The Liberty League, Est. 1876

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Thursday, July 29, 1886

Detroit Wolverines (47-23 .671 1st place in the Liberty League) at
New York Gothams (35-32 .522 10.5 GB in 4th place)

William McLeod, Det. (27-5.6) (R 13-11 2.59 7.0-2.6-6.5 H-BB-K/9) vs. Jack Roberts, N.Y. (34-6.1) (R 18-13 2.49 7.4-3.0-3.8)

Lost - 7 to 6

The third straight game where the opponent scores a run to end the game. These type of games are called "Sudden Death" losses or wins. With the game tied with 2 outs and runners at 2nd and 3rd in the bottom of the 9th, 3B Ed Glass (27-4.5) hit a ground ball to 2nd that 2B Al Shaffer (25-5.6) could not field cleanly.

We have now lost 5 of our last 6 games.

McLeod allowed 10 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.

Roberts gave us 12 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had 3 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

We made 6 errors and New York made 3.

CF Willie Kirby (24-2.1) had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Fred Parrish (27-5.7) had 2 hits and an RBI. C Evan Eckberg (30-3.5) had 2 hits with a double, but made 3 errors and had 2 passed balls. 2B Al Shaffer hit a double and scored a run, but made the final costly error. LF Pat Womack (25-6.3) hit a triple, drew a walk and scored a run. SS Hubbard Hooker (28-5.3), in his major league debut, had 2 hits, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs and also accepted 9 chances in the field without making an error.

Liberty League:
Philadelphia (10) at Indianapolis (5): Fred Barrow (34-4.7) (10-16) over Joe Osborne (28-3.0) (4-9). Barrow allowed 12 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. RF Sandy O'Connor (36-4.2) had 3 hits and scored a run. CF George Zech (33-7.1) had 2 hits with a double and a walk and scored 2 runs.

Cleveland (6) at Rochester (5): Willis Kornfield (33-6.0) (2-3) over Bill Henson (29-6.5) (10-19). Kornfield allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he walked twice and scored a run. Henson allowed 9 hits, 5 walks and struck out 5. SS Harry Robinson (27-3.3) hit a double and a triple, drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI.

Cincinnati (2) at Boston (6): Joe Peters (30-4.9) (15-8) over Charlie Branham (26-4.2) (5-3). Peters allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 12. At bat, he had a hit. Branham allowed 9 hits, 4 walks and struck out 5. Manager/1B Pete Bucolo (38-4.1) hit 2 doubles and scored 2 runs. 2B John Ingling (26-4.6) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Grand National Association:
Kansas City (5) at Baltimore (8): Pop Yurkovich (34-5.6) (14-18) over Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (16-21). Yurkovich allowed 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and scored a run. McClaughry allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. CF Bill Fogle (27-5.3) had 2 hits and a walk, was hit by a pitch, stole a base and scored 2 runs. C Caleb Sawyer (27-8.9) pulled a hamstring and will miss about 5 weeks.

Chicago (3) at Brooklyn (4): Al Green (23-3.8) (24-10) over Pete Rinehart (27-6.2) (21-14). Brooklyn scored 3 times in the bottom of the 9th to win the game. With 2 outs, the final 4 batters of the game reached base on a walk and 3 errors. Green allowed 7 hits, 6 walks and struck out 9. Rinehart allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. LF Monte Moody (28-6.9) had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI.

Pittsburgh (7) at Milwaukee (9): Dan Burton (31-4.9) (17-19) over Tom Lilly (26-6.4) (19-13). C Jarvis Patten (30-7.3) hit a 3-run home run in the bottom of the 9th to win the game. Burton allowed 11 hits, no walks and struck out 7. Lilly allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. Pittsburgh made 7 errors. Besides the game-winning home run, Patten also hit a double and a triple and had 5 RBIs.

Providence (2) at Omaha (3) Game 1: Tom Lee (28-6.0) (17-13) over Tom Blomberg (28-4.7) (17-17). Lee allowed 6 hits, 5 walks and struck out 6. He has won 6 in a row and 12 of his last 14. Blomberg allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. Rookie 1B Dave Todd (21-5.5) had 2 hits and 2 RBIs.

Providence (3) at Omaha (4) Game 2: Bill Hamilton (28-5.4) (9-8) over Dave Frazier (26-5.7) (2-6). RF Hank Roberts (27-3.0) hit a 1-out single in the bottom of the 9th to win the game. Hamilton allowed 10 hits, no walks and struck out 2. Frazier allowed 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4.

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Friday, July 30, 1886

Detroit Wolverines (47-24 .662 1st place in the Liberty League) at
New York Gothams (36-32 .529 9.5 GB in 4th place)

Ed Bush, Det. (26-5.3) (R 21-6 2.33 6.2-2.3-5.6 H-BB-K/9) vs. Miah Turner, N.Y. (25-5.3) (R 14-16 1.78 7.4-1.3-7.0)

Won - 3 to 2

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

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

Each team made 3 errors.

LF Ben Smith (27-6.7) walked twice, stole 2 bases and scored 2 runs and made 2 improbable catches in the field. CF Fred Bianco (27-6.9) had 2 hits and an RBI.

For New York, LF Kid Kostner (27-3.3) injured his shoulder and will miss about a month.

Liberty League:
Philadelphia (6) at Indianapolis (10): Dad Marshall (27-4.4) (16-14) over Ted Ryther (32-4.3) (9-20). Marshall allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had 3 hits and 3 RBIs. 3B Bill Lawson (29-6.9) had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Cleveland (1) at Rochester (2): Ed Hodges (26-3.2) (14-14) over Ed Pedersen (24-5.1) (17-15). With the game tied a t 1, C Willie Ticknor (29-3.1) led off the bottom of the 9th with a single. After a pair of errors, he scored on a long flyball to win the game. Hodges allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 8. At bat, he had 2 hits and scored a run. Pedersen allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4.

Cincinnati (10) at Boston (8) in 10 innings: John Stevens (29-8.2) (19-12) over Charlie Morlock (37-6.7) (13-17). Morlock has lost 8 of his last 10. RF Fleet Wilcox (29-4.9) had 3 hits with a triple and 2 walks, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. For Boston, 2B John Ingling (26-4.6) hit 3 doubles, drew a walk, stole a base and scored 3 runs.

Grand National Association:
Kansas City (0) at Baltimore (1): Tom Wilmarth (26-5.4) (16-20) over Lew Burnett (25-4.5) (10-13). Wilmarth allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. Since beginning the season 8-19, he has gone 8-1. Burnett allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he hot a double.

Providence (5) at Omaha (4): Ed Wison (25-7.3) (19-16) over Lee Sprague (26-3.5) (12-9). Wison allowed 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. Sprague allowed 9 hits, no walks and struck out 6. At bat, he walked and scored a run. 2B Pat Millis (26-7.2) had 3 hits with an RBI.

Chicago (17) at Milwaukee (7): Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (22-17) over Wiley Steel (24-5.6) (5-7). Stanley allowed 10 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. LF Frank Kiss (30-2.0) had 3 hits with a double and a home run, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. 3B Adonis Warren (37-5.1) had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.

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Saturday, July 31, 1886

We begin a 3 game series with manager Sparrow Smith (44-4.2) and his Jingoes today. We are 7-2 against them so far this season but they have won the last two, beating us 2 of 3 back at the beginning of the month in Detroit. They are 7th in runs scored with 4.5 per game (Detroit is 4th with 5.1). They are 5th in runs allowed with 5.2 per game (Detroit is #1 with 3.9). Culver Field is the 2nd toughest place to hit in the League.

