Baseball History, and (eventually) the rise of the Dodgers

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June 29, 1884

The Brooklyn Atlantics, after arriving via train last evening in Indianapolis, played their first game at the Hoosiers’ Seventh Street Park today. (Again, as a reminder to our readers, this ball-playing on the Sabbath is not a crime out west as it would be here in Brooklyn.) Facing the Indys’ second-best pitcher Al McCauley, the Brooklyns fought a tough battle and the game went into the ninth inning with our boys trailing 7-5. They got two men on base with one out and Crowley and Fogarty, who already had five hits in the game between them, heading up. However, Al McCauley managed to strike out both of the Brooklyn hitters to end the game with two men on base. It was a tough defeat for the boys, but a well-played game by all.

Around baseball:

Columbus 4, New York 3 – The Buckeyes scored four times in the bottom of the ninth inning to turn a 3-0 deficit into victory.
Philadelphia 7, Louisville 2 – Sam Weaver kept the Louisville bats in check with no serious problems.
Cincinnati 4, Washington 3 – Another home run for Buck West in Cincinnati’s small stadium.
Baltimore 11, St. Louis 6 – Dennis Casey of Baltimore went 2 for 4 with a triple and a home run.

Standings

New York 29-18
Cleveland 27-17
Detroit 25-21
Boston 24-22
Philadelphia 23-25
Chicago 21-23
Buffalo 19-25
Providence 14-31

Philadelphia 28-14
Indianapolis 26-14
St. Louis 26-15
Columbus 25-18
Cincinnati 23-17
New York 24-18
BROOKLYN 21-20
Baltimore 17-22
Pittsburgh 18-24
Toledo 13-28
Louisville 12-27
Washington 12-28

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July 1, 1884

To begin their third month in the American Association, the Brooklyn club battled in Indianapolis once again. This time, they had a game to forget as the Hoosiers game them a thorough thrashing, 16-2. Larry McKeon struck out five Atlantic players and they got only seven hits against him, while Adonis Terry simply could not keep the home club off the basepaths. Charlie Levis got four hits, and Marr Phillips and Long Jim Holdsworth each managed three. In the end, it was a game to forget, and even Billy Geer had his hit streak snapped at 15 games. The club dropped to .500 on the season, and looked much worse than their opponents on this day.

Around baseball:

New York 8, Detroit 6, 11 innings – Rookie Danny Richardson scored the winning run in the top of the eleventh.
Cleveland 8, Providence 2 – The Only Nolan pitched a very good game to run his record to 9-10.
Buffalo 5, Boston 3 – Ed Cushman mostly shut down the Beaneaters, though Harry Stovey did have two triples.
Chicago 10, Philadelphia 4 – Billy Sunday, who was in his second game back after losing a year to injury, went 3 for 5 and drove in four runs.

Cincinnati 19, Washington 0 – The Reds hit five home runs for the game in their tiny home stadium.
Philadelphia 9, Louisville 3 – Al Atkinson got his sixteenth win by keeping the Eclipse under control.
Pittsburgh 5, Toledo 0 – Lee Richmond threw a shutout for the Alleghenys.
Columbus 14, New York 3 – Fred Carroll went 3 for 5, scoring two and driving in two.
St. Louis 9, Baltimore 3 – Daisy Davis continued to be one of baseball’s hottest pitchers.

Standings

Cleveland 29-17
New York 30-19
Boston 25-23
Detroit 25-23
Chicago 23-23
Philadelphia 23-27
Buffalo 21-25
Providence 14-33

Philadelphia 29-14
Indianapolis 27-14
St. Louis 27-15
Columbus 26-18
Cincinnati 24-17
New York 24-19
BROOKLYN 21-21
Pittsburgh 20-24
Baltimore 17-23
Louisville 12-28
Toledo 13-30
Washington 12-29

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July 2, 1884

One day after getting completely destroyed by the Indianapolis Hoosiers, the Atlantic club managed to take a win from them on their home grounds by a 6-1 final score. Though it was primarily pitching and defense that led the way to victory for Brooklyn, they also benefited from a great game from catcher John Crowley, who went 4 for 4 at the plate with two runs scored and two driven in. Oscar Walker, Jim Fogarty and Tug Wilson also had multi-hit games for the visitors, and Jim Conway picked up his tenth win of the season.

