The Liberty League, Est. 1876

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Sunday, June 6, 1886

Grand National Association:
Omaha (10) at Brooklyn (7): Bill Hamilton (28-5.4) (5-5) over Al Green (23-3.8) (12-5). Hamilton allowed 11 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and 2 RBIs. Green allowed 13 hits, 5 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit. Omaha scored 5 times in the top of the 9th. Rookie CF Dave Todd (21-5.5) had 2 hits and 2 RBIs.

Providence (9) at Kansas City (5): Tom Blomberg (28-4.7) (9-8) over Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (7-11). Blomberg allowed 6 hits, 7 walks and struck out 3. McClaughry allowed 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. The Cowboys made 8 errors, 5 of them by 2b Tommy Dyer (28-3.8). 1B Charlie Gregor (27-5.2) had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

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Monday, June 7, 1886

Detroit Wolverines (21-10 .677 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Boston Red Caps (19-11 .633 1.5 GB in 2nd place)

The last time McLeod faced Boston, he gave up 14 runs.

William McLeod, Det. (27-5.6) (R 5-7 3.20 6.9-3.7-7.3 H-BB-K/9) vs. Freddy Wood, Bos. (30-6.3) (R 2-3 2.94 8.6-2.4-5.7)

Won - 13 to 5

CF Fred Bianco (27-6.9) led off the game with an inside-the-park home run and we were off to the races.

McLeod gave us 11 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI.

We had 16 hits and made 1 error. Boston made 6, 4 of them by 2b Mike Stables (30-7.1)

CF Fred Bianco had 2 hits with a home run, scored 3 time and had 3 RBIs. 3B Sam Boullion (26-4.8) had 4 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Sam Cowan (30-5.1) had 3 hits with a double, stole a base, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. LF Ben Smith (26-6.7) had a hit and scored 2 runs. RF Jackie Porter (31-6.3) had a hit and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. 2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) had 2 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

For Boston, C Hub West (32-6.7) had 2 hits with a home run, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Liberty League:
Cincinnati (6) at Indianapolis (5): Bert Fischer (25-5.6) (6-3) over Dad Marshall (27-4.4) (6-7). Fischer allowed 11 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. Marshall allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. 3B Adam Trombley (32-6.8) hit a double and a home run and had 2 RBIs. For the Hoosiers, rookie 1B Jerry O'Connell (24-4.9), in his major league debut, had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI.

Cleveland (6) at New York (9): Jack Roberts (34-6.1) (9-4) over Ed Pedersen (24-5.1) (6-7). Roberts allowed 11 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had 2 hits and a walk and scored 3 runs. He has won 3 in a row and 8 of his last 9. LF Joe Olson (29-6.8) had 3 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. Rookie SS Dave Hay (24-5.7) will miss 3 to 4 weeks with a bone bruise in his wrist. For Cleveland, 2b Jesse Flanders (26-5.4) had 4 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Philadelphia (2) at Rochester (1): Ted Ryther (32-4.3) (4-10) over Ed Hodges (26-3.2) (4-7). Ryther allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit. Hodges allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he hit a triple and scored a run. He has lost 3 in a row, but has pitched well in each of the games. C Andy Runnels (29-7.8) had 2 hit. He tripled in the 9th and scored on a wild pitch to break the 1-1 tie. He also threw out all 4 runners that tried to steal a base.

Grand National Association:
Milwaukee (10) at Baltimore (11) in 10 innings: Bill McGee (28-7.9) (2-0) in relief of Tom Wilmarth (26-5.4) over Zachary Buchanan (25-4.0) (11-8). 2B Billy Moore (30-7.0) hit a 2-out single in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game and LF Clarence Reis (35-5.0) hit a 2-out single to win the game in the bottom of the 10th. Reid had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. RF Val Cornell (28-3.5) had 4 hits, stole 2 bases, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.

Providence (8) at Kansas City (9): Lew Burnett (25-4.5) (5-2) in relief of Dan Butler (28-4.7) over Ed Wison (25-7.3) (11-7). In 2 innings, Burnett allowed a hit and a walk. The Cowboys scored 4 times in the bottom of the 9th to win. 3B Al Sarbacker (25-4.8) only had 1 hit, but it was a 2-out bases-loaded triple in the bottom of the 9th to end the game. LF Lou Baggett (24-4.2) had 3 hits with a triple, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. For the Grays, ss Bill Loschiavo (28-5.8) had 4 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. He looks to be getting out of a 2-year slump. In his last 7 games, he has 14 hits.

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Tuesday, June 8, 1886

Detroit Wolverines (22-10 .688 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Boston Red Caps (19-12 .613 2.5 GB tied for 2nd place)

The last time McLeod faced Boston, he gave up 14 runs.

Ed Bush, Det. (26-5.3) (R 8-1 1.59 5.0-2.8-6.4 H-BB-K/9) vs. Charlie Morlock, Bos. (36-6.7) (R 7-6 2.12 8.1-1.7-6.3)

Won - 3 to 1

We swept the Red Caps at their place! Unbelievable!

Bush allowed 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.

Morlock gave us 6 hits, no walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.

We made 3 errors and Boston made 5.

1B Sam Cowan (30-5.1) hit a double and had an RBI. 2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base and scored a run. He seems to be back in stride: in the last 4 games, he has 7 hits, 3 for extra-bases.

For Boston, C Hub West (32-6.7) had 2 hits with a home run, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Liberty League:
Cincinnati (11) at Indianapolis (7) in 14 innings: John Stevens (29-8.2) (10-5) over Levi Giddens (34-4.8) (1-7). In 14 innings, Stevens allowed 18 hits, no walks and struck out 8. At bat, he had a hit. Giddens allowed 14 hits, 4 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit. C Cy Morton (26-4.6) had 4 hits, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. Rookie CF Fred Kerr (24-5.2) had 3 hits with his 2nd home run of the year, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs. Rookie SS Ed Sawyer (26-4.7) fractured his knee and is out for the season. For the Hoosiers, rookie CF Ed Slonim (23-8.5) hit 2 doubles and a triple, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Cleveland (4) at New York (3): Harry Lamb (31-6.4) (6-6) over Miah Turner (25-5.3) (7-7). Lamb allowed 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out 0. Turner allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit. RF Joe Coffey (30-5.2), on his birthday, had 2 hits, stole 2 bases, scored a run and had an RBI.

