The Liberty League, Est. 1876

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Saturday, August 13, 1887

New York Gothams (35-45 .438 18.5 GB in 7th place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (54-27 .667 1st place)

Tom McDowell, N.Y. (23-8.0) (R 5-6 5.54 12.2-2.7-2.3 H-BB-K/9) vs. Al Rice, Det. (22-7.6) (R 8-4 2.97 9.6-1.4-3.2).

Won - 5 to 4

Rice followed his typical pattern of late: he gave up 3 runs in the 1st, 1 in the 3rd and then shut them down. We did not get our 1st hit until 2 outs were recorded in the 6th, when LF Al Lewis (22-9.1) hit his 4th home run of the season over the short right field fence. We managed to tie the game up before going into the 9th inning. In the top of the 9th, LHP Dave Frazier (27-5.7) came in to pitch because they had 2 left-handed batters leading off and I had pinch-hit for Rice. The 1st batter doubled and the 2nd singled, but CF Fred Bianco (28-6.9) threw out the runner at home. Frazier managed to retire the next 2 batters and get out of the inning. Playing in his 2nd game of his major league career, C Jack Henderson (27-4.5) led off the bottom of the 9th and hit one over the right field fence to give us the win. He now has 2 home runs in 2 career games played.

In 8 innings, Rice allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4.

McDowell gave us 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits.

We made 3 errors and New York made 4.

LF Al Lewis had 2 hits with a home run and scored 2 runs. 2B Al Shaffer (27-5.6) had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI.

For the Gothams, 1B John Hilliard (27-7.2) had 3 hits with a double and his League-leading 14th home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. It was his 6th (!!) home run against us this year. He and LF Charlie Warner (33-9.2) of Boston are the 2 biggest thorns in my side. 2B Bill Baker (25-3.6) had 3 hits with 2 doubles and 2 RBIs.

This was our 8th win in a row and 13th out of the last 14 games. To pull this one out of the hat proves that we are playing under a special blessing of the baseball gods. 5 of the wins in our 8 game streak have been by a single run and 2 of them were sudden death wins.

Liberty League:
Cleveland (17) at Cincinnati (3): Ed Pedersen (25-5.1) (15-24) over John Stevens (30-8.2) (18-17). I believe Cleveland set the all-time record with 5 home runs in this game. Pedersen allowed 3 hits, 4 walks and struck out 1. Manager/C Deacon Dubin (30-8.8) had 4 hits with his 3rd home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. CF Jake Howard (28-4.6) hit a double and his 4th home run of the year and scored 4 times. Rookie 1B Kid Stryffeler (25-9.2) had 4 hits with a double and a home run and 3 RBIs. RF John Bradbury (26-7.6) hit a home run. 2B Jesse Flanders (27-5.4) hit his 7th of the year. Former Hurler Trophy winner Stevens is 2-8 in his last 10 starts. The Reds losing streak reaches 7 games.

Pittsburgh (8) at Louisville (3): Whitey Mathews (24-4.1) (16-15) over William McLeod (28-5.6) (19-13). Mathews allowed 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. C Wilson Wendling (26-4.1) hit his 6th home run of the season. For the Bourbons, C Andy Runnels (30-7.8) hit a home run.

Indianapolis (3) at Boston (4): Dave Wolf (24-4.7) (12-6) over Jimmy Euler (26-5.5) (10-10). Wolf allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. Euler allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. LF Charlie Warner (33-9.2) hit his 11th home run of the year. C Hub West (33-6.7) hit his 4th.

Grand National Association:
Brooklyn (3) at Baltimore (4): Pop Yurkovich (35-6.1) (15-22) over Al Green (24-3.8) (18-20). Yurkovich allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. Green allowed 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4.

Providence (8) at Omaha (9): Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (17-23) over Ed Hodges (27-3.2) (9-24). Providence scored 7 times in the top of the 9th to just miss a miracle. Sprague did not allow an earned run. For the Grays, 1B Charlie Gregor (28-5.2) hit his 3rd home run of the year.

Milwaukee (5) at St. Louis (7): Fred Barrow (35-4.7) (18-17) over Zachary Buchanan (26-4.0) (21-15).

Kansas City (2) at Chicago (6): Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (26-16) over Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (26-15). Chicago scored 5 runs in the 7th with the help of 3 errors. Seguin allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. McClaughry allowed 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3.

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Sunday, August 14, 1887

Grand National Association:
Omaha (8) at Brooklyn (9): Ren French (26-4.9) (18-17) over Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (17-24). 2B Joe Henry (35-9.2) knocked home the winning run with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th. For the Mutuals, LF Fred Negus (23-6.7) had 4 hits with a double and a home run, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Kansas City (11) at St. Louis (9): Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (23-20) over Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (22-16). LF Jimmy Harrison (25-5.4) hit his 2nd home run of the season. For the Terriers, rookie LF Pat Matthews (24-5.1) hit his 3rd.

Milwaukee (6) at Chicago (7): Pete Rinehart (28-6.2) (12-17) over Wiley Steel (25-5.6) (7-12). Chicago scored 5 times in the bottom of the 8th. RF Tom Megrath (26-5.6) hit his 2nd home run of the year.

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Monday, August 15, 1887

New York Gothams (35-46 .432 19.5 GB in 7th place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (55-27 .671 1st place)

Miah Turner, N.Y. (26-5.3) (R 18-10 2.85 8.8-1.7-4.1 H-BB-K/9) vs. Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 26-8 2.43 8.6-1.3-3.7).

We are 2-2 against Turner so far. The 2 best pitchers in baseball, in my opinion, going at it today. Should be a 1 to 0 game, but you know it will end up 10 to 9.

Won - 8 to 5

We grounded into 4 double-plays.

Townley allowed 11 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1.

Turner gave us 14 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and an RBI.

We made 1 error and New York made 7.

3B Sam Boullion (27-4.8) had 3 hits with a triple and scored a run. 2B Al Shaffer (27-5.6) had 2 hits, stoles 2 bases, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B George House (28-4.3) had 2 hits with a triple, got beaned and scored a run. CF Fred Bianco (28-6.9) had 2 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. SS Tom Nelson (21-6.6) hit a triple and scored w runs. C Tom Trever (24-4.7) had 3 hits, stole a base, scored run and had 2 RBIs.

For the Gothams, 1B John Hilliard (27-7.2) hit his League-leading 15th home run of the season and 7th against us this year. It has become so bad that when Townley walked him once, I was glad! 2B Bill Baker (25-3.6) hit a double and a triple, stole a base and scored 2 runs.

Liberty League:
Cleveland (7) at Cincinnati (5): Ed Pedersen (25-5.1) (16-24) over John Stevens (30-8.2) (18-18). The Reds' losing streak reaches 8 games.