Following the game, the club revealed that second baseman Bill Greenwood has reinjured himself and will miss the rest of the road trip. While he is not much of a hitter, he does seem to be the best defensive second baseman the club has, and is also the fastest player on the team.

From here, the club will board a train for Louisville where they will play two games for the nation’s 108th birthday, and another on Saturday. Since Louisville is a far inferior team to the Hoosiers, there is hope the club will have something to celebrate on the holiday.

Around baseball:

Cleveland 11, Providence 4 – Third baseman Jerry Denny had a home run and drove in three runs.
Detroit 17, New York 7 – Veteran Bill Boyd went 4 for 5 and scored four runs for Detroit.
Buffalo 4, Boston 3 – Dave Eggler had the key base hit as Buffalo stole the game in the ninth inning.

Columbus 4, New York 1 – In a battle of the Association’s top pitchers, Morris outdueled Keefe for the win.
Pittsburgh 14, Toledo 11, 15 innings – This was a wild one. The teams were tied at five after nine innings. Pittsburgh scored two in the tenth, and Toledo matched them. Then the Alleghenys got seven in the fifteenth inning, only to see Toledo score four and make things interesting.
Washington 6, Cincinnati 5 – Thorny Hawkes had four hits for the Nationals in the game.
Baltimore 8, St. Louis 7 – A young pitcher named Bob Caruthers narrowly lost to Tricky Nichols in his debut.

Standings

Cleveland 30-17
New York 30-20
Detroit 26-23
Boston 25-24
Chicago 23-23
Buffalo 22-25
Philadelphia 23-27
Providence 14-34

Philadelphia 29-14
Indianapolis 27-15
St. Louis 27-16
Columbus 27-18
Cincinnati 24-18
New York 24-20
BROOKLYN 22-21
Pittsburgh 21-24
Baltimore 18-23
Washington 13-29
Louisville 12-28
Toledo 13-31

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July 4, 1884

On a day in which the nation celebrated her birthday, the Brooklyn club did battle in Louisville against the Eclipse, a club that has given them trouble this season. In the first of the two games, that trouble continued as the Brooklyns simply could not manage to get any hits at all against the Louisvilles. John Ewing, who has been one of the worst pitchers in the Association so far, completely shut down the Atlantic attack and Louisville won an easy one, 11-2. After the game, Adonis Terry admitted it was one of his worst performances of the season.

However, the second game went somewhat better. It was close early, but second baseman Jack Corcoran, the infielder who can hit but not field the position, managed a home run and a triple and drove in four runs for Brooklyn, and most of the other players got in on the attack as well, as the club pounded out 18 hits and took the game 14-8 in spite of Corcoran’s four errors in the field.

We ended up seeing both the good and bad for the club today – a fitting result on a day of celebration, as it is good simply to have a top baseball team in the borough in this year.

Around baseball:

Chicago 10, Philadelphia 9 (first game) – An error by Fred Lewis allowed the winning run to score in the ninth inning.
Chicago 9, Philadelphia 8 (second game) – Jack Farrell had a game-winning triple as Chicago again took it in the ninth inning.
New York 13, Detroit 6 – John Montgomery Ward had four hits including a home run to lead the Gothams.
Cleveland 4, Providence 2 – John Harkins got his nineteenth win with another strong performance.

