Troy (5) at Boston (3): Harry Lamb (30-6.4) (21-15) over Charlie Morlock (36-6.7) (13-10). Lamb allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had 3 hits, with a double and a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. Morlock allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. CF Bert Gellis (24-5.5) hit 2 doubles and had an RBI. For the Red Caps, CF Pat Stafford (24-5.4) had 3 hits with 2 triples and a walk and scored a run.

Grand National Association:
Omaha (13) at Milwaukee (4): Lee Sprague (25-3.5) (20-9) over Dan Burton (30-4.9) (27-28). Sprague allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. RF Bill Hammack (32-5.0) had 3 hits with 2 doubles, a walk, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. The Mutuals have won 8 in a row.

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Tuesday, September 1, 1885
Detroit Wolverines (54-34 .614 1.5 GB in 2nd place in the Liberty League) at
Washington Nationals (36-52 .409 19.5 GB in 7th place)

We begin a 4 game series against manager/P Lou Townley (23-3.4) and his Nationals today. So far, we are 10-2 against them, but that was before they went and got themselves a pitching staff. We swept them 4 games in Detroit back in the middle of July the last time we met. They are 6th in the league in runs scored with 4.5 per game (Detroit is 5th with 4.7). They are 5th in runs allowed with 4.8 per game (Detroit is #1 with 3.9). The Swampdoodle Grounds favors pitchers to a small degree, but you can hit one out to right if you have a notion.

William McLeod, Det. (26-5.6) (R 27-12 1.95 6.7-2.7-4.4 H-BB-K/9) vs. Lou Townley, Wash. (23-3.4) (R 23-21 2.16 8.2-1.3-5.0)

Won - 4 to 3

4 runs!!

McLeod allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit.

Townley gave us 9 hits, no walks and struck out 7.

We made 6 errors and Washington made 2. We have 27 errors in our last 6 games.

1B Spider Thomas (29-4.6) had a hit, stole a base and scored 2 runs. C Evan Eckberg (29-3.5) had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. CF Harley Becker (31-6.8) hit a double and had 2 RBIs, but made 3 errors.

Liberty League:
Boston (9) at Troy (8): Joe Peters (29-4.9) (33-11) over Miah Turner (24-5.3) (22-20). Peters allowed 12 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. Boston scored twice in the top of the 9th after the first two batters were put out to take the lead. LF Charlie Warner (31-9.2) had 3 hits with his 8th home run of the season and had 3 RBIs. SS John Ingling (25-4.6) had 4 hits with a triple scored a run and had 3 RBIs. It was hie 2-out 2-run single that put the Red Caps in the lead in the top of the 9th.

New York (3) at Rochester (2): John Allen (27-6.4) (17-17) over William Rose (34-4.9) (10-20). Allen allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had 3 hits. Rose allowed 12 hits (5 in the top of the 9th), no walks and struck out no one. The losing streak reaches 19, but at least they finally had a near miss. The Jingoes were leading 1 to 0 going into the 9th inning.

Cincinnati (4) at Cleveland (5): Willis Kornfield (32-6.0) (24-19) over John Stevens (28-8.2) (25-17). Kornfield allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. He has won 5 of his last 6. Stevens allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. Rookie 1B Hunkey Morton (24-6.9) had 3 hits, stole a base and scored 2 runs.

Grand National Association:
Brooklyn (8) at Milwaukee (4): Al Green (22-3.8) (13-8) over Dan Burton (30-4.9) (27-29). Green allowed 8 hits, 1 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and 2 RBIs. Burton allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 8. Ex-Haymaker LF John Strother (34-5.4) hit a home run, drew a walk and scored twice.

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Wednesday, September 2, 1885
Detroit Wolverines (55-34 .618 1.5 GB in 2nd place in the Liberty League) at
Washington Nationals (36-53 .404 20.5 GB in 7th place)

Ed Bush, Det. (25-5.3) (R 7-8 2.45 7.0-3.5-5.4 H-BB-K/9) vs. Lou Townley, Wash. (23-3.4) (R 23-22 2.18 8.2-1.3-5.1)

Won - 4 to 2

4 runs!!! In back-to-back games, no less! My head is spinning! The Liberty League averages almost 5 runs per game. We have played 12 straight games where we scored under the average. Pitiful. LF Ben Smith (26-6.7) is no longer hitting the cover off the ball and so we are no longer scoring many runs.

Bush allowed 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out 7.

Townley gave us 6 hits, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit.

We made 2 errors and Washington made 5.

CF Joe Kraus (28-7.9) had 2 hits, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 1B Spider Thomas (29-4.6) hit a triple, scored a run and had an RBI.

Liberty League:
Cincinnati (10) at Cleveland (7): Lou Ellard (27-6.3) (16-17) over Jim Ludwig (25-4.6) (9-16). Ellard allowed 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. He has won 5 of his last 6. Ludwig has lost 9 of 11. 1B Joe Vaughan (30-5.2) had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 2B Fred Vay (34-6.0) had 3 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. RF Billy Ross (29-5.6) hit 2 doubles and drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI, but had to leave with a pulled muscle in his back and will miss about 5 weeks. His replacement, Danny Bolus (33-5.4) came in and also hurt his back and will miss a week or so. For Cleveland, LF Clipper Wilson (29-4.4) had 4 hits, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Troy (4) at Boston (5): Charlie Morlock (36-6.7) (14-10) over Harry Lamb (30-6.4) (21-16). Morlock allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and 2 RBIs. For the 2nd game in a row, Boston scores in the 9th to win the game. It is starting to look like Fate favors the Red Caps. Manager/1b Pete Bucolo (37-4.1) drew a bases-loaded 2-out walk to end this one. SS John Ingling (25-4.6) had 2 hits with a triple, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI.