Pittsburgh (8) at Louisville (9): Count Childs (31-3.1) (13-20) over Whitey Mathews (24-4.1) (16-16). Louisville scored 2 times in the bottom of the 9th to win. 1B Pete Hinde (31-7.9) won the game with a triple. He had 4 hits, stole 2 bases, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. For the Puddlers, C Wilson Wendling (26-4.1) suffered a high ankle sprain and will miss at least 6 weeks.

Indianapolis (2) at Boston (4): William Little (26-6.0) (17-16) over Jimmy Euler (26-5.5) (10-11). Little allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. Euler allowed 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. He has lost 3 in a row, all decently pitched ball games. RF Dan Abrams (29-5.1) hit his 2nd home run of the season. For the Hoosiers, rookie RF Fred Boss (24-6.0) hit his 4th. Rookie 2B Kid Stevens (25-8.4) strained his hamstring and will miss about 5 weeks.

Grand National Association:
Brooklyn (6) at Providence (7): Tom Ashton (23-5.2) (4-2) over William David (24-3.6) (9-7). Providence scored twice in the bottom of the 9th to win. The winning run scored on a 2-out error. Ashton allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5.

Baltimore (15) at Omaha (21): Tom Lee (29-6.0) (17-12) over Frank McSherry (32-4.1) (5-5). SS Ed Aldrich (23-6.8) had 2 hits with a triple and 2 walks, scored 4 runs and had 3 RBIs. Rookie 2B Dave Henderson (24-4.1) had 2 hits, got hit by a pitch and had 4 RBIs. 3B Warren Hogan (33-7.2) had 3 hits and a walk, scored 5 runs and had an RBI. RF Abe Cupp (26-4.7), who leads the league in RBIs, will miss 2 weeks with a sprained wrist. For the Orioles, rookie 2B Kitty Covington (22-5.4) hit a home run.

St. Louis (11) at Kansas City (16): Dan Butler (30-4.7) (1-2) over Fred Barrow (35-4.7) (18-18). C Pop Buck (33-5.2) had 4 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. RF Tommy Dyer (29-3.8) had 4 hits with a double and a triple, stole 2 bases, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBIs. Rookie 3B Bev Bradley (22-6.2) had 3 hits with 2 doubles and a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs.

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Tuesday, August 16, 1887

Liberty League:
Cleveland (10) at Cincinnati (12): Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (24-18) over Artie Boucher (24-6.1) (6-8). Rookie SS Tub Saslow (22-5.8) had 4 hits, stole 3 bases, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. 1B Willie Burton (32-8.5) hit 2 doubles, walked twice, stole a base, scored 4 runs and had an RBI.

Pittsburgh (7) at Louisville (8) in 12 innings: William McLeod (28-5.6) (20-13) over Bill Henrichs (28-7.4) (2-4) in relief of Fred Horner (26-3.8). Rookie RF Dave Odekirk (22-6.5) singled home the winning run. In 12 innings, McLeod allowed 11 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. For the Puddlers, RF Ace Trimmell (29-5.0) hit his 5th home run of the season.

Indianapolis (4) at Boston (18): Dave Wolf (24-4.7) (13-6) over Sal DeVaux (32-3.5) (14-13). Wolf allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out no one. RF Dan Abrams (29-5.1) hit 2 home runs, walked 3 times, scored 4 runs and had 3 RBIs. He now has 4 home runs on the year. Rookie 3B Highball Baxter (21-5.7) had 4 hits with a double and his 6th home run of the year, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Brooklyn (8) at Providence (9): Ed Hodges (27-3.2) (10-24) over Al Green (24-3.8) (18-21). For the 2nd day in a row, Providence won in the bottom of the 9th. This time they scored 4 runs to win. LF Fred Kerr (25-5.2) knocked in the winning run. RF John Froom (39-6.2) hit a home run. For the Gladiators, rookie 3B Ed Cheney (24-7.8) hit his 4th home run of the season. Green is 2-8 in his last 10 decisions.

Baltimore (7) at Omaha (6): Pop Yurkovich (35-5.6) (16-22) over Lou Ellard (29-6.3) (5-5). Yurkovich is 5-1 in his last 6 starts. For the Mutuals, 3B Bones Collins (32-4.4) hit his 4th home run of the year.

St. Louis (4) at Kansas City (12): Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (27-15) over Con Arnold (23-6.3) (6-8). McClaughry allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 3.

Milwaukee (2) at Chicago (8): Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (27-16) over Freddy Wood (31-6.3) (20-18). Seguin allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4.

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Wednesday, August 17, 1887

1B Zenas Woodard (27-4.6) and RF George Loverde (27-4.8) have been shipped to Syracuse because 2B Jocko Cole (25-6.1) and CF Tom Duncan (22-6.6) will be ready to play tomorrow.

Liberty League:
Indianapolis (19) at Louisville (2): Sal DeVaux (32-3.5) (15-13) over Count Childs (31-3.1) (13-21). DeVaux allowed 9 hits, 6 walks and struck out 1. 1B Lew Bell (30-4.2) had 3 hits, stole 2 bases, scored 4 runs and had an RBI. LF Otis York (31-6.3) had 4 hits, scored 4 runs and had 4 RBIs.

Boston (6) at Pittsburgh (5): William Little (26-6.0) (18-16) over Whitey Mathews (24-4.1) (16-17). Little allowed 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had 3 hits with his 2nd home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Brooklyn (4) at Providence (3): Ren French (26-4.9) (19-17) over Tom Ashton (23-5.2) (4-3). French allowed 8 hits, 5 walks and struck out 1. Ashton allowed 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. At bat, he had 3 hits, but nothing to show for it.

Baltimore (2) at Omaha (4): Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (18-24) over Frank McSherry (32-4.1) (5-6). Sprague allowed 8 hits, no walks and struck out 3. McSherry allowed 6 hits, 9 walks and struck out 2.

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Thursday, August 18, 1887

Manager/C Deacon Dubin (30-8.8) has his Spiders in town to begin a 3 game series today. We are 6-3 against them on the season and swept them in 3 games at Cleveland back on June 9-11 the last time we met. They are 7th in runs scored with 6.0 per game (Detroit 6th with 6.0). They are 5th in runs allowed with 6.7 per game (Detroit is #1 with 4.7).

Cleveland Spiders (35-48 .422 21 GB in 8th (last) place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (56-27 .675 1st place)

Ed Pedersen, Clev. (25-5.1) (R 16-24 4.28 10.3-2.3-2.0 H-BB-K/9) vs. Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 27-8 2.47 8.7-1.4-3.6).

We are 2-2 against Pedersen so far.

Jock Cole (25-6.1) is going to move to 1st base. His defense at 2nd this season has been atrocious; he is last among qualifiers in fielding average. 1B George House (28-4.3) will unfortunately move to the bench.

