The Liberty League, Est. 1876

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Monday, April 19, 1886

Grand National Association:
Pittsburgh (3) at Providence (4): Ed Wison (24-7.3) (1-1) over Tom Lilly (26-6.4) (1-1). Wison allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Lilly allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. This time the Grays only made 1 error and the Stogies made 4. RF John Froom (37-6.2) hit a double and a triple, drew a walk and had 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn (14) at Baltimore (4): Al Green (23-3.8) (1-1) over Pop Yurkovich (34-5.6) (1-1). Green allowed 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. After 2 starts, Yurkovich has an 8.44 ERA. CF Piggy Galon (25-4.8) had 3 hits with a triple, a walk, scored 4 runs and and had 2 RBIs.

Milwaukee (5) at Omaha (2): Zachary Buchanan (25-4.0) (2-0) over Tom Lee (28-6.0) (0-2). Buchanan allowed 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and was beaned and scored a run. Lee allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 8 and beaned 2 hitters. 2B Lou Bohus (26-5.4) hit 2 doubles, drew a walk, stole a base and scored 3 runs.

Chicago (1) at Kansas City (3): Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (1-1) over Pete Rinehart (27-6.2) (1-1). McClaughry allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. Rinehart allowed 8 hits, no walks and struck out 8. At bat, he had a hit and a walk. LF Lou Baggett (24-4.2) had 2 hits, stole 2 bases and scored a run. Gold Glove 2B Al Sarbacker (25-4.8) injured his shoulder trying to turn the pivot on a double play attempt when CF Blondie Reid (24-4.1) slid hard into second. He will miss a month.

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Tuesday, April 20, 1886

Grand National Association:
Pittsburgh (2) at Providence (4): Tom Blomberg (28-4.7) (1-1) over Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (1-1). Blomberg allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. Mathews allowed 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. 3B Sam Clark (35-4.7) hit a home run and drew a walk.

Milwaukee (0) at Baltimore (5) in 6 innings: Tom Wilmarth (26-5.4) (1-0) over Dan Burton (30-4.9) (0-1). Wilmarth allowed 5 hits, no walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Burton allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. Rookie SS Phil Lane (25-7.4) had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn (10) at Omaha (6): John Ritch (31-7.8) (1-0) over Skyrocket Rice (21-5.2) (0-1). Ritch allowed 10 hits, 6 walks and struck out 1. In 8 innings, Rice allowed 9 hits, 6 walks and struck out 9. 3B Kid Angell (36-6.0) hit a 2-run home run and scored 3 times. Omaha made 10 errors, 7 of them by SS Ed Aldrich (22-6.8). I cannot recall anyone ever making 7 errors in a game before. He now has 9 errors in 3 games, the same number of errors as he had in 18 starts at short last season when he fielded at a very good .924 clip. So far this season, he is fielding at an even .500 rate. It is early, but Omaha is last in the Association in both fielding percentage and Defensive Efficiency. Plus they are the only team that has not thrown out a base stealer yet. Plus Lee Sprague is out. Tough times in Nebraska.

Chicago (5) at Kansas City (6) in 10 innings: Dan Butler (28-4.7) (1-1) over Pony Stanley (22-6.2) (1-1). In 10 innings, Butler allowed 7 hits, 6 walks and struck out 6. Stanley allowed 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. The winning run scored on a passed ball. 3B Fred Umbaugh (25-5.4) had 2 hits with a double and 2 RBIs. For the Colts, LF Patsy Roberts (32-5.5) had 3 hits with a double and a triple and an RBI.

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Wednesday, April 21, 1886

Grand National Association:
Kansas City (1) at Providence (2): Ed Wison (24-7.3) (2-1) over Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (1-2). Wison allowed 2 hits, 6 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit. McClaughry allowed 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. 1B Tricky Hickman (26-6.0) had 2 hits and an RBI. Kansas City made 7 errors.

Milwaukee (4) at Baltimore (3): Dan Burton (30-4.9) (1-1) over Tom Wilmarth (26-5.4) (1-1). Burton allowed 6 hits, no walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit. Wilmarth allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. LF Pete Green (37-9.3) had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored a run and had an RBI.

Brooklyn (4) at Omaha (23): Skyrocket Rice (21-5.2) (1-1) over John Ritch (31-7.8) (1-1). Rice, in his first major league victory after 8 defeats, allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 8. At bat, he hit a double, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. Omaha scored 11 runs in the 1st inning and 10 in the 2nd. They had 19 hits, 5 walks and Brooklyn made 9 errors. RF Bill Hammack (33-5.0) had 3 hits and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. 3B Bones Collins (31-4.4) had 4 hits, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBIs. SS Ed Aldrich (22-6.8), who made 7 errors yesterday, did not make one today. He had 2 hits with a triple, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Pittsburgh (6) at Chicago (11): William Rose (35-4.9) (1-0) over Tom Lilly (26-6.4) (1-2). Rose allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and scored 2 runs. C George Sandefur (29-5.8) had 3 hits with a double and a home run, a walk, scored 4 runs and had 3 RBIs.