Philadelphia (8) at Rochester (4): Fred Barrow (34-4.7) (4-8) over Bill Henson (29-6.5) (4-10). Barrow allowed 10 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double and 2 walks and scored a run. 1b Jack Warren (34-7.2), the ex-Wolverine, had 3 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Milwaukee (8) at Baltimore (9) in 10 innings: Pop Yurkovich (34-5.6) (6-11) over Dan Burton (31-4.9) (12-6). In 10 innings, Yurkovich allowed 9 hits, 5 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he waled and scored a run. Baltimore made 9 errors. The Orioles scored 3 times in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game. RF Val Cornell (28-3.5) hit a 2-out single to win the game. He had 2 hits with a double, was hit by a pitch, stole a base and scored 2 runs.

Omaha (3) at Brooklyn (4) in 10 innings: Ren French (24-4.9) (9-4) over Lee Sprague (26-3.5) (0-1) in his season debut. In 10 innings, French allowed 12 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit. Sprague allowed 8 hits, 5 walks and struck out 5. C Billy Boblett (28-5.4) won the game with a 1-out single. He had 2 hits with a triple, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Chicago (4) at Pittsburgh (3) Game 1: Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (7-11) over Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (11-8). Stanley allowed 2 hits, 3 walks and struck out 7. Mathews allowed 4 hits, 4 walks and struck out 5. 3B Adonis Warren (37-5.1) had 2 hits with a double and a walk and 2 RBIs. For the Stogies, LF John Confair (32-6.6) hurt his elbow and will miss about 3 weeks. His replacement, Jack Green (33-5.5) had both of the Pittsburgh hits and an RBI.

Chicago (2) at Pittsburgh (7) Game 2: Artie Boucher (23-6.1) (4-0) over Pete Rinehart (27-6.2) (10-8). Boucher allowed 4 hits, 7 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he hit a double and scored a run. 2B Dan White (26-5.1) had 4 hits with a triple, scored a run and had an RBI.

Providence (4) at Kansas City (2): Ed Wison (25-7.3) (12-7) over Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (7-12). Wison allowed 4 hits, 8 walks and struck out 2. McClaughry allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit. The Cowboys made 5 errors to 1 for the Grays. 1B Charlie Gregor (27-5.2) had 3 hits and scored 2 runs.

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Wednesday, June 9, 1886

Grand National Association:
Kansas City (3) at Providence (4): Tom Blomberg (28-4.7) (10-8) over Lew Burnett (25-4.5) (5-3). Blomberg allowed 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. Burnett allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. Each team made 5 errors. 2B Bill Loschiavo (28-5.8) hit a 2-run home run. For the Cowboys, RF Fred Umbaugh (25-5.4) had 4 hits and an RBI.

Pittsburgh (3) at Chicago (5): Pat Seguin (22-4.4) (2-2) over Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (11-9). Seguin allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit. Mathews allowed 7 hits, 5 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit. He has lost 3 of his last 4. C George Sandefur (30-5.8) hit a 3-run home run, his 5th of the season.

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Thursday, June 10, 1886

Liberty League:
Rochester (3) at New York (7): Jack Roberts (34-6.1) (10-4) over Ed Hodges (26-3.2) (4-8). Roberts allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had 3 hits and scored 2 runs. He has gone 10 for his last 12 at bats as a hitter (.833) with 2 doubles and 8 runs scored. As a pitcher, he has won 4 in a row and 9 of his last 10 starts. Hodges allowed 9 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. C Ollie Kust (27-5.5) separated his shoulder and will miss about 3 weeks. For the Jingoes, 3B Bill Rush (37-3.7) sprained his thumb and will miss the next 2 weeks. CF George Everman (29-6.3) pulled a back muscle and will miss 2 weeks. Rochester has lost 10 in a row.

Indianapolis (4) at Boston (6): Freddy Wood (30-6.3) (3-4) over Dad Marshall (27-4.4) (6-8). Wood allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 10. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Marshall allowed 12 hits, no walks and struck out 7. CF Pat Stafford (25-5.4) hit a bases-loaded triple.

Grand National Association:
Kansas City (6) at Providence (7): Sam Paul (31-5.4) (1-6) over Dan Butler (29-4.7) (5-12). Paul allowed 7 hits, 5 walks and struck out no one. At bat, he drew a walk and scored 2 runs. Butler allowed 8 hits, 6 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and 2 RBIs. 1B Charlie Gregor (27-5.2) had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn (3) at Baltimore (2): Al Green (23-3.8) (13-5) over Tom Wilmarth (26-5.4) (6-12). Green allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Wilmarth allowed 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 8. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Rookie 1B Lew Bell (29-4.2) had 2 hits, stole 3 bases and scored a run.

Omaha (0) at Milwaukee (2): Zachary Buchanan (25-4.0) (12-8) over Lee Sprague (26-3.5) (0-2). Buchanan allowed 1 hit ( in the 7th inning), 2 walks and struck out 9. At bat, he had a hit and a walk. Sprague allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.

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Friday, June 11, 1886

We begin a 3 game series against manager/LF Silver Borresen (32-6.9) and his Reds today. Our 2nd straight series against a second place club. We opened the season by losing 2 of 3 to Cincinnati at home with Steven winning 2 games. The Reds are 4th in the League in scoring with 4.9 runs per game (Detroit is 5th with 4.7). They are 3rd in runs allowed with 4.3 per game (Detroit is still #2 with 3.6). Cincinnati's League Park is 2nd to Detroit now in easiest places to get a home run, but otherwise is nice to pitchers.

Detroit Wolverines (23-10 .697 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Cincinnati Reds (20-12 .625 2.5 GB in 2nd place)

Ed Bush, Det. (26-5.3) (R 9-1 1.42 4.8-2.7-6.3 H-BB-K/9) vs. John Stevens, Cin. (29-8.2) (R 10-5 2.21 7.3-2.1-5.1)

Won - 5 to 3

Bush allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit.

Stevens gave us 9 hits, no walks and struck out 6.

Each team made 2 errors.

RF Joe Kraus (29-7.9) hit a double, stole a base and scored a run and made 2 stellar catches and 1 bum throw. LF Ben Smith (26-6.7) hit a double and had an RBI. C Evan Eckberg (30-3.5) had 3 hits and scored a run and did not have a passed ball or an error. CF Fred Bianco (27-6.9) hit a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Russell Gardner (32-6.4) hit a double and had and RBI.

For Cincinnati, rookie CF Fred Kerr (24-5.2) hit a triple and his 3rd home run of the year (2nd against us) and had 2 RBIs, but struck out to end the game.

Liberty League:
Philadelphia (7) at Cleveland (10): Ed Pedersen (24-5.1) (7-7) over Ted Ryther (32-4.3) (4-11). 1B Fred Roberts (27-7.0) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. C Deacon Dubin (29-8.8) had 2 hits with a double and a walk and scored 2 runs. 2B Jesse Flanders (26-5.4) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Rochester (2) at New York (1): Bill Henson (29-6.5) (5-10) over Miah Turner (25-5.3) (7-8). Henson allowed 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 8. At bat, he hit a double and had an RBI. Turner allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 11. At bat, he had a hit. In his last 5 losses, he has not allowed more than 2 earned runs in any of them. C Willie Ticknor (29-3.1) had 2 hits with a home run and threw out the only runner who attempted to steal a base.