Our lineup: 1) LF Lewis 2) 3B Boullion 3) 2B Shaffer 4) RF Smith 5) 1B Cole 6) SS Nelson 7) CF Duncan 8) C Trever

Won - 5 to 4

The 1st ball hit to Cole at first was converted into an error.

Townley allowed 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out no one.

Pedersen gave us 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double and a walk, but no runs or RBIs.

We made 5 errors and Cleveland made 9.

RF Ben Smith (28-6.7) hit a double, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 1B Jocko Cole (25-6.1) had an infield hit and scored 2 runs. SS Tom Nelson (21-6.6) had 2 hits, stole 3 bases, scored a run and had an RBI. C Tom Trever (24-4.7) had a hit and 2 RBIs.

Liberty League:
Cincinnati (4) at New York (1): John Stevens (30-8.2) (19-18) over Miah Turner (26-5.3) (18-12). Stevens allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. Turner allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4.

Indianapolis (2) at Louisville (10): Sammy Berry (27-5.5) (8-6) over Joe Osborne (29-3.0) (0-7) in relief of Jimmy Euler (26-5.5). Berry allowed 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out no one. Euler left in the 1st inning with what he that was a traumatic injury but turned out to be nothing. SS Freddy Parsley (27-7.5) hit his 4th home run of the season.

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (9) at Kansas City (8): Bill McGee (29-7.9) (4-4) over Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (23-21). Rookie 2B Kitty Covington (22-5.4) had 4 hits, stole 2 bases, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. RF Sol Renaud (30-5.7) had 2 hits with his 3rd home run of the year, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBIs. For the Cowboys, CF Jimmy Harrison (25-5.4) will miss a week or two with what they are calling a "mild shoulder strain". If it is a mid shoulder strain, then why is he missing any time?

Milwaukee (2) at Chicago (4): Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (28-16) over Freddy Wood (31-6.3) (20-19). Seguin allowed 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 5. Wood allowed 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out 5. The Brewers have lost 5 in a row.

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Friday, August 19, 1887

Cleveland Spiders (35-49 .417 22 GB in 8th (last) place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (57-27 .679 1st place)

Artie Boucher, Clev. (24-6.1) (R 6-8 4.16 11.1-3.0-2.7 H-BB-K/9) vs. Al Rice, Det. (22-7.6) (R 8-4 3.00 9.6-1.4-3.3).

We have not faced Boucher before today.

Won - 9 to 6

11 wins in a row!

Rice allowed 13 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored a run and had 3 RBIs.

Boucher gave us 11 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.

Each team made 3 errors.

RF Ben Smith (28-6.7) hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Tom Nelson (21-6.6) had 2 hits and scored a run. CF Tom Duncan (22-6.6) had a hit and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. C Tom Trever (24-4.7) had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

For the Spiders, RF Tom Laarman (26-7.8) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. 2B Jesse Flanders (27-5.4) had 3 hits and a walk and scored a run.

Liberty League:
Indianapolis (13) at Louisville (4): Jimmy Euler (26-5.5) (11-11) over William McLeod (28-5.6) (20-14). Euler allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. McLeod had to leave after 3 innings with a stiff back. They say he will be okay in about 4 days. He only allowed 2 runs, 1 of which was earned. Rookie RF Fred Boss (24-6.0) had 4 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. C Fred Smith (32-6.8) hit his 5th home run of the season. For the Bourbons, 3B Sam Clark (36-4.7) had 4 hits with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Cincinnati (4) at New York (5) in 10 innings: Jack Roberts (35-6.1) (11-25) over Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (24-19). In 10 innings, Roberts allowed 9 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. Branham allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. 1B Bid Phillis (26-5.9) knocked in the winning run with a 2-out single. For the Reds, rookie CF Ed Robling (24-7.3), in his 1st game back from injury, had to leave with a sore back and they will rest him another 2 weeks. Rookie 3B Tub Saslow (22-5.8) strained his forearm and will sit for the rest of the season.

Pittsburgh (5) at Boston (9): Dave Wolf (24-4.7) (14-6) over Fred Horner (26-3.8) (1-5). Wolf allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. CF Pat Stafford (26-5.4) had 2 hits with his 14th home run of the year, drew a walk and had 4 RBIs. RF Dan Abrams (29-5.1) hit his 5th home run of the season.

Grand National Association:
Omaha (8) at Kansas City (9): Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (28-15) over Tom Lee (29-6.0) (17-13). Kansas City scored 3 times in the bottom of the 9th to win. The winning run scored on a passed ball. McClaughry allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. The Cowboys made 6 errors.

Baltimore (12) at Milwaukee (5): Pop Yurkovich (35-5.6) (17-22) over Zachary Buchanan (26-4.0) (21-16). Yurkovich allowed 13 hits, 1 walk and struck out 8. Rookie LF Jocko Breton (24-4.5) hit his 2nd home run of the year.

Providence (4) at St. Louis (6): Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (23-16) over Ed Hodges (27-3.2) (10-25). Ryther allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 5.

Brooklyn (4) at Chicago (3): Al Green (24-3.8) (19-21) over Pete Rinehart (28-6.2) (12-18). Green allowed 8 hits, 8 walks and struck out 2. Rinehart allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.

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Saturday, August 20, 1887

Cleveland Spiders (35-50 .412 23 GB in 8th (last) place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (58-27 .682 1st place)

Ed Pedersen, Clev. (25-5.1) (R 16-25 4.24 10.2-2.3-2.0 H-BB-K/9) vs. Dave Frazier, Det. (27-5.7) (L 9-4 1.81 8.0-2.3-2.9).

Won - 10 to 4

12 wins in a row!

Frazier allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI.

We had 9 hits and made 3 errors. Cleveland made 5.

LF Al Lewis (22-9.1) hit a triple, drew a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 3B Sam Boullion (27-4.8) had a hit, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. 2B Al Shaffer (27-5.6) had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. 1B Jocko Cole (25-6.1) had 2 hits and 2 RBIs. SS Tom Nelson (21-6.6) had the worst day any one has had this season: he went 0'for at the plate, grounding into a double-play and made all 3 of our errors. CF Tom Duncan (22-6.6) had 2 hits and scored 2 runs. C Jack Henderson (27-4.5) failed to hit a home run in his 3rd career game, but did walk twice and scored 2 runs and threw out the only runner who tried to steal a base.

For the Spiders, RF Tom Laarman (26-7.8) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. 2B Jesse Flanders (27-5.4) had 3 hits and a walk and scored a run.

Well, it is hard to complain about a 16-1 home-stand! And the one loss was in 12 innings. But now we have to head on the road for the next 3 weeks.

