The Liberty League, Est. 1876

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Friday, September 16, 1887

The Boston Red Caps released P Joe Peters (31-4.9) today. The most feared left-hander of the past 5 seasons, Peters has a career record of 155-89 (.635). He tore his triceps muscle right before the season started and missed 3 months. Since coming back, he is 2-4 with a 4.98 ERA. In his last start, he gave up 13 runs, walking 7 batters and striking out 2. He still seems to throw as hard as ever, but the pitches are straight now when they used to have a lot of movement and they don't appear to go where he intended.

Louisville Bourbons (54-54 .500 14.5 GB in 4th place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (68-39 .636 1st Place)

William McLeod, Lou. (28-5.6) (R 26-16 3.98 9.2-4.0-3.7 H-BB-K/9) vs. Dave Frazier, Det. (27-5.7) (L 12-5 2.24 8.1-2.3-2.8).

We are 3-2 against our old teammate this season.

Won - 6 to 1

Frazier allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1.

McLeod gave us 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.

We made no errors and Louisville made 3.

RF Ben Smith (28-6.7) hit his 12th home of the season, a 3 run blast in the 1st inning. He also drew a walk. 2B Al Shaffer (27-5.6) had 2 hits and stole a base. CF Tom Duncan (22-6.6) had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. He is hitting .333 in September. C Tom Trever (25-4.7) had 3 hits for the 2nd straight game, stole a base and scored a run. He has 13 hits in his last 5 games.

For the Bourbons, there are no home runs to report, for a change.

Liberty League:
Pittsburgh (2) at Cleveland (3): Artie Boucher (24-6.1) (10-14) over Whitey Mathews (24-4.1) (20-24). Boucher allowed 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. Mathews allowed 12 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. SS Jesse Flanders (27-5.4) had 4 hits and scored a run.

Boston (4) at New York (10): Tom McDowell (23-8.0) (7-10) over Will Vertner (24-6.9) (1-1). McDowell allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. Vertner is the man who took Joe Peters spot on the roster. He walked 7 and struck out 1.

Indianapolis (10) at Cincinnati (11): Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (29-24) over Jimmy Euler (26-5.5) (14-17). 1B Willie Burton (32-8.5) tripled to lead off the bottom of the 9th and Branham singled him home with 2 outs to win the game. At bat, Branham had 3 hits and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. C John Whelan (26-4.6) hit his 6th home run of the season.

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (5) at Providence (6) in 10 innings: Egyptian Hooker (39-3.9) (2-4) in relief of Tom Ashton (23-5.2) over Ike Chase (27-6.2) (1-5). Providence scored twice in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game and 3B Bill Loschiavo (29-5.8) tripled and scored the winning run in the bottom of the 10th on a passed ball. Chase did not pitch so well, but at bat, he had 4 hits with a triple and scored a run.

[Questdog]

Saturday, September 17, 1887

Louisville Bourbons (54-55 .495 15.5 GB in 4th place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (69-39 .639 1st Place)

Gene Rankins, Lou. (30-5.4) (R 0-1 13.50 11.3-11.3-0.0 H-BB-K/9) vs. Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (L 33-12 2.66 8.9-1.4-3.7).

Rankins was 11-13 with a 3.37 ERA in A Ball this season.

Won - 10 to 0

Townley with his league-leading 4th shutout of the season.

Townley allowed 4 hits, no walks and struck out 3.

Rankins gave us 12 hits, 4 walks and struck out 1. We set a season high this game by getting to double digits in hits for the 8th straight game.

We made 2 errors and Louisville made 4.

SS Al Hartford (22-5.0) hit a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. CF Fred Bianco (28-6.9) had 4 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. LF Ben Smith (28-6.7) had 3 hits and a walk, stole a base and had 3 RBIs. C Jack Henderson (27-4.5) had 2 hits and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Liberty League:
Boston (6) at New York (2): William Little (27-6.0) (23-20) over John Allen (29-6.4) (3-5). Little allowed 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1. LF Charlie Warner (33-9.2) hit a triple and 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBIs. He now has 14 home runs on the year. SS Tug Crane (28-6.5) will take the rest of the season off with a pulled hamstring. For the Gothams, rookie LF Cinders Bradley (24-7.1) hit a home run.

Pittsburgh (4) at Cleveland (1): Tom Adams (33-6.0) (9-8) over Ed Pedersen (25-5.1) (22-32). Adams had to leave after 7 innings with a strained achilles tendon and will miss 2 weeks. He allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. Bill Henrichs (28-7.4) pitched 2 hitless innings to preserve the win. 2B Jumbo Lynn (27-3.8) will also take a 2-week vacation with an aggravated hamstring. That's 5 injuries in the last 3 games for the Puddlers. Pedersen allowed 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2.

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (6) at Brooklyn (8): Ren French (26-4.9) (23-23) over Bill McGee (29-7.9) (5-9). RF Tom Campbell (29-3.6) sprained his ankle and will miss about 3 weeks.

Kansas City (3) at St. Louis (5): Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (28-21) over Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (34-19). Pitching with a sore hamstring, Ryther allowed 10 hits, 4 walks and struck out 1. McClaughry allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. He has lost 4 of his last 5 starts. For the Cowboys, SS Jim McCarthy (26-7.5) strained his shoulder and will rest for 5 days to see if that heals it.

Milwaukee (7) at Chicago (10): Pete Rinehart (28-6.2) (16-22) over Freddy Wood (31-6.3) (23-24). SS Bob Robertson (25-4.1) hit his 3rd home run of the year.

[Questdog]

Sunday, September 18, 1887

Grand National Association:
Providence (8) at Brooklyn (1): Ed Hodges (27-3.2) (14-29) over Al Green (24-3.8) (25-25). Hodges allowed 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.

Kansas City (11) at St. Louis (3): Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (29-26) over Fred Barrow (35-4.7) (23-22). Burnett allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. CF Jimmy Harrison (26-5.4) had 4 hits with a double and scored 2 runs. Rookie RF Heinie Ashmore (23-6.0) and LF Joe Nichols (30-53) each hit his 3rd home run of the season.

[Questdog]

Monday, September 19, 1887

Manager/1B Pete Bucolo (39-4.1) and his Red Caps are in town for a 3 game series to begin today. We are 9-6 against them on the season and beat the 2 out of 3 games in Boston to begin this month. They are 2nd in the League in runs scored with 6.7 per game (Detroit is 4th with 6.2). They are 3rd in runs allowed with 6.3 per game (Detroit is #1 with 4.7).