Indianapolis (1) at Boston (7): Charlie Morlock (36-6.7) (8-7) over Levi Giddens (34-4.8) (1-8). Morlock allowed 10 hits, no walks and struck out 8. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. CF Pat Stafford (25-5.4) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. C Hub West (32-6.7) had 2 hits with a double and a walk and 2 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Brooklyn (14) at Baltimore (4): Ren French (24-4.9) (10-4) over Pop Yurkovich (34-5.6) (6-12). French allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. SS Charlie Smith (28-5.6) had 5 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had 3 RBIs.

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Saturday, June 12, 1886

Detroit Wolverines (24-10 .706 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Cincinnati Reds (20-13 .606 3.5 GB in 3rd place)

William McLeod, Det. (27-5.6) (R 6-7 3.33 7.2-3.5-7.0 H-BB-K/9) vs. Bert Fischer, Cin. (25-5.6) (L 6-3 2.41 7.1-4.2-5.2)

Lost - 6 to 4

McLeod allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4.

Fischer gave us 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5.

We made 4 errors and Cincinnati made 2.

LF Ben Smith (26-6.7) hit a double and scored a run. C Evan Eckberg (30-3.5) hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Fred Bianco (27-6.9) hit a triple and had an RBI, but sprained his knee badly sliding into 3rd and will miss at least 6 weeks. His replacement, Ben Spencer (25-4.2) hit a triple and had an RBI. After the game, I sent word to Syracuse to send CF Pat Womack (25-6.3) to meet us in Cincinnati.

For Cincinnati, manager/LF Silver Borresen hit and inside-the-park home run, his 3rd homer of the year (2nd against Detroit) and scored 2 runs.

Liberty League:
Philadelphia (6) at Cleveland (2): Fred Barrow (34-4.7) (5-8) over Harry Lamb (31-6.4) (6-7). Barrow allowed 11 hits, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit. 1B Hardy Runnels (29-2.8) had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. C Andy Runnels (29-7.8) had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Rochester (3) at New York (4) in 13 innings: Jack Roberts (34-6.1) (11-4) over Ed Hodges (26-3.2) (4-9). In 13 innings, ROberts allowed 8 hits, 5 walks and struck out 8. At bat, he went hitless, but did draw 2 walks. Hodges allowed 10 hits, 6 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit. The winning run scored on a passed ball. LF Joe Olson (29-6.8) scored that winning run and had 2 hits, stole a base and had an RBI.

Indianapolis (3) at Boston (18): William Little (25-6.0) (2-0) over Joe Osborne (28-3.0) (3-3). Little allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 13. LF Charlie Warner (32-9.2) had 3 hits, scored 4 runs and had an RBI. RF Dan Abrams (27-5.1) had 4 hits and a walk, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBIs. 2B Mike Stables (30-7.1) had 3 hits, with 2 doubles, scored 3 runs and had 7 RBIs. He now has 39 RBIs on the season, 16 of them in 2 games.

Grand National Association:
Kansas City (4) at Providence (1): Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (8-12) over Tom Blomberg (28-4.7) (10-9). McClaughry allowed 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he walked twice. Blomberg allowed 8 hits, 6 walks and struck out 6. Manager/CF Connie Frenette (31-4.7) had 3 hits, stole 2 bases, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Pittsburgh (11) at Chicago (6) Game 1: Tom Lilly (26-6.4) (10-7) over Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (7-12). Lilly allowed 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2 in his first start after missing 2 weeks with an injury. At bat, he had a hit and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Billy Galloway (24-5.3) had 3 hits with a triple and scored 2 runs. 3B Charlie Hart (26-2.9) hit a triple and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs.

Pittsburgh (7) at Chicago (8) Game 2: Pete Rinehart (27-6.2) (11-7) over Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (11-10). Pittsburgh out-hit Chicago 15 to 8. Each team had 3 walks. Pittsburgh made 5 errors to 2 for the Colts. CF Sam McKenna (34-6.0) had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base, scored 3 runs and and RBI. For Pittsburgh, 1B Tom Coponen (30-7.0) had 4 hits with a triple, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. CF Al Steel (26-7.0) had 4 hits with a triple and 3 RBIs.

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Sunday, June 13, 1886

Grand National Association:
Pittsburgh (6) at Providence (7): Ed Wison (25-7.3) (13-7) over Tom Lilly (26-6.4) (10-8). Wison allowed 11 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. At bat, he had 3 hits and an RBI. Lilly allowed 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Pittsburgh scored a run in the top of the 9th to tied the game, but the Grays won it in the bottom half with an RBI double by RF John Froom (37-6.2). He had 2 hits and scored 2 runs. 1B Charlie Gregor (27-5.2) had 2 hits with his 2nd home run of the year and 4 RBIs. For Pittsburgh, LF Jim Graves (28-5.7) pulled a muscle in his rib cage and will miss about a month.

Milwaukee (8) at Brooklyn (9) in 12 innings: Al Green (23-3.8) (14-5) over Zachary Buchanan (25-4.0) (12-9). in 12 innings, Green allowed 13 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. Buchanan allowed 11 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. 3 errors in the bottom of the 12th ended the game. SS Charlie Smith (28-5.6) had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI.

Chicago (13) at Kansas City (10): Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (8-12) over Dan Butler (29-4.7) (5-13). Stanley allowed 10 hits, 4 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. The Cowboys scored 5 times in the 9th to make the game look close, but it was not. SS Bob Robertson (23-4.1) had 4 hits with a double and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

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Monday, June 14, 1886

Detroit Wolverines (24-11 .686 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Cincinnati Reds (21-13 .618 2.5 GB in 3rd place)

Ed Bush, Det. (26-5.3) (R 10-1 1.57 4.8-2.6-6.1 H-BB-K/9) vs. John Stevens, Cin. (29-8.2) (R 10-6 2.26 7.4-2.0-5.2)

Lost - 5 to 3

3B Adam Trombley (32-6.8) hit a home run to tie the game in the bottom of the 8th and manager/LF Silver Borresen (32-6.9) one to win it in the bottom of the 9th. It was 4th home run of the season and the 3rd against Detroit and 2nd in as many days.

Bush allowed 10 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he hit a triple, scored a run and had an RBI.

Stevens gave us 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 10.

Each team made 3 errors.

RF Joe Kraus (29-7.9) had 2 hits with a double and 2 RBIs. SS Russell Gardner (32-6.4) hit a double, stole a base and scored 2 runs.