Grand National Association:
Chicago (1) at Pittsburgh (4): Tom Lilly (25-6.4) (32-15) over Pete Rinehart (26-6.2) (20-23). Lilly allowed 2 hits, no walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and scored a run. Rinehart allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. 1B Dan White (25-5.1) had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI.

Kansas City (5) at Providence (3): Al McClaughry (21-5.6) (16-9) over Frank McSherry (30-4.1) (18-18). McClaughry allowed 6 hits, no walks and struck out 2. McSherry allowed 3 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. Manager/CF Connie Frenette (30-4.7) had 2 hits and scored a run.

Baltimore (1) at Omaha (2): Lee Sprague (25-3.5) (21-9) over Pop Yurkovich (33-5.6) (17-29). Sprague allowed 8 hits, 1 walks and struck out 5. Yurkovich allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. LF Dave Cunningham (30-5.4) had 2 hits and a walk and scored a run. The Mutuals have won 9 in a row, but Pittsburgh has won 6 in a row, so they cannot gain any ground.

Brooklyn (1) at Milwaukee (2): Tom Washam (33-6.1) (20-13) over Ren French (24-4.9) (4-8). Washam allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. French allowed 5 hits, no walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit. 1B Harold Bradley (27-5.1) hit his 2nd home run of the year.

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Thursday, September 3, 1885
Detroit Wolverines (56-34 .622 1.5 GB in 2nd place in the Liberty League) at
Washington Nationals (36-54 .400 21.5 GB in 7th place)

William McLeod, Det. (26-5.6) (R 28-12 1.90 6.7-2.6-4.4 H-BB-K/9) vs. Lou Townley, Wash. (23-3.4) (R 23-23 2.20 8.2-1.2-5.1)

Won - 3 to 1

3 runs!!!! We have now played 13 straight games where we scored under the average.

McLeod allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit.

Townley gave us 6 hits, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit. We have now beaten Townley in 5 of the 6 games he has faced us, but it wasn't ever his fault he lost. He only walked 1 batter in the 6 games total. This kid reminds me of Lee Sprague, only smarter. They're both kind of mean and have great control, but throw the ball hard. Townley even throws it harder, I think. What I wouldn't give to have him pitching in front one of one of my defenses. We'd be unbeatable!

We made 2 errors and Washington made 6.

SS Sam Swanger (33-4.8) had 2 hits. 1B Jim Oman (24-5.8) hit a triple and scored a run. 2B Russell Gardner (31-6.4) hit a triple and had 2 RBIs.

Liberty League:
Boston (4) at Troy (3) in 11 innings: Freddy Wood (29-6.3) (11-11) over Tom Marshman (34-4.7) (5-11). In 11 innings, Wood allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits and an RBI. Marshman allowed 13 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. 3rd straight last at bat win for the Red Caps. SS John Ingling (25-4.6) tripled and P Wood executed a successful squeeze play to score the go ahead run in the 11th. Ingling had 3 hits, stole a base and had an RBI.

Rochester (13) at New York (7) in 10 innings: Bill McClean (39-6.0) (8-38) over Count Childs (29-3.1) (23-23). The losing streak is over at 19 games! I'm glad they won before we had to play them. In 9 innings, McClean allowed 8 hits, 5 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and scored a run. Childs allowed 13 hits (5 in the 10th inning), 1 walk and struck out 7. 1B Pete Hinde (30-7.9) had 2 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs.

Cincinnati (6) at Cleveland (11): Jim Ludwig (25-4.6) (10-16) over Lou Ellard (27-6.3) (16-18). Ludwig allowed 7 hits (5 in the 9th inning), 3 walks (2 in the 9th) and struck out 2 (none in the 9th). The Reds did not score until the 9th inning. SS Jesse Flanders (25-5.4) had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Chicago (1) at Pittsburgh (7): Tom Adams (31-6.0) (31-12) over Pony Stanley (22-6.2) (14-18). Adams allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits and 2 RBIs. 3B Charlie Hart (26-2.9) hit a double and a triple, walked twice and scored 3 runs. CF Jim Graves (28-5.7) had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. The Stogies have won 7 in a row.

Kansas City (7) at Providence (5): Al McClaughry (21-5.6) (17-9) over Sam Paul (30-5.4) (15-18). McClaughry allowed 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. At bat, he had 2 hits and scored a run. Paul allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out no one. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. 1B Jim Lagana (29-6.6) had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. For Providence, every player in the lineup had at least 1 hit.

Baltimore (2) at Omaha (4): Lee Sprague (25-3.5) (22-9) over Tom Wilmarth (25-5.4) (10-23). Sprague allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. Wilmarth allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. Omaha has now won 10 in a row.


Down in the Eastern League (A), 1B Frederick Moore (32-6.7) hit for the cycle in the Wilmington Blue Hen's 9 to 8 loss to the Newark Domestics. He also drew a walk and scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. He did not make an error, but his teammates made 14 of them.

In the Southern League (B), CF Tom Evans (28-7.7) accomplished the same feat in the Atlantas 4 to 3 win over the Memphis Browns. He scored twice and had 2 RBIs. His home run came with the bases empty in the 8th inning to break a 3-3 tie.

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Friday, September 4, 1885

Liberty League:
Rochester (3) at New York (5): John Allen (27-6.4) (18-17) over William Rose (34-4.9) (10-21). Allen allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit, stole his 7th base of the year and scored a run. Rose allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. 2B Charlie Smith (27-5.6) had 2 hits with a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Joe Olson (29-6.8) injured his shoulder and will miss about a month.

