The Liberty League, Est. 1876

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Saturday, July 10, 1886

The Cleveland Spiders added P Willis Kornfield (33-6.0) to their roster today. He has not pitched since March when he injured his shoulder. They have elected not to send him to A Ball to get in shape, so expect an ugly game or two from the get go. To make room for him, they sent ex-Haymaker P Harry Lamb (31-6.4) to Oswego in the International League (A).

Philadelphia Keystones (21-35 .375 19 GB in 7th place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (40-16 .714 1st place)

Rankins has won 5 of his last 6 starts.

Gene Rankins, Phil. (29-5.4) (R 5-5 3.23 8.7-4.2-2.5 H-BB-K/9) vs. Hank Anderson, Det. (33-7.7) (L 6-1 2.47 7.4-2.8-5.3)

Lost - 10 to 4

We are now 3-3 in our last 6 games, all against the 2 worst teams in the League.

Anderson allowed 14 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit.

Rankins gave us 12 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit.

We made 5 errors and Philadelphia made 2.

3B Sam Boullion (26-4.8) had 3 hits with a double and a triple and scored a run. 1B Sam Cowan (30-5.1) had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base and scored a run. 2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. SS AL Shaffer (25-5.6) had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI.

For the Keystones, C Andy Runnels (29-7.8) had 3 hits with a double and 2 walks and scored 2 runs. Rookie LF Biff Place (25-5.4) had 3 hits with a triple, scored a run and had 4 RBIs.

Liberty League:
Indianapolis (1) at New York (8): Jack Roberts (34-6.1) (14-10) over Levi Giddens (34-4.8) (3-14). Roberts allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. 3B Ed Glass (26-4.5) had 2 hits with his 2nd home run of the season, this one with the bases loaded.

Boston (3) at Rochester (4): Bill Henson (29-6.5) (8-15) over Joe Peters (30-4.9) (10-5). Henson allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. Peters allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. 3B Bill Rush (37-3.7) had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. For Boston, 3b Bill Gordon (29-3.7) had 3 hits with 2 RBIs. Rochester, the last place team, has now won 4 in a row against the top 2 teams, Detroit and Boston, out-scoring them 25 to 8.

Cleveland (12) at Cincinnati (17): Lou Ellard (28-6.3) (5-4) over Ed Pedersen (24-5.1) (13-11). Ellard did not pitch all that well, but he remains undefeated in his last 6 starts. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double and scored 3 runs. RF Joe Turner (26-6.6) had 4 hits with 2 home runs and a walk, scored 3 times and had 5 RBIs. He is now tied for the League lead with 6 home runs. For Cleveland, 1B Clipper Wilson (30-4.4) had 4 hits with a home run, scored twice and had 4 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Brooklyn (0) at Pittsburgh (10): Tom Lilly (26-6.4) (16-11) over Al Green (23-3.8) (20-8). Lilly allowed 3 hits, 4 walks and struck out 5. Green had his 2nd straight start where he allowed 10 or more runs, both against the Stogies. C Wilson Wendling (25-4.1) had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Baltimore (6) at Providence (4): Tom Wilmarth (26-5.4) (10-19) over Tom Blomberg (28-4.7) (13-15). Wilmarth allowed 13 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit. Blomberg allowed 12 hits, 5 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit. CF Bill Fogle (27-5.3) had 3 hits, stole 3 bases and scored 2 runs. For the Grays, C John Toler (28-6.4) had 5 hits and scored a run. RF John Froom (37-6.2) sprained his elbow and will miss 2 to 3 weeks.

Omaha (10) at Kansas City (2): Lee Sprague (26-3.5) (8-6) over Lew Burnett (25-4.5) (8-8). Sprague allowed 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. Rookie CF Fred Negus (22-6.7) had 3 hits and a walk, stole 2 bases and scored 3 runs.

Milwaukee (6) at Chicago (13): Pat Seguin (22-4.4) (5-3) over Wiley Steel (24-5.6) (4-6). Seguin allowed 7 hits, 5 walks and struck out 8. 1B Patsy Roberts (32-5.5) had 3 hits with a double and a triple, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBIs. CF Sam McKenna (34-6.0), in his 2d game back after missing 3 weeks with an injury, tore a muscle and will miss another 6 weeks, at least.

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Sunday, July 11, 1886

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (10) at Providence (8) in 10 innings: Pop Yurkovich (34-5.6) (12-16) over Ed Wison (25-7.3) (15-14). CF Bill Fogle (27-5.3) had 2 hits with 2 10th inning RBIs. 2B Billy Moore (30-7.0) hit a double and 2 triples, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. For the Grays, rookie CF Al Young (22-4.8) had 3 hits with 2 doubles and a walk, stole 2 bases, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Omaha (4) at Kansas City (5): Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (15-16) over Tom Lee (28-6.0) (11-13). McClaughry allowed 6 hits, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 9th with 2 outs. Lee allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. 2B Tommy Dyer (28-3.8) had 2 hits with a triple, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI.

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Monday, July 12, 1886

We begin a 3 game series with manager Paul Richards (45-5.4) and his Spiders today. So far, we are 4-3 against them on the season and we swept them 3 games in Cleveland almost a month ago. They are 2nd in the League in runs scored with 5.6 per game (Detroit is 4th with 5.1). They are 8th in runs allowed with 6.4 per game (Detroit is 2nd with 4.0).

Cleveland Spiders (27-27 .500 11.5 GB in 5th place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (40-17 .702 1st place)

Ed Pedersen, Clev. (24-5.1) (R 13-11 4.17 10.6-2.2-3.7 H-BB-K/9) vs. Ed Bush, Det. (26-5.3) (R 18-2 2.12 5.8-2.6-5.9)

Lost - 5 to 4

Bush allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit.

Pedersen gave us 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.

We made 3 errors and Cleveland made 1.

3B Sam Boullion (26-4.8) had 2 hits with a double and 2 RBIs. He has now had a hit in 12 straight games and is batting .408 during that stretch. 2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) hit a triple and drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Willie Kirby (24-2.1) hit 2 doubles, but had no runs or RBIs. SS AL Shaffer (25-5.6) had 2 hits and scored a run.

For the Spiders, CF Bill Nichols (26-7.7) had 2 hits with an inside-the-park home run and 2 RBIs.

Liberty League:
Cincinnati (3) at Philadelphia (4): Ted Ryther (32-4.3) (9-15) over John Stevens (29-8.2) (14-11). Ryther allowed 12 hits, no walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Stevens allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. C Andy Runnels (29-7.8) had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. For the Reds, rookie C Dave Passick (23-4.4) hit 2 doubles and a triple and scored a run.

Boston (6) at Rochester (5): Charlie Morlock (37-6.7) (12-12) over Ed Hodges (26-3.2) (9-13). Morlock allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. Hodges allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he hit a double and scored a run. Rookie CF Sal Griffin (23-5.0) hit a double and a triple, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had an RBI.

Indianapolis (5) at New York (3): Dad Marshall (27-4.4) (14-10) over Miah Turner (25-5.3) (10-15). Marshall allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit. Turner allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 9. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Yet another loss for Turner in which he only allowed 1 earned run. This makes his 5th of the season. Manager/RF Ed Wakefield (26-5.8) had 2 hits with a triple and scored a run.