Boston Red Caps (57-49 .538 11.5 GB in 3rd place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (70-39 .642 1st Place)

Dave Wolf, Bos. (24-4.7) (R 20-7 3.02 9.6-1.7-3.0 H-BB-K/9) vs. Al Rice, Det. (22-7.6) (R 11-10 3.22 9.7-1.5-3.4).

We are 0-3 against Wolf so far, but hit him well the last two times we faced him.

Won - 1 to 0

Only the 2nd time we have ever shut out the Red Caps in my 3 seasons in Detroit. William McLeod did it on 3 hits back in July of '85. And with the way teams are scoring this year, this one is more special. What a way for Rice to get the 1st one of his (hopefully) illustrious career. I feared for the shutout every time LF Charlie Warner (33-9.2) came to the plate....

Rice allowed 2 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and a walk.

Wolf gave us 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.

Each team made 1 error.

RF Fred Bianco (28-6.9) hit a double. 1B George House (28-4.3) had 2 hits and scored our run.

Liberty League:
Louisville (15) at Cleveland (4): William McLeod (28-5.6) (27-17) over Artie Boucher (24-6.1) (10-15). McLeod allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. He has really had a remarkable season, especially when you consider that he is playing for an expansion team. CF Pat Womack (26-6.3) had 3 hits with a triple, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBIs. 1B Sam Clark (37-4.7), on his birthday, had 2 hits and 2 walks, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBIs. Rookie 3B Dave Odekirk (23-6.5) had 4 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.

Indianapolis (4) at New York (6): Miah Turner (26-5.3) (26-14) over Jimmy Euler (26-5.5) (14-18). Turner allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. Euler is now 4-10 in his last 15 starts, though his ERA has remained steady, just under 3.00. Rookie CF Fred James (23-5.3) hit his 5th home run of the season. If 1887 is the Year of the Rookie, 1888 is going to be the Year of the Sophomore Slump when the magnates make their rules changed to get rid of all this scoring.

Pittsburgh (6) at Cincinnati (4): Whitey Mathews (24-4.1) (21-24) over John Stevens (30-8.2) (26-20). Mathews allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.

Grand National Association:
Omaha (3) at Providence (7): Tom Ashton (23-5.2) (11-8) over Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (25-29). Ashton allowed 5 hits, 7 walks and struck out 1.

Brooklyn (12) at Baltimore (7): William David (24-3.6) (13-9) over Ike Chase (27-6.2) (1-6).

Milwaukee (6) at Chicago (2): Wild Bill Perrell (23-7.3) (3-2) over Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (33-25). Perrell allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. Seguin's collapse has been historic. He is now 1-9 in his last 10 starts and not one of them (including the win) has been a decent outing. LF Ted Steeves (25-4.2) ended his season with a pulled muscle.

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Tuesday, September 20, 1887

Boston Red Caps (57-50 .533 12.5 GB in 3rd place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (71-39 .645 1st Place)

William Little, Bos. (27-6.0) (R 23-20 3.73 9.6-2.7-3.7 H-BB-K/9) vs. Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 34-12 2.60 8.8-1.4-3.7).

We are 5-0 against Little this year.

The wind is blowing out to right, so the odds of Charlie Warner (33-9.2) not hitting a home run are about nil and thus the odds of us having our 3rd straight shutout our also about nil.

Lost - 13 to 6

Warner was 0 for 6, so that is some consolation. Not much, but some.

In 6 innings, Townley allowed 11 runs (6 earned), 11 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he hit a triple, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.
LF Al Lewis (22-9.1) came in again for emergency relief work and did better than Townley, but not very well. In 3 innings, he gave up 2 runs, 3 hits and 3 walks. He did not strike out anyone.

Little gave us 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3.

We made 5 errors and Boston made 1.

1B Jocko Cole (26-5.1) hit a double and a triple, drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Sam Boullion (27-4.8) hit a double and scored a run. SS Tom Nelson (21-6.6) had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run. RF Ben Smith (28-6.7) had a hit, stole a base and had 2 RBIs.

For the Red Caps, RF Dan Abrams (29-5.1), who has owned Townley in their meetings, had 3 hits with a double and a triple and scored 3 runs. C Frank Douglas (32-5.8) hit a double and his 4th home run of the season, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. Rookie CF Sal Griffin (24-5.0) had 3 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.

Liberty League:
Louisville (7) at Cleveland (5) in 13 innings: John Simon (28-6.6) (5-3) in relief of Sammy Berry (27-5.5) over Ed Pedersen (25-5.1) (22-33). Simon pitched 5 shutout innings of relief to earn the win. He allowed 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1. Rookie CF Ed Phillips (24-3.5) hit a 2-run single in the top of the 13th to give the Bourbons the lead.

Indianapolis (4) at New York (9): Tom McDowell (23-8.0) (8-10) over Sal DeVaux (33-3.5) (17-20). McDowell allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. For the Hoosiers, RF Ed Wakefield (27-5.8) hit his 5th home run of the year.

Pittsburgh (4) at Cincinnati (20): Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (30-24) over Fred Horner (26-3.8) (5-10). Branham allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. C Cliff Robinson (29-6.1) had a hit and a walk, stole a base, scored 5 runs and had an RBI. 1B Willie Burton (32-8.5) had 3 hits, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBIs. Rookie RF Dad Lee (25-5.9) hit his 3rd home run of the season. For the Puddlers, SS Jim Ware (33-5.6) will miss the rest of the season with a broken wrist.

Grand National Association:
Brooklyn (10) at Baltimore (5): Ren French (26-4.9) (24-23) over Bill McGee (29-7.9) (5-10). French had to leave in the 9th inning with a swollen shoulder and will miss the rest of the season. 548 paying fans showed up for this game.

Providence (8) at Omaha (4): Ed Hodges (27-3.2) (15-29) over Tom Lee (29-6.0) (22-18). Hodges allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. He is 5-2 in his last 9 starts.

Milwaukee (5) at Chicago (4): Freddy Wood (31-6.3) (24-24) over Pete Rinehart (28-6.2) (16-23). Wood allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. Rookie 2B Pat Dunbar (25-8.3), playing on a tender ankle, had 4 hits and a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, September 21, 1887

Boston Red Caps (58-50 .537 11.5 GB in 3rd place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (71-40 .640 1st Place)

Dave Wolf, Bos. (25-4.7) (R 20-8 2.92 9.5-1.7-3.0 H-BB-K/9) vs. Al Rice, Det. (22-7.6) (R 12-10 3.08 9.4-1.5-3.5).