I sent RF Jackie Porter (31-6.3) to Syracuse and recalled CF Tom Duncan (21-6.6). Duncan will get a trial in center field as he has been rapping out hits in Syracuse at a pretty good clip. Fred Bianco (27-6.9) will move to right field while Joe Kraus (29-7.9) is out. SS Hubbard Hooker (28-5.3) will get a trial at shortstop.

Detroit Wolverines (48-24 .667 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Rochester Jingoes (29-42 .408 18.5 GB in 7th place)

William McLeod, Det. (27-5.6) (R 13-12 2.69 7.1-2.7-6.4 H-BB-K/9) vs. John Simon, Roch. (26-6.6) (L 4-1 1.71 8.6-1.1-2.6)

Won - 7 to 6

McLeod allowed 9 hits, 4 walks and struck out 5.

Simon gave us 12 hits, 2 walks and struck out no one.

We made 3 errors and Rochester made 4.

3B Sam Boullion (26-4.8) hit a triple, drew a walk and scored a run. 1B Sam Cowan (30-5.1) had 2 hits with a double and a walk and scored a run. He now has 999 career hits, 4 ahead of John Rodgers (34-4.4) of Rochester for the all-time lead. LF Ben Smith (27-6.7) had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. 2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) had 2 hits and scored a run. C Evan Eckberg (30-3.5) had 3 hits with his 4th home run, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. SS Hubbard Hooker had a hit and 2 RBIs.

For Rochester, CF George Everman (30-6.3) had 2 hits with a triple, scored a run and had 3 RBIs.

Liberty League:
Cleveland (1) at New York (3): John Allen (28-6.4) (1-0) over Willis Kornfield (33-6.0) (2-4). Allen allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. Kornfield allowed 8 hits, no walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit. SS Bill Baker (24-3.6) had 2 hits, stole 3 bases, scored a run and had an RBI. C Fred Clapp (27-4.0) will miss a week with an injured back.

Cincinnati (17) at Indianapolis (8): Charlie Branham (26-4.2) (6-3) over Levi Giddens (34-4.8) (6-18). Cincinnati scored in every inning but the first. 2B Jumbo Lynn (26-3.8) and 1B Joe Vaughan (31-5.2) had the same exact batting line: 3 hits and a walk, 3 runs scored and 2 RBIs. CF Jimmy Wolf (25-5.1) had 4 hits and a walk, stole a base, scored 4 runs and had 3 RBIs. Every Red in the lineup had a hit, except their best hitter, RF Fleet Wilcox (29-4.9), who was 0 for 6. For Indy, RF Martin Arnold (31-6.2) will 5 to 6 weeks with an injured elbow.

Philadelphia (5) at Boston (12): Freddy Wood (30-6.3) (8-7) over Fred Barrow (34-4.7) (10-17). Wood allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and scored a run. Manager/1B Pete Bucolo (38-4.1) had 2 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Chicago (4) at Brooklyn (5): Ren French (25-4.9) (16-14) over Pat Seguin (22-4.4) (5-4). French allowed 13 hits, 1 walk and struck out no one. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. Seguin allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit. LF Monte Moody (28-6.9) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI.

Kansas City (6) at Baltimore (7): Tom Wilmarth (26-5.4) (17-20) over Dan Butler (29-4.7) (8-17). The Orioles scored twice in the bottom of the 9th to win the game. SS Jake Steitz (27-4.7) ended the game with a 2-out single. He had 3 hits and 2 RBIs. Wilmarth allowed 10 hits, no walks and struck out 4. He has now won 9 of his last 10 decisions. Butler, who has serious objections to the new walk rule, set the all-time major league mark by issuing 12 free passes. He is averaging 5.1 walks per 9 innings. He missed most of last season with a broken leg. 2 years ago when he went 24-17 with a 2.46 ERA, he averaged 1.8 walks per 9 innings.

Providence (12) at Omaha (3): Dave Frazier (26-5.7) (3-6) over Lee Sprague (26-3.5) (12-10). Frazier allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 1. Sprague allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. Omaha made 7 errors. 1B Charlie Gregor (27-5.2) had 2 hits with his 3rd home run of the season, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. Rookie CF Al Young (22-4.8) had 3 hits with a double and a triple, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.

Pittsburgh (7) at Milwaukee (8): Zachary Buchanan (25-4.0) (16-22) over Tom Lilly (26-6.4) (19-14). LF Ted Steeves (24-4.2) had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. Rookie 3B Dave Gray (25-4.9) had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. For Pittsburgh, C Wilson Wendling (25-4.1) had 3 hits with a double and his 2nd home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. The Stogies have now lost 7 in a row.

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Sunday, August 1, 1886

Grand National Association:
Pittsburgh (4) at Brooklyn (3): Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (21-16) over Al Green (23-3.8) (24-11). Mathews allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 5. Green allowed 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 7. SS JIm Ware (32-5.6) hit a triple, drew 2 walks, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. For Brooklyn, RF Tom Campbell (28-3.6) had 2 hits with his 2nd home run of the year, stole a base and had 2 RBIs.

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Monday, August 2, 1886

Detroit Wolverines (49-24 .671 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Rochester Jingoes (29-43 .403 19.5 GB in 7th place)

Ed Bush, Det. (26-5.3) (R 22-6 2.28 6.2-2.3-5.6 H-BB-K/9) vs. Ed Hodges, Roch. (26-3.2) (R 14-14 2.26 8.3-2.0-3.8)

Won - 9 to 6

Bush allowed 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5.

Hodges gave us 15 hits, no walks and struck out 4.

Each team made 6 errors.

RF Fred Bianco (27-6.9) had 2 hits and scored a run. LF Ben Smith (27-6.7) had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) had 3 hits with a double and a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. C Evan Eckberg (30-3.5) had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Tom Duncan (21-6.6) had 2 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. SS Hubbard Hooker (28-5.3) had 2 hits, scored a run adn had an RBI.

For Rochester, 3B Sanford Kimbler (30-6.9) had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI.

Liberty League:
Cleveland (3) at New York (4): Miah Turner (25-5.3) (15-17) over Ed Pedersen (24-5.1) (17-16). With the game tied at 3, RF Willie Rudd (35-5.2) led off the bottom of the 9th with a single and later scored on a fly ball to win the game. He had 3 hits with a triple, a stolen base and 2 RBIs. Turner allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. Pedersen allowed 9 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit.

Cincinnati (7) at Indianapolis (1): John Stevens (29-8.2) (20-12) over Dad Marshall (27-4.4) (16-15). Stevens allowed 8 hits, no walks and struck out 6. Manager/LF Silver Borresen (32-6.9) had 2 hits and 2 walks, stole 3 bases, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. CF Jimmy Wolf (25-5.1) had 3 hits with his 3rd home run of the year, drew a walk and scored 2 runs.

Philadelphia (11) at Boston (8): Ted Ryther (32-4.3) (10-20) over Charlie Morlock (37-6.7) (13-18). Ryther allowed 8 hits, 5 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit, 2 walks and scored a run. Morlock has now lost 9 of his last 11. Only the last 2 outings have been particularly poor ones, however. C Andy Runnels (29-7.8) had 3 hits with a double, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs.