Grand National Association:
Milwaukee (5) at Pittsburgh (16): Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (18-13) over Zachary Buchanan (25-4.0) (15-16). Mathews allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. SS Jim Ware (32-5.6) had 3 hits with a double, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. CF Al Steel (26-7.0) hit 2 doubles and had 3 RBIs.

Omaha (10) at Providence (7): Bill Hamilton (28-5.4) (8-7) over Dave Frazier (26-5.7) (2-4). Hamilton allowed 11 hits, no walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. Rookie CF Fred Negus (22-6.7) had 3 hits, stole 2 bases, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. 1B Tom Anglin (33-5.6) had 4 hits and an RBI.

Baltimore (10) at Kansas City (11): Dan Butler (29-4.7) (8-16) over Sammy O'Quinn (24-5.9) (4-8) in relief of Tom Wilmarth (26-5.4). Baltimore tied the game with 2 runs in the top of the 8th, but Kansas City took the lead with a run in the bottom half. Then the Orioles took the lead with 2 runs in the top of the 9th, but the Cowboys won with 2 in the bottom half. P Dan Butler ended the game with a run-scoring single. SS Jim McCarthy (25-7.5) had 3 hits with a double and a triple, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. LF Lou Baggett (24-4.2) had 2 hits with a double and 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn (3) at Chicago (4): Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (18-14) over Ren French (25-4.9) (13-11). Chicago scored 3 times in the bottom of the 9th to win. P Stanley ended the game with a 2-out single. He allowed 10 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3. He has now won 10 of his last 11 starts. French allowed 11 hits (5 in the 9th inning), 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and a walk. 3B Adonis Warren (37-5.1) had 2 hits with his 3rd home run of the year, scored twice and had 2 RBIs.

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Tuesday, July 13, 1886

Cleveland Spiders (28-27 .509 10.5 GB in 5th place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (40-18 .690 1st place)

This is Kornfield's season debut and he has not thrown in a game since March, so we are expecting to score a pile of runs today.

Willis Kornfield, Clev. (33-6.0) (R 29-25 2.69 8.7-2.9-3.9 last season H-BB-K/9) vs. William McLeod, Det. (27-5.6) (R 9-11 2.94 6.9-2.8-6.8)

Won - 4 to 3 in 10 innings

That is not a pile of runs.....

If this is what Kornfield looks like rusty, I hope we don't face him when he is sharp. The only indication that he was not 100% was that his control was a bit spotty. We did not have an extra-base hit and we grounded into 3 double-plays.

With 2 outs in the bottom of the 10th, 2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) got his 1st hit of the day to end the game. Kornfield had previously struck him out twice.

In 10 innings, McLeod allowed 12 hits, 1 walk and struck out 9.

Kornfield gave us 9 hits, 5 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.

Each team made 4 errors.

3B Sam Boullion (26-4.8) had 2 hits, extending his streak to 13 straight. He also stole a base. CF Willie Kirby (24-2.1) had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run.

For the Spiders, LF Tom Laarman (25-7.8) had 3 hits with a double and scored a run. RF Joe Coffey (30-5.2) hit a 2-run home run, his 2nd of the season and stole a base.

Liberty League:
Indianapolis (7) at Rochester (5): Levi Giddens (34-4.8) (4-14) over Bill Henson (29-6.5) (8-16). Giddens allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and 2 RBIs. 2B Bill Lawson (29-6.9) had 2 hits with a triple, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. Manager/RF Ed Wakefield (26-5.8) had 3 hits with a triple and scored a run.

Cincinnati (2) at Philadelphia (4): Fred Barrow (34-4.7) (8-14) over Bert Fischer (25-5.6) (10-10). Barrow allowed 10 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and 2 walks. Fischer allowed 6 hits, 8 walks and struck out 2. SS Smith Yocum (28-5.5) hit a double, drew a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs.

Boston (2) at New York (5) Game 1: Jack Roberts (34-6.1) (15-10) over Joe Peters (30-4.9) (10-6). Roberts allowed 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. Peters allowed 5 hits, 1 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Boston made 6 errors. RF Joe Olson (29-6.8) had 3 hits with a double and 3 RBIs.

Boston (11) at New York (3) Game 2: Joe Peters (30-4.9) (11-6) over Jack Roberts (34-6.1) (15-11). Peters allowed 4 hits, 4 walks and struck out 8. At bat, he walked and scored a run. LF Charlie Warner (32-9.2) had 2 hits with a double and a walk and scored 2 runs. 3B Bill Gordon (29-3.7) had 2 hits and a walk, scored 3 runs and had an RBI.

Grand National Association:
Milwaukee (2) at Pittsburgh (6): Tom Lilly (26-6.4) (17-11) over Dan Burton (31-4.9) (14-17). Lilly allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. Burton allowed 7 hits, 7 walks and struck out 5. He has lost 10 in a row.

Omaha (6) at Providence (10): Tom Blomberg (28-4.7) (14-15) over Lee Sprague (26-3.5) (8-7). Blomberg allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. Omaha made 9 errors. C John Toler (28-6.4) had 2 hits with a double and scored 3 runs.

Baltimore (9) at Kansas City (8): Tom Wilmarth (26-5.4) (11-19) over Lew Burnett (25-4.5) (8-9). Wilmarth allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he hit a double and scored a run. Burnett allowed 10 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. C William Fisher (29-4.9) had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI and threw out 2 of 3 on steal attempts.

Brooklyn (3) at Chicago (4): Pete Rinehart (27-6.2) (19-10) over Al Green (23-3.8) (20-9). Rinehart allowed 4 hits, no walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and 2 RBIs. Green allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit. He has lost 3 in a row. Chicago has won 6 in a row.

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Wednesday, July 14, 1886

Cleveland Spiders (28-28 .500 11.5 GB in 5th place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (41-18 .695 1st place)

Ed Pedersen, Clev. (24-5.1) (R 14-11 4.12 10.6-2.2-3.6 H-BB-K/9) vs. Ed Bush, Det. (26-5.3) (R 18-3 2.17 5.9-2.6-5.8)

Won - 8 to 0

Bush allowed 2 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. He gave up his 1st hit in the 6th inning.

Pedersen gave us 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1.

We made 1 error and Cleveland made 9.

RF Joe Kraus (29-7.9) had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had 3 RBI. 3B Sam Boullion (26-4.8) had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. He now has a hit in 14 straight games. 1B Sam Cowan (30-5.1) had a hit and 2 walks, stole a base and scored a run. C Jimmy Babcock (29-6.9) had 3 hits and scored 3 runs.

For Cleveland, 2B Jesse Flanders (26-5.4) pulled something and will miss about 3 weeks.

Liberty League:
Cincinnati (9) at Philadelphia (2): John Stevens (29-8.2) (15-11) over Ted Ryther (32-4.3) (9-16). Stevens allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he walked twice and scored a run. 3B Adam Trombley (32-6.8) had 3 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. SS Harry Coats (32-4.9) had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Indianapolis (6) at Rochester (7): John Simon (26-6.6) (3-0) over Joe Osborne (28-3.0) (3-8). Simon allowed 9 hits, no walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had 2 hits and scored a run. LF Jack Wallace (33-7.5) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI.

Boston (8) at New York (6): Freddy Wood (30-6.3) (7-6) over Al Stone (26-3.1) (3-2). Wood allowed 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B Mike Stables (30-7.1) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI.