Lost - 11 to 5

The game was tied at 3 going into the 9th inning and then all heck broke loose.... Rice retired the 1st 2 batters of the 9th and then walked the bases loaded and then 2B Al Shaffer (27-5.6) made an error and then general chaos reigned supreme, capped by a bases-loaded home run by rookie CF Tom Thornton (24-6.4). It was Thornton's 2nd home run of the season in only his 6th start.

Rice allowed 11 hits, 5 walks (4 in the 9th inning) and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.

Wolf gave us 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he had 2 hits and scored a run.

We made 7 errors and Boston made 2.

1B Jocko Cole (26-5.1) hit an inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the 8th that I thought was a big hit at the time as it tied the game up at 3 apiece. He now has 4 home runs on the season. He also made 2 of our errors. 3B Sam Boullion (27-4.8) did absolutely nothing on offense and made 2 of our errors. SS Tom Nelson (21-6.6) hit a double and also made 2 of our errors. 2B Al Shaffer (27-5.6) hit a double and scored a run and made the other error. LF Al Lewis (22-9.1) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. CF Tom Duncan (22-6.6) hit a double and had an RBI.

For the Red Caps, RF Dan Abrams (29-5.1) hit a triple and his 6th home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Liberty League:
Indianapolis (0) at New York (10): Miah Turner (26-5.3) (27-14) over Sal DeVaux (33-3.5) (17-21). Turner allowed 6 hits, no walks and struck out 7. Rookie CF Fred James (23-5.3) hit 2 double and a triple, drew a walk, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs.

Pittsburgh (5) at Cincinnati (9): John Stevens (30-8.2) (27-20) over Whitey Mathews (24-4.1) (21-25). Stevens allowed 9 hits, no walks and struck out 3. For the Puddlers, rookie 2B Ed Hewitt (24-5.6) hit his 2nd home run of the year.

Grand National Association:
Omaha (10) at Baltimore (4): Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (26-29) over Ed Price (23-5.7) (2-6). Sprague allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. Omaha made 10 errors.

Kansas City (10) at Milwaukee (7): Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (35-19) over Wild Bill Perrell (23-7.3) (3-3). Hodges allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. He is 5-2 in his last 9 starts.

St. Louis (1) at Chicago (17): Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (34-25) over Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (28-22). Seguin finally had a good outing: he allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. SS Bob Robertson (25-4.1) hit a double and a triple, drew a walk, stole a base, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBIs. C George Sandefur (31-5.8) had 4 hits with 2 triples, scored 5 runs and had 2 RBIs. Rookie 1B Tom Jackson (23-5.8) had a hit and a walk, scored a run and had 4 RBIs.

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Thursday, September 22, 1887

Manager Jesse Courtney (38-5.1) has his Puddlers in town to begin a 4 game series with a double-header today. We are 9-5 against them on the season, but they beat is 3 of 4 in Pittsburgh a month ago. All 3 of our losses in that series were by 1 run. They are 7th in the League in scoring with 5.9 per game (Detroit is 4th with 6.1). They are 2nd in runs allowed with 6.0 per game, but that number is rising since their #1 pitcher, Tom Lilly (27-6.4), was hurt for the season (Detroit is #1 with a pretty amazing 4.8).

Pittsburgh Puddlers (49-60 .450 20.5 GB in 6th place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (71-41 .634 1st Place)

Game 1
Fred Horner, Pitt. (26-3.8) (L 5-10 5.19 11.5-4.6-1.8 H-BB-K/9) vs. Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 34-13 2.69 8.9-1.4-3.7).

The last time we faced Horner, we lost 3 to 2 in 11 innings.

Won - 6 to 5

Townley allowed 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. At bat, he had 2 hits.

Horner gave us 11 hits, no walks and struck out 6. At bat, he had 2 hits with a triple and scored a run.

We made no errors and Pittsburgh made 4.

SS Tom Nelson (21-6.6) hit a triple, stole a base and scored 3 runs. RF Ben Smith (28-6.7) had a hit, scored a run and and 2 RBIs. 2B Al Shaffer (27-5.6) had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Al Lewis (22-9.1) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base and had an RBI.

For the Puddlers, C Bumpus Dowdy (37-7.2) hit 2 home runs, drew a walk and was hit by a pitch. He now has 6 home runs on the year, half against Detroit.

Game 2
Bill Henrichs, Pitt. (28-7.4) (L 4-4 3.17 9.0-2.0-3.3 H-BB-K/9) vs. Dave Frazier, Det. (27-5.7) (L 13-5 2.17 8.1-2.4-2.7).

We are 0-1 against Henrichs this year, losing 4 to 3 in 11 innings.

Won - 11 to 5

Frazier allowed 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1.

We had 14 hits and made 2 errors. Pittsburgh made 6.

1B Jocko Cole (26-5.1) had 3 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. 3B Sam Boullion (27-4.8) had 2 hits and an RBI. SS Tom Nelson hit a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. RF Ben Smith hit a double and an inside-the-park home run, his 13th long ball of the year, and had 2 RBIs. 2B Al Shaffer had 2 hits, stole a base and had an RBI. LF Al Lewis had a hit, stole a base and scored 2 runs. C Jack Henderson (27-4.5) had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

For the Puddlers, CF Al Steel (27-7.0) had 3 hits and 3 RBIs.

Liberty League:
Indianapolis (7) at Cleveland (11): Artie Boucher (24-6.1) (11-15) over Jimmy Euler (26-5.5) (14-19). RF Hunkey Morton (26-6.9), who has missed most of this season with 3 different injuries, had 4 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Jake Howard (28-4.6) hit his 6th home run of the season.

Boston (4) at Cincinnati (11): Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (31-24) over Will Vertner (24-6.9) (1-2) in relief of Dave Wolf (25-4.7). Branham allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. Wolf left the game after 3 innings with a sore wrist, but should be fine in a few days. 3B Bill Parsons (30-8.3) had 4 hits, scored a run and had 3 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Omaha (12) at Baltimore (6): Tom Lee (29-6.0) (23-18) over Ike Chase (27-6.2) (1-7). C Charlie LeFevre (33-5.0) had 2 hits with a triple and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBIs.