Liberty League:
Pittsburgh (6) at Boston (11) Game 1: William Little (26-6.0) (19-16) over Whitey Mathews (24-4.1) (16-18). C Hub West (33-6.7) hit his 5th home run of the year. Manager/1B Pete Bucolo (39-4.1) hit his 3rd.

Pittsburgh (6) at Boston (4) Game 2: Tom Adams (33-6.0) (6-7) over Joe Peters (31-4.9) (2-2). Adams allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. RF Ace Trimmell (29-5.0) had 4 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Billy Galloway (26-5.3) hit his 6th home run of the season. Peters did not strike any one out.

Cincinnati (6) at New York (9): Jack Roberts (35-6.1) (12-25) over Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (24-20). 1B John Hilliard (27-7.2) hit his League-leading 16th home run of the year. The all-time record for a season is 18. RF Henry Walter (31-6.3) hit a home run.

Grand National Association:
Omaha (11) at Kansas City (3): Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (19-24) over Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (23-22). Sprague allowed 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. SS Ed Aldrich (23-6.8) had 4 hits and a walk, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. Rookie 2B Dave Henderson (24-4.1) had 4 hits and 2 RBIs.

Baltimore (2) at Milwaukee (11): Zachary Buchanan (26-4.0) (22-16) over Frank McSherry (32-4.1) (5-7). Buchanan allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. McSherry has lost 6 of his last 7 after starting out 4-1.

Providence (2) at St. Louis (9): Fred Barrow (35-4.7) (19-18) over Tom Ashton (23-5.2) (4-4). Barrow allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 4. RF Biff Place (26-5.4) hit a home run.

Brooklyn (3) at Chicago (5): Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (29-16) over Ren French (26-4.9) (19-18). Seguin allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. French allowed 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. For the Gladiators, C Jim Granier (32-5.7) had 4 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

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Sunday, August 21, 1887

Grand National Association:
Omaha (5) at Kansas City (14): Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (29-15) over Tom Lee (29-5.0) (17-14). McClaughry allowed 11 hits, 4 walks and struck out 7. SS Ed Aldrich (23-6.8) had 4 hits and a walk, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. Rookie 2B Dave Henderson (24-4.1) had 4 hits and 2 RBIs.

Baltimore (8) at Milwaukee (13): Freddy Wood (31-6.3) (21-19) over Bill McGee (29-7.9) (4-5). McGee had to leave after 3 innings with a sore hamstring. He should be fine in a few days. 1B Dave Gray (26-4.9) had 2 hits and 2 walks, stole a base and scored 4 runs. For the Orioles, LF Billy Moore (32-7.0) hit a home run.

Providence (9) at St. Louis (6): Ed Wison (26-7.3) (13-18) over Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (23-17). Barrow allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 4. RF Biff Place (26-5.4) hit a home run.

Brooklyn (3) at Chicago (6): Pete Rinehart (28-6.2) (13-18) over William David (24-3.6) (9-8). Rinehart allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. David allowed 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6.

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Monday, August 22, 1887

We are in Kentucky today to begin a 3 game series with manager Elmer Higgins (41-6.4) and his Bourbons. We are 9-3 against them on the season so far and beat them in 2 games in Detroit a couple of weeks ago the last time we met. They are 3rd in the League in scoring with 6.3 runs per game (Detroit is #6 with 6.1). They are 4th in runs allowed with 6.5 per game (Detroit is #1 with 4.7). Eclipse Park is very nice to hitters, except that it is the toughest place to hit a home run to right field, though almost the easiest to hit one to left.

Detroit Wolverines (59-27 .686 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Louisville Bourbons (44-44 .500 16 GB in 4th place)

Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 28-8 2.49 8.6-1.4-3.5 H-BB-K/9) vs. Count Childs, Lou. (31-3.1) (R 13-21 4.78 10.2-3.7-3.0).

Won - 8 to 4

13 wins in a row!

Townley allowed 10 hits, no walks and struck out 4.

Childs gave us 11 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double and scored a run.

Each team made 3 errors.

LF Al Lewis (22-9.1) hit 2 doubles and a triple and scored a run. RF Ben Smith (28-6.7) had a hit and 2 walks and scored 2 runs. 1B Jocko Cole (25-6.1) had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Tom Nelson (21-6.6), who last game had the worst day ever, had one of the best days ever for a Wolverine today. He had 3 hits with a triple, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs.

For the Bourbons, 1B Pete Hinde (31-7.9) had 3 hits, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Liberty League:
Cleveland (17) at Pittsburgh (6): Ed Pedersen (25-5.1) (17-26) over Fred Horner (26-3.8) (1-6). 1B Dave Kelly (25-6.0) had 2 hits with a triple and 2 walks and scored 4 runs. CF Jake Howard (28-4.6) had 4 hits with a double, scored 3 runs and had an RBI.

Grand National Association:
Brooklyn (5) at Kansas City (7): Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (23-20) over Al Green (24-3.8) (19-22). Green had to leave after 6 innings with blurred vision from getting knocked in the head sliding into a base. They think he'll be okay in a few days. Rookie CF Heinie Ashmore (23-6.0) hit a home run.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, August 23, 1887

Detroit Wolverines (60-27 .690 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Louisville Bourbons (44-45 .494 17 GB in 4th place)

Al Rice, Det. (22-7.6) (R 9-4 3.07 9.8-1.4-3.4 H-BB-K/9) vs. Count Childs, Lou. (31-3.1) (R 13-22 4.82 10.2-3.7-3.0).

Lost - 5 to 3

Childs had to leave after 6 innings with a sore arm. It was later diagnosed as an issue with the nerve in his arm and he will be done for the season.

Rice allowed 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3.

We had 4 measly hits and made 2 errors. Louisville made 4.

RF Ben Smith (28-6.7) hit a double and scored a run. 1B Jocko Cole (25-6.1) hit an inside-the-park home run with a man on base, his 2nd home run of the season.

For the Bourbons, 1B Pete Hinde (31-7.9) had 3 hits with 2 triples, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. C Wiley Fobes (36-2.5) had 2 hits with a double and 2 RBIs.

Liberty League:
Cleveland (7) at Pittsburgh (5): Artie Boucher (24-6.1) (7-9) over Whitey Mathews (24-4.1) (16-19). Boucher allowed 10 hits, no walks and struck out no one. At bat, he had a hit and 3 walks, scored a run and had an RBI. For the Puddlers, C Wash Cochran (32-4.6) hit a home run.

New York (7) at Indianapolis (3): Miah Turner (26-5.3) (19-12) over Jimmy Euler (26-5.5) (11-12). Turner allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 9.

Grand National Association:
Brooklyn (12) at Kansas City (4): Ren French (26-4.9) (20-18) over Dan Butler (30-4.7) (1-3). French allowed 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. LF Monte Moody (29-6.9) had 5 hits and a walk, stole 2 bases, scored 4 runs and had 3 RBIs. RF Tom Campbell (29-3.6) hit his 7th home run of the season.