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Tuesday, August 3, 1886

Detroit Wolverines (50-24 .676 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Rochester Jingoes (29-44 .397 20.5 GB in 7th place)

William McLeod, Det. (27-5.6) (R 14-12 2.66 7.2-2.7-6.4 H-BB-K/9) vs. Bill Henson, Roch. (29-6.5) (L 10-19 3.84 9.6-4.5-4.6)

Won - 7 to 3

McLeod allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 9. At bat, he drew a walk and scored a run.

Henson gave us 8 hits, 7 walks and struck out 5.

We made 2 errors and Rochester made 5.

3B Sam Boullion (26-4.8) had a hit and 2 walks and scored 3 runs. RF Fred Bianco (27-6.9) hit a triple, drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Ben Smith (27-6.7) had 2 hits. 2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base and had 3 RBIs. He has had a hit in 12 straight games. He is batting .458 during the streak. C Evan Eckberg (30-3.5) hit a triple, drew a walk and scored a run. CF Tom Duncan (21-6.6) hit a triple and had an RBI.

For Rochester, rookie 2B Bid Phillis (25-5.9) hit his 2nd home run of the season. Both have come against the Wolverines.

Liberty League:
Cleveland (10) at New York (11): Jack Roberts (34-6.1) (20-13) over Willis Kornfield (33-6.0) (2-5). Cleveland scored 4 times in the top of the 9th and had the tying run at 3rd with only 1 out, but came up short. Roberts allowed 13 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. C John Lee (34-5.3) had 3 hits with a double and a home run and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Cincinnati (3) at Indianapolis (4): Levi Giddens (34-4.8) (7-18) over Charlie Branham (26-4.2) (6-4). Giddens allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Branham allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. Rookie C Sandy McKinnon (26-4.0) had 3 hits with a double, stole a base and had 2 RBIs.

Philadelphia (11) at Boston (8): Fred Barrow (34-4.7) (11-17) over Joe Peters (30-4.9) (15-9). Barrow allowed 12 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and a walk. Peters allowed 10 hits, 6 walks and struck out 8. Boston made 9 errors. 1B Jim Hodzic (35-7.0) had 2 hits with his 2nd home run of the season and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. The collapse of the Red Caps has been spectacular and, not to mention, convenient for Detroit. They are 10-18 since the beginning of July and have the worst record in the Liberty League over that stretch.

Grand National Association:
Brooklyn (2) at Pittsburgh (5): Tom Lilly (26-6.4) (20-14) over Ren French (25-4.9) (16-15). Lilly allowed 11 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he walked and scored a run. French allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit. Rookie 2B Freddy Horne (24-1.6) had 2 hits with a triple, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs, but did not make any new friends. For Brooklyn, RF Tom Campbell (28-3.6) had 4 hits with a double and a triple, scored a run and had an RBI.

Milwaukee (1) at Providence (3): Tom Blomberg (28-4.7) (18-17) over Zachary Buchanan (25-4.0) (16-23). Blomberg allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. Buchanan allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had 2 hits and scored the Brewers' only run. SS Bill Loschiavo (28-5.8) had 2 hits, stole 2 bases, scored a run and had an RBI.

Baltimore (2) at Chicago (3): Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (23-17) over Pop Yurkovich (34-5.6) (14-19). Stanley allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Yurkovich allowed 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he hit a home run. LF Tommy Casale (26-3.6) drew a walk and hit a 3-run home run, his 3rd home of the year.

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Wednesday, August 4, 1886

Yesterday, Dave Flaherty (65-7.8), who owned the Worcester Ruby Legs during the 4 years of their existence, 1879-1882, passed a way in his sleep from complications due to an undisclosed illness he had been suffering from for several months. The Ruby Legs finish last in their initial season in the Liberty League, but were a surprising 4th in their sophomore season, going 40-44. That was the highpoint of their run, however and they finished 6th and last their next two seasons and then folded.

Today, we begin a 3 game series with manager/RF Ed Wakefield (26-5.8) and his Hoosiers. We are 7-2 against them so far this season and beat the 2 of 3 in Detroit the last time we met, at the end of June. They are 5th in the League in runs scored with 4.8 per game (Detroit is 4th with 5.2). They are 6th in runs allowed with 5.6 per game (Detroit is #1 with 3.9). Indianapolis' Seventh Street Park is a very nice place for hitters to practice their trade.

Detroit Wolverines (51-24 .680 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Indianapolis Hoosiers (31-44 .413 20 GB in 6th place)

DeVaux makes his season debut today and he has not pitched in 2 weeks. This combined with the antagonistic nature of the ball park will grant him a pass on his performance today.

Though Osborne's numbers look like we ought to score quite a few runs, the last time we faced him we only won 2 to 1 on a 2-out hit by C Evan Eckberg (30-3.5) in the bottom of the 9th.

Sal DeVaux, Det. (31-3.5) (R 7-4 1.65 6.2-1.9-4.7 in A Ball H-BB-K/9) vs. Joe Osborne, Ind. (28-3.0) (R 4-9 5.96 12.8-3.2-2.9)

Won - 9 to 2

After 6 innings, we were losing, 2 to 0. We score in each of the final 3 innings, however, and busted the game open int he 9th with 5 runs.

DeVaux allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. At bat, he hit a double and scored 2 runs. No pass needed today!

Osborne gave us 14 hits (7 in the 9th), 1 walk and struck out 5.

We made 2 errors and Rochester made 5.

RF Fred Bianco (27-6.9) had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Ben Smith (27-6.7) had 3 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. His hitting streak is now at 13 games. CF Tom Duncan (21-6.6) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. SS Hubbard Hooker (28-5.3) had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI, but made 2 errors.

Liberty League:
Cleveland (5) at Boston (0): Ed Pedersen (24-5.1) (18-16) over Joe Peters (30-4.9) (15-10). Unbelievable! That is all you can say. Boston shutout at home? By a rookie pitcher? Unbelievable! Pedersen allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he hit a double and scored a run. This was his first career shutout. Peters allowed 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 9.

Philadelphia (7) at New York (8): Jack Roberts (34-6.1) (21-13) over Gene Rankins (29-5.4) (8-8). The Gothams scored 3 times in the bottom of the 9th to win. Rankins did not retire a batter in the 9th and walked 9 batters on the day. 3B Ed Glass (27-4.5) ended the game with a single. He had 2 hits and 2 walks and also scored a run. Roberts allowed 12 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4.

Cincinnati (6) at Rochester (3) Game 1: Charlie Branham (26-4.2) (7-4) over Bill Henson (29-6.5) (10-21). The Reds were losing until they scored 4 times in 8th inning. Branham allowed 6 hits, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit. Henson allowed 11 hits, 4 walks and struck out 9. C Spider Sullivan (25-6.7) had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI and threw out 2 of 3 on steal attempts.

Cincinnati (1) at Rochester (20) Game 2: John Simon (26-6.6) (5-2) over Lou Ellard (28-6.3) (6-6). Simon allowed 8 hits, no walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. RF John Rodgers (34-4.4) had 4 hits with a double and a triple, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs, but pulled a muscle will all the exertion and will miss the next two weeks. C Jim Martin (24-5.0) had 4 hits and a walk, scored2 runs and had 2 RBIs. Editor's Note: No exhausted pitchers or players playing out of position contributed to this shellacking.

Grand National Association:
Milwaukee (5) at Providence (11): Ed Wison (25-7.3) (20-16) over Dan Burton (31-4.9) (17-20). Wison allowed 10 hits, no walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and scored 2 runs. Rookie CF Al Young (22-4.8) had 4 hits with a triple, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. Rookie 3B Ed Knight (23-5.1) had 3 hits, stole 2 bases, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. For the Brewers, CF Harry Mihlbauer (28-5.7) will miss the next 6 weeks or so with a badly sprained thumb.