Kansas City (4) at Milwaukee (3): Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (30-26) over Wiley Steel (25-5.6) (10-16). Burnett allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5.

St. Louis (9) at Chicago (13): Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (35-25) over Fred Barrow (35-4.7) (23-23). SS Bob Robertson (25-4.1) hit 2 triples, drew a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs. LF Tommy Casale (27-3.7) had 4 hits with 2 doubles and a triple, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

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Friday, September 23, 1887

Pittsburgh Puddlers (49-62 .441 22.5 GB in 6th place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (73-41 .640 1st Place)

Whitey Mathews, Pitt. (24-4.1) (L 21-25 3.47 10.0-2.1-2.3 H-BB-K/9) vs. Dave Frazier, Det. (27-5.7) (L 14-5 2.22 8.1-2.4-2.6).

We are 4-1 against Mathews on the year.

Lost - 6 to 3

Frazier allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI.

Mathews gave us 9 hits, no walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit.

We made no errors and Pittsburgh made 3.

SS Tom Nelson (21-6.6) had 2 hits. CF Tom Duncan (22-6.6) hit a triple. C Tom Trever (25-4.7) had 2 hits with a double and scored a run.

For the Puddlers, RF Ace Trimmell (29-5.0) hit his 6th home run of the year.

Liberty League:
Louisville (7) at New York (11): Tom McDowell (23-8.0) (9-10) over William McLeod (28-5.6) (27-18). 1B John Hilliard (28-7.2) had 2 hits with his 18th home run of the year, a base-loaded blast in the bottom of the 9th that won the game. He also drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBIs. RF Bert Gellis (26-5.5) has a sore hamstring and will probably rest it off for about 5 days. For the Bourbons, rookie 3B Dave Odekirk (23-6.5) hit his 4th home run of the season and CF Pat Womack (26-6.3) hit his 5th.

Boston (2) at Cincinnati (3) in 13 innings: Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (32-24) over William Little (27-6.0) (24-21). In 13 innings, Branham allowed 16 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. Little allowed 6 hits, 5 walks and struck out 3. He walked in the winning run. Boston made 8 errors. For the Red Caps, 2B Mike Stables (31-7.1) had 4 hits with a double and a triple and an RBI.

Indianapolis (11) at Cleveland (8): Jimmy Euler (26-5.5) (15-19) over Ed Pedersen (25-5.1) (22-34). RF Ed Wakefield (27-5.8) hit a bases-loaded double, scored a run and had 4 RBIs. C Fred Smith (32-6.8) hit his 5th home run of the season.

Grand National Association:
Providence (4) at Brooklyn (5): Al Green (25-3.8) (26-25) over Tom Ashton (23-5.2) (11-9). Green allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. Ashton allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.

Omaha (5) at Baltimore (9): Frank McSherry (32-4.1) (9-10) over Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (26-30). There were only 14 hits total in the game, but 14 walks.

[Questdog]

Saturday, September 24, 1887

Pittsburgh Puddlers (50-62 .446 21.5 GB in 6th place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (73-42 .635 1st Place)

Bill Henrichs, Pitt. (28-7.4) (L 4-5 3.60 10.4-1.8-3.1 H-BB-K/9) vs. Al Rice, Det. (22-7.6) (R 12-11 3.08 9.5-1.7-3.5).

Won - 9 to 5

Rice allowed 8 hits, no walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.

We had 12 hits and 1 error. Pittsburgh made 5.

3B Sam Boullion (27-4.8) had 3 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. RF Ben Smith (28-6.7) had 3 hits with a double and his 14th home run of the season and 2 RBIs. 2B Al Shaffer (27-5.6) had a hit, stole a base and scored 2 runs. CF Tom Duncan (22-6.6) hit a double, drew 2 walks, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. C Jack Henderson (27-4.5) had a hit and a walk and scored 2 runs.

For the Puddlers, RF Joe Coffey (31-5.2) hit his 6th home run of the year and C Bumpus Dowdy (37-7.2) hit his 7th. Each of them has hit 4 of their long bombs against Detroit.

Liberty League:
Louisville (2) at New York (6) Game 1: Miah Turner (26-5.3) (28-14) over Sammy Berry (27-5.5) (10-13). Turner allowed 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3. C Jim Martin (26-5.0) had 4 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. For the Bourbons, RF John Rodgers (35-4.4) hit his 4th home run of the season.

Louisville (13) at New York (3) Game 2: John Simon (28-6.6) (6-3) over John Allen (29-6.4) (3-6). Simon allowed 10 hits, no walks and struck out 1.

Indianapolis (4) at Cleveland (9): Henry Rawls (33-4.3) (12-15) over Sal DeVaux (33-3.5) (17-22). DeVaux has lost 6 in a row and is 3-11 in his last 14 starts. For the Hoosiers, RF Ed Wakefield (27-5.8) pulled a muscle and likely will not make it back before the season is over.

Grand National Association:
Providence (8) at Brooklyn (2): Ed Hodges (27-3.2) (16-29) over William David (24-3.6) (13-10). Hodges allowed 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. He is 6-2 in his last 10 starts. For the Gladiators, SS Charlie Smith (29-5.6) hit a home run.

Omaha (5) at Baltimore (3): Lou Ellard (29-6.3) (9-7) over Frank McSherry (32-4.1) (9-11). Ellard allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. McSherry allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.

Kansas City (19) at Milwaukee (3): Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (36-19) over Freddy Wood (31-6.3) (24-25). McClaughry allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. 3B Al Sarbacker (27-4.8) had 4 hits with a double and a triple and a walk, stole a base, scored 5 runs and had 3 RBIs. Rookie RF Heinie Ashmore (23-6.0) had a hit, was hit by a pitch, scored 4 runs and had an RBI. Rookie CF Bev Bradley (22-6.2), no relation to New York's rookie CF Cinders Bradley (24-7.1), had 5 hits and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBIs.

St. Louis (8) at Chicago (9): Pete Rinehart (28-6.2) (17-23) over Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (28-23). Rookie 3B Stub Nelson (25-5.6) singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 9th. For the Terriers, Joe Olson (31-6.8) hit a home run.

[Questdog]

Sunday, September 25, 1887

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (5) at Brooklyn (7): Al Green (25-3.8) (27-25) over Ike Chase (27-6.2) (1-8). Hodges allowed 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. He is 6-2 in his last 10 starts. For the Gladiators, SS Charlie Smith (29-5.6) hit a home run.