Grand National Association:
Milwaukee (3) at Pittsburgh (4): Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (19-13) over Zachary Buchanan (25-4.0) (15-17). The game was tied at 2 apiece going into the 9th. The Brewers scored once in the top half, but the Stogies scored twice in the bottom to win. P Mathews knocked in the winning run with a 2-out single. He also scored a run and had 2 RBIs. He allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. He has won 6 in a row. Buchanan allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. LF Billy Galloway (25-5.3) had 2 hits with a double and scored 2 runs.

Omaha (9) at Providence (8): Tom Lee (28-6.0) (12-13) over Ed Wison (25-7.3) (15-15). Lee allowed 7 hits, 8 walks and struck out 5. He shut out the Grays through 7 innings, and then allowed 4 runs in the 8th and 4 more in the 9th. The bases were loaded when he got the final out. Omaha made 3 errors, all in the 9th inning. Wison has now lost 5 in a row. Rookie CF Fred Negus (22-6.7) had 4 hits with a double and a triple, stole a base and scored 4 runs. 2B Ed Aldrich (22-6.8) had 3 hits with a double and a triple, a walk, scored a run and had 4 RBI.

Baltimore (2) at Kansas City (5): Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (16-16) over Sammy Gibbs (24-5.4) (0-1) in his major league debut. McClaughry allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. At bat, he had 2 hits and a walk and scored a run. He has won 6 of his last 7. Gibbs allowed 9 hits, 9 walks and struck out 1. To make room for Gibbs, Pop Yurkovich (34-5.6) was sent to Jersey City in the Eastern League (A). Though I am sure he is not happy about it, it could turn out to be a blessing in disguise. If he stays there the rest of the season, he will be a free agent this fall and maybe can sign with a decent club for once in his career. If he has anything left. But he pitched a 1-hitter in his Eastern League debut today, so maybe he has some wins left in his arm.

Brooklyn (7) at Chicago (10): Pete Rinehart (27-6.2) (20-10) over Ren French (25-4.9) (13-12). Rinehart allowed 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. He has won 10 of his last 12. Rookie 1B Herman Ralli (26-4.8) had 2 hits with a home run, scored twice and had 2 RBIs. The Colts have won 7 in a row and have pulled to within 2 games of the Gladiators for 1st place.

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Thursday, July 15, 1886

We begin a 3 game series with manager/CF Silver Borresen (32-6.9) and his Reds today. We are 2-4 against them so far on the season and lost 2 of 3 against them in Cincinnati the last time we met, a month ago. In their first trip to Detroit they showed a rude propensity for hitting home runs, with 4 in the 3 games. And they did not have LF Fleet Wilcox (29-4.9), the most prolific home run hitter of each of the past 3 seasons, in their lineup at the time. He is in the lineup now. The Reds are 2nd in the League in scoring runs with 5.5 per game (Detroit is still 4th with 5.2). They are 4th in the League in runs allowed with 5.2 per game (Detroit is #2 with 3.9).

Cincinnati Reds (32-27 .542 9.5 GB in 3rd place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (42-18 .700 1st place)

Bert Fischer, Cin. (25-5.6) (L 10-10 3.26 7.9-3.9-4.9 H-BB-K/9) vs. William McLeod, Det. (27-5.6) (R 10-11 2.84 7.1-2.7-6.9)

Won - 5 to 0

Our 2nd shutout in a row!

McLeod allowed 4 hits, no walks and struck out 6. He gave up his 1st hit in the 5th inning.

Fischer gave us 12 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5.

We made no errors and Cincinnati made 2.

RF Joe Kraus (29-7.9) hit a double and scored a run. SS Al Shaffer (25-5.6) had 2 hits with a double and scored 2 runs. 3B Sam Boullion (26-4.8) had 3 hits with a double and had 2 RBIs. He was thrown out at the plate twice. He now has a hit in 15 straight games. C Evan Eckberg (30-3.5) hit 2 doubles and had an RBI. RF Jackie Porter (31-6.3) had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. 1B Fred Parrish (27-5.7) hit a triple and drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI.

Liberty League:
Indianapolis (0) at Rochester (2): Ed Hodges (26-3.2) (10-13) over Dad Marshall (27-4.4) (14-11). Hodges allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit. Marshall allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. SS Sanford Kimbler (30-6.9) had 2 hits with a home run and scored 2 runs.

Boston (3) at New York (4): Miah Turner (25-5.3) (11-15) over Charlie Morlock (37-6.7) (12-13). Turner allowed 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. Morlock allowed 4 hits, 4 walks and struck out 9. With the League's best offense behind him, Morlock has still managed to be under-supported. In his last 7 losses, the Red Caps have scored a total of 14 runs. He has lost 4 of his last 5, though his ERA has dropped from 2.17 to 2.10 during the stretch. 1B John Hilliard (26-7.2) had 2 hits with his 3rd home run of the year and 3 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Milwaukee (4) at Pittsburgh (8): Tom Lilly (26-6.4) (18-11) over Dan Burton (31-4.9) (14-18). Lilly allowed 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. He has won 4 in a row. Burton has now lost 11 in a row. He was 12-4 at one point. CF Al Steel (26-7.0) had 3 hits and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. Pittsburgh has won 5 in a row and are 2 games behind Brooklyn, in 3rd place. Milwaukee has lost 9 in a row.

Omaha (12) at Providence (2): Lee Sprague (26-3.5) (9-7) over Dave Frazier (26-5.7) (2-5). Sprague allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. Rookie CF Fred Negus (22-6.7), who must be the hottest hitter in baseball, had 4 hits with a double and a triple, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. He has 13 hits in his last 4 games and is batting .427 over his last 16 games. 3B Bones Collins (31-4.4) had 3 hits with a double and a home run, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Baltimore (8) at Kansas City (7): Sammy Gibbs (24-5.4) (1-1) over Lew Burnett (25-4.5) (8-10). Gibbs allowed 9 hits, 5 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had 2 hits and 2 RBIs. He held Kansas City scoreless until the 8th inning. RF John Hagadorn (36-6.3) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, stole a base and scored 3 runs. For the Cowboys, RF Danny Bolus (34-5.4) hurt his knee and will miss 3 to 4 weeks.

Brooklyn (3) at Chicago (4): Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (19-14) over John Ritch (31-7.8) (12-7). Stanley allowed 2 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. He has won 11 of his last 12. Ritch allowed 4 hits, 4 walks and struck out no one. Chicago has won 8 in a row and are 22-3 in their last 25 games. The are now 1 game behind the Gladiators.

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Friday, July 16, 1886

Cincinnati Reds (32-28 .533 10.5 GB in 3rd place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (43-18 .705 1st place)

Here's an interesting fact: since our #1 pitcher, Lou Townley (24-3.4) went down for the count, we are 28-9 (.757).

We have not faced Ellard, except in relief, this season. He has gone 9 innings against us and allowed 4 hits and 1 unearned run. He is 5-0 in his last 6 starts.

Oh, and the wind is blowing out today, so it looks like we will not get 3 shutouts in a row.

Lou Ellard, Cin. (28-6.3) (R 5-4 3.86 9.6-3.3-4.0 H-BB-K/9) vs. Ed Bush, Det. (26-5.3) (R 19-3 2.07 5.7-2.5-5.8)

Won - 7 to 6

Our string of shutout innings did not last through the 1st. This is a game we did not deserve to win, for sure.