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Thursday, April 22, 1886

Grand National Association:
Kansas City (5) at Providence (3): Lew Burnett (25-4.5) (1-0) over Sam Paul (31-5.4) (0-1). Burnett allowed 10 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. Paul allowed 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out no one. Providence made 7 errors. RF Frank Capriotti (29-5.3), who Detroit let go over the winter, had 3 hits and 2 RBIs.

Baltimore (4) at Brooklyn (5): Al Green (23-3.8) (2-1) over Pop Yurkovich (34-5.6) (1-2). Green allowed 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he hit a triple. Yurkovich allowed 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Piggy Galon (25-4.8) hit a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Omaha (5) at Milwaukee (7): Zachary Buchanan (25-4.0) (3-0) over Tom Lee (28-6.0) (0-3). Buchanan allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 10. Lee allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 9. C George Kinsey (30-3.8) hit a 2-out 3-run home run in the bottom of the 9th to win the game. He had 2 hits and scored 2 runs.

Pittsburgh (11) at Chicago (6): Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (2-1) over Pete Rinehart (27-6.2) (1-2). Mathews allowed 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and scored 2 runs. Rookie LF Freddy Horne (24-1.6) had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Editor's Note: Horne has the lowest NGI score of anyone in the major leagues right now. There are 6 guys with lower scores playing in the minors. The lowest belongs to P Jimmy Richards (23-0.9) of Nashville. He is a very highly rated prospect and will probably make the majors with the next few seasons.

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Friday, April 23, 1886

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (6) at Brooklyn (7): John Ritch (31-7.8) (2-1) over Tom Wilmarth (26-5.4) (1-2). Ritch allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. Wilmarth allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. 3B Kid Angell (36-6.0) had 2 hits with his 2nd home run of the year and 3 RBIs. For Baltimore, RF Harry Cole (27-6.4) had 3 hits with a home run, stole a base, scored 3 times and had 2 RBIs.

Omaha (3) at Milwaukee (0): Bill Hamilton (28-5.4) (1-0) over Dan Burton (30-4.9) (1-2). Hamilton allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. Burton allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. SS Ed Aldrich (22-6.8) had 2 hits with a home run.

Pittsburgh (9) at Chicago (6): Tom Adams (31-6.0) (1-0) over Pony Stanley (22-6.2) (1-2). Adams allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. SS Jim Ware (32-5.6) had 3 hits with a double and a triple, stole a base, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. For Chicago, C George Sandefur (29-5.8) had 3 hits with his 2nd home run and 3 RBIs. He also threw out 4 of the 7 attempted stolen bases without making an error.

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Saturday, April 24, 1886

Grand National Association:
Kansas City (4) at Providence (10): Ed Wison (24-7.3) (3-1) over Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (1-3). Wison allowed 6 hits, 5 walks and struck out 4. 2B Tom Hepner (23-7.1), in his season debut, had 4 hits, stole a base and scored twice. Manager/1B Pat Millis (25-7.2) hit 2 triples, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Milwaukee (4) at Brooklyn (9): Ren French (24-4.9) (1-0) over Wiley Steel (24-5.6) (0-1). French allowed 11 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. RF Tom Campbell (27-3.6) had 3 hits, was hit by a pitch, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 2B Joe Henry (33-9.2) had 2 hits, scored a run and had 3 RBIs.

Baltimore (3) at Omaha (11): Skyrocket Rice (21-5.2) (2-1) over Sammy O'Quinn (24-5.9) (0-1). Rice allowed 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Dave Cunningham (30-5.4) had 4 hits with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. CF Abe Cupp (25-4.7) had 4 hits with 2 doubles, a walk, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. C Ezra Wall (25-5.2) had 3 hits and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. Baltimore made 7 errors with no player making more than 1.

Pittsburgh (6) at Chicago (2): Tom Lilly (26-6.4) (2-2) over William Rose (35-4.9) (1-1). Lilly allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. Rose allowed 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. CF Billy Galloway (24-5.3) hit a 2-run homer, his 2nd of the year. RF Ace Trimmell (28-5.0) hit 2 doubles, scored a run and had an RBI.

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Sunday, April 25, 1886

Grand National Association:
Kansas City (3) at Providence (4) in 6 innings: Tom Blomberg (28-4.7) (2-1) over Dan Butler (28-4.7) (1-2). In 6 innings, Blomberg allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. Butler allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. RF John Froom (37-6.2) had 3 hits and a walk, stole 2 bases and scored a run.

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Pittsburgh (11) at Chicago (6): Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (2-1) over Pete Rinehart (27-6.2) (1-2). Mathews allowed 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and scored 2 runs. Rookie LF Freddy Horne (24-1.6) had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Editor's Note: Horne has the lowest NGI score of anyone in the major leagues right now. There are 6 guys with lower scores playing in the minors. The lowest belongs to P Jimmy Richards (23-0.9) of Nashville. He is a very highly rated prospect and will probably make the majors with the next few seasons.