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (2) at Omaha (4): Tom Lee (27-6.0) (19-6) over Pop Yurkovich (33-5.6) (17-30). Lee allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. Yurkovich allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. 3B Doc Gerig (26-5.0) had 3 hits, stole a base and had an RBI. Omaha has won 11 in a row.

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Saturday, September 5, 1885
Detroit Wolverines (57-34 .626 1.5 GB in 2nd place in the Liberty League) at
Washington Nationals (36-55 .396 22.5 GB in 7th place)

Ed Bush, Det. (25-5.3) (R 8-8 2.31 6.9-3.5-5.5 H-BB-K/9) vs. Bill Crawford, Wash. (27-7.2) (R 1-1 1.80 8.6-1.4-6.3)

Won - 12 to 4

12 runs!!!! Unbelievable! Crawford is a great pitcher and has never had an ERA over 2.00 at any stop in the minors.

Bush allowed 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and scored 2 runs

We had 12 hits and each team made 5 errors.

3B Harry Robinson (26-3.3) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. 1B Jack Warren (33-7.2) had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 2B Jocko Cole (23-6.1) had 3 hits with a double and a triple, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBIs. RF Jackie Porter (31-6.3) had 2 hits with a triple and 3 RBIs. CF Harley Becker (31-6.8) had a hit and a walk, stole a base and score 2 runs, but made 2 more errors. He is through as a centerfielder in Detroit, that is for sure.

Liberty League:
New York (6) at Rochester (5): Al Stone (25-3.1) (6-4) over Bill McClean (39-6.0) (8-39). Stone allowed 13 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit. McClean allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. C Fred Clapp (26-4.0) had 3 hits with 2 doubles and 2 RBIs. For the Jingoes, 1B Pete Hinde (30-7.9) had 4 hits, stole a base and scored a run.

Cincinnati (10) at Cleveland (2): John Stevens (28-8.2) (26-17) over Willis Kornfield (32-6.0) (24-20). Stevens allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and scored a run. 3B Frank Young (34-7.6) hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBIs. LF Fleet Wilcox (28-4.9) did not have a hit, but walked 3 times, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Troy (2) at Boston (7): Charlie Morlock (36-6.7) (15-10) over Miah Turner (24-5.3) (22-21). Morlock allowed 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. Turner allowed 11 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. CF Pat Stafford (24-5.4) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base and scored 2 runs.

Grand National Association:
Chicago (0) at Pittsburgh (2): Tom Lilly (25-6.4) (33-15) over Pete Rinehart (26-6.2) (20-24). Lilly allowed 1 hit (in the 6th with 2 outs), 1 walk and struck out 6. He has won 5 in a row and Pittsburgh has won 8 in a row. Rinehart allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. He has lost 3 in a row, each of them a decently pitched ballgame.

Kansas City (5) at Providence (0): Al McClaughry (21-5.6) (18-9) over Ted Ryther (31-4.3) (0-1). McClaughry allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits and scored a run. This was his 1st career shutout. Ryther allowed 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. This is last year's ERA champ's first major league start in over a year. LF Abe Purcell (30-2.8) had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn (2) at Milwaukee (1) in 11 innings: Al Green (22-3.8) (14-8) over Dan Burton (30-4.9) (27-30). In 11 innings, Green allowed 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit. He has won 7 of his last 8. Burton allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. He has lost 6 of his last 7.


Down in the Eastern League (A), P Jim Cook (31-5.9) of the Newark Domestics messed up his elbow and will likely be out for over a year. The ex-Mutual was 35-10 with a 1.75 ERA.

[Questdog]

Monday, September 7, 1885

I sent 3B Harry Robinson (26-3.3 and OF/1B Harley Becker (31-6.8) to Syracuse and called back CF Dusty Godwin (25-6.7) and IF Chris Van Rooyen (28-3.0). Neither of the guys I called back can hit, but the alleged hitters aren't hitting either and these two can at least play defense.

Liberty League:
Boston (6) at Troy (10): Miah Turner (24-5.3) (23-21) over Joe Peters (29-4.9) (33-12). Turner allowed 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. At bat, he had he drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 1B Sam Cowan (29-5.1) had 3 hits with 2 doubles and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 3B Jim Hodzic (35-7.0) had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base and had an RBI, but will miss the next 3 weeks with a sore shoulder. For Boston, rookie CF Pat Stafford (24-5.4) broke his hand and will miss the rest of the season.

New York (5) at Rochester (0): Count Childs (29-3.1) (24-23) over William Rose (34-4.9) (10-22). Childs allowed 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had 2 hits and a walk and scored 2 runs. Childs has proven he can beat the Jingoes. This was his 4th shutout of the season and all 4 have been against Rochester. Rose allowed 9 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. Rochester made 6 errors. RF Willie Rudd (35-5.2) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Lorenzo Chappell (25-5.2) will take the next two weeks to rest and see if his sore back improves.