St. Louis 4, New York 1 (first game) – Daisy Davis shut down the Metropolitans.
St. Louis 9, New York 8 (second game) – Veteran John Glenn went 4 for 4 to lead the Browns.
Cincinnati 10, Philadelphia 2 (first game) – Bill Sweeney pitched well and Buck West hit his eighth home run of the season.
Cincinnati 2, Philadelphia 0 (second game) – Gus Shallix pitched a shutout and allowed only five hits.
Toledo 7, Washington 3 (first game) – Tony Mullane had eleven strikeouts in his best pitching performance of the season.
Toledo 9, Washington 3 (second game) – Mullane then shut Washington down again in the follow-up game.
Indianapolis 4, Pittsburgh 1 (first game) – Larry McKeon had another strong game.
Pittsburgh 7, Indianapolis 2 (second game) – Backup catcher Rooney Sweeney had a home run, a double and drove in four runs.
Columbus 4, Baltimore 3 – An error by Pretzels Getzien let the winning run score to give Cannonball Morris his twentieth win.

Standings

Cleveland 31-17
New York 31-20
Chicago 26-23
Detroit 26-24
Boston 25-24
Buffalo 22-25
Philadelphia 23-30
Providence 14-35

Philadelphia 30-16
St. Louis 29-16
Indianapolis 28-16
Columbus 28-18
Cincinnati 26-18
New York 24-22
BROOKLYN 23-22
Pittsburgh 22-25
Baltimore 18-24
Toledo 15-31
Louisville 13-30
Washington 13-31

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July 5, 1884

Today in Louisville, the Atlantic club again struggled against the Eclipse, a club that despite its poor record has become something of a nemesis for the Brooklyns. This time, six walks by Adonis Terry and eight errors by the defense contributed to the club’s 9-7 loss to Louisville. Of much greater concern to the club, though, was the fact that center fielder Oscar Walker, the star of the club, left the game due to injury after making a throw in the sixth inning. Early reports say he is likely to miss a week or maybe two, which is going to be real trouble for this club that depends on his hitting and leadership.

Around baseball:

Detroit 14, Philadelphia 6 – The Wolverines won easily despite Brouthers of Philadelphia going 4 for 5 with a double and a home run.
Boston 9, Cleveland 4 – George Knight pitched well and Orator Jim O’Rourke got three hits.
Buffalo 5, Providence 4 – Jim Lillie hit a game-winning home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to break a tie game and win it.
New York 21, Chicago 5 – Dasher Troy, despite not being an everyday player for New York, went 6 for 6 in this easy win.

Columbus 11, Baltimore 3 – Fred Carroll and Pop Smith both had home runs – for Carroll, it was an amazing 13 on the season, one off the all-time record already.
Indianapolis 9, Pittsburgh 0 – Al McCauley held the Alleghenys to four hits.
Toledo 9, Washington 3 – Charlie Morton went 3 for 5 and drove in three runs.
Philadelphia 6, Cincinnati 2 – Sam Weaver kept the Athletics’ bats in check.
New York 11, St. Louis 9 – John Glenn went 4 for 4 with four runs scored in a losing effort.

Standings

Cleveland 31-18
New York 32-20
Detroit 27-24
Boston 26-24
Chicago 26-24
Buffalo 23-25
Philadelphia 23-31
Providence 14-36

Philadelphia 31-16
Indianapolis 29-16
St. Louis 29-17
Columbus 29-18
Cincinnati 26-19
New York 25-22
BROOKLYN 23-23
Pittsburgh 22-26
Baltimore 18-25
Toledo 16-31
Louisville 14-30
Washington 13-32

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Sunday, July 6, 1884

The Nine: Top Hitters from Baseball’s Top Leagues

National League

Ned Hanlon, Detroit - .338
Roger Connor, New York - .324
Tom Burns, Chicago - .322
Buck Ewing, New York - .316
Tip O’Neill, New York - .311
Fred Lewis, Philadelphia - .305
Monk Cline, Cleveland - .303
Bill Boyd, Detroit - .302
Fred Dunlap, Cleveland - .297

American Association

Fred Carroll, Columbus - .349
Pop Smith, Columbus - .328
Chicken Wolf, Indianapolis - .324
Pete Browning, Louisville - .322
Henry Larkin, Philadelphia - .319
John Glenn, St. Louis - .317
John O’Rourke, New York - .314
Cap Anson, Pittsburgh - .312
Oscar Walker, Brooklyn - .306