Is Richards the guy who catches stray cats and skins them alive, or am I mixing him up with somebody I heard something like that about?

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Originally Posted by Westheim

Is Richards the guy who catches stray cats and skins them alive, or am I mixing him up with somebody I heard something like that about?

There are rumors that it is worse than cats....

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Monday, April 26, 1886

Grand National Association:
Chicago (7) at Providence (3): Pete Rinehart (27-6.2) (2-2) over Tom Blomberg (28-4.7) (2-2). Rinehart allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. Blomberg allowed 11 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. RF Tom Megrath (25-5.6) had 2 hits with his 2nd home run, stole a base, scored twice and had 2 RBIs. LF Herman Ralli (26-4.8), in his major league debut, had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. For Providence, SS Tom Hepner (23-7.1) will miss 2 weeks with a sore elbow. He had started of the season 6 for 8. RF Fred Coffee (22-6.9) will miss 2 weeks with a sore wrist.

Baltimore (13) at Omaha (14) in 10 innings: Bill Hamilton (28-5.4) (2-0) in relief of Tom Lee (28-6.0) over Sammy O'Quinn (24-5.9) (0-2) in relief of Pop Yurkovich (34-5.6). Hamilton knocked in the winning run on a ground out to short with a runner on 3rd, who beat the throw to the plate. SS Ed Aldrich (22-6.8) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. CF Uriah Fischer (23-4.6), in his major league debut, had 3 hits with 2 doubles, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. Omaha won despite making 10 errors. Aldrich did not make one.

Brooklyn (2) at Milwaukee (3): Zachary Buchanan (25-4.0) (4-0) over Al Green (23-3.8) (2-2). Buchanan allowed 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit. Green allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. Brooklyn made 7 errors. CF Asa Holtz (26-6.7) had a hit, stole a base and scored 2 runs.

Pittsburgh (7) at Kansas City (5): Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (3-1) over Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (1-4). Mathews allowed 14 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. McClaughry allowed 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit and scored 2 runs. Kansas City made 9 errors. C Wilson Wendling (25-4.1) had 3 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. For the Cowboys, manager/CF Connie Frenette (31-4.7) had 4 hits, stole a base and had 2 RBIs.

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Tuesday, April 27, 1886

Grand National Association:
Milwaukee (16) at Brooklyn (5): Dan Burton (30-4.9) (2-2) over Ren French (24-4.9) (1-1). Burton allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. 2B Lou Bohus (26-5.4) had 3 hits and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs. C George Kinsey (30-3.8) and RF Ted Steeves (24-4.2) each had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Chicago (5) at Providence (7): Ed Wison (24-7.3) (4-1) over Pony Stanley (22-6.2) (1-3). Wison allowed 4 hits, 7 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit. Stanley allowed 10 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. Chicago made 8 errors. RF John Froom (37-6.2) had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base and scored twice.

Omaha (2) at Baltimore (7): Tom Wilmarth (26-5.4) (2-2) over Skyrocket Rice (21-5.2) (2-2). Wilmarth allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he walked and hit a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. Rice allowed 11 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit. 3B Dick Fitts (28-7.1) had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Pittsburgh (7) at Kansas City (3): Tom Lilly (26-6.4) (3-2) over Dan Butler (28-4.7) (1-3). Lilly allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. In 8 innings, Butler allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 8. 1B Tom Coponen (30-7.0) had 2 hits with a triple and scored 2 runs.

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Wednesday, April 28, 1886

Grand National Association:
Chicago (4) at Providence (3): Pete Rinehart (27-6.2) (3-2) over Sam Paul (31-5.4) (0-2). Rinehart allowed 4 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had 2 hits, a walk and an RBI. His 2-out RBI single broke the 3-3 tie in the top of the 9th. Paul allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 1.

Omaha (1) at Baltimore (9): Pop Yurkovich (34-5.6) (2-2) over Tom Lee (28-6.0) (0-4). Yurkovich allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits with a triple and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. Lee allowed 9 hits, 6 walks and struck out 1. Omaha made 7 errors. CF Nat Lusk (26-6.4) had 2 hits and a walk, stole 2 bases, scored 3 runs and had an RBI.

Brooklyn (6) at Milwaukee (18): Zachary Buchanan (25-4.0) (5-0) over Al Green (23-3.8) (2-3). Buchanan allowed 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 9. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. C George Kinsey (30-3.8) had 3 hits, scored 5 runs to tie the GNA record and had 2 RBIs. 1B Willie Burton (30-8.5) hit a double and a home run, drew a walk, scored twice and had 3 RBIs. RF Ted Steeves (24-4.2) had 3 hits with a home run, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Pittsburgh (14) at Kansas City (1): Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (4-1) over Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (1-5). Mathews allowed 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Jim Ware (32-5.6) had 3 hits, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. 1B Tom Coponen (30-7.0) had 4 hits, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. He has 14 hits in his last 6 games.

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