Brooklyn (2) at Pittsburgh (6): Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (22-16) over Al Green (23-3.8) (24-12). Mathews allowed 10 hits, 5 walks and struck out 2. Green allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. He has lost 3 of his last 4. 3B Dan White (26-5.1) had 3 hits, stole a base and scored a run.

Baltimore (7) at Chicago (8): Pete Rinehart (27-6.2) (22-14) over Sammy O'Quinn (24-5.9) (5-9) in relief of Tom Wilmarth (26-5.4). The Orioles scored twice in the top of the 9th to take the lead, but the Colts scored twice in the bottom of the inning to win. The winning run scored on a passed ball. Rinehart allowed 10 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. Wilmarth had to leave the game in the 4th inning with a aggravated hamstring. He is expected to miss about 3 weeks. Rookie 1B Herman Ralli (26-4.8) had 3 hits and 2 walks, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Omaha (3) at Kansas City (8) Game 1: Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (17-21) over Lee Sprague (26-3.5) (12-11). McClaughry allowed 8 hits, 5 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had 2 hits and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. SS Fred Umbaugh (25-5.4) had 2 hits with a double and 4 RBIs. SS Jim McCarthy (25-7.5) hit a double and a triple, scored 3 runs and had an RBI.

Omaha (10) at Kansas City (7) Game 2: Tom Lee (28-6.0) (18-13) over Lew Burnett (25-4.5) (10-14). Lee allowed 0 hits, 5 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and 2 RBIs. He has won 7 in a row. Rookie LF Fred Negus (22-6.7) had 4 hits with a double, stole a base, but had no runs or RBIs, if you can believe it. RF Hank Roberts (27-3.0) had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored a run and had 4 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Thursday, August 5, 1886

Detroit Wolverines (52-24 .684 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Indianapolis Hoosiers (31-45 .408 21 GB in 6th place)

Ed Bush, Det. (26-5.3) (R 23-6 2.24 6.2-2.3-5.6 H-BB-K/9) vs. Dad Marshall, Ind. (27-4.4) (R 16-15 3.00 9.3-2.4-4.3)

Lost - 3 to 2

Bush allowed 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6.

Marshall gave us 10 hits, no walks and struck out 2. We are now 1-3 against him.

We made 3 errors (well, WE did not make them;SS Hubbard Hooker (28-5.3) made them) and Rochester made 1.

3B Sam Boullion (26-4.8) had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Fred Bianco (27-6.9) had 2 hits and stole 2 bases. 1B Sam Cowan (30-5.1) had 2 hits and an RBI. 2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) hit a double and now has hit safely in 14 straight games. C Evan Eckberg (30-3.5) hit a double and threw out 2 of 3 on steal attempts. SS Hubbard Hooker had a hit and scored a run and is hitting .321 since coming up from Syracuse. He has scored 5 runs and has 6 RBIs in 7 games. However, he made 3 errors today and now has 9 in 7 games. So he is on a train to Syracuse. IF Russell Gardner (32-6.4) will join us here in Indianapolis tomorrow.

For Rochester, rookie CF Ed Slonim (23-8.5) had 3 hits with a triple and scored 2 runs.

Liberty League:
Philadelphia (2) at New York (4): Miah Turner (25-5.3) (16-17) over Ted Ryther (32-4.3) (10-21). Turner allowed 10 hits, no walks and struck out 8. Ryther allowed 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. LF Charlie Hale (28-4.8) had 2 hits and 2 RBIs. CF Lorenzo Chappell (26-52) pulled his hamstring and they think he will miss about 3 weeks.

Cincinnati (4) at Rochester (10): Ed Hodges (26-3.2) (15-15) over John Stevens (29-8.2) (20-13). Hodges allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he hit 2 doubles and scored a run. LF Jack Wallace (33-7.5) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Cleveland (3) at Boston (6): Charlie Morlock (37-6.7) (14-18) over Ed Pedersen (24-5.1) (18-17). Morlock allowed 11 hits, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had 2 hits and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Pedersen allowed 12 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had 2 hits. SS John Ingling (26-4.6) had 2 hits, stole a base, scored 2 runs and an RBI. Manager/1B Pet Bucolo (38-4.1) tore some ankle ligaments and will miss the rest of the season as a player.

Grand National Association:
Brooklyn (1) at Pittsburgh (8): Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (23-16) over John Ritch (31-7.8) (12-8). Mathews allowed 2 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit, stole a base and scored 2 runs. Ritch allowed 12 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. Brooklyn made 9 errors. 3B Dan White (26-5.1) had 2 hits, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. Pittsburgh complete the sweep of the 4 game series and are now in 3rd place, 4 games back.

Milwaukee (2) at Providence (7): Tom Blomberg (28-4.7) (19-17) over Dan Burton (31-4.9) (17-21). Blomberg allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. Burton allowed 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. RF John Froom (37-6.2) had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Omaha (14) at Kansas City (6): Tom Lee (28-6.0) (19-13) over Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (17-22). Lee allowed 11 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he walked twice and scored a run. 2B Ed Aldrich (22-6.8) had 4 hits with a triple and a walk, stole a base, scored 4 runs and had an RBI. C Ezra Wall (25-5.2) had 4 hits and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. RF Hank Roberts (27-3.0) had 3 hits and 4 RBIs.

Baltimore (7) at Chicago (8) in 13 innings: Pat Seguin (22-4.4) (6-4) in relief of Pony Stanley (23-6.2) over Sammy O'Quinn (24-5.9) (5-10) in relief of Pop Yurkovich (34-5.6). Chicago scored a run in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game. Baltimore scored a run in the top of the 13th, but Chicago plated two in the bottom half to win. A bases loaded walk ended the game. In 10 innings, Stanley allowed 6 hits, 8 walks and struck out 7. Seguin went 3 innings, allowed an unearned run, 1 hit and struck out 4. In 12 innings, Yurkovich allowed 12 hits, 4 walks and struck out 7. 1B Patsy Roberts (32-5.5) had 3 hits and 2 walks, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. For the Orioles, RF Val Cornell (28-3.5) had a walk and a bases-loaded home run, his 2nd homer of the year.

[Questdog]

Friday, August 6, 1886

Detroit Wolverines (52-25 .675 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Indianapolis Hoosiers (32-45 .416 20 GB in 6th place)

William McLeod, Det. (27-5.6) (R 15-12 2.61 7.2-2.7-6.5 H-BB-K/9) vs. Levi Giddens, Ind. (34-4.8) (R 7-18 3.39 10.6-3.0-3.4)

Won - 6 to 1

McLeod allowed 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he walked and scored a run. He has won 8 of his last 9.

Giddens gave us 10 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit.

Each team made 2 errors.

3B Sam Boullion (26-4.8) hit a double. 1B Sam Cowan (30-5.1) had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Ben Smith (27-6.7) had 2 hits with a triple and a walk and scored 2 runs. 2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a hit. He also walked, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. C Evan Eckberg (30-3.5) had 2 hits with a double and 4 RBIs.

Liberty League:
Philadelphia (4) at New York (1): Fred Barrow (34-4.7) (12-17) over Jack Roberts (34-6.1) (21-14). Barrow allowed 9 hits, 4 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit. Roberts allowed 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. 1B Jim Hodzic (35-7.0) had 3 hits with a double and an RBI.