The Five: Top Pitchers from Baseball’s Top Leagues

National League

John Harkins, Cleveland – 19-7, 1.43
George Derby, Detroit – 16-8, 3.18
George Knight, Boston – 14-8, 1.74
Larry Corcoran, Chicago – 13-11, 2.54
Frank Pearce, New York – 12-7, 2.37

American Association

Ed Morris, Columbus – 20-6, 1.76
Tim Keefe, New York – 18-8, 2.42
Daisy Davis, St. Louis – 17-4, 1.83
Al Atkinson, Philadelphia – 17-7, 1.91
Larry McKeon, Indianapolis – 17-9, 2.10

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July 6, 1884

On a Sunday game today in Cincinnati, the Atlantic club left their hitting ability back at the boardinghouse, as the Reds completely dominated them by a final score of 9-0. The club was held to just two hits by Bill Sweeney of Cincinnati, and this dropped Brooklyn to 0-4 on the season against them. The only bright spot on the game was the fact that Tug Wilson, usually the club’s first baseman, filled in serviceably in center field. However, his replacement at first base, Charlie Householder, went 0 for 3 with an error, so they still missed the play of Walker. On this day, though, no one player could have turned this defeat into victory.

Around baseball:

Indianapolis 3, Washington 2, 11 innings – A base hit by Chicken Wolf won the game in the extra inning.
Baltimore 12, Louisville 4 – Holly Hollingshead had four hits and Bloody Jake Evans got three for the Orioles.
St. Louis 9, Pittsburgh 7 – Catcher Barney Gilligan scored two runs and drove in two for St. Louis.

Standings

Cleveland 31-18
New York 32-20
Detroit 27-24
Boston 26-24
Chicago 26-24
Buffalo 23-25
Philadelphia 23-31
Providence 14-36

Philadelphia 31-16
Indianapolis 30-16
St. Louis 30-17
Columbus 29-18
Cincinnati 27-19
New York 25-22
BROOKLYN 23-24
Pittsburgh 22-27
Baltimore 19-25
Toledo 16-31
Louisville 14-31
Washington 13-33

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July 8, 1884

Once again, Cincinnati had a relatively easy time of things against the Brooklyn club today, making it five wins in as many games against them this season. This time, the final score was a bit closer than on Sunday, as the Reds took it by an 8-3 margin. Bill Sweeney pitched well for Cincinnati, and their strong defense easily kept the Atlantics in check. Meanwhile, the Trolley Dodgers wasted an eight-strikeout performance by Adonis Terry, as they committed seven errors to Cincinnati’s one. Joe Hornung of Cincinnati hit a home run in the game, his fifth of the season.

Around baseball:

Detroit 5, Philadelphia 4 – George Derby pitched the Wolverines to a narrow win.
Boston 7, Cleveland 2 – George Knight gave up only three hits in the game.
Providence 7, Buffalo 5 – Venerable shortstop John Radcliff had three hits and Charlie Ferguson pitched well to give the Grays a rare win.
Chicago 2, New York 1 – The White Stockings had only three hits, but two of them were home runs, by Billy Sunday and Levi Meyerle.

Columbus 6, Philadelphia 5 – Jim Field of the Buckeyes had three hits and knocked in two runs.
Indianapolis 8, Washington 3 – Larry McKeon had eleven strikeouts in the game.
Baltimore 13, Louisville 3 – Dennis Casey had a three-run home run to help lead the Orioles to victory.
New York 17, Toledo 5 – John O’Rourke led the way with three hits and three runs driven in.
St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 2 – John Glenn had a key ninth inning hit in the comeback victory.