Liberty League:
Philadelphia (3) at Cleveland (5): Ed Pedersen (24-5.1) (8-7) over Ted Ryther (32-4.3) (4-12). Pedersen allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. Ryther allowed 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. LF Tom Laarman (25-7.8) had 2 hits with a home run and 2 RBIs.

New York (0) at Indianapolis (3): Dad Marshall (27-4.4) (7-8) over Miah Turner (25-5.3) (7-9). Marshall allowed 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. Turner allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 8. In his 9 losses, Turner has an ERA of 2.58. In his 7 wins, his ERA is 0.68. He leads the League in ERA. C Fred Smith (31-6.8) had 2 hits with a double and 2 RBIs and threw out 2 of 3 on steal attempts.

Rochester (3) at Boston (6): Charlie Morlock (36-6.7) (9-7) over Bill Henson (29-6.5) (5-11). Morlock allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had no hits or walks, but scored 2 runs. Henson allowed 6 hits, 5 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. LF Charlie Warner (32-9.2) had 3 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Omaha (5) at Baltimore (6): Pop Yurkovich (34-5.6) (7-12) over Lee Sprague (26-3.5) (0-3). Yurkovich allowed 9 hits, 6 walks and struck out 8. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. Sprague allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. So much for the idea of starting a winning streak once Sprague came back. Rookie SS Phil Lane (25-7.4) had 2 hits and 2 RBIs.

Chicago (14) at Kansas City (11): Pete Rinehart (27-6.2) (12-8) over Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (8-13). Once again, the Cowboys scored runs late to make the game look closer than it was. Going into the bottom of the 7th the were down 13 to 2. 2B Freddy Parsley (26-7.5) had 4 hits, scored w runs and had an RBI. CF Blondie Reid (24-4.1) had 3 hits with 2 doubles and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. For the Cowboys, C Pop Buck (32-52) had 4 hits and a walk, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. Kansas City made 11 errors.

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Tuesday, June 15, 1886

We begin a 3 game series against manager Paul Richards (45-5.4) and his Spiders today. The beat us 2 of 3 back at the beginning of May in Detroit. The come into this series winners of 7 of their last 10. They are 2nd in the League in runs scored with 5.2 per game (Detroit is5th with 4.6). They are 7th in runs allowed with 6.0 per game (Detroit is 2nd with 3.7). Cleveland's League Park is a hitter's paradise, as long as you aren't trying to hit it over the fences. It's probably the toughest place to get a home run, but the big outfield area allows for lost of hits.

Detroit Wolverines (24-12 .667 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Cleveland Spiders (16-17 .485 6.5 GB in 5th place)

William McLeod, Det. (27-5.6) (R 6-8 3.40 7.2-3.4-6.9 H-BB-K/9) vs. Harry Lamb, Clev. (31-6.4) (R 6-7 3.49 10.6-2.9-1.1)

Won - 5 to 2 in 10 innings

In 7 innings, McLeod allowed 2 runs, 9 hits, no walks and struck out 4.
Hank Anderson (33-7.7) pitched 3 innings of shutout relief, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit.

Lamb shut us out until the 9th. In 10 innings, he gave us 14 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.

We made 1 error and Cleveland made 5.

1B Sam Cowan (30-5.1) had 5 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Ben Smith (26-6.7) had a hit, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBIs. C Evan Eckberg (30-3.5) had 2 hits and an RBI and threw out 3 of 4 on steal attempts and did not have a passed ball.

Liberty League:
Philadelphia (5) at Cincinnati (3): Fred Barrow (34-4.7) (6-8) over Bert Fischer (25-5.6) (7-4). Barrow allowed 10 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a walk and an RBI. Fischer allowed 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. The Reds made 7 errors. 3B Jim Hodzic (35-7.0) had 2 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

New York (8) at Indianapolis (9): Levi Giddens (34-4.8) (2-8) over Jack Roberts (34-6.1) (11-5). Giddens allowed 9 hits, 6 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. Roberts allowed 9 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits and scored a run. New York made 10 errors. 2B Bill Chilcote (29-7.7) had 2 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Rochester (0) at Boston (6): Freddy Wood (30-6.3) (4-4) over Ed Hodges (26-3.2) (4-10). Wood allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. Hodges allowed 10 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1. LF Charlie Warner (32-9.2) had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI.

Grand National Association:
Pittsburgh (11) at Providence (3): Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (12-10) over Tom Blomberg (28-4.7) (10-10). Mathews allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had 2 hits and an RBI. 3B Charlie Hart (26-2.9) had 3 hits with a double and a walk, stole 2 bases, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. C Cliff Robinson (28-6.1) had 3 hits, stole a base and had 4 RBIs.

Omaha (5) at Baltimore (4): Tom Lee (28-6.0) (5-10) over Tom Wilmarth (26-5.4) (6-13). Lee allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out no one. Wilmarth allowed 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he hit a double and scored a run. C Charlie LeFevre (32-5.0) had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI.

Brooklyn (4) at Milwaukee (5): Dan Burton (31-4.9) (13-6) over Ren French (24-4.9) (10-5). Burton allowed 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had 2 hits and an RBI. French allowed 11 hits, 5 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he walked twice and scored a run. Rookie SS Tom Kelly (22-5.3) hit a 2-out single in the bottom of the 9th to win the game. He had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run. 2B Lou Bohus (26-5.4) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. Brooklyn scored all of their runs in the 8th inning on a bases-loaded home run by RF Tom Campbell (27-3.6). He had 2 hits.

Kansas City (5) at Chicago (2): Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (9-13) over Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (8-13). McClaughry allowed 5 hits, no walks and struck out 3. Stanley allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 9. At bat, he had a hit. Contrary to what you may have suspected, Kansas City made 7 errors and Chicago made 3. For the Colts, C George Sandefur (30-5.8) hit an RBI triple, but pulled a muscle running the bases and will miss about 2 weeks.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, June 16, 1886

Liberty League:
Philadelphia (10) at Cincinnati (9) in 10 innings: Gene Rankins (29-5.4) (2-3) over Lou Ellard (28-6.3) (2-3) in relief of Bert Fischer (25-5.6). SS Fred Vay (34-6.0) had 3 hits with a 2-run home run in the top of the 10th. He stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. For the Reds, manager/LF Silver Borresen (32-6.9) had 3 hits and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.

New York (2) at Indianapolis (4): Dad Marshall (27-4.4) (8-8) over Miah Turner (25-5.3) (7-10). Marshall allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. Turner allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 9. At bat, he hit a double. 1B John Kron (34-3.6) had 2 hits with a 3-run home run. Rookie CF Ed Slonim (23-8.5) sprained his ankle and will miss a couple of weeks.