Cincinnati (1) at Rochester (6): John Simon (26-6.6) (6-2) over Charlie Branham (26-4.2) (7-5). Simon allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Branham allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 8. At bat, he had a hit. 1B Pete Hinde (30-7.9) had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI.

Cleveland (2) at Boston (8): Freddy Wood (30-6.3) (9-7) over Willis Kornfield (33-6.0) (2-6). Wood allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit. LF Dan Abrams (28-5.1) had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. Of course, Boston looks to be getting themselves righted just as we are about to show up in their park.

Grand National Association:
Omaha (8) at Providence (9) in 10 innings: Ed Wison (25-7.3) (21-16) over Lee Sprague (26-3.5) (12-12). Providence scored twice in the bottom of the 9th to tie it and then the most bizarre ending I can imagine happened. A player reached on a dropped 3rd strike and then scored on 3 wild pitches! Though the wild pitches weren't one right after the other, that is still pretty weird. In 10 innings, Wison allowed 7 hits, 8 walks and struck out 7. Sprague allowed 11 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. Sprague 12-12; what's the world coming to? He has lost 4 in a row. RF John Froom (37-6.2) had 2 hits with a bases-loaded home run. He scored twice.

Milwaukee (5) at Kansas City (1): Zachary Buchanan (25-4.0) (17-23) over Lew Burnett (25-4.5) (10-15). Buchanan allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. Burnett allowed 11 hits, no walks and struck out 4. 2B Lou Bohus (26-5.4) had 3 hits and scored a run.

Brooklyn (4) at Chicago (5): Pete Rinehart (27-6.2) (23-14) over Ren French (25-4.9) (16-16). Rinehart allowed 5 hits, 6 walks and struck out 2. French allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he walked and scored a run. Rookie 1B Herman Ralli (26-4.8) had 2 hits and scored 2 runs. Brooklyn has now lost 5 in a row and their lead is only 0.5 game over the Colts and 3.5 over Pittsburgh.

[Westheim]

Originally Posted by Questdog

Omaha (8) at Providence (9) in 10 innings: Ed Wison (25-7.3) (21-16) over Lee Sprague (26-3.5) (12-12). Providence scored twice in the bottom of the 9th to tie it and then the most bizarre ending I can imagine happened. A player reached on a dropped 3rd strike and then scored on 3 wild pitches! Though the wild pitches weren't one right after the other, that is still pretty weird.

Those Juan Diazes are everywhere...

[Questdog]

Saturday, August 7, 1886

We begin a 3 game series with manager Pete Bucolo (38-4.1) and his Red Caps today. We are 7-2 against them so far this season and beat the 2 of 3 in Detroit a month and a half ago the last time we met. They are still 1st in the League in runs scored by a huge margin with 6.3 per game (Detroit us up to 3rd with 5.2). They are 3rd in runs allowed with 4.5 per game (Detroit is still #1 with 3.9). Boston's South End Grounds is pretty nice to hitters, but would still be behind Detroit, Cleveland and Indianapolis in that regard.

Detroit Wolverines (53-25 .679 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Boston Red Caps (42-36 .538 11 GB in 4th place)

Boston has finished 1st or 2nd in the Liberty League for 7 straight seasons. They have won 4 Championships and each of the 3 times they finished 2nd they were only 1 game behind the winner. Here is a bit of trivia you may have forgotten: They are the only team still around from the inaugural season of 1876. But did you know that they finished last that year?

Ed Bush, Det. (26-5.3) (R 23-7 2.24 6.3-2.3-5.6 H-BB-K/9) vs. Joe Peters, Bos. (30-4.9) (L 15-10 2.56 7.6-2.7-7.6)

Lost - 7 to 3

Home Runs and errors; I am sick of both. It really is ridiculous the way the Red Caps have knocked balls over the fences in our games. This was the 10th time we have faced Boston and they have hit 9 home runs. We have hit 3 against them.

Bush allowed 9 hits, 6 walks and struck out 5. He is now 2-5 in his last 7 starts.

Peters gave us 6 hits, 5 walks and struck out 9. At bat, he had a hit.

Each team made 3 errors, but we made all 3 of ours in the 4th inning when we gave up 3 runs.

3B Sam Boullion (26-4.8) had 3 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. 1B Sam Cowan (30-5.1) had 2 hits ad a walk, but nothing to show for it. 2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) went hitless, ending his hitting streak at 15 games.

For Boston, LF Dan Abrams (28-5.1) led off the game with a home run, his 3rd of the season. 2b Mike Stables (30-7.1) had 2 hits and a walk and scored 2 runs. C Hub West (32-6.7) drew a walk and hit his 2nd home run of the year, he scored twice and had 3 RBIs. Both of his home runs on the season have been against Detroit.

Liberty League:
Cincinnati (6) at New York (3): Lou Ellard (28-6.3) (7-6) over Miah Turner (25-5.3) (16-18). Ellard allowed 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Turner allowed 10 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. Manager/LF Silver Borresen (32-6.9) had 2 hits with a double and 2 RBIs.

Philadelphia (13) at Rochester (11): Gene Rankins (29-5.4) (9-8) over Bill Henson (29-6.5) (10-22). Rankins allowed 12 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. Philadelphia committed 11 errors. 2B Tuck Pierce (29-5.5) hit a double and a triple, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs.

Cleveland (15) at Indianapolis (2): Bill Henrichs (27-7.4) (7-5) over Joe Osborne (28-3.0) (4-11). Henrichs allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 2. LF Tom Laarman (25-7.8) hit 2 triples, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. RF Joe Coffey (30-5.2) had 3 hits with a double and 2 walks, scored 3 runs and had an RBI.

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (4) at Pittsburgh (5) in 10 innings: Tom Lilly (26-6.4) (21-14) over Sammy Berry (26-5.5) (0-1) in his first major league start. The game ended when Berry made an error. In 10 innings, Lilly allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. Berry allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. Rookie 2B Freddy Horne (24-1.6) had 2 hits, stole 2 bases and scored 2 runs.

Omaha (1) at Providence (2) in 10 innings: Dave Frazier (26-5.7) (4-6) over Bill Hamilton (28-5.4) (9-9). Rookie 3B Ed Knight (23-5.1) had 3 hits with a double and ended the game with an RBI single. In 10 innings, Frazier allowed 6 hits, no walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit. Hamilton allowed 9 hits, no walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit. The Grays have won 7 in a row.

Milwaukee (5) at Kansas City (9): Lew Burnett (25-4.5) (12-15) over Dan Burton (31-4.9) (17-22). Burnett allowed 10 hits, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. Manager/CF Connie Frenette (31-4.7) had 2 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. Last season, he led the GNA with 24 doubles; today he hit his 5th.

Brooklyn (1) at Chicago (6): Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (24-17) over Al Green (23-3.8) (24-13). Stanley allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he walked twice and scored a run. He has won 5 in a row and is 16-4 in his last 20 decisions. Green allowed 8 hits, 7 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he hit a double. He has lost 4 of his last 5. C George Sandefur (30-5.8) had 2 hits with his league-leading 8th home run of the season, a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. With this win, Chicago takes over 1st place.