Standings

Cleveland 32-19
New York 33-21
Detroit 28-25
Boston 27-25
Chicago 27-25
Buffalo 23-27
Philadelphia 24-32
Providence 16-36

Indianapolis 31-16
St. Louis 31-17
Columbus 31-18
Philadelphia 31-18
Cincinnati 28-19
New York 27-22
BROOKLYN 23-25
Baltimore 20-25
Pittsburgh 22-28
Toledo 16-33
Louisville 14-32
Washington 13-34

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July 10, 1884

The Brooklyn club will never be so happy as when their train leaves Cincinnati, as they again failed to beat to Reds today, falling to three games below .500 for the first time ever. Today the game was close until the late innings, as the clubs were tied 4-4 in the seventh before Cincinnati erupted with a barrage of runs to win it 12-5. Bill Sweeney kept the Brooklyn bats in check all game, as he got nine strikeouts including several in crucial situations. Meanwhile, Chick Fulmer of Cincinnati got three hits and made some good defensive plays at shortstop, Pop Corkhill hit a home run off Adonis Terry, and Dan Stearns went 2 for 3 with three walks.

From here, it gets little easier. The club’s train will head out toward St. Louis to play the western club that is currently fighting for the Association pennant.

Around baseball:

Indianapolis 9, Washington 0 – Larry McKeon threw a two-hitter for his nineteenth win.
Baltimore 9, Louisville 2 – Pretzels Getzien pitched well and Nick Scharf and Chappy Lane both hit home runs.
New York 10, Toledo 3 – Chief Roseman drove in four runs and Tim Keefe won his twentieth game.
St. Louis 6, Pittsburgh 5, 12 innings – Johnny Ryan had the game-winning hit in the bottom of the twelfth.

Standings

Cleveland 33-19
New York 33-22
Chicago 28-25
Detroit 28-26
Boston 27-26
Buffalo 24-27
Philadelphia 25-32
Providence 16-37

Indianapolis 32-16
St. Louis 32-17
Columbus 32-18
Philadelphia 31-19
Cincinnati 29-19
New York 28-22
BROOKLYN 23-26
Baltimore 21-25
Pittsburgh 22-29
Toledo 16-34
Louisville 14-33
Washington 13-35

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July 12, 1884

Perhaps the Atlantics needed only to leave Cincinnati to find their touch, as in today’s game at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis, the club made the contenders look easy to defeat in a 7-0 thrashing. Adonis Terry surrendered only two hits in the game, in which he had six strikeouts. Meanwhile, Charlie Householder, the first baseman who is only in the lineup because of the injury to Oscar Walker, went 4 for 4 with two triples to lead the Brooklyn club at the plate. The losing pitcher, a young rookie named Bob Caruthers, pitched tolerably well, but he was let down by the team’s inability to manage any hitting attack at all against the Atlantics. This game certainly gave the club a boost on its western swing.

Around baseball:

Cleveland 7, Buffalo 2 – With a barrage of hits, the Blues broke open a 2-2 tie game in the eighth inning.
Chicago 6, Detroit 1 – Bert Dorr pitched well and Billy Sunday had three hits for the surging White Stockings.
Philadelphia 6, New York 3 – Bill Vinton kept the New York bats mostly in check for the win.
Boston 7, Providence 5 – Jim O’Rourke had an eighth inning sacrifice fly to win the game.

Toledo 15, Philadelphia 10 – Sloppy game overall with 29 hits and 18 errors between the clubs.
Indianapolis 7, New York 3 – Larry McKeon had a record-tying 15 strikeouts in one game.
Pittsburgh 10, Louisville 1 – Frank Beck had ten strikeouts and Deacon White added three hits.
Baltimore 4, Cincinnati 1 – Pretzels Getzien had another good pitching outing.
Columbus 2, Washington 1 – Another masterpiece from Cannonball Morris, who had eleven strikeouts.