Grand National Association:
Brooklyn (9) at Milwaukee (5): Al Green (22-3.8) (15-8) over Dan Burton (30-4.9) (27-31). Green allowed 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. He has won 4 in a row and 8 of his last 9. Burton allowed 12 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit. He has lost 7 of his last 8. 3B Kid Angell (36-6.0) had 3 hits with his 3rd home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. 2B Bones Collins (30-4.4) had 3 hits with a double and a home run, scored twice and had 4 RBIs. For the Brewers, C Jarvis Patten (29-7.3) had 4 hits with a home run and scored twice.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, September 8, 1885
Detroit Wolverines (58-34 .630 1 GB in 2nd place in the Liberty League) at
Cincinnati Reds (50-42 .543 9 GB in 3rd place)

We begin a 4 game series against manager/CF Silver Borresen (31-6.9) and his Reds today. So far we are 5-7 against them on the season. They beat us 3 of 4 in Detroit a couple of weeks ago. They are 3rd in the league in runs scored with 5.3 per game (Detroit is 5th with 4.8). They are 4th in runs allowed with 4.7 per game (Detroit is #1 with 3.8). Cincinnati's League Park is by far the easiest place to hit a home run in the Liberty League. This series will be our final road games of the season.

William McLeod, Det. (26-5.6) (R 29-12 1.88 6.7-2.6-4.4 H-BB-K/9) vs. John Stevens, Cin. (28-8.2) (R 26-17 1.78 7.3-1.2-5.1)

Won - 7 to 2

McLeod allowed 6 hits, 5 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and scored 2 runs

We had 11 hits and made 5 errors. Cincinnati made 6.

RF Joe Kraus (28-7.9) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 2B Jocko Cole (23-6.1) had 2 hits with a double and 2 RBIs. C Evan Eckberg (29-3.5) had 2 hits with a triple, scored a run and had an RBI.

Liberty League:
Rochester (3) at Troy (4): Harry Lamb (30-6.4) (22-16) over Bill McClean (39-6.0) (8-40). Lamb allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. 3B Sam Cowan (29-5.1) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base and scored 2 runs.

Cleveland (2) at Washington (0): Willis Kornfield (32-6.0) (25-20) over Lou Townley (23-3.4) (23-25). Kornfield allowed 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits and an RBI. Townley allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit. C Deacon Dubin (28-8.8) hit his 2nd home run of the season.

New York (4) at Boston (8): Charlie Morlock (36-6.7) (16-10) over John Allen (27-6.4) (18-18). Morlock allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. 2B Mike Stables (29-7.1) had 2 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Kansas City (6) at Brooklyn (2): Al McClaughry (21-5.6) (19-9) over Ren French (24-4.9) (4-9). McClaughry allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out no one. At bat he had 2 hits and scored a run. He has won 6 in a row. French allowed 11 hits, no walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double. 3B Erve More (26-4.5) had 2 hits with a double and scored 2 runs.

Providence (8) at Baltimore (9): Pop Yurkovich (33-5.6) (18-30) over Frank McSherry (30-4.1) (18-19). You don't see Yurkovich getting wins like this very often. He deserves one every once in a while. He allowed 10 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and scored 2 runs. LF John Cray (28-7.0) hit a double and a triple, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Chicago (1) at Omaha (8): Lee Sprague (25-3.5) (23-9) over Pete Rinehart (26-6.2) (20-25). Sprague allowed 8 hits, no walks and struck out 10. He has won 9 in a row and Omaha has won 12 straight though they have not gained any ground in over 2 weeks. 2B Felix Hill (26-4.2) had 3 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. CF Abe Cupp (24-4.7) strained his back and will miss at least 3 weeks.

Pittsburgh (9) at Milwaukee (2): Tom Lilly (25-6.4) (34-15) over Tom Washam (33-6.1) (20-14). Lilly allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and an RBI. He won his 6th in a row and Pittsburgh has won 9 straight to keep the Mutuals at an arm's length. 1B Dan White (25-5.1) had 2 hits, stole a base and scored 3 runs.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, September 9, 1885
Detroit Wolverines (59-34 .634 1 GB in 2nd place in the Liberty League) at
Cincinnati Reds (50-43 .538 10 GB in 3rd place)

Ed Bush, Det. (25-5.3) (R 9-8 2.29 6.9-3.5-5.4 H-BB-K/9) vs. Lou Ellard, Cin. (27-6.3) (R 16-18 3.12 9.2-2.4-2.8)

Won - 5 to 4 in 15 innings

Let me tell you that extra innings in this little ballpark are very tense when you know that at any moment anyone can hit one over the fence and end the game. But no one ever did hit one out today. He were down 4 to 1, but caught a break when Ellard got hurt and had to leave the game in the 8th. He had been frustrating us all day. Tom Blomberg (27-4.7) was the new pitcher and we scored 3 in the 9th to tie the game up.

Bush went 8 innings, allowed 4 runs, 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had 2 hits with a triple and scored a run.

William McLeod (26-5.6) came in and was dealing bullets from the get-go. He gave up a hit in the bottom of the 9th, but struck out the side. He pitched 7 shutout innings, allowed 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he hit a double to lead off the top of the 15th and scored the go-ahead run.

Ellard went 7.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 5 hits, no walks and strcuk out 3. At bat, he hit 2 doubles and scored a run.

We ended up with 16 hits and made no errors. In 15 innings, that is impressive! Cincinnati made 4.

RF Joe Kraus (28-7.9) had 3 hits, stole 2 bases, and had 2 RBIs. Our big guns, 2B Jocko Cole (23-6.1) and LF Ben Smith (26-6.7) went 2 for 14 with 4 strikeouts. 1B Spider Thomas (29-4.6) had 4 hits with a double and 2 triples, drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. His triple in the top of the 145th, put us in the lead. Why didn't I think to make him a first baseman from the get-go? SS Sam Swanger (33-4.8) had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI.

For the Reds, 3B Frank Young was 2 for 2 with a double, stole a base and scored a run, but had to leave after dislocating his shoulder sliding into second with the steal. Our catcher never made a throw on the play. Young will miss the rest of the season and that is a shame. He has been in this league since 1876 and was having the best season of his career. Ellard had a pulled hamstring and will likely miss the rest of the games.