Rochester (1) at Boston (5): Freddy Wood (30-6.3) (5-4) over Mert Gross (28-5.8) (1-7). Wood allowed 4 hits, no walks and struck out 1. Gross allowed 9 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. LF Charlie Warner (32-9.2) had 3 hits and a walk, scored a run and had 3 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Milwaukee (4) at Brooklyn (5): Al Green (23-3.8) (15-5) over Zachary Buchanan (25-4.0) (12-10). Green allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. Buchanan allowed 11 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. LF Monte Moody (28-6.9) had 3 hits with a triple and scored a run.

Pittsburgh (14) at Providence (8): Tom Lilly (26-6.4) (11-8) over Ed Wison (25-7.3) (13-8). Lilly allowed 11 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. Providence made 9 errors. LF Billy Galloway (24-5.3) had 2 hits and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. C Cliff Robinson (28-6.1) was hit on his wrist with a pitch and broke a bone. He will miss at least 6 weeks.

Omaha (10) at Baltimore (4): Lee Sprague (26-3.5) (1-3) over Tom Wilmarth (26-5.4) (6-14). Sprague allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he hit a double, drew a walk and scored a run. CF Abe Cupp (25-4.7) hit a double and 2 triples, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs, but pulled a rib cage muscle and will miss a month. 3B Bones Collins (31-4.4) strained his rotator cuff and will mis 2 to 3 weeks.

Kansas City (7) at Chicago (1): Dan Butler (29-4.7) (6-13) over Pat Seguin (22-4.4) (2-3). Butler allowed 2 hits, no walks and struck out 6. Seguin allowed 7 hits (5 in the 9th inning), 5 walks and struck out 5. 2B Tommy Dyer (28-3.8) had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Thursday, June 17, 1886

Yesterday's game was rained out, so we play 2 today.

Detroit Wolverines (25-12 .676 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Cleveland Spiders (16-18 .471 7.5 GB in 5th place)

Game 1
Ed Bush, Det. (26-5.3) (R 10-2 1.80 5.3-2.6-5.7 H-BB-K/9) vs. Ed Pedersen, Clev. (24-5.1) (R 8-7 3.85 10.3-2.4-3.2)

Won - 8 to 7

In his 2nd poor performance in a row, Bush allowed 8 hits, 5 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

We had 14 hits and made 1 error. Cleveland made 6.

3B Sam Boullion (26-4.8) had 2 hits, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 1B Sam Cowan (30-5.1) had 3 hits with a triple, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. LF Ben Smith (26-6.7) had 3 hits and a walk, stole 2 bases and had 2 RBIs. CF Ben Spencer (25-4.2) had 2 hits and scored a run.

For Cleveland, 3B Hunkey Morton (25-6.9) had 3 hits with a triple, stole 2 bases, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Hank Anderson, Det. (33-7.7) (L 2-0 0.69 5.5-2.1-2.8 H-BB-K/9) vs. Bill Henrichs, Clev. (27-7.4) (L 2-3 2.44 9.5-1.0-4.7)

Won - 17 to 6

Anderson allowed 11 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double and scored a run.

We had 20 hits and did not make an error. Cleveland made 11.

RF Joe Kraus (29-7.9) had 2 hit, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. 3B Sam Boullion had a hit and a walk and scored 2 runs. 1B Sam Cowan had 4 hits, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. He had 12 hits in the 3 game series with the Spiders. LF Ben Smith had 2 hits with a double, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBIs. 2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) had 3 hits with 4 RBIs. CF Ben Spencer had 3 hits with a triple and scored 2 runs. SS Russell Gardner (32-6.4) had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.

For the Spiders, 2B Jesse Flanders (26-5.4) had 4 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Liberty League:
Philadelphia (7) at Cincinnati (4): Ted Ryther (32-4.3) (5-12) over John Stevens (29-8.2) (11-7). The Keystones shock the Reds with a sweep! Ryther allowed 9 hits, no walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. Stevens allowed 12 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit. The Reds made 9 errors. 3B Jim Hodzic (35-7.0) had 2 hits with a triple and scored a run.

Rochester (3) at Indianapolis (1): Bill Henson (29-6.5) (6-11) over Levi Giddens (34-4.8) (2-9). Henson allowed 4 hits, 5 walks and struck out 6. Giddens allowed 13 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. 2B Sanford Kimbler (30-6.9) had 3 hits, stole a base and scored 2 runs. Rookie 3B Frank Seccombe (25-5.2) had 3 hits and an RBI.

New York (3) at Boston (1): Al Stone (26-3.1) (2-1) over Charlie Morlock (36-6.7) (9-8). Stone allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. Morlock allowed 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 7.

Grand National Association:
Brooklyn (7) at Milwaukee (2) Game 1: Ren French (24-4.9) (11-5) over Dan Burton (31-4.9) (13-7). French allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. SS Charlie Smith (28-5.6) had 2 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.

Baltimore (4) at Omaha (9) Game 1: Lee Sprague (26-3.5) (2-3) over Pop Yurkovich (34-5.6) (7-13). Sprague allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Rookie CF Fred Negus (22-6.7), in his major league debut, had 3 hits with a double, stole 3 bases, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. For Baltimore, CF Bill Fogle (27-5.3) injured his wrist and will miss 2 to 3 weeks.

Omaha (6) at Milwaukee (9) Game 2: Wiley Steel (24-5.6) (3-4) over Tom Lee (28-6.0) (5-11). Steel allowed 11 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. Rookie SS Tom Kelly (22-5.3) had 3 hits with a triple, scored a run and had an RBI.

Kansas City (8) at Chicago (9): Pete Rinehart (27-6.2) (13-8) over Lew Burnett (25-4.5) (5-4). Each team scored twice in the 9th inning. The final run scored on an error. 3B Adonis Warren (37-5.1) had 3 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI. For the Cowboys, LF Lou Baggett (24-4.2) had 3 hits with a double and his 2nd home run of the season and 4 RBIs. Manager/CF Connie Frenette (31-4.7) has a swollen elbow and will miss a few weeks.

[Questdog]

Friday, June 18, 1886

Liberty League:
Rochester (4) at Indianapolis (3): Ed Hodges (26-3.2) (5-10) over Joe Osborne (28-3.0) (3-4). Hodges allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 3. At bat, he hit a double and a triple, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Indianapolis did not score until the 9th inning. CF Jack Wallace (33-7.5) had 2 hits with a double and 3 walks, stole a base and scored a run.

New York (0) at Boston (9): Freddy Wood (30-6.3) (6-4) over Jack Roberts (34-6.1) (11-6). Wood allowed 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. He has only allowed 1 run total in his last 3 starts. He has not allowed more than 4 hits in 4 straight. SS John Ingling (26-4.6) had 3 hits and a walk and scored 2 runs.