Chicago (7) at St. Louis (3): Pat Seguin (23-4.4) (36-25) over Fred Barrow (35-4.7) (23-24). Seguin allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. Rookie 3B Stub Nelson (25-5.6) hit his 3rd home run of the season.

Kansas City (8) at Milwaukee (7): Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (31-26) over Wild Bill Perrell (24-7.3) (3-4). Rookie RF Heinie Ashmore (23-6.0) had 4 hits with a double, stole 2 bases and had an RBI. For the Brewers, C Jarvis Patten (31-7.3) hit a home run.

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Monday, September 26, 1887

We are in Cleveland to play our final three road games of the year against manager/C Deacon Dubin (30-8.8) and his Spiders. We are 9-3 against them so far this year and swept them in 3 games in Detroit back in the middle of August the last time we met. They are last in the League in scoring with 5.9 runs per game (Detroit is 5th with 6.2). They are 7th in runs allowed with 6.8 per game (Detroit is #1 with 4.8).

Detroit Wolverines (74-42 .638 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Cleveland Spiders (48-66 .421 tied for 7th Place)

Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 35-13 2.74 9.0-1.4-3.8 H-BB-K/9) vs. Ed Pedersen, Clev. (25-5.1) (R 22-34 4.10 10.1-2.3-2.0).

We are 4-2 against Pedersen on the season.

Lost - 5 to 2

We did not make an error until the 8th inning and then made 2 to give them 4 unearned runs.

Townley allowed 9 hits, no walks and struck out 2.

Pedersen gave us 9 hits, no walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit.

We made 2 errors and Cleveland made 1.

LF Al Lewis (22-9.1) hit a double. RF Ben Smith (28-6.7) had 2 hits with a triple, stole a base and scored a run. 1B Jocko Cole (26-6.1) had 3 hits, stole a base and scored a run. C Tom Trever (25-4.7) had 2 hits and an RBI.

For the Spiders, 2B Jesse Flanders (27-5.4) hit a 2-run triple and scored.

Liberty League:
Pittsburgh (10) at Louisville (7): Whitey Mathews (24-4.1) (23-25) over William McLeod (28-5.6) (27-19).

Boston (11) at Indianapolis (7): Dave Wolf (25-4.7) (22-8) over Jimmy Euler (26-5.5) (15-20). LF Charlie Warner (33-9.2) had 4 hits with a double and his 15th home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. For the Hoosiers, 1B Lew Bell (30-4.2) hit his 4th home run of the season.

Grand National Association:
Omaha (5) at Providence (4): Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (27-30) over Tom Ashton (23-5.2) (11-10). Hodges allowed 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. He is 6-2 in his last 10 starts. For the Gladiators, SS Charlie Smith (29-5.6) hit a home run.

Baltimore (4) at Brooklyn (7): William David (24-3.6) (14-10) over Bill McGee (29-7.9) (5-11).

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Tuesday, September 27, 1887

Detroit Wolverines (74-43 .632 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Cleveland Spiders (49-66 .426 7th Place)

Al Rice, Det. (22-7.6) (R 13-11 3.15 9.4-1.6-3.4 H-BB-K/9) vs. Artie Boucher, Clev. (24-6.1) (R 11-15 4.95 11.6-3.2-2.4).

This is only the 2nd time we have faced Boucher. We won 9 to 6 the 1st time.

Lost - 11 to 3

Once again, the 8th inning was our undoing as we made 2 errors and they scored 6 times in the frame.

Rice allowed 14 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.

Boucher gave us 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits and scored 2 runs.

We made 5 errors and Cleveland made 4.

Liberty League:
Pittsburgh (4) at Louisville (5) in 10 innings: Sammy Berry (27-5.5) (11-13) over Bill Henrichs (28-7.4) (4-7) in relief of Fred Horner (26-3.8). The Puddlers scored a run in the top in the 9th to tie the game and another in the 10th to take the lead, but the Bourbons scored twice in the bottom of the 10th to win. LF Jack Wallace (34-7.5) hit a 2-run home run to end the game, 3rd home run of the season.

Boston (11) at Indianapolis (3): William Little (27-6.0) (25-21) over Sal DeVaux (33-3.5) (17-23). Little allowed 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. Rookie SS Fred Slaughter (26-5.0) hit a home run.

Grand National Association:
Omaha (12) at Providence (6): Tom Lee (29-6.0) (24-18) over Ed Hodges (27-3.2) (16-30). Hodges allowed 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. He is 6-2 in his last 10 starts. For the Gladiators, SS Charlie Smith (29-5.6) hit a home run.

Baltimore (17) at Brooklyn (1): Frank McSherry (32-4.1) (10-11) over Hercules Scovil (23-7.1) (0-1) in his major league debut. Baltimore scored 10 times in the 4th inning. Rookie SS William Lowe (24-6.1) had 5 hits, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. 1B Jiggs Farmer (27-4.6) hit his 2nd home run of the season.

Milwaukee (4) at Kansas City (5): Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (37-19) over Freddy Wood (31-6.3) (24-26). Rookie CF Heinie Ashmore (23-6.0) knocked in the winning run with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th. McClaughry allowed 9 hits, no walks and struck out 6.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, September 28, 1887

Detroit Wolverines (74-44 .627 1st place in the Liberty League) at
Cleveland Spiders (50-66 .426 7th Place)

Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 35-14 2.73 9.0-1.3-3.8 H-BB-K/9) vs. Artie Boucher, Clev. (24-6.1) (R 12-15 4.84 11.2-3.1-2.4).

Boucher did so well last time, they are sending him out again.

Lost - 2 to 1

We scored a total of 6 runs in the series against one of the worst pitching staffs in the League. We have been mailing it in for quite some time now. Since August 23, we are 14-18.

Townley allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out no one.

Boucher gave us 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4.

We made 1 error and Cleveland made 4.

2B Jocko Cole (26-6.1) had to leave the game with tightness in his back, but should be fine with a few days off.

Liberty League:
New York (10) at Cincinnati (11) Game 1: John Stevens (30-8.2) (28-20) over John Allen (29-6.4) (3-7) in relief of Miah Turner (26-5.3). The Reds scored twice in the bottom of the 9th to win. The game ended when P Stevens drew a bases loaded walk. He had 2 hits and 2 walks in the game. Rookie CF Ed Robling (24-7.3) ended his season with torn ankle ligaments.