Standings

Cleveland 34-20
New York 34-23
Chicago 30-25
Boston 28-27
Detroit 28-28
Buffalo 25-28
Philadelphia 26-33
Providence 17-38

Indianapolis 33-16
Columbus 33-18
St. Louis 32-18
Philadelphia 32-20
Cincinnati 29-20
New York 28-23
BROOKLYN 24-26
Baltimore 22-25
Pittsburgh 23-29
Toledo 17-35
Louisville 14-34
Washington 13-36

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Sunday, July 13, 1884

The Nine: Top Hitters from Baseball’s Top Leagues

National League

Ned Hanlon, Detroit - .339
Tip O’Neill, New York - .321
Roger Connor, New York - .313
Fred Lewis, Philadelphia - .311
Buck Ewing, New York - .307
Levi Meyerle, Chicago - .306
John Radcliff, Providence - .306
Tom Burns, Chicago - .303
Monk Cline, Cleveland - .297

American Association

Fred Carroll, Columbus - .343
Henry Larkin, Philadelphia - .330
Pete Browning, Louisville - .325
Chicken Wolf, Indianapolis - .320
John Glenn, St. Louis - .313
Jim Holdsworth, Indianapolis - .312
Pop Smith, Columbus - .312
Dan Stearns, Cincinnati - .310
John O’Rourke, New York - .308

The Five: Top Pitchers from Baseball’s Top Leagues

National League

John Harkins, Cleveland – 21-8, 1.42
George Derby, Detroit – 17-9, 3.24
George Knight, Boston – 15-9, 1.79
Larry Corcoran, Chicago – 14-12, 2.66
Frank Pearce, New York – 13-8, 2.25

American Association

Ed Morris, Columbus – 23-6, 1.72
Larry McKeon, Indianapolis – 20-9, 2.09
Tim Keefe, New York – 20-9, 2.45
Daisy Davis, St. Louis – 19-4, 1.69
Al Atkinson, Philadelphia – 17-7, 1.91

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July 15, 1884

Today in St. Louis, the Browns’ rookie hurler Bob Caruthers got his first ever victory against the Brooklyns by outdueling Adonis Terry. The final score of the game was 6-3, and though Terry got nine strikeouts, the St. Louis club was able to keep our Trolley Dodger hitters in check, allowing only eight scattered hits. John Crowley was the only player on the club who got more than one hit in the game, and he managed just two, and none of the hits was for extra bases. It is too early to tell whether Caruthers will end up being the real thing for St. Louis, but they look every bit the pennant contenders they are.

Following the game, the club begins its return from the west, with a train trip that will take them to Baltimore for a series of games later in the week.

Around baseball:

Buffalo 3, Cleveland 2 – Ed Cushman allowed the Blues only two hits in the game.
Detroit 2, Chicago 0 – George Derby did Cushman one better, throwing a one-hitter in this game.
Philadelphia 7, New York 4 – Big Dan Brouthers went 4 for 4 against his old teammates.
Providence 8, Boston 1 – Charlie Ferguson shut down the defending champions, and Alex McKinnon had three hits.

Columbus 16, Washington 7 – John Richmond of Columbus had three hits and drove in four runs.
Toledo 16, Philadelphia 10 – Milt Scott went 5 for 6 in helping Toledo to victory.
Cincinnati 3, Baltimore 1 – Another strong pitching performance by Bill Sweeney.

Standings

Cleveland 34-22
New York 35-24
Chicago 31-26
Boston 29-28
Detroit 29-29
Buffalo 27-28
Philadelphia 27-34
Providence 18-39

Indianapolis 35-16
Columbus 35-18
St. Louis 34-18
Cincinnati 31-20
Philadelphia 32-21
New York 28-25
Pittsburgh 25-29
BROOKLYN 24-28
Baltimore 22-27
Toledo 18-35
Louisville 14-36
Washington 13-38

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July 17, 1884

Today the Brooklyn club did battle with the Orioles in Baltimore, and it was quite a battle between the clubs. Pretzels Getzien, the talented German who pitched for the Baltimore club, was dominant for the most part, as he struck out an amazing 14 Brooklyn hitters without allowing a single walk. However, he gave up home runs to three different Atlantic hitters – the first time the club has ever managed three home runs in a game. Willie Murphy, John Crowley and Billy Geer were the hitters who hit the ball out, and because of their big hits the game was tied 5-5 late. However, in the ninth inning Getzien struck out all three Brooklyn hitters, and then the Orioles managed to get the winning run home for a final score of 6-5. It was a difficult loss for the road-weary boys from Brooklyn.