Grand National Association:
Chicago (3) at Providence (1): Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (9-13) over Tom Blomberg (28-4.7) (10-11). Stanley allowed 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit. Blomberg allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. C Walt Wilson (26-5.2) had 2 hits with a double and an RBI.

Kansas City (5) at Pittsburgh (2): Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (10-13) over Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (12-11). McClaughry allowed 9 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Mathews allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had 2 hits. He has lost 4 of his last 5, but not allowed more than 8 hits in any of the games. 3B Al Sarbacker (25-4.8) had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had 3 RBIs.

Milwaukee (6) at Brooklyn (11) Game 1: John Ritch (31-7.8) (11-3) over Wiley Steel (24-5.6) (3-5). Ritch allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. C Jim Granier (31-5.7) had 3 hits with a triple, scored 3 runs and had an RBI and threw out the only runner to attempt a steal. 1B Lew Bell (29-4.2) had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Baltimore (6) at Omaha (7) Game 1: Bill Hamilton (28-5.4) (6-5) in relief of Lee Sprague (26-3.5) over Tom Wilmarth (26-5.4) (6-15). Sprague had to leave in the first inning with a twinge in his shoulder, but it turned out to be nothing. Wilmarth has lost 4 in a row and 6 of his last 7. 3B Ed Aldrich (22-6.8) hit a double and drew a walk, stole 2 bases, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Omaha (6) at Milwaukee (11) Game 2: Dan Burton (31-4.9) (14-7) over Bill Hamilton (28-5.4) (6-6). Rookie 3B Dave Gray (25-4.9) had 3 hits and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Asa Holtz (26-6.7) had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Saturday, June 19, 1886

The Road Trip is over and we get to spend the next month eating home cooking! Get ready to see a bunch of home runs (mostly by the other team)!

We begin a 3 game series today with manager Harry Lashley (44-5.5) and his expansion Keystones today. We swept them in 3 games in Philly back at the beginning of May. They come in winners of 7 of their last 9 and just finished sweeping Cincinnati in a 3 game series. They are 6th in runs scored with 4.2 per game (Detroit is up to 4th with 5.1). They are 8th and dead last in runs allowed with 6.7 per game (Detroit is still #2 with 3.8).

Philadelphia Keystones (14-24 .368 12.5 GB in 7th place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (27-12 .692 1st place)

Barrow has won 4 of his last 5 and has an ERA of 2.55 during the stretch.

Fred Barrow, Phil. (34-4.7) (R 6-8 5.61 12.6-3.4-3.7 H-BB-K/9) vs. William McLeod, Det. (27-5.6) (R 6-8 3.36 7.4-3.2-6.8)

Won - 5 to 4 in 10 innings

LF Ben Spencer (25-4.2) hit a 2-out triple to give us our first sudden death victory of the year. The Keystones handed us the game in the 9th inning. We had 3 straight batters reach base on errors adn then with 2 outs, Barrow walked home the tying run.

In 8 innings, McLeod allowed 4 runs (none earned), 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4.
In 2 scoreless innings, Hank Anderson (33-7.7) allowed a hit and a walk and struck out 2. At bat, he led off the 10th with a single and scored on Spencer's triple to win the game.

Barrow gave us 12 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6.

We made 5 errors and Philadelphia made 4 (3 in the 9th inning).

RF Joe Kraus (29-7.9) led off the bottom of the first with a home run and then took the rest of the day off. 3B Sam Boullion (26-4.8) had 3 hits and drew the bases-loaded walk with 2 outs in the 9th and scored a run. 1B Sam Cowan (30-5.1) had 2 hits and an RBI. C Evan Eckberg (30-.3.5) had 2 hits and scored a run. CF/LF Ben Spencer (25-4.2) had 3 hits with a triple, scored a run and had an RBI.

For Philadelphia, ex-Wolverine 3B Jack Warren (34-7.2) had 3 of Philly's 5 hits, stole a base and scored a run.

Liberty League:
Cincinnati (10) at Cleveland (11): Harry Lamb (31-6.4) (7-8) over Bert Fischer (25-5.6) (7-5). LF Tom Laarman (25-7.8) had 2 hits and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. RF Joe Coffey (30-5.2) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, stole a base and had 3 RBIs. For the Reds rookie CF Fred Kerr (24-5.2) had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Rochester (5) at Indianapolis (6): Dad Marshall (27-4.4) (9-8) over Mert Gross (28-5.8) (1-8). Marshall allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he hit a double. 3 straight singles to lead off the bottom of the 9th won the game for the Hoosiers. The final single was hit by 1B John Kron (34-3.6). Manager/RF Ed Wakefield (26-5.8) had 2 hits with a double and 2 walks and scored 3 runs.

New York (2) at Boston (4): William Little (25-6.0) (3-0) over Miah Turner (25-5.3) (7-11). Little allowed 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out 10. Turner allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. CF Pat Stafford (25-5.4) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base and scored a run.

Grand National Association:
Kansas City (6) at Pittsburgh (8): Tom Lilly (26-6.4) (12-8) over Dan Butler (29-4.7) (6-14). Lilly allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. Butler allowed 9 hits, 4 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he drew a walk and scored 2 runs. C Wilson Wendling (25-4.1) hit a double and a triple, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Chicago (9) at Providence (6): Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (10-13) over Ed Wison (25-7.3) (13-9). Stanley allowed 8 hits, no walks and struck out 6. Wison allowed 8 hits, 5 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he hit a double and had an RBI. 3B Adonis Warren (37-5.1) had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. CF Blondie Reid (24-4.1) injured his shoulder and will miss about 6 weeks. RF Sam McKenna (34-6.0) also injured his shoulder, but will only miss about 3 weeks.

Baltimore (4) at Omaha (5): Lee Sprague (26-3.5) (3-3) over Sammy O'Quinn (24-5.9) (3-6). Sprague allowed 10 hits, no walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and scored a run. O'Quinn allowed 10 hits, 5 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. 1B Tom Anglin (33-5.6) had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn (7) at Milwaukee (3): Al Green (23-3.8) (16-5) over Zachary Buchanan (25-4.0) (12-11). Green allowed 9 hits, 4 walks and struck out 9. At bat, he had a hit. Buchanan allowed 10 hits, no walks and struck out 8. At bat, he hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Monte Moody (28-6.9) had 2 hits with his 4th home run of the season.