Bush allowed 12 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4.

Ellard gave us 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. At bat, he had 2 hits.

We made 4 errors and Cincinnati made 5.

LF Ben Smith (27-6.7) hit a double and an inside-the-park home run, his 6th round-tripper of the year, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. RF Jackie Porter (31-6.3) had 2 hits with an RBI. 3B Fred Parrish (27-5.7) had 2 hits and an RBI.

For Cincinnati, 2B Jumbo Lynn (26-3.8) had 4 hits and a walk, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. RF Joe Turner (26-6.6) had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 3 RBIs, but broke a bone in his foot and will miss 4 to 5 weeks.

Liberty League:
Boston (4) at Indianapolis (2): Joe Peters (30-4.9) (12-6) over Levi Giddens (34-4.8) (4-15). Peters allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 9. Giddens allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 5. LF Charlie Warner (32-9.2) had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. For the Hoosiers, C Fred Smith (31-6.8) had 3 hits with a home run and 2 RBIs.

New York (8) at Rochester (9): Bill Henson (29-6.5) (9-16) over Jack Roberts (34-6.1) (15-12). Henson allowed 9 hits, 4 walks and struck out 7. Roberts allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. 1B Pete Hinde (30-7.9) had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Cleveland (3) at Philadelphia (13) Game 1: Fred Barrow (34-4.7) (9-14) over Willis Kornfield (33-6.0) (0-2). Barrow allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and scored a run. C Andy Runnels (29-7.8) had 2 hits with a triple and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.

Cleveland (3) at Philadelphia (9) Game 2: Gene Rankins (29-5.4) (7-5) over Ed Pedersen (24-5.1) (14-13). Rankins allowed 4 hits, 4 walks and struck out 5. Rookie CF Dale Ferrell (28-7.9) had had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI.

Grand National Association:
Pittsburgh (6) at Baltimore (13): Tom Wilmarth (26-5.4) (12-19) over Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (19-14). Wilmarth allowed 11 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he hit a triple, drew a walk and scored 3 runs. Rookie 3B Phil Lane (25-7.4) had 3 hits and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs. RF John Hagadorn (36-6.3) had 4 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Saturday, July 17, 1886

We sent SS Russell Gardner (32-6.4) and CF Pat Womack (25-6.3) to Syracuse and called up CF Tom Duncan (21-6.6) and SS Hubbard Hooker (28-5.3), who is no relation to Egyptian.

Cincinnati Reds (32-29 .525 11.5 GB in 3rd place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (44-18 .710 1st place)

We are 1-3 against Stevens on the season.

John Stevens, Cin. (29-8.2) (R 15-11 2.41 8.0-2.0-5.6 H-BB-K/9) vs. Hank Anderson, Det. (33-7.7) (L 6-2 3.00 8.4-2.7-5.1)

Lost - 5 to 3

Anderson has now lost 3 in a row and has not looked too great doing it. If he makes it a 4th in a row, we will look for another option as our #3 pitcher. Sal DeVaux (31-3.5) is pitching very well at Syracuse and he is a groundball pitcher, which is important in our little park.

Anderson allowed 11 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.

Stevens gave us 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit.

We made 3 errors and Cincinnati made 2.

RF Joe Kraus (29-7.9) hurt his shoulder and will miss 6 to 7 weeks. So now we have our #1 pitcher, 2 starting outfielders and our starting shortstop all out with injuries and the only one due back anytime soon is CF Fred Bianco (27-6.9) in about a week. 3B Sam Boullion (26-4.8) had 2 hits and a walk. He has now had a hit in 16 straight games. 1B Sam Cowan (30-5.1) hits a triple and scored 2 runs. 2B Jocko COle (24-6.1) had 2 hits and an RBI. CF Willie Kirby (24-2.1) hit a double.

For Cincinnati, C Spider Sullivan (25-6.7) hit a 3-run double and threw out both runners that tried to steal a base. He has the most impressive arm of any catcher I have seen. 3B Adam Trombley (32-6.8) hit his 4rd home run of the season, drew a walk and scored 2 runs. 2 of the home runs have been against Detroit, of course.

Liberty League:
Cleveland (8) at Philadelphia (4): Bill Henrichs (27-7.4) (6-4) over Ted Ryther (32-4.3) (9-17). Henrichs allowed 8 hits, no walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Ryther allowed 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. C Deacon Dubin (29-8.8) had 2 hits with a double and 3 RBIs.

New York (2) at Rochester (7): John Simon (26-6.6) (4-0) over Ollie Kust (27-5.5) (0-1) in relief of Al Stone (26-3.1). Simon allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. Curt is normally a catcher, but had to enter the game when Stone was injured. Stone will miss 2 to 3 months with a bad hamstring pull. 3B Bill Rush (37-3.7) had 3 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. For New York, they also lost LF Joe Olson (29-6.8) at least 6 weeks with a herniated disc in his back.

Boston (6) at Indianapolis (7): Joe Osborne (28-3.0) (4-8) over Freddy Wood (30-6.3) (7-7). C Fred Smith (31-6.8) had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. RF Martin Arnold (31-6.2) had 2 hits and 2 RBIs. For Boston, rookie CF Sal Griffin (23-5.0), himself a replacement for an injured player, will need replacing now as he broke his leg and will be out for the rest of the season. RF Dan Abrams (27-5.1) came up with a bad blister and they say he will probably be out 2 weeks. That's either the worst blister of all time or he is a wussy.

With Boston playing less than stellar ball of late, things are looking pretty rosy for the Wolverines at the half-way point of the season with an 8.5 game lead. But if you can recall, we were looking pretty set in first place last year and ending in a dogfight at the end.

Grand National Association:
Kansas City (2) at Brooklyn (3): Al Green (23-3.8) (21-9) over Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (16-17). Brooklyn was down, 2 to 1, entering the bottom of the 9th. The first 2 batters were put out, but then LF Monte Moody (28-6.9) tripled, 2B Charlie Smith (28-5.6) doubled to tie the game and C Jim Granier (31-5.7) singled to win it. Green allowed 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 8. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. McClaughry allowed 9 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2.

Chicago (3) at Omaha (5): Tom Lee (28-6.0) (13-13) over Pete Rinehart (27-6.2) (20-11). Lee allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 9. Rinehart allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. Rookie LF Fred Negus (22-6.7) had an off day with only 2 hits with a triple, a walk and a runs scored. 2B Ed Aldrich (22-6.8) had 3 hits with 2 doubles, stole a base and scored a run.