Providence (3) at Milwaukee (6): Zachary Buchanan (26-4.0) (23-16) over Ed Hodges (27-3.2) (10-26). Buchanan allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. He is 8-2 in his last 11 starts. LF Ed Capps (24-6.1) hit his league-leading 9th home run of the year. RF Ted Steeves (25-4.2) hit his 5th. SS Tom Kelly (24-5.3) will miss 2 weeks with a pulled muscle.

Baltimore (14) at St. Louis (13): Ed Price (23-5.7) (2-3) in relief of Pop Yurkovich (35-5.6) over Jimmy Richards (24-0.9) (3-2) in relief of Fred Barrow (35-4.7). Baltimore scored 3 times in the top of the 9th to take the lead. 1B Jiggs Farmer (27-4.6) had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs. For the Terriers, LF James McClellan (29-4.7) had 4 hits with his 3rd home run of the year, stole 2 bases, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. Rookie 3B Kid Powell (24-7.5) hit a home run and C Cy Morton (27-4.6) hit his 3rd.

Omaha (3) at Chicago (4): Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (30-16) over Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (19-25). Seguin allowed 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. Sprague allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, August 24, 1887

Detroit Wolverines (60-28 .682 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Louisville Bourbons (45-45 .500 16 GB in 4th place)

Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 29-8 2.50 8.7-1.4-3.5 H-BB-K/9) vs. William McLeod, Lou. (28-5.6) (R 20-14 3.96 9.2-3.9-3.0).

We are 3-1 against out old teammate this year.

Lost - 3 to 2

Townley allowed 12 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and a walk.

McLeod gave us 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4.

Neither team made an error.

RF Ben Smith (28-6.7) had 2 hits and an RBI. Al Lewis (22-9.1) hit a pinch-hit home run, his 5th home run of the season.

For the Bourbons, C Wiley Fobes (36-2.5) had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Fobes has been in the Liberty League since the beginning when he was Boston's back up catcher in 1876. He had 2 stolen bases in his career before today when he doubled his lifetime total with 2 more.

Liberty League:
Cleveland (6) at Pittsburgh (4): Ed Pedersen (25-5.1) (18-26) over Tom Adams (33-6.0) (6-8). Cleveland scored 5 times in the top of the 9th to take the lead. With the loss, the GNA Champions of 1885 and 2nd place finishers last season drop to the basement in their 1st season in the Liberty League.

New York (14) at Indianapolis (11): Jack Roberts (35-6.1) (13-25) over Sal DeVaux (32-3.5) (15-14). New York had 22 hits. CF Bert Gellis (26-5.5) had 4 of them with a triple, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 1B John Hilliard (27-7.2) hit his League-leading 17th home run of the year, one shy of the all-time record.

Grand National Association:
Brooklyn (3) at Kansas City (5): Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (30-15) over William David (24-3.6) (9-9). McClaughry allowed 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. David allowed 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4.

Providence (1) at Milwaukee (4): Freddy Wood (31-6.3) (22-19) over Tom Ashton (23-5.2) (4-5). Wood allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. Ashton allowed 4 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. RF Ed Capps (24-6.1) hit his league-leading 10th home run of the season.

Baltimore (3) at St. Louis (4) in 11 innings: Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (24-17) over Ed Price (23-5.7) (2-4) in relief of Frank McSherry (32-4.1). Both teams scored in the 10th inning. C Cy Morton (27-4.6) won the game with a 2-out single. McSherry had to leave after 4 innings with a swollen knee that they expect to take about a week to heal.

Omaha (4) at Chicago (8): Pete Rinehart (28-6.2) (14-18) over Tom Lee (29-6.0) (17-15). Rinehart allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. Lee allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2, but Omaha made 6 errors and 2 of the hits left the park. C George Sandefur (31-5.8) had 2 hits with his 2nd home run of the year and 5 RBIs. Rookie 3B Stub Nelson (25-5.6) also hit a home run.

[Westheim]

Originally Posted by Questdog

For the Bourbons, C Wiley Fobes (36-2.5) had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Fobes has been in the Liberty League since the beginning when he was Boston's back up catcher in 1876. He had 2 stoles bases in his career before today when he doubled his lifetime total with 2 more.

He sure knows how to fly under the radar for a decade plus.

[Questdog]

Thursday, August 25, 1887

We are in Pittsburgh to begin a 4 game series with manager Jesse Courtney (38-5.1) and his Puddlers today. Originally scheduled for a 3 game series, we will be playing a double-header on Saturday to make up for a rained out game. We are 8-2 against the so far and swept them in 3 games at the end of July to begin our wonderful last home-stand the last time we met. They are 5th in the League in scoring with 6.2 runs per game (Detroit is down to 7th after our last series with 6.0). Pittsburgh's Recreation Park, as opposed to our Recreation Park, is the toughest place to hit in the Liberty League and the toughest place to try to hit a home run. To give an impression of the toughness of the park, 2B Dan Smith (27-5.1), who is batting .338 on the season is hitting .295 at home and .377 on the road. P Whitey Mathews is 6-10 with a 2.09 ERA at home, but 10-9 with a 4.60 ERA on the road.

Detroit Wolverines (60-29 .674 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Pittsburgh Puddlers (35-50 .412 23 GB in 8th (last) place)

Al Rice, Det. (22-7.6) (R 9-5 3.15 9.9-1.4-3.4 H-BB-K/9) vs. Fred Horner, Pitt. (26-3.8) (L 1-6 7.78 14.5-4.6-1.8).

Lost - 3 to 2 in 11 innings

With 1 out and runners at 1st and 3rd, SS Al Hartford (22-5.0) fielded a groundball and fired home to nab the runner but threw the ball away instead to end the game.

We had 7 base-runners erased from the base paths: 5 by the catcher, 1 by an outfielder and 1 by the pitcher.

Rice allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit.

Horner gave us 10 hits, 6 walks and struck out no one. At bat, he hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI.

Each team made 3 errors.

RF Fred Bianco (28-6.9) had 2 hits. 3B Sam Boullion (27-4.8) had 2 hits and a walk. SS Al Hartford had 2 hits with a triple and scored a run before he lost the game with his throw.

Liberty League:
Cleveland (11) at Louisville (9): Artie Boucher (24-6.1) (8-9) over Sammy Berry (27-5.5) (8-7). Cleveland scored 4 times in the top of the 9th to take the lead. Manager/C Deacon Dubin (30-8.8) hit his 4th home run of the season. For the Bourbons, SS Freddy Parsley (27-7.5) hit his 5th.