[Questdog]

Sunday, June 20, 1886

Grand National Association:
Chicago (7) at Providence (6): Pete Rinehart (27-6.2) (14-8) over Dave Frazier (26-5.7) (0-1). Chicago scored 6 times in the top of the 9th to take the lead. Rinehart allowed 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and an RBI. Frazier allowed 10 hits (5 in the 9th), 4 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and 2 RBIs. 3B Adonis Warren (37-5.1) had 2 hits with a bases-loaded double, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Monday, June 21, 1886

Philadelphia Keystones (14-25 .359 13.5 GB in 7th place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (28-12 .700 1st place)

Ted Ryther, Phil. (32-4.3) (L 5-12 3.43 9.4-2.6-4.1 H-BB-K/9) vs. Ed Bush, Det. (26-5.3) (R 11-2 2.23 5.5-2.8-5.5)

Won - 5 to 3 in 13 innings

RF Jackie Porter (31-6.3) hit a 1-out 3-run home run to win the game in the bottom of the 13th.

Bush allowed 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 9. At bat, he had 2 hits.

In 12 innings, Ryther gave us 3 unearned runs, 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4.

Gene Rankins (29-5.4) came on in the 13th after the lead-off batter reached on an error and the rest was history.

We made 3 errors and Philadelphia made 5.

LF Ben Spencer (25-4.2) hit a double and scored a run. CF Pat Womack (25-6.3) had a hit and scored 2 runs. 2B Sam Boullion (26-4.8) had 3 hits and a walk, stole a base and had an RBI.

Liberty League:
Cincinnati (10) at Cleveland (11) in 10 innings: Ed Pedersen (24-5.1) (9-8) over Lou Ellard (28-6.3) (2-4) in relief of John Stevens (29-8.2). 36 hits by the 2 teams in this one. Could rightfully be called a donnybrook. The Reds scored twice in the top of the 10th, but the Spiders scored 3 in the bottom half to win. With 1 out, LF Tom Laarman (25-7.8) tripled home 2 runs to tie the game and scored on a fly ball to win it. He had 2 hits, stole a base and scored 2 runs. For the Reds, rookie CF Fred Kerr (24-5.2) tore something in his knee and will miss at least 2 months. His replacement, Jimmy Wolf (25-5.1) went 5 for 5 with a home run, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Kansas City (5) at Pittsburgh (6): Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (13-11) over Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (10-14). The game was tied going into the bottom of the 9th. After the 1st 2 batters were put a out, a single by 2B Dan White (26-5.1) and 2 errors ended the game. White had 2 hits, stole 2 bases and scored 2 runs. Matthews allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. McClaughry allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit. LF Billy Galloway (24-5.3) had 3 hits, stole a base and had an RBI.

Brooklyn (2) at Omaha (13): Tom Lee (28-6.0) (6-11) over Ren French (24-4.9) (11-6). Lee allowed 5 hits, 5 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and scored 3 runs. 3B Ed Aldrich (22-6.8) had 3 hits and a walk, stole 2 bases, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. RF Bill Hammack (33-5.0) had 4 hits with a home run and 3 RBIs.

Baltimore (9) at Milwaukee (6): Pop Yurkovich (34-5.6) (8-13) over Dan Burton (31-4.9) (14-8). Yurkovich allowed 7 hits, 5 walks and struck out 6. CF Nat Lusk (26-6.4) had 4 hits with a home run, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Providence (4) at Chicago (5): Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (11-13) over Tom Blomberg (28-4.7) (10-12). Stanley allowed 7 hits (5 of them in the 9th inning when Providence scored all 4 of their runs), 1 walk and struck out 9. The Grays scored 4 times in the 9th before a batter was retired. With 2 runners on, Stanley then got 3 outs in a row to hang on to the win. He has now won 4 of his last 5. 2B Henry Potter (32-6.4) had 2 hits and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Blomberg has lost 4 in a row. His season has devolved into one of streaks. He lost his first decision. Then he won 2 in a row and then lost 2 in a row. Then he won 4 in a row and then lost 5 in a row. Then he won 4 in a row again and has now lost 4 in a row.

[Westheim]

Be sure to book the big ball room in Detroit for October's festive celebrations, which are undoubtedly going to take place. Give or take a shaky pitcher.

[Questdog]

Originally Posted by Westheim

Be sure to book the big ball room in Detroit for October's festive celebrations, which are undoubtedly going to take place. Give or take a shaky pitcher.

When I signed Lou Townley, I though it was in the bag, for sure. But now, every pitcher on the team has at least a flyball tendency and Detroit's park is extremely easy to hit them out of.

And other than LF Ben Smith, we do not have anyone who can take full advantage of the fences on offense. We have been out-homered at home 12 to 9.

And Boston has 7 of their 8 starters batting over .300, and that does not count Bill Gordon, who is batting .449 and is on the DL.

The Red Caps get P Joe Peters back in 3 days and Gordon back in a week.

I'll be rooting for the Wolverines, but my money is on the Red Caps.

One other point: My re-rating of all the fielders has really helped the AI because, on a scale of 1-10, there are no more 2's that it can start at short or center or anywhere really except first and left and maybe catcher. I still have the best defense in the League, but no team has a really horrible one anymore like seasons past.

Here is graphic that shows that the AI's defenses have become relatively better compared to mine. The numbers are the Overall Defensive Rating for the starters at each position. 1886 shows current starters and 1876 shows the player that started the most.

And I think the numbers would be even more dramatic if we counted all the backups who got playing time at a position with a rating of 1, 2 or 3. Those players just do not exist anymore and so the backups are therefore of a much higher quality, defensively.

In other words, my main advantage over the AI is not as pronounced under the new defensive scheme as under the default OOTP setup.

P.S. Sorry for the dissertation in response to a simple comment, but it takes a lot of bad-mouthing to un-jinx my club from your comment!....

[Questdog]

Tuesday, June 22, 1886

Before the games today, Cincinnati added 2-time MVP OF Fleet Wilcox (29-4.9) to their roster. Having missed a third of the season, it seems his string of 3 home run titles and 4 RBI titles in a row are in jeopardy.

Philadelphia Keystones (14-26 .350 14.5 GB in 7th place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (29-12 .707 1st place)

Fred Barrow, Phil. (34-4.7) (R 6-9 5.39 12.5-3.3-3.9 H-BB-K/9) vs. William McLeod, Det. (27-5.6) (R 6-8 3.18 7.3-3.1-6.7)

Won - 4 to 1

McLeod allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7.

Barrow gave us 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5.

We made 1 error and Philadelphia made 2.

LF Ben Smith (27-6.7), on his birthday, had 3 hits with a triple and his 4th home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Liberty League:
Cincinnati (8) at Cleveland (11): Harry Lamb (31-6.4) (8-8) over Bert Fischer (25-5.6) (7-6). The Reds lost their 6th game in a row. 3B Hunkey Morton (25-6.9) had 3 hits and scored 2 runs. LF Tom Laarman (25-7.8) had 2 hits with a triple, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. For the Reds, RF Fleet Wilcox, in his season debut, had 3 hits and scored a run.