Providence (11) at Milwaukee (8): Tom Blomberg (28-4.7) (15-15) over Zachary Buchanan (25-4.0) (15-18). Blomberg allowed 7 hits (3 home runs), 5 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. In 8 innings, Buchanan allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. He has lost 4 in a row. Milwaukee made 9 errors and lost their 10th game in a row. 3B Sam Clark (35-4.7) had 2 hits with a double, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Sunday, July 18, 1886

Grand National Association:
Providence (15) at Brooklyn (5): Ed Wison (25-7.3) (16-15) over Ren French (25-4.9) (13-13). Wison allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had 4 hits, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. French, who was 10-4 at one point, has lost 4 in a row and 8 of his last 10. 1B Charlie Gregor (27-5.2) had 3 hits and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. 2B Bill Loschiavo (28-5.8) had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Monday, July 19, 1886

The home-stand is over and today we embark on the road trip to end all road trips (unfortunately, that is not true). We will be sleeping in hotels for the next month and 4 days. We begin with a 3 game series against manager Paul Richards (45-5.4) and his Spiders today. We are 6-3 against them on the season so far and beat them 2 of 3 in Detroit last week. They are 2nd in the League in runs scored with 5.4 per game (Detroit is still #4 with 5.1). They are 8th and last in the League in runs allowed with 6.5 per game (Detroit is now #1 with 3.9). Cleveland's League Park is a tough place to hit home runs, but is otherwise very kind to the hitters.

I called back CF Pat Womack (25-6.3) from Syracuse.

Detroit Wolverines (44-19 .698 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Cleveland Spiders (29-31 .483 13.5 GB in 5th place)

We are 3-2 against Pedersen on the season.

Ed Bush, Det. (26-5.3) (R 20-3 2.20 6.0-2.5-5.8 H-BB-K/9) vs. Ed Pedersen, Clev. (24-5.1) (R 14-13 4.11 10.8-2.2-3.6)

Won - 9 to 0

Bush allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 5.

Pedersen gave us 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit.

We made no errors and Cleveland made 10.

3B Sam Boullion (26-4.8) had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. He has now had a hit in 17 straight games. 1B Sam Cowan (30-5.1) hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Jackie Porter (31-6.3) had 2 hits and scored 2 runs.

For Cleveland, they only had 7 hits, but LF Tom Laarman (25-7.8) had 4 of them and stole 2 bases.

Liberty League:
Philadelphia (2) at Cincinnati (4): Charlie Branham (26-4.2) (3-2) over Fred Barrow (34-4.7) (9-15). Cincinnati scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th. Branham, in his first outing since May 6, allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. Barrow allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit. RF Fleet Wilcox (29-4.9) had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Joe Vaughan (31-5.2) hit a 2-run triple.

New York (5) at Rochester (3): Miah Turner (25-5.3) (12-15) over Ed Hodges (26-3.2) (10-14). Turner allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 9. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. Hodges allowed 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit. 3B Ed Glass (27-4.5) had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Boston (3) at Indianapolis (4): Dad Marshall (27-4.4) (15-11) over Charlie Morlock (37-6.7) (12-14). Marshall allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Manager/LF Ed Wakefield (26-5.8) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. Boston has not won a series in July and this was their 5th.

Grand National Association:
Pittsburgh (2) at Baltimore (5) Game 1: Tom Wilmarth (26-5.4) (13-19) over Tom Lilly (26-6.4) (18-12). Wilmarth allowed 3 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. Lilly allowed 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. CF Bill Fogle (27-5.3) hit his 2nd home run of the season, stole a base and scored 2 runs.

Pittsburgh (3) at Baltimore (5) Game 2: Sammy Gibbs (24-5.4) (2-1) over Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (19-15). Gibbs allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. Mathews allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit. 2B Billy Moore (30-7.0) had 2 hits with a triple and 2 RBIs.

Kansas City (14) at Milwaukee (2): Lew Burnett (25-4.5) (9-10) over Dan Burton (31-4.9) (14-19). Burnett allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. Burton has now lost 12 in a row. SS Jim McCarthy (25-7.5) had 4 hits with a double and 2 triples, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBIs. LF Lou Baggett (24-4.2) had 3 hits with a triple and his 3rd home run of the year, drew a walk, stole 2 bases, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. Milwaukee has lost 11 in a row.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, July 20, 1886

Detroit Wolverines (45-19 .703 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Cleveland Spiders (29-32 .475 14.5 GB in 5th place)

McLeod is 4-1 with a 1.57 ERA in July and has allowed last than 1 walk per 9 innings.

William McLeod, Det. (27-5.6) (R 11-11 2.72 7.0-2.6-6.8 H-BB-K/9) vs. Willis Kornfield, Clev. (33-6.0) (R 0-2 5.17 9.2-5.7-2.9)

Won - 4 to 2

McLeod allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and 2 RBIs.

Kornfield gave us 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1.

Each team made 3 errors.

3B Sam Boullion (26-4.8) went hitless, ending his streak at 17 straight games. LF Ben Smith (27-6.7) had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base and scored a run. C Evan Eckberg (30-3.5) had 3 hits and a walk and scored a run. SS Al Shaffer (25-5.6) hit a home run to right field, no small thing in this ball park.

For Cleveland, LF Tom Laarman (25-7.8) hit a triple and drew a walk and scored both of their runs. He is now leading the league in hitting with a .342 average, just ahead of Sam Boullion and 1B Sam Cowan (30-5.1).

Liberty League:
New York (10) at Indianapolis (2): Jack Roberts (34-6.1) (16-12) over Levi Giddens (34-4.8) (4-16). Roberts allowed 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. 3B Ed Glass (27-4.5) had 4 hits with 2 doubles, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Pittsburgh (11) at Baltimore (4): Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (20-15) over the just recalled Pop Yurkovich (34-5.6) (12-17). Mathews allowed 4 hits, 7 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. CF Al Steel (26-7.0) had 4 hits with a double and a triple, scored 2 runs and 3 RBIs. 3B Dan White (26-5.1) hit 2 triples and scored 2 runs.

Kansas City (2) at Brooklyn (3) in 11 innings: Al Green (23-3.8) (22-9) over Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (16-18). The winning run scored on a 1-out passed ball. In 11 innings, Green allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. McClaughry allowed 8 hits, 5 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits and a walk. 3B Kid Angell (37-6.0) had 2 hits and 2 walks and an RBI.

Providence (6) at Milwaukee (3): Tom Blomberg (28-4.7) (16-15) over Zachary Buchanan (25-4.0) (15-19). There was an hour and 47 rain delay in the 3rd inning. In 5 innings, Blomberg allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he hit a double. Dave Frazier (26-5.7) pitched the final 4 innings, allowed 1 runs, 1 hit (it went over the fence), 1 walk and struck out 1. C John Toler (28-6.4) had 2 hits with a triple and 3 RBIs. Milwaukee has lost 12 in a row.

Chicago (4) at Omaha (6) Game 1: Lee Sprague (26-3.5) (10-7) over Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (19-15). Sprague allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 7. Stanley allowed 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1. 2B Ed Aldrich (22-6.8) had 3 hits with a triple, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Chicago (5) at Omaha (6) in 11 innings Game 2: Tom Lee (28-6.0) (14-13) over Pete Rinehart (27-6.2) (20-12). Omaha scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game. Rookie CF Fred Negus (22-6.7) won the game with a 2-out single. In 11 innings, Lee allowed 11 hits, 5 walks and struck out 5. Rinehart allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 8.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, July 21, 1886

Detroit Wolverines (46-19 .708 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Cleveland Spiders (29-33 .468 15.5 GB in 5th place)

Hank Anderson, Det. (33-7.7) (L 6-3 3.26 8.7-2.6-4.7 H-BB-K/9) vs. Ed Pedersen, Clev. (24-5.1) (R 14-14 4.07 10.7-2.2-3.5)

Lost - 4 to 3

Anderson lost his 4th in a row and is now on a train to Syracuse. P Sal DeVaux (31-3.5) will meet us in Cincinnati tomorrow.