Liberty League:
Rochester (6) at Troy (4): Bill McClean (39-6.0) (9-40) over Harry Lamb (30-6.4) (22-17). McClean allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. Lamb allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. 1B Pete Hinde (30-7.9) had 3 hits, stole 2 bases and scored 2 runs.

Cleveland (7) at Washington (6): Jim Ludwig (25-4.6) (11-16) over Lou Townley (23-3.4) (23-26). Ludwig allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit. Townley allowed 10 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. Cleveland scored twice in the top of the 9th to take the lead. RF Joe Coffey (29-5.2) tripled home the tying run and scored the go-ahead run on an error.

New York (5) at Boston (4) in 12 innings: Jack Roberts (33-6.1) (1-0) over Freddy Wood (29-6.3) (11-12) in relief of Joe Peters (29-4.9). Roberts, who led the Liberty League in innings each of the past 4 seasons, had to sit most of this one out after tearing a muscle in his back in Spring Training. He made his season debut today with no time in A Ball to get back in shape. In 11.1 innings, he allowed 11 hits, 6 walks and struck out no one. That's what you call a "gutsy" performance. After he walked a batter in the bottom of the 12th, John Allen (27-6.4) came on to get the final 2 outs. In 9 innings, Peters allowed 8 hits, 6 walks and struck out 6. Manager/LF Hi Lynch broke a bone in his elbow and will miss the rest of the season. His replacement, rookie Jake Herrmann (26-3.6) had 3 hits with a double and a triple and scored a run. He is 9 for 18 (.500) since being called up from A Ball. Detroit and Boston are now dead even in the pennant race with 18 games to play. The two teams will meet in Detroit for the final series of the year.

Grand National Association:
Kansas City (3) at Brooklyn (2): Al McClaughry (21-5.6) (20-9) over Ren French (24-4.9) (4-10). McClaughry allowed 9 hits, no walks and struck out 7. At bat he had a hit. He has won 7 in a row. French allowed 11 hits, no walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit. The Cowboys scored a run in each of the first 3 innings and the Gladiators scored twice in the 5th. SS Fred Umbaugh (24-5.4) had 3 hits, stole a base and had an RBI. LF Lou Baggett (23-4.2) had 2 hits with his 2nd home run of the year, stole a base and scored twice.

Providence (6) at Baltimore (11): Tom Wilmarth (25-5.4) (11-23) over Sam Paul (30-5.4) (15-19). CF Nat Lusk (25-6.4) had 4 hits, stole 4 bases and scored 3 runs. LF John Cray (28-7.0) had 2 hits with his 2nd home run of the year, scored twice and had 3 RBIs. For the Grays, RF John Froom (37-6.2) had 4 hits and an RBI. Providence has now lost 11 in a row. 333 people bought a ticket to see their beloved last-place O's. Our A Ball team in Syracuse drew 642.

Chicago (2) at Omaha (7): Lee Sprague (25-3.5) (24-9) over Pony Stanley (22-6.2) (14-19). Sprague allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. He has won 10 in a row and Omaha has won 13 straight and still not an inch of ground gained. SS Rube Ford (34-5.1) had 2 hits with a double, took a beaning, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Pittsburgh (6) at Milwaukee (0): Tom Adams (31-6.0) (32-12) over Tom Washam (33-6.1) (20-15). Adams allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. He won his 6th in a row and Pittsburgh has won 10 straight. This was his 4th shutout of the year. SS Jim Ware (31-5.6) had 2 hits with a triple and scored 2 runs.

[Questdog]

Thursday, September 10, 1885
Detroit Wolverines (60-34 .638 tied for 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Cincinnati Reds (50-44 .532 10 GB in 3rd place)

Since I used McLeod yesterday, Keough gets to make his first major league start today. He will give up 10 home runs in this little box, but I don't want to risk hurting Ed Bush by making him start in back-to-back games. He'll probably end up pitching some in relief, though. And we are facing another rookie making his debut, so maybe it will even out.

Zenas Keough, Det. (24-4.5) (R 1-0 3.00 9.0-9.0-3.0 H-BB-K/9) vs. Bert Fischer, Cin. (24-5.6) (L 25-20 2.33 8.0-2.7-3.6 in A Ball)

Lost - 5 to 2

Well, it did not even out. Their rookie was awesome, ours was not.

McKeough went 7 innings, allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4.

Bush pitched the final inning and allowed a walk, but was otherwise unscathed.

Fischer gave us 3 hits, all singles, 3 walks and struck out 2.

We made 1 error and Cincinnati made 4.

For the Reds, 1B Joe Vaughan (30-5.2) had 3 hits with 2 home runs and a walk and 3 RBIs. He has now hit 3 of his 6 home runs against us.

Liberty League:
New York (0) at Troy (12): Miah Turner (24-5.3) (24-21) over Jack Roberts (33-6.1) (1-1). Turner allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 10. At bat, he had 2 hits and an RBI. He pitched his 2nd shutout of the season. RF Ed Wakefield (25-5.8) had 3 hits with a double, 2 walks, scored 3 runs and had2 RBIs. He also took over the lead in the batting title rave from the slumping Ben Smith. 3B Sam Cowan (29-5.1) had 4 hits with a double and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Cleveland (8) at Washington (5): Jim Ludwig (25-4.6) (12-16) over Bill Crawford (27-7.2) (1-3). Ludwig allowed 13 hits, 2 walks and struck out no one. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. C Kid Wright (30-7.3) had 3 hits with a double and his 5th home run of the year, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. Washington has lost 8 in a row.