[Questdog]

Sunday, August 8, 1886

Grand National Association:
Omaha (10) at Providence (1): Tom Lee (28-6.0) (20-13) over Tom Blomberg (28-4.7) (19-18). Lee allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he walked twice. RF Hank Roberts (27-3.0) had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. SS Rube Ford (35-5.1) had 3 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Milwaukee (5) at Kansas City (12): Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (18-22) over Zachary Buchanan (25-4.0) (17-24). McClaughry bruised his finger running the bases and only pitched 5 innings. He allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. He should be fine in 3 or 4 days. Dan Butler (29-4.7) pitched the final 4 innings. SS Fred Umbaugh (25-5.4) had 3 hits, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. LF Lou Baggett (24-4.2) had 4 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had 5 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Monday, August 9, 1886

Detroit Wolverines (53-26 .671 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Boston Red Caps (43-36 .544 10 GB in 3rd place)

William McLeod, Det. (27-5.6) (R 16-12 2.55 7.1-2.7-6.4 H-BB-K/9) vs. Charlie Morlock, Bos. (37-6.7) (R 14-18 2.49 8.7-1.9-5.8)

Lost - 8 to 4

Let me add walks to the list: Home Runs, errors and walks; I am sick of all of them.

McLeod allowed 7 hits, 7 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and a walk.

Morlock gave us 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and an RBI.

We made 2 errors and Boston made 5.

RF Fred Bianco (27-6.9) hit a double, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. C Evan Eckberg (30-3.5) hit a double.

For Boston, 1B Bill Gordon (29-3.7) had a hit and walked 3 times and scored twice. 2B Mike Stables (30-7.1) had 2 hits and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. 3B Tug Crane (27-6.5) hit a 2-run home run.

Liberty League:
Cincinnati (4) at New York (3): John Stevens (29-8.2) (21-13) over Jack Roberts (34-6.1) (21-15). New York scored twice in the bottom of the 9th, but the game ended with the tying and go-ahead runs on base. Stevens allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. Roberts allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 8. RF Fleet Wilcox (29-4.9) hit a double and his 3rd home run of the season, drew a walk and scored 2 runs. Another player/manager bites the dust as LF Silver Borresen (32-6.9) tore up his shoulder and will not play again this season.

Philadelphia (9) at Rochester (1): Ted Ryther (32-4.3) (11-21) over Ed Hodges (26-3.2) (15-16). Ryther allowed 4 hits, no walks and struck out 5. At bat, he walked twice and scored 2 runs. 3B Jack Warren (34-7.2) had 3 hits with a double and scored 2 runs. Rookie LF Biff Place (25-5.4) will miss a month with a sore hamstring.

Cleveland (6) at Indianapolis (8): Dad Marshall (27-4.4) (18-15) over Ed Pedersen (24-5.1) (18-18). Marshall allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he had 2 hits and an RBI. Pedersen has lost 4 of his last 5. 3B Bill Lawson (29-6.9) had 2 hits with his 3rd home run of the year, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. SS Bob Moran (34-4.5) had 4 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI.

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (8) at Pittsburgh (3): Pop Yurkovich (34-5.6) (15-19) over Tom Lilly (26-6.4) (21-15). Yurkovich allowed 2 hits, 5 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he hit a triple and scored a run. 2B Billy Moore (30-7.0) had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 4 RBIs.

Brooklyn (12) at Chicago (7): Ren French (25-4.9) (17-16) over Pete Rinehart (27-6.2) (23-15). French allowed 6 hits, 5 walks and struck out 4. RF Tom Campbell (28-3.6) hit 1 3-run home run and scored twice. It was his 3rd home run of the season. CF Piggy Galon (25-4.8) will miss the next 6 weeks with a sprained knee. Brooklyn retakes 1st place.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, August 10, 1886

Owner Joseph Campbell (54-3.3) of the Rochester Jingoes fired manager Sparrow Smith (44-4.2) after yesterday's loss to Philadelphia dropped them into last place. Today he announced the hiring of John Wells (42-5.6). Wells has never managed in the major leagues. Last season, he managed Jersey City of the Eastern League (A) to a 5th place finish. In 1884, he led Grand Rapids to the championship of the Northwestern League (A). Back in the old National Association, he was a good-hit/no-field outfielder for Kansas City.

Detroit Wolverines (53-27 .662 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Boston Red Caps (44-36 .550 9 GB in 3rd place)

Ed Bush, Det. (26-5.3) (R 23-8 2.30 6.4-2.4-5.6 H-BB-K/9) vs. Joe Peters, Bos. (30-4.9) (L 16-10 2.50 7.5-2.8-7.6)

Won - 5 to 3

Bush allowed 11 hits, 5 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit. Our outfielders throwing out 5 base runners helped quite a bit. This was, by far, our season high in that category. In the 80 games previous to this one, our outfielders had thrown out a total of 29 runners. Editor's Note: Our 0.4 outfield assists per game may seem high by today's standards (MLB in 2015 is averaging under 0.2), but in 1886 the major leagues averaged almost 0.6 per game. The Liberty League and GNA are averaging about 0.5 per game. Detroit's totals are a bit low partly because the players who have played the most in our outfield only have average to slightly above average arms but mostly because we allow fewer base runners than any other team. Indianapolis leads the majors with 70 (0.86 per game). Their left and right fielders both have exceptional arms and their center fielder has a decent one and they allow a lot of base runners.

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

We made 3 errors and Boston made 4.

LF Fred Bianco (27-6.9) had a hit and 2 walks, but nothing to show for it, partly because he was caught stealing twice. He also threw out a base runner. 1B Fred Parrish (27-5.7) only had a walk, but scored 2 runs. 3B Sam Boullion (26-4.8) hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. C Evan Eckberg (30-3.5) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Willie Kirby and RF Pat Womack did not do much at the plate, but Kirby scored a run and each of them threw out 2 base runners. SS Al Shaffer hit a triple and had 2 RBIs.

Liberty League:
Cincinnati (7) at New York (2): Charlie Branham (26-4.2) (8-5) over Miah Turner (25-5.3) (16-19). Branham allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and scored a run. In 7 innings, Turner allowed 4 runs (2 earned), 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. He had to leave the game in the 8th inning with a strained calf muscle, but should be fine in a day or two. RF Fleet Wilcox (29-4.9) had 2 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Philadelphia (3) at Rochester (5): Bill Henson (29-6.5) (11-22) over Fred Barrow (34-4.7) (12-18). Henson allowed 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out no one. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. Barrow allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. C Jim Martin (25-5.0) had 2 hits and scored a run. For Philly, 2B Tuck Pierce (29-5.5) hurt his shoulder and should miss about 2 weeks.

Cleveland (1) at Indianapolis (2): Levi Giddens (34-4.8) (8-19) over Willis Kornfield (33-6.0) (2-7). Giddens allowed 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. He is 4-2 in his last 6 starts. Kornfield allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. Rookie LF Lew Veith (27-5.6) had a hit and a walk, stole 2 bases and scored a run.

Grand National Association:
Omaha (7) at Pittsburgh (2): Lee Sprague (26-3.5) (13-12) over Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (23-17). The game was tied at 2 runs apiece until Omaha scored 5 times in the top of the 9th. Sprague allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. Mathews allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. 3 hits and 3 errors and a walk in the 9th did him in. Rookie LF Fred Negus (22-6.7) hit a triple in the 9th inning when the bases were loaded. For Pittsburgh, their best hitter and last year's GNA MVP, SS Jim Ware (32-5.6), injured his shoulder and will miss about a month.