Following the game, second baseman Bill Greenwood rejoined the club in Baltimore – his injury had the club expecting that he would be out until they returned home, but with them struggling the hope is that his defense can provide a boost.

Around baseball:

Buffalo 1, Chicago 0 – Old Hoss Radbourn outdueled Larry Corcoran for the win.
Detroit 6, Cleveland 5 – Jack Jones pitched well, and Detroit overcame Fred Dunlap’s fine performance, with a home run and four runs driven in.
Boston 5, Providence 3 – George Knight had a strong pitching performance as Boston won despite getting only two hits.

Philadelphia 5, New York 3 – Tim Keefe pitched well for New York and went 3 for 3 at the plate, but it was not enough.
Cincinnati 6, Louisville 1 – Bill Sweeney shut down the Louisville bats.
Washington 9, Pittsburgh 4 – Ed Yewell of Washington scored four runs in the game.

Standings

Cleveland 34-23
New York 35-24
Chicago 31-27
Boston 31-28
Detroit 30-29
Buffalo 28-28
Philadelphia 27-34
Providence 18-41

Indianapolis 35-16
Columbus 35-18
St. Louis 34-18
Cincinnati 32-20
Philadelphia 33-21
New York 28-26
Baltimore 23-27
Pittsburgh 25-30
BROOKLYN 24-29
Toledo 18-35
Louisville 14-37
Washington 14-38

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July 19, 1884

Today in Baltimore, the Atlantics and the Orioles had a battle that was far more interesting and contentious than one might expect from two teams in the bottom half of the standings. Adonis Terry and Tricky Nichols each pitched well for their respective teams, and things remained deadlocked for nearly the entire game. Baltimore got three runs early on a bases loaded triple by Billy Reid, while Brooklyn clawed out three runs of their own, and eventually things went into extra innings.

In the top of the tenth inning, Brooklyn scored a run on back-to-back hits by Willie Murphy and John Crowley, but Baltimore added a run of their own in the bottom of the inning, sending things to the eleventh inning. Finally, in the second extra frame, the Atlantics were able to score a run on a dropped ball by right fielder Bloody Jake Evans to get the narrow 5-4 win. For Sam Kimber, who came in as a relief pitcher for Brooklyn, that ran his record to an impressive 4-0.

Around baseball:

Chicago 7, Buffalo 4 – Veteran Levi Meyerle got four hits in the game.
Cleveland 5, Detroit 1 – The Only Nolan gave up only five hits to the Detroits.
Providence 6, Philadelphia 1 – Cub Stricker of Providence went 3 for 3 with a walk, as the last placed club managed a victory.
Boston 6, New York 2 – Rookie John Connor got the victory for the Beaneaters.

Indianapolis 16, Toledo 11 – In this sloppy game, Chicken Wolf, who had three hits, three runs scored and three driven in, led the way for the Hoosiers.
Louisville 4, Cincinnati 3 – Catcher Dan Sullivan had the game-winning hit for Louisville in the eighth inning.
Philadelphia 6, New York 5 – Two triples by Jack O’Brien and strong pitching by Sam Weaver led the Athletics to victory.
Pittsburgh 5, Washington 3 – Veterans John Peters and Deacon White each had three hits in the game.

Standings:

Cleveland 36-23
New York 36-25
Boston 32-28
Chicago 32-28
Buffalo 29-29
Detroit 30-31
Philadelphia 27-35
Providence 19-42

Indianapolis 37-16
Columbus 35-18
St. Louis 34-18
Philadelphia 35-21
Cincinnati 33-21
New York 28-28
BROOKLYN 25-29
Pittsburgh 26-31
Baltimore 23-28
Toledo 18-37
Louisville 15-38
Washington 15-39