An oddity of this game was that every run scored was earned.

Anderson allowed 12 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit.

Pedersen gave us 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5.

We made 1 error and Cleveland made 2.

2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) had 2 hits with a double and scored 2 runs. 1B Sam Cowan (30-5.1) hit a 2-run triple.

Liberty League:
New York (8) at Indianapolis (7): Miah Turner (25-5.3) (13-15) over Dad Marshall (27-4.4) (15-12). New York scored twice in the top of the 9th to take the lead on back-to-back 2-out run-scoring triples by RF Willie Rudd (35-5.2) and manager/LF Hi Lynch (35-7.5). Turner allowed 10 hits, no walks and struck out 6. Marshall did not pitch very well, but at bat, he had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. C Ollie Kust (27-5.5) had 4 hits with 2 doubles and scored 3 runs. 3B Ed Glass (27-4.5) had 4 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Rochester (5) at Boston (2) in 7 innings: Ed Hodges (26-3.2) (11-14) over Charlie Morlock (37-6.7) (12-15). Hodges allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Morlock allowed 15 hits, no walks and struck out 3. He has lost 6 of his last 7. CF George Everman (30-6.3) had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Philadelphia (3) at Cincinnati (4) Game 1: John Stevens (29-8.2) (17-11) over Ted Ryther (32-4.3) (9-18). The Keystones tied the game with a run in the top of the 9th, but the Reds won in the bottom half on a 2-out single by manager/LF Silver Borresen (32-6.9). Stevens allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit. Ryther allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. Borresen had 2 hits, stole 2 bases and also scored a run.

Philadelphia (3) at Cincinnati (4) Game 2: Charlie Branham (26-4.2) (4-2) over Gene Rankins (29-5.4) (7-6). Branham allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and scored 2 runs. Rankins allowed 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 1. CF Jimmy Wolf (25-5.1) had 2 hits with a double and 2 RBIs.


Down in the Canadian Football League, Hamilton defeated Toronto, 27 to 13. Hamilton knocked out 28 hits.

[Westheim]

These kids today, complaining about sleeping in hotels for an odd month.

Listen, young man! When I was your age, we slept in a tent, in the cold, bitter night, for FOUR YEARS. Unless Jeb Stuart's Rebs burned our baggage train, then we had no tent no more!

With the tent everything else was gone, even the vanity case with the good French shampoo.

So stop your crying about your cushions, and your being looked after, please!

[Questdog]

Thursday, July 22, 1886

We begin a 3 game series with manager/LF Silver Borresen (32-6.9) and his Reds today. We are 4-5 against Cincinnati so far this season and we took 2 of 3 from them last week in Detroit. They are currently 2nd in runs scored with 5.3 per game (Detroit is 4th with 5.2). They are 4th in runs allowed with 5.0 (Detroit is #1 with 3.8). Cincinnati's League Park is the 2nd easiest place to hit a home run in the League, behind Detroit, but is otherwise not so nice to hitters.

Detroit Wolverines (46-20 .697 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Cincinnati Reds (36-29 .554 9.5 GB in 2nd place)

Ed Bush, Det. (26-5.3) (R 21-3 2.10 6.1-2.4-5.7 H-BB-K/9) vs. Charlie Branham, Cin. (26-4.2) (R 4-2 2.61 7.4-2.6-3.4)

Lost - 6 to 3

5 home runs in this game, 2 for us and 3 for the Reds. For the 2nd game in a row, all runs are earned.

Bush allowed 9 hits, no walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit.

Branham gave us 8 hits, no walks and struck out 6.

We made 3 errors and Cincinnati made 1.

3B Sam Boullion (26-4.8) had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. 2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) had 2 hits with a home run and had 2 RBIs. C Evan Eckberg (30-3.5) hit his 3rd home run of the year.

For the Reds, 2B Jumbo Lynn (26-3.8) hit a double, a triple and his 3rd home run of the season and scored 2 runs. 1B Jumbo Vaughan (31-5.2) hit his 6th home run of the season with a man on. Half of the 6 have been against Detroit. RF Fleet Wilcox (29-4.9) hit his 2nd home run of the year.

Liberty League:
Philadelphia (6) at Cleveland (7): Willis Kornfield (33-6.0) (1-3) over Fred Barrow (34-4.7) (9-16). Kornfield allowed 13 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. C Kid Wright (31-7.3) had 3 hits with a double and scored 2 runs.

New York (10) at Indianapolis (6): Jack Roberts (34-6.1) (17-12) over Levi Giddens (34-4.8) (4-17). Roberts allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. Giddens did not pitch very well, but he hit a home run. 3B Ed Glass (27-4.5) had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. 1B John Hilliard (26-7.2) had 2 hits with his 4th home run of the season and scored 2 runs.

Rochester (14) at Boston (4): Bill Henson (29-6.5) (10-16) over Joe Peters (30-4.9) (12-7). Henson allowed 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. In 7 innings, Peters allowed 10 hits, 3 walks and struck out 10. He is 2-5 in his last 7 starts. Boston made 8 errors. They have lost 4 in a row. 1B Pete Hinde (30-7.9) had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Providence (5) at Brooklyn (4): Ed Wison (25-7.3) (17-15) over Ren French (25-4.9) (13-14). The Grays scored twice in the top of the 9th to take the lead. The go-ahead run was knocked in by 1B Charlie Gregor (27-5.2) with a 2-out single. In 8 innings, Wison allowed 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. French allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. He has lost 5 in a row. Brooklyn made 6 errors.

Chicago (3) at Baltimore (6): Tom Wilmarth (26-5.4) (14-19) over Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (19-16). Chicago scored 3 runs in the 1st inning and then it was all Orioles after that. Wilmarth allowed 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. Stanley allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he hit a triple. 2B Billy Moore (30-7.0) had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Pittsburgh (6) at Omaha (4): Tom Lilly (26-6.4) (19-12) over Lee Sprague (26-3.5) (10-8). Lilly allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. Sprague allowed 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and 2 walks and scored a run. C Wiley Fobes (35-2.5) had 3 hits with a triple, score a run and had 2 RBIs. For the Mutuals, RF Bill Hammack (33-5.0) pulled a hammy and will miss 3 weeks or so.

Kansas City (9) at Milwaukee (6): Lew Burnett (25-4.5) (10-10) over Zachary Buchanan (25-4.0) (15-20). The Cowboys scored 7 times in the top of the 9th to hand the Brewers their 13th loss in a row and swap places with them in the standings, putting Milwaukee in last place. In 8 innings, Burnett allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit. Buchanan allowed 12 hits (5 in the 9th), 4 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had 2 hits and 2 RBIs. He has lost 6 in a row. Manager/CF Connie Frenette (31-4.7) had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.


Down in the Northwestern League, P Dave Doll (23-4.6) of the Oshkosh Indians pitched a 1-hitter, walking none and striking out 3 against the St. Paul Freezers. The hit was made by the first batter of the game.

[Questdog]

Friday, July 23, 1886

Detroit Wolverines (46-21 .687 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Cincinnati Reds (37-29 .561 8.5 GB in 2nd place)

We are 1-4 against Stevens this season. If Bush gave up 3 home runs, I shudder to think how many they are going hit off McLeod.