Brooklyn (9) at Kansas City (10) in 10 innings: Dan Butler (29-4.7) (9-17) in relief of Lew Burnett (25-4.5) over John Ritch (31-7.8) (12-9) in relief of Al Green (23-3.8). With the game tied at 6, Brooklyn scored a run in the top of the 9th to take the lead, but Kansas City scored a run in the bottom half to tie it back up. Then Brooklyn scored twice in the top of the 10th, but Kansas City scored 3 times in the bottom half to win. 2B Al Sarbacker (25-4.8) hit a double and a triple, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. His double tied the game in the bottom of the 9th. P Dan Butler, who only pitched 1 inning and allowed 2 runs in the top of the 10th, made up for it by hitting a 2-out bases-loaded double in the bottom of the inning to plate 3 runs and win the game.

Milwaukee (7) at Chicago (12): Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (25-17) over Dan Burton (31-4.9) (17-23). Chicago was up 12 to 0, before Milwaukee scored their runs in the 8th and 9th innings. Stanley allowed 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. 7 of the hits and 5 errors came in those final 2 innings. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. He has now won 6 decisions in a row. 3B Adonis Warren (37-5.1) had 4 hits with a double and his 4th home run of the year, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBIs. Chicago retakes 1st place. For Milwaukee, 1B Willie Burton (31-8.5) hit 2 doubles, scored a run and had 4 RBIs, but slightly fractured his foot and will miss 2 to 3 weeks.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, August 11, 1886

Grand National Association:
Omaha (5) at Pittsburgh (2): Tom Lee (28-6.0) (21-13) over Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (23-18). Lee allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. He has now won 10 starts in a row. Mathews allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. 2B Bones Collins (31-4.4) had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Baltimore (8) at Providence (9) in 11 innings: Dave Frazier (26-5.7) (5-6) in relief of Tom Blomberg (28-4.7) over Sammy O'Quinn (24-5.9) (5-11) in relief of Pop Yurkovich (34-5.6). Providence scored 4 times in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game. Rookie 3B Ed Knight (23-5.1) ended the game with an infield single. He had 4 hits and 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn (8) at Kansas City (9): Dan Butler (29-4.7) (10-17) over John Ritch (31-7.8) (12-10). The Cowboys scored 5 times in the 8th inning. Ritch has lost 7 of his last 8 decisions. LF Lou Baggett (24-4.2) had 4 hits, stole 2 bases, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. SS Jim McCarthy (25-7.5) pulled a muscle and will miss about 2 weeks. For Brooklyn, rookie 1B Lew Bell (29-4.2) had 4 hits, scored 3 runs and had an RBI.

Milwaukee (1) at Chicago (7): Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (26-17) over Zachary Buchanan (25-4.0) (17-25). Stanley allowed 4 hits, no walks and struck out 4. He has won 7 decisions in a row. In 7 innings, Buchanan allowed 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. 3B Adonis Warren (37-5.1) had 2 hits with a triple, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. He did ot get to play in the major leagues until he was 35 years old, but he is having a very good season. He is currently 3rd in the GNA in extra-base hits with 32 and leads with 23 doubles.

[Questdog]

Thursday, August 12, 1886

We begin a 3 game series with manager Paul Richards (45-5.4) and his Spiders today. We are 8-4 against them on the season so far and took 2 of 3 from them in Cleveland at the beginning of this road trip over 3 weeks ago the last time we faced them. They are 4th in the League in runs scored with 5.2 per game (Detroit is 3rd with 5.2). They are 7th in runs allowed with 6.1 per game (Detroit is #1 with 3.9). Cleveland's League Park is the toughest place in the League to hit a home run, but will give up other hits with generosity.

I sent CF/2B Tom Duncan (21-6.6) back to Syracuse and recalled RF Jackie Porter (31-6.3).

Detroit Wolverines (54-27 .667 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Cleveland Spiders (36-42 .462 16.5 GB in 5th place)

We are 4-3 against the rookie Pedersen this season.

William McLeod, Det. (27-5.6) (R 16-13 2.61 7.2-2.9-6.3 H-BB-K/9) vs. Ed Pedersen, Clev. (24-5.1) (R 18-18 3.56 10.3-2.1-3.4)

Won - 12 to 5

This game should not have been played. It rained all day and both teams had a hard time fielding the ball. Of course, Cleveland seemed to have a tougher time of it than us.

McLeod allowed 9 hits, no walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and a walk.

We had 14 hits and made 4 errors. Cleveland made 12. Yes, 12.

2B Jocko Cole (24-6.1) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. 1B Sam Cowan (30-5.1) had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. LF Ben Smith (27-6.7) had 1 hit and scored 3 runs. SS Russell Gardner (32-6.4) hit a double pulled a muscle and will miss the next 2 weeks. SS Al Shaffer (26-5.6) had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. I recalled SS Hubbard Hooker (28-5.30) from Syracuse to take Gardner's spot.

For Cleveland, RF Joe Coffey (30-5.2) had 3 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Liberty League:
Philadelphia (1) at Cincinnati (2): John Stevens (29-8.2) (22-13) over Ted Ryther (32-4.3) (11-22). Stevens allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and an RBI. He has won 5 of his last 6 starts. Ryther allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. 3B Bill Alexander (29-5.5) hit 2 doubles and scored a run.

Rochester (9) at New York (8): Ed Hodges (26-3.2) (16-16) over Jack Roberts (34-6.1) (21-16). CF George Everman (30-6.3) had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBIs. C Jim Martin (25-5.0) had 3 hits with a double and 3 RBIs. For New York, LF Pussy Wise (25-6.8) had 3 hits, stole 3 bases, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Indianapolis (4) at Boston (13): Charlie Morlock (37-6.7) (16-18) over Dad Marshall (27-4.4) (18-16). Morlock allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit. RF Charlie Warner (32-9.2) had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. C Frank Douglas (31-5.8) had 2 hits with a double and 3 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Omaha (4) at Pittsburgh (1): Lee Sprague (26-3.5) (14-12) over Tom Lilly (26-6.4) (21-16). Sprague allowed 9 hits, no walks and struck out 5. Lilly allowed 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. RF Bill Hammack (33-5.0) hit a triple and scored 2 runs. Omaha completes the sweep of the 3 game series.

Baltimore (13) at Providence (9): Sammy Berry (26-5.5) (1-1) over Ed Wison (25-7.3) (21-17). RF Val Cornell (28-3.5) had 3 hits, scored a run and had 4 RBIs. 2B Billy Moore (30-7.0) had 4 hits and 4 RBIs. For the Grays, 1B Charlie Gregor (27-5.2) had 3 hits with a double and a bases-loaded home run, his 4th home run of the season. He drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBIs.

Brooklyn (10) at Kansas City (6): Ren French (25-4.9) (18-16) over Lew Burnett (25-4.5) (12-16). French allowed 8 hits, 6 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Monte Moody (28-6.9) had 3 hits with a double and a walk, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. CF John Peterson (27-7.0) had 2 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.

Milwaukee (1) at Chicago (7): Pete Rinehart (27-6.2) (24-15) over Dan Burton (31-4.9) (17-24). Rinehart allowed 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had 2 hits with a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. Burton has lost 5 in a row and is 3-17 in his last 20 starts. 1B Tommy Casale (26-3.7) had 4 hits with a triple, stole a base and scored 2 runs.

[Questdog]

Friday, August 13, 1886

Friday the 13th! I am not superstitious, but I am leery of superstitions.

The Chicago Colts added former MVP, OF Candy Simpson (27-6.8), to their roster this morning. He has not played since he injured his shoulder in the 2nd game of the season. The Colts have made it to 1st place without him and I do not think they are going to be worse with him. He elected not to play any games in A Ball to get back in shape.