Cincinnati (5) at Indianapolis (2): John Stevens (30-8.2) (20-18) over Jimmy Euler (26-5.5) (11-13). Stevens allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 3. Euler allowed 8 hits, no walks and struck out 5. The Hoosiers made 7 errors.

New York (8) at Boston (5) in 11 innings: Miah Turner (26-5.3) (20-12) over Charlie Morlock (38-6.7) (11-17) in relief of William Little (26-6.0). For the Red Caps, 2B Mike Stables (31-7.1) hit his 7th home run of the year. The Gothams have won 5 in a row.

Grand National Association:
Providence (6) at Kansas City (7): Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (25-22) over Ed Hodges (27-3.2) (10-27). Rookie CF Heinie Ashmore (23-6.0) had 4 hits with 2 doubles, a triple and a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Baltimore (6) at St. Louis (0): Pop Yurkovich (35-5.6) (18-22) over Con Arnold (23-6.3) (6-9). Yurkovich allowed 3 hits, 5 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he hit a triple and scored a run. It was Yurky's 17th shutout of his career. Only Charlie Morlock with 26 has more.

Omaha (3) at Chicago (5): Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (31-16) over Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (19-26). Seguin allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. The Colts have won 5 in a row.

[Questdog]

Friday, August 26, 1887

Another team owner passed away last night: Red Schulman (54-6.5) of the Louisville Bourbons died of a heart attack shortly after leaving the ballpark in his personal carriage. He was rushed the hospital but was dead before the arrived. Witnesses said that he was extremely agitated at the nature of his team's defeat. As with the Reds, the Bourbons will be run by the League until a new owner can be located.

CF Ben Spencer (27-4.2) is ready to sit on our bench again, so LF Sy Geller (28-5.7) is headed back to Syracuse.

Detroit Wolverines (60-30 .667 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Pittsburgh Puddlers (36-50 .419 22 GB in 8th (last) place)

Dave Frazier, Det. (27-5.7) (L 10-4 1.82 8.0-2.2-2.9 H-BB-K/9) vs. White Mathews, Pitt. (24-4.1) (L 16-19 3.43 9.7-2.2-2.3).

Won - 5 to 2

Frazier allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and scored 2 runs.

Mathews gave us 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit.

We made no errors and Pittsburgh made 5.

3B Sam Boullion (27-4.8) hit a double. 1B Jocko Cole (25-6.1) had 2 hits with a double and 2 RBIs. C Jack Henderson (27-4.5) hit a double and scored a run.

For the Puddlers, CF Al Steel (27-7.0) hit his 2nd home run of the season.

Liberty League:
Cleveland (6) at Louisville (7): William McLeod (28-5.6) (22-14) over Ed Pedersen (25-5.1) (18-27). Louisville turned the table on Cleveland and scored scored 4 times in the bottom of the 9th to win. Pedersen struck out the 1st 2 batters in the 9th and then everything fell apart. The winning run was knocked in by 3B Sam Clark (36-4.7). C Andy Runnels (30-7.8) hit his 2nd home run of the year.

Cincinnati (11) at Indianapolis (8): Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (25-20) over Sal DeVaux (32-3.5) (15-15).

The weather in Boston has been abysmal and they have only played 1 game all week.

Grand National Association:
Providence (10) at Kansas City (7): Tom Ashton (23-5.2) (5-5) over Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (25-23). For the Cowboys, RF Fred Umbaugh (26-5.4) hit his 2nd home run of the season, this one with the bases loaded.

Brooklyn (5) at Milwaukee (4) in 12 innings: Ren French (26-4.9) (21-18) over Zachary Buchanan (26-4.0) (23-17). In 11.2 innings, French allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. With 2 runners on base, William David (24-3.6) came in to get the final out and preserve the victory.

Omaha (14) at St. Louis (3): Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (20-26) over Fred Barrow (35-4.7) (19-19). Sprague allowed 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out no one. Rookie 2B Dave Henderson (24-41) had 4 hits with a double and his 2nd home run of the year, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.

Baltimore (8) at Chicago (12): Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (32-16) over Bill McGee (29-7.9) (4-6). Seguin hit a double and a triple, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. Rookie 2B Eb Provost (23-4.6) hit a home run. C Walt Wilson (27-5.2) hit his 5th and RF Washington Macho (38-8.3) hit his 2nd and his 3rd. For the Orioles, RF Sol Renaud (30-5.7) hit his 4th home run of the season.

[Questdog]

Saturday, August 27, 1887

Detroit Wolverines (61-30 .670 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Pittsburgh Puddlers (36-51 .414 23 GB in 8th (last) place)

Game 1
Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 29-9 2.52 8.8-1.4-3.6 H-BB-K/9) vs. Tom Adams, Pitt. (33-6.0) (L 6-8 4.26 11.3-1.6-1.7).

Lost - 8 to 7 in 10 innings

With 1 out in the bottom of the 10th, CF Tom Duncan (22-6.6) dropped a flyball and then C Bumpus Dowdy (37-7.2) came to bat. His 1st 3 times up he struck out, but in the 8th he hit a 2-run double to tie the game and in the 10th he hit a single to win it.

Townley allowed 12 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. At bat, he had 3 hits and an RBI. In the 1st inning he made 2 fielding errors to help the Puddlers scored 3 runs in the frame.

In 10 innings, Adams gave us 15 hits, no walks and struck out 1.

Each team made 5 errors.

3B Sam Boullion (27-4.8) had 3 hits and scored a run. 1B Jocko Cole (25-6.1) hit a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. RF Ben Smith (28-6.7) hit a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B Al Shaffer (27-5.6) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base and had an RBI. SS Tom Nelson (21-6.6) had 3 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

For the Puddlers, rookie 3B Al Oglesby (23-7.6) had 3 hits, stole a base and scored 2 runs. SS Jim Ware (33-5.6) hit a double and his 3rd home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.

Game 2
Ed Bush, Det. (27-5.3) (R 12-10 3.99 8.4-2.6-2.8) vs. Bill Henrichs, Pitt. (28-7.4) (L 2-4 4.29 10.1-1.8-2.8)

Lost - 4 to 3 in 11 innings

Rookie 3B Al Oglesby hit a 2-out single to win the game. We are now 2-8 in extra-inning games and have lost 5 of our lost 6 overall.

In 8 innings, Bush allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.
Dave Frazier (27-5.7) took the loss in relief. In 2.2 innings, he allowed 4 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), 3 walks and struck out 2.

In 11 innings, Henrichs gave us 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2.

CF Tom Duncan (22-6.6) had 2 hits and scored 2 runs. C Jack Henderson (27-4.5) hit a triple and had an RBI, but made 2 errors and had a passed ball. Evan Eckberg (31-3.5) hit a pinch-hit 2-run single to put us ahead in the top of the 9th.

For the Puddlers, CF Al Steel (27-7.0) had 2 hits and 2 walks, stole a base and scored 2 runs.