Rochester (7) at Boston (3): Bill Henson (28-6.5) (4-7) in relief of William Rose (34-4.9) over Freddy Wood (29-6.3) (11-13). Rose had to leave after giving up a lead-off hit with a sore back and will miss a week or so. Henson went 9 innings, allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he hit a triple and had 2 RBIs. Wood allowed 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. LF John Rodgers (33-4.4) had 2 hits with a triple and scored 2 runs. Go Jingoes! The have won back-to-back games for thei first time since July. Their record for a winning streak is 3. For the Red Caps, CF George Kunz (32-5.7) tore a ligament in his thumb and will miss the rest of the season. Not such a big deal, though, as he was hitting under .200.

Grand National Association:
Providence (9) at Baltimore (5): Sam Paul (30-5.4) (16-19) over Pop Yurkovich (33-5.6) (18-31). Paul allowed 11 hits, 4 walks and struck out no one. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. Rookie 3B Tricky Hickman (26-6.0) had 3 hits, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. 1B Bill Parsons (27-8.3) had 3 hits with a double and a triple, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. For the Orioles, 2B Billy Moore (30-7.0) had 4 hits and scored a run. LF John Cray (28-7.0) had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI, but will missed the next 2 weeks with a slightly pulled hamstring.

Chicago (4) at Omaha (2): Pony Stanley (22-6.2) (15-19) over Lee Sprague (25-3.5) (24-10). Stanley allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. Sprague allowed 8 hits, no walks and struck out 5. His winning streak ends at 10 games and the Mutuals streak ends at 13. Rookie SS Bob Robertson (23-4.1) had 3 hits, stole 3 bases and scored 2 runs. LF Candy Simpson (26-6.8) had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had 3 RBIs.

Kansas City (4) at Milwaukee (3) in 10 innings: Lew Burnett (24-4.5) (7-6) over Dan Burton (30-4.9) (27-32). In 10 innings, Burnett allowed 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out no one. At bat, he had a hit. Burton allowed 11 hits, no walks and struck out 4. He has lost 5 in a row and 8 of his last 9. Manager/CF Connie Frenette (30-4.7) had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and knocked in the go-ahead run in the 10th.

[Questdog]

Saturday, September 12, 1885
Detroit Wolverines (60-35 .632 tied for 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Cincinnati Reds (51-44 .537 9 GB in 3rd place)

Our final road game of the year. Fred Bianco (26-6.9) is back and ready to play, so Jim Oman (24-5.8) is back in Syracuse.

We need to win this game to split the series with the Reds for the season.

William McLeod, Det. (26-5.6) (R 31-12 1.81 6.6-2.7-4.5 H-BB-K/9) vs. John Stevens, Cin. (28-8.2) (R 26-18 1.83 7.4-1.2-5.1)

Lost - 10 to 1

Now, that's how you go out and win a pennant! McLeod was about as useless as a pitcher can be today.

McLeod went 7 innings, allowed 11 hits, 5 walks and struck out 1.

Keogh pitched the final inning and allowed a walk.

Stevens gave us 5 hits, no walks and struck out 7.

We made no errors (all 10 runs were earned) and Cincinnati made 2.

LF Ben Smith (26-6.7) hit a triple and scored our lone run.

For the Reds, Cy Morton (25-4.6), who was cut from Milwaukee earlier in the season, had 3 hits with a double and a walk, scored 3 runs and threw out the only player who tried to steal a base. 1B Joe Vaughan (30-5.2) had 3 hits and 2 RBIs. SS Mike Green (36-6.2) hit a 3-run home run, his 5th of the year, and drew a walk.

Liberty League:
New York (6) at Troy (9): Harry Lamb (30-6.4) (23-17) over John Allen (27-6.4) (18-19). Lamb allowed 12 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. 2B Joe Henry (33-9.2) had 2 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. For New York, 1B John Hilliard (25-7.2) had 3 hits with his 6th home run of the season and 3 RBIs.

Cleveland (3) at Washington (5): Lou Townley (23-3.4) (24-26) over Willis Kornfield (32-6.0) (25-21). Townley allowed 10 hits, no walks and struck out 6. Kornfield allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out no one. At bat, he hit a double and had an RBI. C Fred Smith (30-6.8) had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI and threw out 2 of 4 steal attempts. For Cleveland, 3B Charlie Taylor (30-5.2) had 4 hits with a double but no runs or RBIs.

Rochester (1) at Boston (7): Charlie Morlock (36-6.7) (17-10) over Bill McClean (39-6.0) (9-41). Morlock allowed 1 hit (in the 2nd inning), 3 walks and struck out 10. McClean allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. C Hub West (31-6.7) had 3 hits with a double and a walk and had 3 RBIs. Manager/1B Pete Bucolo (37-4.1) hit 2 doubles and scored a run, but ruptured an achilles tendon and will miss the rest of the season.

Grand National Association:
Pittsburgh (4) at Brooklyn (3): Tom Lilly (25-6.4) (35-15) over Al Green (22-3.8) (15-9). Lilly allowed 2 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. He won his 7th in a row and Pittsburgh won their 11th straight. Green allowed 6 hits, no walks and struck out 4. C Wilson Wendling (24-4.1) hit a double and scored 2 runs, including the go-ahead run in the top of the 9th.

Providence (7) at Baltimore (2): Frank McSherry (30-4.1) (19-19) over Tom Wilmarth (25-5.4) (11-24). McSherry allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Wilmarth allowed 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. Rookie CF Fred Coffee (22-6.9) had 3 hits with a double and a home run.