New York (0) at Cincinnati (6) Game 2: Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (33-24) over Jack Roberts (35-6.1) (14-29). Branham allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. Manager/LF Silver Borresen (33-6.9) had 4 hits with a double, scored 2 runs, stole a base and had an RBI. The Reds have won 6 in a row.

Grand National Association:
Milwaukee (5) at Kansas City (7): Lew Burnett (26-4.5) (32-26) over Wild Bill Perrell (24-7.3) (3-5). For the Brewers, RF Ed Capps (24-6.1) had 4 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI.

[Questdog]

Thursday, September 29, 1887

Liberty League:
New York (5) at Cincinnati (7) Game 1: Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (34-24) over Jack Roberts (35-6.1) (14-30). Branham allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out no one. He did not allow an earned run. He has now won 6 in a row and 9 of his last 10.

New York (16) at Cincinnati (4) Game 2: Jack Roberts (35-6.1) (15-30) over Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (34-25). Roberts and Branham each pitched their 3rd game in 2 days. It seems it was a bit too much to ask of Branham, but Roberts had his best game of the three. He allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 2. Rookie CF Cinders Bradley (24-7.1) had 4 hits with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. RF Bert Gellis (26-5.5) had 4 hits with his 4th home run of the year, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBIs. 3B Ed Glass (28-4.5) had 2 hits with a double and 2 walks, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBIs. For the Reds, C Cliff Robinson (29-6.1) hit his 3rd home run of the season.

Boston (7) at Indianapolis (8) in 11 innings: Joe Osborne (29-3.0) (1-8) in relief of Jimmy Euler (26-5.5) over Charlie Morlock (38-6.7) (11-18) in relief of Dave Wolf (25-4.7). Boston scored a run in the top of the 10th, but Indy tied in the bottom of the inning. The Red Caps scored again in the top of the 11th, but this time Indy scored twice in the bottom half to win. C Sandy McKinnon (28-4.0) won the game with a 2-run triple.

Grand National Association:
Milwaukee (10) at Kansas City (9) in 10 innings: Freddy Wood (31-6.3) (25-26) over Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (37-20). SS Tom Kelly (24-5.3) had 4 hits with 2 doubles, scored 3 runs, including the go=ahead run in the top of the 10th, stole a base and had 2 RBIs.

St. Louis (2) at Chicago (6): Pat Seguin (24-4.4) (37-25) over Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (28-24). Seguin allowed 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3. Ryther had to exit the game after 7 innings with a sore hamstring, but should be okay with a few days rest.

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Friday, September 30, 1887

Liberty League:
Indianapolis (5) at Pittsburgh (7): Whitey Mathews (24-4.1) (24-25) over Sal DeVaux (33-3.5) (17-24).

Cleveland (4) at New York (1): Ed Pedersen (25-5.1) (24-34) over Miah Turner (26-5.3) (28-15). Pedersen allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. Turner allowed 9 hits, 1 walks and struck out 9.

Grand National Association:
Providence (4) at Baltimore (3): Tom Ashton (23-5.2) (12-10) over Frank McSherry (32-4.1) (10-12). Ashton allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1. McSherry allowed 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4.

[Questdog]

Saturday, October 1, 1887

We are back home for the last week of the season and manager/LF Silver Borresen (33-6.9) and his Reds are in town for our final showdown. We are 6 games ahead of them, so they pretty much have to sweep us in this 4 game set to have a chance to overtake us. Of course, if the lowly Spiders can sweep us then the Reds certainly have a chance. We are 8-6 against them on the year, but they beat us 2 of 3 in the Queen City 3 weeks ago the last time we met. They lead the League in runs scored with 7.7 per game, almost a full run ahead of 2nd best Boston (6.8) (Detroit is 5th with 6.1). They are 7th in runs allowed with 6.8 per game (Detroit is 1st with 4.9, over a full run better than 2nd best Pittsburgh (6.0)). Of course they have a power-hitting lineup and we have a park that is very kind to power-hitting lineups, though they have yet to hit a home run in the 5 games we have played against each other in Detroit. That would mean they are due.....

Cincinnati Reds (65-48 .575 6 GB in 2nd place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (74-45 .622 in 1st Place)

John Stevens, Cin. (30-8.2) (R 28-20 4.03 10.6-2.4-2.7 H-BB-K/9) vs. Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 35-15 2.72 9.0-1.4-3.7).

We are 3-3 against Stevens so far this year.

Won - 6 to 5

Townley allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.

Stevens gave us 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1.

We made 3 errors and Cincinnati made 2.

RF Fred Bianco (28-6.9) had 3 hits, stole 2 bases, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. He will start the rest of the season and possibly in the Championship Series. The two youngsters, LF Al Lewis (22-9.1) and CF Tom Duncan (22-6.6), are not hitting. 3B Sam Boullion (27-4.8) had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B George House (28-4.3) had 2 hits and 2 RBIs. 2B Al Shaffer (27-5.6) hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI.

For the Reds, rookie LF Ed Kent (23-3.6) had 2 hits with an inside-the-park home run, his 4th round-tripper of the year and 2nd inside-the-park home run against us. RF Fleet Wilcox (30-4.9) only had 1 hit, but it flew way over the left field fence for his 14th home run of the season. He also drew a walk, got beaned (before he hit the home run), stole 3 bases and scored 4 runs. 1B Willie Burton (32-8.5), who is leading the League in batting, had 2 hits with a double and 2 RBIs.

Liberty League:
Cleveland (2) at New York (12): Tom McDowell (23-8.0) (10-10) over Artie Boucher (24-6.1) (13-16). McDowell had to leave after 6 innings with a strained calf muscle, but should be okay in a day or two. He allowed 1 run on 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1. C Jim Martin (26-5.0) had 5 hits and scored 3 runs. 3B Ed Glass (28-4.5) hit 2 doubles, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs. SS Dave Hay (25-5.7) had 4 hits with a triple, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Boston (6) at Louisville (7): William McLeod (28-5.6) (28-19) over William Little (27-6.0) (25-22). C Wiley Fobes (36-2.5) won the game with a bases-loaded 2-out walk in the bottom of the 9th. For the Red Caps, LF Charlie Warner (33-9.2) had 4 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Providence (11) at Baltimore (4) Game 1: Ed Hodges (27-3.2) (17-30) over Ike Chase (27-6.2) (1-9). Hodges allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. For the Orioles, C Caleb Sawyer (28-8.9) hit a home run.