Liberty League:
Cincinnati (5) at Indianapolis (3): John Stevens (30-8.2) (21-18) over Levi Giddens (35-4.8) (1-4). Stevens allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. C John Whelan (26-4.6) hit his 3rd home run of the season. RF Fleet Wilcox (30-4.9) pulled a muscle and is expected to miss a month.

New York (6) at Boston (4): Jack Roberts (35-6.1) (14-25) over William Little (26-6.0) (19-17). Roberts allowed 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out no one. He has won 4 in a row. For the Red Caps, CF Pat Stafford (26-5.4) tore a stomach muscle and will miss at least 6 weeks. With Wilcox and Stafford, the #2 and #3 home run hitters in the league, out, the Gotham's 1B John Hilliard (27-7.2) would seem to have the home run title locked up. The only question is whether he can break Wilcox's all0time record of 18. He has 17 right now. The Gothams have won 6 in a row.

Grand National Association:
Providence (4) at Kansas City (10): Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (31-15) over Tom Ashton (23-5.2) (5-6).

Brooklyn (5) at Milwaukee (4) in 12 innings: Al Green (24-3.8) (20-22) over Wiley Steel (27-5.6) (7-13) in relief of Freddy Wood (31-6.3). That is not a misprint; the 2 teams played to the same exact final score in the same number of innings 2 days in a row. In 12 innings, Green allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. Wood had to leave in the 5th inning with a pulled calf, but should be fine in a few days. Rookie 1B Fred Collins (23-5.2) hit his 4th home run of the year.

Omaha (4) at St. Louis (2): Tom Lee (29-6.0) (18-15) over Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (24-18). Lee allowed 3 hits, 5 walks and struck out 5. Ryther allowed 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4.

Baltimore (5) at Chicago (6): Pete Rinehart (28-6.2) (15-18) over Pop Yurkovich (35-5.6) (18-23). Rookie 3B Stub Nelson (25-5.6) hit a 2-out double in the bottom of the 9th to win the game. Rinehart has won 5 of his last 6. Chicago has won 7 in a row and now has moved into 1st place. For the Orioles, rookie CF Jimmy Sleeman (24-3.3) hit his 3rd home run of the season.

[Questdog]

Sunday, August 28, 1887

Grand National Association:
Brooklyn (7) at Milwaukee (6): Al Green (24-3.8) (21-22) over Wiley Steel (27-5.6) (7-14). 2B Joe Henry (35-9.2) had 3 hits with 2 doubles and 4 RBIs. For the Brewers, P Steel hit a home run and C Tim Fish (33-5.4) hit his 2nd of the season.

Omaha (4) at St. Louis (5): Con Arnold (23-6.3) (7-9) over Lou Ellard (29-6.3) (5-6). Arnold allowed 11 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. Ellard allowed 6 hits, 5 walks and struck out 1. Rookie 1B Pat Matthews (24-5.1) hit his 4th home run of the year.

Baltimore (2) at Chicago (9): Pony Stanley (24-6.2) (13-10) over Ed Price (23-5.7) (2-5). Stanley allowed 4 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. CF Ike Allen (33-5.3) hit a home run. SS Bob Robertson (24-4.1) will miss 2 weeks with a pulled muscle.

[Questdog]

Monday, August 29, 1887

We are in Indiana to start a 3 game series today against manager Bill Shell (43-6.3) and his Hoosiers today. We are 10-3 against them so far this year and we swept 3 games from then in Detroit a few weeks ago, though every game was a 1-run affair. They are 4th in runs scored with 6.3 per game (Detroit is back down to last with 5.9). They are last in runs allowed with 7.1 per game (Detroit is #1 with 4.7). Their 7th Street Park is the most even-handed park in the League to batters and pitchers, though hitting home runs out to left is a lot easier than hitting them to right.

Detroit Wolverines (61-32 .656 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Indianapolis Hoosiers (41-52 .441 20 GB in 6th place)

Al Rice, Det. (22-7.6) (R 9-6 2.93 9.6-1.4-3.5 H-BB-K/9) vs. Jimmy Euler, Ind. (26-5.5) (R 11-13 2.96 9.1-3.3-2.8).

Lost - 3 to 1

Euler retired the 1st 13 Wolverines he faced.

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

Euler gave us 3 hits, no walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. This was the best pitched game against us all year.

We made 2 errors and Indianapolis made 4.

RF Ben Smith (28-6.7) hit a double.

Next season, this team is going to score runs, I promise. I am sick of this crap and I am getting rid of every low character on the team and every non-hitting bum we have, provided I don't get fired. We may be in 1st place, but we are the most boring team in the League.

Liberty League:
New York (3) at Louisville (5): William McLeod (28-5.6) (23-14) over Miah Turner (26-5.3) (20-13). McLeod allowed 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. Turner allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.

Cincinnati (7) at Pittsburgh (8): Bill Henrichs (28-7.4) (4-4) in relief of Whitey Mathews (24-4.1) over Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (25-21). Pittsburgh scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th and 3 more in the bottom of the 9th to win. The winning run scored on a passed ball. The Reds out-hit the Puddlers 16 to 7. SS Jim Ware (33-5.6), an ex-Red, hit his 4th home run of the season.

Cleveland (7) at Boston (2): Ed Pedersen (25-5.1) (19-27) over Dave Wolf (24-4.7) (14-7). Pedersen allowed 9 hits, 6 walks and struck out 3. He is 6-3 in his last 9 starts. Cleveland did not make an error. For the Red Caps, 2B Mike Stables (31-7.1) hit his 7th home run of the year.

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (1) at Kansas City (5): Dave Hendrich (24-6.0) (3-2) in relief of AL McClaughry (23-5.6) over Bill McGee (29-7.9) (4-7). McClaughry had to leave in the 5th inning with a sore ankle, but they say he'll be fine in a day or two. In 4.1 innings of shutout relief, Hendrich allowed 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. For the Orioles, rookie CF Jimmy Sleeman (24-3.3) had 4 hits with a double, stole a base and scored a run.

Omaha (8) at Milwaukee (6) in 11 innings: Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (21-26) over Freddy Wood (31-6.3) (22-20). 3B Bones Collins (32-4.4) hit a 2-out, 2-run triple in the top of the 11th to put Omaha ahead.

Brooklyn (9) at St. Louis (10): Fred Barrow (35-4.7) (20-19) over Ren French (26-4.9) (21-19). St. Louis hit 7 doubles. Rookie 1B Pat Matthews (24-5.1) pulled a muscle and will miss about 5 weeks. For the Gladiators, rookie 3B Ed Cheney (24-7.8) hit his 5th home run of the year.