William McLeod, Det. (27-5.6) (R 12-11 2.66 7.0-2.6-6.7 H-BB-K/9) vs. John Stevens, Cin. (29-8.2) (R 17-11 2.35 7.9-2.0-5.6)

Won - 9 to 5

McLeod allowed 9 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.

We had 14 hits and each team made 5 errors.

3B Sam Boullion (26-4.8) had 2 hits and scored 2 runs. 2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) had 3 hits, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. 1B Sam Cowan (30-5.1) had a hit and a walk and 2 RBIs. LF Ben Smith (27-6.7) had 4 hits with a double and a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Al Shaffer (25-5.6) hit a triple. CF Tom Duncan (21-6.6) had 2 hits with a triple and 2 RBIs.

For the Reds, 2B Jumbo Lynn (26-3.8) hit his 4th home run of the season and 2nd in 2 days. 3B Adam Trombley (32-6.8) injured his shoulder and will miss 4 to 5 weeks.

Liberty League:
Rochester (2) at Boston (9): Joe Peters (30-4.9) (13-7) over Bill Henson (29-6.5) (10-17). Peters allowed 4 hits, no walks and struck out 9. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and scored a run. Manager/1B Pete Bucolo (38-4.1) had 3 hits with a triple and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. Rookie CF Studs Galloway (22-5.1) had 3 hits with a double and scored 2 runs. For Rochester, 3B Bill Rush (37-3.7), an original Haymaker, broke his finger and will miss the rest of the season. Also solid with his glove, he was having his best season with the bat in years.

Grand National Association:
Kansas City (3) at Brooklyn (10): Al Green (23-3.8) (23-9) over Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (16-19). Green allowed 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. 2B Charlie Smith (28-5.6) had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. RF Tom Campbell (28-3.6) had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Chicago (7) at Baltimore (12): Pop Yurkovich (34-5.6) (13-17) over Pete Rinehart (27-6.2) (20-13). Yurkovich allowed 11 hits, 5 walks and struck out 8. RF Val Cornell (28-3.5) had 3 hits with a home run, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs. Rookie SS Ducky Hogan (25-5.3) had 4 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. After being the hottest team in baseball for nearly a month, the Colts have now lost 5 in a row.

Pittsburgh (2) at Omaha (3): Tom Lee (28-6.0) (15-13) over Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (20-16). Lee allowed 11 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. At bat, he hit a double and scored a run. Mathews allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit. 1B Tom Anglin (33-5.6) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base and scored 2 runs.

Providence (3) at Milwaukee (5) in 10 innings: Dan Burton (31-4.9) (15-19) over Tom Blomberg (28-4.7) (16-16). LF Ted Steeves (24-4.2) hit a 2-run home run, his 2nd of the season, to win the game and end Milwaukee's 13 game losing streak. In 10 innings, Burton allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. Blomberg allowed 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1.

[Questdog]

Saturday, July 24, 1886

I sent CF Tom Duncan (21-6.6) back to Syracuse as Fred Bianco (27-6.9) is ready to play.

Detroit Wolverines (47-21 .691 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Cincinnati Reds (37-30 .552 9.5 GB in 2nd place)

Ed Bush, Det. (26-5.3) (R 21-4 2.27 6.2-2.3-5.6 H-BB-K/9) vs. Lou Ellard, Cin. (28-6.3) (R 5-5 3.55 9.6-3.0-4.2)

Lost - 3 to 2 in 10 innings

I am on a train heading for New York as I write this and I am still in shock over this defeat. With 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th and 2 strikes on the batter, CF Jimmy Wolf (25-5.1), we were 1 strike away from victory. But Wolf smashed one into the right field corner and managed to circle the bases before we could get the ball to the catcher and the game was suddenly tied on his inside-the-park home run. The next batter struck out, but we were still so stunned that he reached base. We finally managed to get the final out of the inning and head to the 10th.

We got a runner into scoring position with 2 outs, but 3B Sam Boullion (26-4.8) struck out.

In the bottom of the 10th, the lead-off batter was the pitcher, Lou Ellard. He proceeded to take matters into his own hands and ended the game with a blast over the left-centerfield fence. All of our players stood motionless for at least a full minute as the crowd erupted into cheers.

Bush allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6.

Ellard gave us 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. At bat, he broke my heart....

We made 2 errors and Cincinnati made 1.

2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) hit a triple. LF Ben Smith (27-6.7) had 2 and an RBI.

Liberty League:
Philadelphia (3) at Cleveland (6) Game 1: Ed Pedersen (24-5.1) (16-14) over Ted Ryther (32-4.3) (9-19). Pedersen allowed 4 hits, no walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. Ryther allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 3. Rookie 2B Cowboy Gray (24-7.8) had 2 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Philadelphia (5) at Cleveland (2) Game 2: Gene Rankins (29-5.4) (8-6) over Bill Henrichs (27-7.4) (6-5). Rankins allowed 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit. He has won 8 of his last 9 starts. Henrichs allowed 14 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. C Hank Fowler (37-5.8) had 2 hits and 2 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Chicago (4) at Baltimore (5): Tom Wilmarth (26-5.4) (15-19) over Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (19-17). Wilmarth allowed 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and 2 RBIs. He has won 7 decisions in a row. Stanley allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and a walk. Chicago has lost 6 in a row.

Pittsburgh (7) at Omaha (8) in 10 innings: Lee Sprague (26-3.5) (11-8) over Tom Adams (32-6.0) (3-8). A walk, an error, a passed ball and a wild pitch ended the game in the bottom of the 10th after 2 outs had been made. Adams has lost his last 7 starts. RF Hank Roberts (27-3.0) had 2 hits with a home run and 2 RBIs.

Kansas City (8) at Milwaukee (11): Wiley Steel (24-5.6) (5-6) over Lew Burnett (25-4.5) (10-11). Rookie 3B Dave Gray (25-4.9) had 2 hits and scored 3 runs. Kansas City made 9 errors.

[Questdog]

Sunday, July 25, 1886

Grand National Association:
Pittsburgh (3) at Brooklyn (4) in 10 innings: Ren French (25-4.9) (14-14) over Tom Adams (32-6.0) (3-9) in relief of Tom Lilly (26-6.4). The Stogies scored a run in the top of the 10th, but the Gladiators scored twice in the bottom half to win. A 2-run double by rookie 3B William Abbott (29-6.5) ended the game. In 10 innings, French allowed 10 hits, no walks and struck out 5.After 6 innings, Lilly could not continue because of a sore elbow. They say it should be fine in a few days. In 6 shutout innings, he allowed 2 hits, no walks and struck out 5.

[Questdog]

Monday, July 26, 1886

Liberty League:
Indianapolis (4) at Rochester (5) Game 1: Ed Hodges (26-3.2) (12-14) over Dad Marshall (27-4.4) (15-13). Hodges allowed 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. Marshall allowed 8 hits, no walks and struck out 6. Rookie SS Ernie Cronin (24-5.3) had 2 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Indianapolis (6) at Rochester (4) Game 2: Levi Giddens (34-4.8) (5-17) over Bill Henson (29-6.5) (10-18). Giddens allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits, a walk and scored a run. RF Martin Arnold (31-6.2) had 3 hits and a walk and scored 3 runs.

New York (0) at Boston (2) Game 1: Charlie Morlock (37-6.7) (13-15) over Miah Turner (25-5.3) (13-16). Morlock allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 10. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Turner allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and a walk.