Providence (6) at Baltimore (7) Game 2: Ike Chase (27-6.2) (2-9) over Tom Ashton (23-5.2) (12-11). The O's won the game in the bottom of the 9th on a passed ball. Rookie 2B Kitty Covington (23-5.4) scored the run, the 130th run he has scored this year. No one has ever scored more in a season, but SS Bob Robertson (25-4.1) of the Chicago Colts has also scored 130 runs. C Fred Clapp (28-4.0) hit his 3rd home run of the season and rookie CF Jimmy Sleeman (24-3.3) hit his 4th.

Milwaukee (12) at Kansas City (13): Lew Burnett (27-4.5) (33-26) over Wiley Steel (25-5.6) (10-17) in relief of Wild Bill Perrell (24-7.3). The Brewers scored 3 times in the top of the 9th to tie the game, but the Cowboys scored in the bottom half to win. The wining run scored on a long fly out. C Pop Buck (33-5.2) hit his 3rd home run of the year.

St. Louis (9) at Chicago (8): Con Arnold (23-6.3) (10-11) over Pat Seguin (24-4.4) (37-26). C Cy Morton (27-4.6) had 4 hits with a triple and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. For the Colts, rookie 2B Eb Provost (23-4.6) had 4 hits with his 2nd home run of the year, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. C George Sandefur (31-5.8) hit his 3rd home run of the season.

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Sunday, October 2, 1887

Grand National Association:
Omaha (15) at Brooklyn (7): Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (28-30) over Al Green (25-3.8) (27-26). 2B Ed Aldrich (23-6.8) hit a triple and drew a walk, stole 3 bases, scored 4 runs and had 3 RBIs.

St. Louis (9) at Chicago (8): Con Arnold (23-6.3) (11-11) over Pete Rinehart (28-6.2) (17-24). LF Biff Place (26-5.4) had 2 hits with a triple and 4 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Monday, October 3, 1887

Cincinnati Reds (65-49 .570 7 GB in 2nd place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (75-45 .625 in 1st Place)

Charlie Branham, Cin. (27-4.2) (R 34-25 4.20 10.4-2.3-2.2 H-BB-K/9) vs. Al Rice, Det. (23-7.6) (R 13-12 3.24 9.6-1.6-3.4).

We are 4-3 against Branham this season.

Won - 4 to 3

Rice allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit.

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

We made 2 errors and Cincinnati made 4.

3B Sam Boullion (27-4.8) had 2 hits and scored a run, but also got caught stealing and grounded into a double-play. SS Tom Nelson (21-6.2) had 2 hits with a double, stole a base and had an RBI, but sprained his elbow and will take about 2 weeks to heal. 1B Jocko Cole (26-6.1) had a hit and scored 2 runs. C Tom Trever (25-4.7) had 2 hits and 2 RBIs.

For the Reds, 1B Willie Burton (32-8.5) hit his 9th home run of the season.

Liberty League:
Cleveland (10) at New York (11): Miah Turner (26-5.3) (29-15) over Ed Pedersen (25-5.1) (24-35). The Gothams scored 8 times in the 8th inning.

Indianapolis (5) at Pittsburgh (3): Jimmy Euler (26-5.5) (16-20) over Whitey Mathews (24-4.1) (24-26). Euler allowed 4 hits, no walks and struck out 1. The Hoosiers made 7 errors.

Boston (10) at Louisville (11) in 10 innings: William McLeod (28-5.6) (29-19) over William Little (27-6.0) (25-23). The winning run scored on a 2-out passed ball. For the Red Caps, LF Charlie Warner (33-9.2) had 2 hits and 2 walks, stole a base, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBIs. RF Dan Abrams (29-5.1) hit his 7th home run of the year.

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (8) at Providence (4): Frank McSherry (32-4.1) (11-12) over Ed Hodges (27-3.2) (17-31). RF Sol Renaud (31-5.7) pulled a muscle and is done for the rest of the season.

Omaha (1) at Brooklyn (4): William David (24-3.6) (15-10) over Tom Lee (29-6.0) (24-19). David allowed 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. Lee allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.

St. Louis (7) at Milwaukee (6): Ted Ryther (33-4.3) (29-24) over Freddy Wood (31-6.3) (25-27). LF Biff Place (26-5.4) had 2 hits with a triple and 4 RBIs.

Chicago (5) at Kansas City (6) in 10 innings: Al McClaughry (23-5.6) (38-20) over Pony Stanley (24-6.2) (13-13) in relief of Pat Seguin (24-4.4). The Colts scored a run in the top of the 10th, but SS Fred Umbaugh (26-5.4) won the game for the Cowboys with a 2-run single in the bottom half of the inning. It looks like we will be playing the Cowboys in the Championship Series this year. Last year, they finished in last place.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, October 4, 1887

Cincinnati Reds (65-49 .570 7 GB in 2nd place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (75-45 .625 in 1st Place)

We play a double-header today to make up for an earlier rain-out.

Game 1
John Stevens, Cin. (30-8.2) (R 28-21 4.06 10.6-2.4-2.7 H-BB-K/9) vs. Lou Townley, Det. (25-3.4) (R 36-15 2.75 9.0-1.3-3.7)

There is a stiff 20 MPH wind blowing out to center today....

Lost - 5 to 4

1B Jocko Cole (26-6.1) hit a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 8th to tie the game up, but RF Fleet Wilcox (30-4.9) hit his 15th home run of the season in the top of the 9th to give the Reds the lead.

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

Stevens gave us 5 hits, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had 2 hits.

Each team made 4 errors.

Cole had 2 hits and 2 RBIs. The home run was his 5th of the year. RF Ben Smith (28-6.7) hit a double. SS Dave Krampe (29-5.5) hit a double and scored a run, but made 2 errors.

For the Reds, 1B Willie Burton (32-8.5) had 2 hits with his 10th home run of the season. He had 2 RBIs. Besides, his 9th inning home run, Wilcox also hit a 1st inning triple and scored twice.

Game 2
Dan Burton, Cin. (32-4.9) (R 2-3 6.00 12.0-2.8-4.6 H-BB-K/9) vs. Al Rice, Det. (22-7.6) (R 14-12 3.23 9.5-1.6-3.3)

In the break between games, the wind has reversed itself and is now blowing in, but not quite as hard as it was blowing out earlier.