Chicago (2) at Omaha (7): Tom Lee (27-6.0) (20-6) over Pete Rinehart (26-6.2) (20-26). Lee allowed 6 hits, no walks and struck out 9. At bat, he had 2 hits. He is 15-2 in his last 17 decisions. Rinehart allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. He has lost 5 in a row. CF Dave Cunningham (30-5.4) hit a triple and drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. For the Colts, LF Candy Simpson (26-6.8) tore a thumb ligament and is done for the season.

Kansas City (2) at Milwaukee (7): Tom Washam (33-6.1) (21-15) over Al McClaughry (21-5.6) (20-10). Washam allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. C Jarvis Patten (29-7.3) had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had 3 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, September 15, 1885
New York Gothams (49-47 .510 12 GB in 6th place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (60-36 .625 1 GB in 2nd place)

We begin a 4 game series against manager/LF Hi Lynch (34-7.5) and his Gothams today. So far, we are 7-5 against them on the season. They beat us 3 of 4 the last time we met back at the end of June in New York. They are currently 3rd in the league in runs scored with 5.3 per game (Detroit is 5th with 4.7). They are 7th in runs allowed with 5.6 per game (Detroit is still #1 with 3.9).

Jack Roberts, N.Y. (33-6.1) (R 1-1 3.93 11.8-6.4-1.0 H-BB-K/9) vs. William McLeod, Det. (26-5.6) (R 31-13 2.00 6.7-2.8-4.4)

Won - 8 to 1

McLeod allowed 2 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. At bat, had had a hit and a walk and an RBI.

We had 10 hits and made 1 error. New York made 3.

3B Jack Warren (33-7.2) had 2 hits. LF Ben Smith (26-6.7) had 2 hits, stole a base and scored 2 runs. C Evan Eckberg (2-3.5) hit 2 doubles, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and threw out the only runner who tried to steal. He did have 1 passed ball. CF Fred Bianco (26-6.9) did not have a hit, but stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Liberty League:
Boston (5) at Cleveland (6): Willis Kornfield (32-6.0) (26-21) over Charlie Morlock (36-6.7) (17-11). Each team had 14 hits, but the difference in the game was the 6 errors Boston made against the 2 the Spiders committed. 3B Charlie Taylor (30-5.2) had his 2nd straight 4 hit game. He hit a double, stole a base and scored 2 runs. Go Spiders! Once again, there is a tie atop the standings in the Liberty League.

Troy (4) at Washington (5): Lou Townley (23-3.4) (25-26) over Miah Turner (24-5.3) (24-22). Townley allowed 9 hits, no walks and struck out 10. At bat, he had a hit. Turner allowed 11 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. 2B Otto Warfel (34-8.5) had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Sam Clark (34-4.7) saw his season end with a pulled hamstring.

Rochester (5) at Cincinnati (12): John Stevens (28-8.2) (28-18) over Bill McClean (39-6.0) (9-42). Stevens allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he walked 3 times and scored twice. McClean tied the record for losses in a season. 3B Bill Alexander (28-5.5), cut from Detroit this Spring, had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. Manager/RF Silver Borresen (31-6.9) had 2 hits with a triple and 3 RBIs. He played in his 11th game of the season.

Grand National Association:
Kansas City (7) at Brooklyn (2): Al McClaughry (21-5.6) (21-10) over Ren French (24-4.9) (4-11). McClaughry allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out no one. French has lost 6 in a row. Manager/CF Connie Frenette (30-4.7) had 3 hits with a triple and his 2nd home run of the year and 3 RBIs.

Chicago (3) at Baltimore (1): Pete Rinehart (26-6.2) (21-26) over Pop Yurkovich (33-5.6) (18-32). Rinehart allowed 4 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit. Yurkovich allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. The Colts scored twice in the top of the 9th to break the 1-1 tie. Rookie SS Bob Robertson (23-4.1) had 3 hits with a triple, stole a base, scored a run and had the 2nd RBI of the 9th.

Providence (2) at Omaha (4): Bill Hamilton (27-5.4) (4-3) in relief of Lee Sprague (25-3.5) over Frank McSherry (30-4.1) (19-20). In 8 innings, Sprague allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. He pulled a hamstring and will probably take 2 to 3 weeks to heal up. McSherry allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit. 3B Doc Gerig (26-5.0) had 2 hits and a walk, stole 4 bases, scored a run and had an RBI.

Pittsburgh (1) at Milwaukee (2): Dan Burton (30-4.9) (28-32) over Tom Lilly (25-6.4) (35-16). Burton allowed 6 hits, no walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Lilly allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. Pittsburgh's winning streak ends at 11 games. They gave up a game to Omaha today, but are now 9.5 ahead with 12 to play.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, September 16, 1885
New York Gothams (49-48 .505 12 GB in 6th place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (61-36 .629 tied for 1st place)

Jack Roberts, N.Y. (33-6.1) (R 1-2 4.78 11.6-5.1-1.7 H-BB-K/9) vs. Ed Bush, Det. (25-5.3) (R 9-8 2.38 7.0-3.5-5.4)

Lost - 2 to 1

Well, Roberts finally got himself into pitching shape.

Bush allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, had had a hit and a walk and an RBI.

Roberts gave us 6 hits, walked 3 and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit.

We made 1 error and New York made 3.

LF Ben Smith (26-6.7) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, but nothing to show for it. Jackie Porter (31-6.3) knocked in our only run with a pinch hit in the 9th.

Liberty League:
Boston (7) at Cleveland (5): Joe Peters (29-4.9) (34-12) over Jim Ludwig (25-4.6) (12-17). Peters allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 9. 3B Mike Stables (29-7.1) had 2 hits, a walk and 3 RBIs. Ex-Haymaker Jimmy Gerber (34-6.1) had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run.