Providence (9) at Chicago (5): Ed Hodges (27-3.2) (11-27) over Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (32-17). Chicago out-hit Providence 14 to 11, but made 6 errors while the Grays only made 2. Rookie LF Tom Herold (22-6.4) hit a double and a home run, drew a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, August 30, 1887

Detroit Wolverines (61-33 .649 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Indianapolis Hoosiers (42-52 .447 19 GB in 6th place)

Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 29-10 2.55 8.8-1.4-3.6 H-BB-K/9) vs. Sal DeVaux, Ind. (32-3.5) (R 15-15 4.79 10.4-4.3-2.4).

We are 3-1 against our old teammate.

Won - 6 to 4

We were up 6 to 1 going into the 9th. Townley allowed 3 runs and left the bases loaded. Through the 1st 4 innings, we had 1 total base runner.

Townley allowed 11 hits, 5 walks and struck out 5.

DeVaux gave us 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he hit a double.

We made 3 errors and Indianapolis made 4.

2B Al Shaffer (27-5.6) had 2 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. LF Al Lewis (22-9.1) had a hit and a walk, scored 2 runs and and an RBI. CF Tom Duncan (22-6.6) had 3 hits and 2 RBIs.

For the Hoosiers, SS Jake Steitz (28-4.7) had 2 hits with a triple and a walk, stole a base and had 2 RBIs. Rookie CF Dave McQueary (24-5.0) had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. 2B Bob Moran (35-4.5) had 2 hits with a triple and a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Liberty League:
New York (9) at Louisville (11): Sammy Berry (27-5.5) (9-7) over Jack Roberts (35-6.1) (14-26). New York out-hit Louisville 17 to 11, but made 8 errors. C Wiley Fobes (36-2.5) hit a double and 2 home runs, drew a walk and had 3 RBIs. He now has 4 home runs on the season. SS Freddy Parsley (27-7.5) has a sore back and will sit for a week to see if it feels better then. For the Gothams, 3B Ed Glass (28-4.5) hit his 5th home run of the year. C Charlie Harris (27-5.9) will miss 2-3 weeks with a sprained wrist he suffered in a collision at the plate, but he was the runner, not the catcher.

Cincinnati (5) at Pittsburgh (3): John Stevens (30-8.2) (22-18) over Fred Horner (26-3.8) (2-7). Stevens allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 2. He has won 4 in a row. For the Puddlers, SS Jim Ware (33-5.6) had a sore shoulder and will miss about 5 days.

Cleveland (4) at Boston (14): William Little (26-6.0) (20-17) over Artie Boucher (24-6.1) (8-10). Little allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. 3B Ed Tummino (25-5.8) had 3 hits with his 4th home run of the year, drew 2 walks and scored 4 runs. C Frank Douglas (32-5.8) hit his 3rd home run of the season.

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (13) at Kansas City (6): Pop Yurkovich (35-5.6) (19-23) over Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (25-24). Since Yurkovich is now 8-2 in his last 11 starts, the baseball gods were worried that he may have ended up with a winning record if they did not act swiftly. So they put a strain on his elbow and he will miss the rest of the season. In 6.1 innings, he allowed 1 earned run, 3 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. 3B Phil Lane (27-7.4) pulled a stomach muscle and will miss 3 to 4 weeks.

Omaha (3) at Milwaukee (7): Zachary Buchanan (26-4.0) (24-17) over Tom Lee (29-6.0) (18-16). Buchanan allowed 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. He is 9-3 in his last 13 starts. Lee has lost 4 of his last 5. For the Mutuals, 1B Tom Anglin (34-5.6) will miss 2 to 3 weeks with a sprained elbow.

Brooklyn (12) at St. Louis (8) in 10 innings: William David (24-3.6) (10-9) over Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (24-19). LF Kid Orr (28-5.6) hit his 3rd home run of the year. For the Terriers, CF James McClellan (29-4.7) hit his 4th.

Providence (6) at Chicago (5): Tom Ashton (23-5.2) (6-6) over Pony Stanley (24-6.2) (13-11) in relief of Pete Rinehart (28-6.2). Ashton allowed 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. Rinehart had to leave in the 8th inning with a tired arm and will rest for 5 days or so. In 7.1 innings, he allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 5 hits, no walks and struck out 2. For the Colts, rookie 3B Stub Nelson (25-5.6) hit his 2nd home run of the season. LF Candy Simpson (28-6.8) hit his 5th.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, August 31, 1887

The final game of our series with Indianapolis was rained out.

Liberty League:
New York (10) at Louisville (3): Miah Turner (26-5.3) (21-13) over Sammy Berry (27-5.5) (9-8). Turner allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and strike out 7.

Cleveland (5) at Boston (6): Dave Wolf (25-4.7) (15-7) over Artie Boucher (24-6.1) (8-11). Cleveland scored 4 times in the 9th. Rookie 3B Highball Baxter (21-5.7) hit his 7th home run of the season. CF Sal Griffin (24-5.0) will miss 2 weeks with a sore shoulder.

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (11) at Kansas City (12): Dave Hendrich (24-6.0) (4-2) in relief of Al McClaughry (23-5.6) over Frank McSherry (32-4.1) (5-8). 2B Al Sarbacker (26-4.8) singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 9th. He had 4 hits, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. Rookie CF Heinie Ashmore (23-6.0) had 4 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. SS Jim McCarthy (26-7.5) hit his 4th home run of the season. For the Orioles, 3B Sol Renaud (30-5.7) had 4 hits with a double and his 5th home run of the year, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. Rookie SS William Lowe (24-6.1) had 4 hits with a double and a triple, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Omaha (6) at Milwaukee (4): Lou Ellard (29-6.3) (6-6) over Wiley Steel (25-5.6) (7-15). Ellard allowed 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3. LF Fred Negus (23-6.7) had 4 hits with a double and a triple and scored 2 runs. For the Brewers, LF Ed Capps (24-6.1) hit his league-leading 11th home run of the year.

Brooklyn (7) at St. Louis (5): Al Green (24-3.8) (22-22) over Con Arnold (23-6.3) (7-10). At bat, Green hit a double and a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. He has won 4 of his last 5. For the Terriers, rookie 3B Kid Powell (24-7.5) hit his 2nd home run of the season. He now has a 20 game hitting streak.

Providence (7) at Chicago (6): Ed Hodges (27-3.2) (12-27) over Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (32-18). Last place sweeps 1st place in 3 games. And now they head to Providence to play 3 more. 1B Pat Ross (30-5.4) hit a home run, rookie 2B Dave Stricker (26-5.2) hit his 2nd and 3B Ed Knight (24-5.1) hit his 3rd of the year. For the Colts, 1B Joe Vaughan (32-5.2) strained his groin and will miss 5 weeks. Last year's Home Run King in the Liberty League has no home runs in the GNA this season and has only played 24 games.