Grand National Association:
Providence (6) at Pittsburgh (3): Ed Wison (25-7.3) (14-9) over Tom Lilly (26-6.4) (12-9). Wison allowed 6 hits, 5 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Lilly allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and an RBI. Rookie CF Al Young (22-4.8) hit 2 doubles and drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn (1) at Omaha (4): Lee Sprague (26-3.5) (4-3) over Al Green (23-3.8) (16-6). Sprague allowed 5 hits, no walks and struck out 10. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. He was won 4 in a row. Green allowed 3 hits, no walks and struck out 6. That's a tough outing to end up a loser. He gave up more runs than base-runners! Brooklyn made 7 errors to 1 for Omaha.

Baltimore (9) at Milwaukee (1): Tom Wilmarth (26-5.4) (7-15) over Zachary Buchanan (25-4.0) (12-12). Wilmarth allowed 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit. Buchanan, who I tried hard to sign for Detroit, lost his 4th in a row. LF Clarence Reis (35-5.0) had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. RF Val Cornell (28-3.5) hit 2 triples, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 2B Billy Moore (30-7.0) hit a double and a home run, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.

Chicago (10) at Kansas City (4): Pat Seguin (22-4.4) (3-3) over Dan Butler (29-4.7) (6-15). Seguin allowed 13 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. SS Freddy Parsley (26-7.5) had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, June 23, 1886

Manager/1B Pete Bucolo (38-4.1) and his big, bad Red Caps come into town for a 3 game series starting today. We are 5-1 against them so far this season and swept them in 3 games at Boston two weeks ago. They are 1st in the League in runs scored with 7.3 per game (Detroit is down to 5th with 5.0). They are 3rd in runs allowed with 3.9 per game (Detroit is still #2 with 3.7). Thankfully, Bill Gordon (29-3.7), who hit 3 home runs the last time the Red Caps came to town, will sit this series out.

I sent C Adam White (26-6.3) back to Syracuse and recalled C Jimmy Babcock (29-6.9).

Boston Red Caps (27-14 .659 2.5 GB in 2nd place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (30-12 .714 1st place)

Charlie Morlock, Bos. (36-6.7) (R 9-8 2.09 8.0-1.6-6.2 H-BB-K/9) vs. Ed Bush, Det. (26-5.3) (R 12-2 2.14 5.5-2.7-5.6)

Won - 4 to 3 in 10 innings

In the bottom of the 10th, SS Sam Swanger (33-4.8) walked and stole 2nd base. With 2 outs, RF Joe Kraus (29-7.9) singled to win the game. It was the 3rd extra-inning win in the 4 games of this current home-stand. We began the season by losing our first 3 extra-inning games, but have since won 5 in a row.

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

Morlock gave us 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5.

Each team made 2 errors.

3B Sam Boullion (26-4.8) hit a double and a triple and scored 2 runs. 2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run.

For Boston, LF Charlie Warner (32-9.2) hit a home run, his 3rd of the season and 2nd against us.

Liberty League:
New York (1) at Cleveland (2): Ed Pedersen (24-5.1) (10-8) over Miah Turner (25-5.3) (7-12). Pedersen allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3. He is 8-2 in his last 10 starts. Turner allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. Who else but Turner could have lost this game? He has now lost 6 in a row and has not allowed more than 7 hits in any of the games and has only walked 4 total during the losing streak. 3B Hunkey Morton (25-6.9) had 2 hits with a double and knocked in both of the Spider runs.

Rochester (5) at Cincinnati (2): Ed Hodges (26-3.2) (6-10) over John Stevens (29-8.2) (11-8). The Reds' losing streak reaches 7 games. Hodges allowed 9 hits, no walks and struck out 1. Stevens allowed 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. C Jim Martin (24-5.0) had 2 hits with a triple and scored a run and threw out both runners that tried to steal a base. The Reds scored their 2 runs on 1B Joe Vaughan's (31-5.2) 4th home run of the year.

Indianapolis (2) at Philadelphia (6) Game 1: Ted Ryther (32-4.3) (6-12) over Dad Marshall (27-4.4) (9-9). Ryther allowed 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. Marshall allowed 10 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3. SS Fred Vay (34-6.0) had 2 hits with a triple and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI.

Indianapolis (2) at Philadelphia (4) Game 2: Gene Rankins (29-5.4) (3-4) over Levi Giddens (34-4.8) (2-10). Rankins allowed 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3. He has won his last 3 starts. Giddens allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. 2B Smith Yocum (28-5.5) had 2 hits with a double, stole 2 bases, scored a run and had an RBI.

Grand National Association:
Providence (7) at Pittsburgh (4): Dave Frazier (26-5.7) (1-1) over Tom Adams (31-6.0) (3-3). Frazier allowed 9 hits, 4 walks and struck out 1. 1B Charlie Gregor (27-5.2) had 3 hits and was hit by a pitch and had 2 RBIs. 2B Bill Loschiavo (28-5.8) had 3 hits with a triple, scored a run and had an RBI.

Brooklyn (6) at Omaha (10): Tom Lee (28-6.0) (7-11) over Ren French (24-4.9) (11-7). Lee allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 8. At bat, he had a hit and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. SS Rube Ford (35-5.1) had 4 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 3B Ed Aldrich (22-6.8) had 2 hits, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. For Brooklyn, C Billy Boblett (28-5.4) had 2 hits and 4 RBIs.

Baltimore (7) at Milwaukee (8): Wiley Steel (24-5.6) (4-5) over Sammy O'Quinn (24-5.9) (3-7) in relief of Pop Yurkovich (34-5.6). Baltimore scored twice in the top of the 9th to take the lead, but Milwaukee scored twice in the bottom half of the inning to win. 2 doubles and then a passed ball and a wild pitch ended the game. Steel allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. In 8 innings, Yurkovich allowed 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. 2B Lou Bohus (26-5.4) had 2 hits and a walk, stole 3 bases and scored 3 runs. LF Ted Steeves (24-4.2) hit 3 doubles, including 1 to lead off the 9th, scored a run and had an RBI. For Baltimore, rookie 3B Phil Lane (25-7.4) had 3 hits with a double and a triple, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. RF Val Cornell (28-3.5) sprained his thumb and will miss a month.

Chicago (9) at Kansas City (4): Pete Rinehart (27-6.2) (15-8) over Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (10-15). The game was tied at 3 apiece until Chicago scored 4 times in the 8th. Rinehart allowed 8 hits, 5 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Bob Robertson (23-4.1) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.