New York (2) at Boston (10) Game 2: Joe Peters (30-4.9) (14-7) over Jack Roberts (34-6.1) (17-13). Peters allowed 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 11. 2B John Ingling (26-4.6) had 2 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. Rookie RF Ed Tummino (24-5.8) had 3 hits with a double and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Providence (4) at Baltimore (1): Tom Blomberg (28-4.7) (17-16) over Pop Yurkovich (34-5.6) (13-18). Blomberg allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. Yurkovich allowed 3 hits, 5 walks and struck out 6. Rookie CF Al Young (22-4.) had 2 hits and 2 RBIs. 1B Charlie Gregor (27-5.2) walked 4 time and scored 2 runs.

Kansas City (4) at Omaha (6): Tom Lee (28-6.0) (16-13) over Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (16-20). Lee allowed 8 hits, 5 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he walked twice. McClaughry allowed 11 hits, 3 walks and stuck out 6. Rookie 1B Dave Todd (21-5.5) had 3 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI.

Chicago (3) at Milwaukee (1): Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (20-17) over Zachary Buchanan (25-4.0) (15-21). Stanley allowed 4 hits, 4 walks and struck out 8. Buchanan allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had 2 hits. He has now lost 7 in a row. Milwaukee made 6 errors. SS Henry Potter (32-6.4) hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBIs, but hurt his back and will muss a week or so.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, July 27, 1886

Liberty League:
Indianapolis (3) at Rochester (5): Ed Hodges (26-3.2) (13-14) over Dad Marshall (27-4.4) (15-14). Hodges allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit. He has won 6 of his last 8 starts. Marshall allowed 11 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. He has lost 4 of his last 5. RF John Rodgers (34-4.4) had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. For Indy, C Tim Fish (32-5.4) will miss the next month of games with a pulled back muscle.

New York (6) at Boston (1): Miah Turner (25-5.3) (14-16) over Charlie Morlock (37-6.7) (13-16). Turner allowed 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and 2 RBIs. Morlock allowed 11 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit. SS Bill Baker (24-3.6) hit a double and a triple, scored a run and had an RBI.

Grand National Association:
Chicago (7) at Brooklyn (2): Pete Rinehart (27-6.2) (21-13) over Al Green (23-3.8) (23-10). Rinehart allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. Green allowed 6 hits, 6 walks and struck out 8. 1B Tommy Casale (26-3.7) hit a double and walked 3 times and scored a run.

Providence (6) at Baltimore (5): Ed Wison (25-7.3) (18-15) over Tom Wilmarth (26-5.4) (15-20). Wison allowed 12 hits, 5 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. Wilmarth allowed 9 hits, 3 walks and stuck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits, a walk and an RBI. C John Toler (28-6.4) had 2 hits with a double and an RBI.

Kansas City (8) at Omaha (10): Lee Sprague (26-3.5) (12-8) over Lew Burnett (25-4.5) (10-12). Sprague allowed 11 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Abe Cupp (25-4.7) hit a bases-loaded home run, his 4th homer of the season. SS Warren Hogan (32-7.2) hurt his elbow and will miss about 6 weeks.

Pittsburgh (6) at Milwaukee (7) in 11 innings: Dan Burton (31-4.9) (16-19) over Tom Adams (32-6.0) (3-10) in relief of Whitey Mathews (23-4.1). Each team scored a run in the 10th. Burton led off the bottom of the 11th with a single and later scored on an error to win the game. In 11 innings, he allowed 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. Rookie 3B Dave Gray (25-4.9) had 3 hits and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, July 28, 1886

We begin a 3 game series with manager/LF Hi Lynch (35-7.5) and his Gothams today. We are 5-4 against them so far on the season and swept them in 3 games in Detroit at the beginning of the month the last time we met. They are 7th in the League in runs scored with 4.5 per game (Detroit is 4th with 5.1). They are 2nd in runs allowed with 4.1 (Detroit is #1 with 3.9). The Polo Grounds is the toughest place to hit this year in the Liberty League, though you CAN hit them out to right with a good blast, but you can just forget about hitting them over the leftfield fence.

Detroit Wolverines (47-22 .681 1st place in the Liberty League) at
New York Gothams (34-32 .515 11.5 GB in 4th place)

Ed Bush, Det. (26-5.3) (R 21-5 2.26 6.2-2.3-5.6 H-BB-K/9) vs. Jack Roberts, N.Y. (34-6.1) (R 17-13 2.48 7.4-3.1-3.9)

Lost - 5 to 4

With 1 out in the bottom of the 9th, P Jack Roberts singled to win the game. 2nd straight game that the opposing pitcher has won the game in the bottom of the last inning with his bat.

Bush allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. He has lost 3 in a row.

Roberts gave us 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he made me break some things....

We made 3 errors and New York made 1.

2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) had 4 hits with a triple, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 1B Sam Cowan (30-5.1) had a hit and had 2 RBIs.

For New York, rookie 2B Dave Hay (24-5.7) hit a triple and a home run, scored twice and had 2 RBIs.

Liberty League:
Philadelphia (10) at Indianapolis (11) in 10 innings: Levi Giddens (34-4.8) (6-17) over Gene Rankins (29-5.4) (8-7) in relief of Ted Ryther (32-4.3). Rookie C Sandy McKinnon (26-4.0), in his major league debut, doubles to lead off the bottom of the 10th and later scored on an error to win the game. He had 2 hits and scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Rookie 1B Jerry O'Connell (24-4.9) had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Cleveland (8) at Rochester (5): Ed Pedersen (24-5.1) (17-14) over John Simon (26-6.6) (4-1). Pedersen allowed 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. Simon allowed 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he had 2 hits and scored a run. CF Tom Laarman (25-7.8) had 4 hits, stole 2 bases, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. SS Harry Robinson (27-3.3) had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.

Cincinnati (9) at Boston (4): John Stevens (29-8.2) (18-12) over Joe Peters (30-4.9) (14-8). Stevens allowed 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. Peters allowed 10 hits, 4 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he hit a double. Manager/LF Silver Borresen (32-6.9) had 3 hits, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. 1B Joe Vaughan (31-5.2) had 3 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Grand National Association:
Pittsburgh (0) at Brooklyn (5): Ren French (25-4.9) (15-14) over Tom Adams (32-6.0) (3-11). French allowed 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had 2 hits and scored a run. Adams allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.

Providence (5) at Baltimore (8): Sammy O'Quinn (24-5.9) (5-8) over Ed Wison (25-7.3) (18-16). O'Quinn allowed 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit, a walk and had 2 RBIs. Rookie 3B Phil Lane (26-7.4) had 4 hits with a double and a triple and scored 3 runs.

Kansas City (13) at Omaha (4): Lew Burnett (25-4.5) (11-12) over Bill Hamilton (28-5.4) (8-8). Burnett allowed 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. 1B Abe Purcell (31-2.8) had 4 hits with a triple, stole a base, scored 4 runs and had 4 RBIs.

Chicago (8) at Milwaukee (3): Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (21-17) over Zachary Buchanan (25-4.0) (15-22). Stanley allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. Buchanan has now lost 8 in a row. 1B Tommy Casale (26-3.7) had 3 hits with a double and a triple and 2 walks, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.