Troy (0) at Washington (8): Lou Townley (23-3.4) (26-26) over Miah Turner (24-5.3) (24-23). Townley allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and scored 2 runs. Turner allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. Troy made 10 errors. CF Tom Laarman (24-7.8) had 3 hits, stole 2 bases, scored 4 runs and had an RBI. C Caleb Sawyer (26-8.9) had 2 hits with his 2nd home run, a walk and 4 RBIs. For Troy, RF Ed Wakefield (25-5.8) ended his season with a torn ligament in his thumb. He leads the Liberty League in batting by .001 over Ben Smith, but does not have enough plate appearances to qualify when the season is completed.

Rochester (4) at Cincinnati (7): Bert Fischer (24-5.6) (2-0) over Ed Hodges (25-3.2) (0-1) in his first major league start. Fischer allowed 11 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. Hodges allowed 11 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. 2B Jumbo Lynn (25-3.8) hit a double, a triple and his 2nd home run of the year, scored 2 runs and 3 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Kansas City (8) at Brooklyn (4): Al McClaughry (21-5.6) (22-10) over Al Green (22-3.8) (15-11). McClaughry allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double. He has won 9 of his last 10. Green allowed 11 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. He has lost 3 in a row. 3B Erve More (26-4.5) had 3 hits, stole 2 bases and scored 2 runs.

Chicago (4) at Baltimore (1) in 11 innings: Pony Stanley (22-6.2) (16-19) over Pop Yurkovich (33-5.6) (18-33). In 11 innings, Stanley allowed 7 hits, 5 walks and struck out 9. At bat, he had a hit. Yurkovich allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 7.

Providence (0) at Omaha (11): Tom Lee (27-6.0) (21-6) over Sam Paul (30-5.4) (16-20). Lee allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he scored 2 runs. He now has 5 shutouts on the season to lead the GNA. LF Hank Roberts (26-3.0) had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Pittsburgh (7) at Milwaukee (4): Tom Adams (31-6.0) (34-12) over Dan Burton (30-4.9) (28-33). Adams allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 2. He has won 8 in a row. 1B Dan White (25-5.1) had 3 hits with a double, stole 2 bases and scored 3 runs. SS Jim Ware (31-5.6) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, stole 2 bases, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Thursday, September 17, 1885
New York Gothams (50-48 .510 12 GB in 6th place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (61-37 .622 1 GB in 2nd place)

Jack Roberts, N.Y. (33-6.1) (R 2-2 3.82 10.2-4.6-2.0 H-BB-K/9) vs. Zenas Keough, Det. (24-4.5) (R 1-1 4.09 9.8-4.1-4.1)

Won - 7 to 6

In 8 innings, Keough allowed 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. At bat, had had a hit.

Ed Bush (25-5.3) pitched a 1-2-3 9th to nail down the win.

We had 11 hits and made 5 errors. We had only made 3 errors total in the previous 5 games. New York made 4.

RF Joe Kraus (28-7.9) had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Fred Bianco (26-6.9) had 2 hits and scored a run. 2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) hit a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Ben Smith (26-6.7) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Liberty League:
Boston (6) at Cleveland (2): Joe Peters (29-4.9) (35-12) over Jim Ludwig (25-4.6) (12-18). Peters allowed 5 hits, no walks and struck out 5. He now has over 300 strike outs (301) for the 3rd straight season. Ludwig allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out no one. LF Charlie Warner (31-9.2) had 2 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Troy (2) at Washington (3): Bill Crawford (27-7.2) (2-3) over Harry Lamb (30-6.4) (23-18). Crawford allowed 11 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. Lamb allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. 1B Willie Burton (30-8.5) hit his 2nd home run of the season.

Rochester (8) at Cincinnati (1): Ed Hodges (25-3.2) (1-1) over Bert Fischer (24-5.6) (2-1). Hodges allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. Fischer allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit. 1B Elbert Fuccillo (33-5.4) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Pittsburgh (7) at Brooklyn (8): Ren French (24-4.9) (5-11) over Tom Adams (31-6.0) (34-13) in relief of Tom Lilly (25-6.4). Pittsburgh scored 4 times in the top 0f the 9th to take the lead, but Brooklyn scored twice in the bottom half to win. French allowed 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. The winning run scored on an error. CF Piggy Galon (25-4.8) had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. 2B Bones Collins (30-4.4) had 4 hits with a double and 3 RBIs.

Chicago (2) at Baltimore (1): Pony Stanley (22-6.2) (17-19) over Tom Wilmarth (25-5.4) (11-25). Stanley allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he walked twice and scored a run. Wilmarth allowed 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he hit a double and scored a run. Rookie C Walt Wilson (25-5.2) had 2 hits with a double and an RBI.

Providence (5) at Omaha (3): Sam Paul (30-5.4) (17-20) over Skyrocket Rice (20-5.2) (0-3). Paul allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. The Grays scored 3 times in the top of the 9th to take the lead. 3B Tricky Hickman (26-6.0) had 2 hits, with a double, scored a run and had an RBI.

Kansas City (5) at Milwaukee (4): Lew Burnett (24-4.5) (8-6) over Dan Burton (30-4.9) (28-34). Burnett allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. Burton allowed 11 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. The Cowboys scored a run in the top of the 9th to break the 4-4 tie. Manager/CF Connie Frenette (30-4.7) led off the top of the 9th with a triple and scored the go-ahead run on an error. He had another hit and run scored earlier.