Evan Eckberg (31-3.5), who was a good catcher for the Wolverines for 5 seasons, but has suddenly gotten very old, will catch his last game for Detroit today. He will not be returning next year (unless I do not return).

Won - 6 to 5

We scored all of our runs in the first 5 innings and we were up 6 to 2 before the Reds put 3 runs on the board in the top of the 9th inning and had the tying run at 3rd with only 1 out. But Rice knuckled down and got 2 ground outs to end the game.

Rice allowed 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4.

Burton gave us 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.

Each team made 2 errors.

LF Al Lewis (22-9.1) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 1B Jocko Cole hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Ben Smith had 2 hits with an inside-the-park home run, his 15th round-tripper of the year, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. 2B Al Shaffer (27-5.6) had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Tom Duncan (22-6.6) had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. Evan Eckberg went 0 for 4 and had an error and allowed a passed ball, but did throw a runner out in 4 tries.

For the Reds, 1B Willie Burton hit his 34th double of the season, tying the Liberty League record set by Ed Glass of the Gothams in 1885. Glass had a 100 more ABs than Burton does, though. Rookie Jocko Breton (24-4.5) has 35 for the Orioles in the Grand National Association this year for the all-time major league mark. SS Ed Sawyer (27-4.7) hit a triple and his 2nd home run of the year, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.

!!With this win, we have clinched another Liberty League championship, our 3rd in a row!!

Liberty League:
Indianapolis (2) at Pittsburgh (15): Fred Horner (26-3.8) (6-11) over Sal DeVaux (33-3.5) (17-25). Horner allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. The Hoosiers made 7 errors again and DeVaux walked 9 batters. CF Al Steel (27-7.0) hit his 3rd home run of the year.

Cleveland (4) at New York (13): Jack Roberts (35-6.1) (16-30) over Artie Boucher (24-6.1) (13-17). Roberts allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits with a home run, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. It was the 1st home run of his career. The Gothams had 19 hits. 3B Ed Glass (28-4.5) had 4 of them with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 1B John Hilliard (28-7.2) hit his League-leading 19th home run of the season to set a new major league record. Fleet Wilcox hit 18 in 1884.

Boston (6) at Louisville (5): Dave Wolf (25-4.7) (23-8) over Sammy Berry (27-5.5) (11-14).

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (2) at Providence (15): Tom Ashton (23-5.2) (13-11) over Ike Chase (27-6.2) (2-10). Ashton allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 5. LF Charlie Gregor (28-5.2) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs.

Omaha (16) at Brooklyn (5): Lee Sprague (27-3.5) (29-30) over Al Green (25-3.8) (27-27). Believe it or not, the game was tied at 5 apiece going into the 9th. The Mutuals scored 11 times in the top of the 9th. Rookie C Henry Pitts (29-6.7) had 4 hits, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs.

St. Louis (4) at Milwaukee (2): Jimmy Richards (24-0.9) (4-2) over Wild Bill Perrell (24-7.3) (3-6). Richards allowed 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.

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Wednesday, October 5, 1887

Manager/C Deacon Dubin (30-8.8) has his Spiders in town to play the final series of the season. We are 9-6 against them on the season, but got swept in 3 games in Cleveland last week. They are last in runs scored with 5.9 per game (Detroit is 5th with 6.0). They are 7th in runs allowed with 6.8 per game (Detroit is #1 with 4.9).

Cleveland Spiders (52-69 .430 24 GB in 7th place in the Liberty League) at
Detroit Wolverines (77-46 .626 in 1st Place)

Ed Pedersen, Clev. (25-5.1) (R 24-35 4.13 10.0-2.3-1.9 H-BB-K/9) vs. Dave Frazier, Det. (27-5.7) (L 14-6 2.42 8.1-2.4-2.5)

We are 4-3 against Pedersen on the year. He beat Townley 5 to 2 last week.

Lost - 6 to 2

Frazier had to leave in the 3rd inning with a pulled hamstring and is done for the season. We were leading 2 to 1 until they scored 5 times in the 8th inning after 2 outs were made. We grounded into 3 double-plays.

In 2.2 innings, Frazier allowed 2 hits, no walks and struck out no one.
Ed Bush (27-5.3) came in and pitched 6.1 innings, allowing all 6 runs, 10 hits (almost all for extra bases), walked 2 and struck out 2.

Pedersen gave us 11 hits (almost all singles), 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he hit a double.

Each team made 2 errors.

3B Sam Boullion (27-4.8) had 4 hits with a double and scored a run. CF Tom Duncan (22-6.6) hit a double and got hit by a pitch.

For the Spiders, 2B Jesse Flanders (27-5.4) had 3 hits with a double and his 8th home run of the year and scored 2 runs.

Liberty League:
Cincinnati (21) at New York (6): Charlie Branham (27-4.2) (35-26) over Jack Roberts (35-6.1) (16-31). Rookie LF Ed Kent (23-3.6) hit a double and 2 triples and scored 4 runs. Manager/CF Silver Borresen (33-6.9) had 3 hits with a double and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBIs. 2B Jack Green (34-5.5) had 4 hits, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. For the Gothams, 1B John Hilliard (28-7.2) became the 1st man to ever hit 20 home runs in a single season.

Boston (4) at Pittsburgh (2): Dave Wolf (25-4.7) (24-8) over Fred Horner (26-3.8) (6-12). Wolf allowed 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits. Horner allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out no one.

Louisville (3) at Indianapolis (9): Jimmy Euler (26-5.5) (17-20) over Sammy Berry (27-5.5) (11-15). Euler allowed 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. 3B Bill Lawson (31-6.9) had 2 hits with a double and 4 RBIs.

Grand National Association:
Baltimore (4) at Providence (7): Ed Wison (26-7.3) (15-18) over Ed Price (23-5.7) (2-7). Ashton allowed 7 hits, no walks and struck out 5. LF Charlie Gregor (28-5.2) had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs.

Omaha (0) at Brooklyn (7): William David (24-3.6) (16-10) over Tom Lee (29-6.0) (24-20). David allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3.

St. Louis (9) at Milwaukee (10): Freddy Wood (31-6.3) (26-27) over Fred Barrow (35-4.7) (23-25). The Terriers scored 6 times in the 1st inning, but the Brewers scored 4 times in the bottom of the 8th to prevail. Ed Capps (24-6.1) hit his league-leading 12th home run of the year. He hit under .200 as a rookie last year in 367 ABs, but has bounced back to have an excellent sophomore campaign.