Detroit Wolverines (55-27 .671 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Cleveland Spiders (36-43 .456 17.5 GB in 5th place)

Ed Bush, Det. (26-5.3) (R 24-8 2.30 6.6-2.5-5.6 H-BB-K/9) vs. Willis Kornfield, Clev. (33-6.0) (R 2-7 4.58 10.5-3.2-3.8)

Won - 6 to 0

I told you there was something in those superstitions. Just this time the bad luck landed on Cleveland.

Bush allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 8. At bat, he had 2 hits and scored 2 runs.

Kornfield gave us 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3.

We did not make an error and Cleveland made 7.

1B Sam Cowan (30-5.1) had 2 hits, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. LF Ben Smith (27-6.7) had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI.

Liberty League:
Philadelphia (1) at Cincinnati (8): Lou Ellard (28-6.3) (8-6) in relief of Charlie Branham (26-4.2) over Fred Barrow (34-4.7) (12-19). Branham had to leave after 3 innings with a pulled muscle, but should be fine in a week or so and probably can pitch with the injury. In 6 shutout innings of relief, Ellard allowed 1 hit, no walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and 2 RBIs. Rookie SS Rosie Hutchinson (29-5.9) had 3 hits, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had an RBI.

Rochester (5) at New York (8): Miah Turner (25-5.3) (17-19) over Bill Henson (29-6.5) (11-23). Turner allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 8. 1B John Hilliard (26-7.2) had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Indianapolis (9) at Boston (8): Levi Giddens (34-4.8) (9-19) over Joe Peters (30-4.9) (16-12). Indianapolis pounded out 19 hits off Peters. LF Jimmy Sanders (29-6.8) had 4 hits, stole a base and had 3 RBIs. SS Bob Moran (34-4.5) hit 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (3) at Providence (9): Ed Wison (25-7.3) (22-17) over Sammy Berry (26-5.5) (1-2). Wison allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. Rookie CF Al Young (22-4.8) had 3 hits with 2 doubles, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. RF John Froom (38-6.2), on his birthday, had 3 hits with a double and his 5th home run of the year, scored twice and had 2 RBIs.

Omaha (3) at Chicago (4) in 10 innings: Pony Stanley (23-6.2) (27-17) over Lee Sprague (26-3.5) (14-13). SS Bob Robertson (23-4.1) led off the bottom of the 10th with a triple and later scored on a wild pitch to win the game. He had 5 hits with 2 triples and stole 2 bases, but only scored the one run. In 10 innings, Stanley allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. He has now won 8 decisions in a row and is 19-4 in his last 24 starts. Sprague allowed 9 hits, 4 walks and struck out 5.

[Questdog]

Saturday, August 14, 1886

Well, Friday the 13th was bad luck for Calvin Biron (38-9.0) as he lost his job as manager of the Baltimore Orioles after yesterday's loss to Providence. Owner Aaron Collier (59-7.9) announced this morning than Tom Pouncey (45-3.9) would run the team the rest of the season. Pouncey has not managed in the major leagues before. Last season, he led Oswego of the New York State League (A) to a last place finish. He has managed for 5 seasons in the high minors and his best finish was 2nd place as skipper of Fort Wayne in the Northwestern League (A) in 1881. In his playing days, he was a catcher, but never made it above the low minors.

Detroit Wolverines (56-27 .675 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Cleveland Spiders (36-44 .450 18.5 GB in 5th place)

Sal DeVaux, Det. (31-3.5) (R 1-0 1.00 5.0-1.0-5.0 H-BB-K/9) vs. Willis Kornfield, Clev. (33-6.0) (R 2-8 4.08 10.2-3.0-3.7)

Won - 8 to 6

For the 1st time this season, we went back-to-back games without making an error. And it is a good thing, too, because DeVaux pitched very poorly. We have never gone 3 games in a row without an error.

DeVaux allowed 11 hits, 3 walks and struck out no one. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.

Kornfield gave us 14 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5.

We did not make an error and Cleveland made 5.

3B Sam Boullion (26-4.8) had 2 hits and 2 walks, but no runs or RBIs. CF Fred Bianco (27-6.9) had 2 hits and 2 RBIs and threw 2 runners out at the plate in the same inning. 1B Sam Cowan (30-5.1) had 2 hits with a triple and a walk and scored a run. LF Ben Smith (27-6.7) had 2 infield hits, scored a run and had an RBI. 2b Jocko Cole (24-6.1) had 3 hits with a triple, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. RF Willie Kirby (24-2.1) had a hit, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

For Cleveland, C Kid Wright (31-7.3) had 3 hits with his 2nd home run of the year and had 2 RBIs and threw out 3 of 5 on steal attempts. The ball he hit over the right field fence was probably the longest hit we have seen this year. I wanted DeVaux up here because I thought his control was good and he would not give up many home runs, but both of those thoughts proved mistaken today.

Liberty League:
Philadelphia (8) at Cincinnati (4): Gene Rankins (29-5.4) (10-8) over Charlie Branham (26-4.2) (8-6). Rankins allowed 13 hits, 5 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. They told Branham he could pitch with his injury, but they did not say he could pitch well. 2B Smith Yocum (28-5.5) had 4 hits with a triple and a home run, scored twice and had 4 RBIs.

Rochester (11) at New York (7): Olaf Powell (32-4.1) (1-0) over Jack Roberts (34-6.1) (21-17). Powell allowed 10 hits, 6 walks and struck out 2. Roberts has lost 4 starts in a row. CF George Everman (30-6.3) had 4 hits with a triple, stole 4 bases, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. 1B Gus Ivey (30-6.3) had 3 hits with a double, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Indianapolis (9) at Boston (14): Joe Peters (30-4.9) (17-12) over Joe Osborne (28-3.0) (4-12). Peters allowed 9 runs for the 2nd straight game, though he won this time and only 1 of the runs was earned. Boston made 7 errors, but Peters did not pitch well, either. RF Charlie Warner (32-9.2) had 4 hits with a double, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. 2B Mike Stables (30-7.1) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had 4 RBIs. For Indianapolis, 1B Frank Roche (38-4.7) tore his calf muscle and will miss the rest of the season.

Grand National Association:
Milwaukee (4) at Pittsburgh (5): Whitey Mathews (23-4.1) (24-18) over Zachary Buchanan (25-4.0) (17-26). Mathews allowed 11 hits, 5 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit. Buchanan allowed 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1. He is now 2-12 in his last 14 starts. 1B Tom Coponen (30-7.0) had 2 hits and a walk, stole 4 bases and scored 2 runs. LF Billy Galloway (25-5.3) sprained his elbow and will miss a week.

Brooklyn (2) at Providence (11): Tom Blomberg (28-4.7) (20-18) over Al Green (23-3.8) (24-14). Blomberg allowed 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. Green has lost 4 in a row. 1B Charlie Gregor (27-5.2) had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Baltimore (6) at Kansas City (7): Al McClaughry (22-5.6) (19-22) over Pop Yurkovich (34-5.6) (15-20). The winning run scored int he bottom of the 9th with 2 outs on an error. RF Tommy Dyer (28-3.8) had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Omaha (5) at Chicago (3): Tom Lee (28-6.0) (22-13) over Pat Seguin (22-4.4) (6-5). Lee allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. He has now won 11 starts in a row. Seguin allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. 3B Bones Collins (31-4.4) had 2 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.