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Cincinnati Reds at Milford Base Ball
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August 10th 1875 |
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Milford Grounds |
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8 |
1 |
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2 |
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11 |
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6 |
| MIL |
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0 |
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7 |
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17 |
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Cincinnati |
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1B |
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| 1B |
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Charlie Gould |
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8 |
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| RF |
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Redleg Snyder |
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2 |
0 |
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| SS |
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(?) Radcliffe |
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1 |
6 |
3 |
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Cherokee Fisher |
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2 |
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Bobby Clack |
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4 |
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| 2B |
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Sam Fields |
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0 |
2 |
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| LF |
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(?) Wardell |
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| C |
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Dave Pierson |
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2 |
10 |
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| 3B |
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Henry Kessler |
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Totals |
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11 |
13 |
27 |
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6 |
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Milford |
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1B |
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| C |
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Billy Elliott |
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4 |
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4 |
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(?) Conolly |
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1 |
3 |
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4 |
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W. Melish |
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0 |
10 |
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3 |
| SS |
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(?) Mitchell |
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(?) Kaufman |
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J. Godfrey |
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C. Melish |
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| CF |
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(?) Goodwin |
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1 |
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F. Godfrey |
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Totals |
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7 |
9 |
27 |
11 |
17 |
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| Time Of
Game |
1:50 |
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Attendance |
450 |
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| Umpire |
R.S. Crandell |
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| Scorer |
J.A. Nichols |
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Second Game Of the New Red Stockings. |
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Cincinnati Commercial Gazette |
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08-11-1875 |
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The
new Cincinnati Base Ball Club played its second
game yesterday afternoon, and recorded a triumph
over the amateur State champions, the Mifords,
by a score of 11 to 7. It was not a brilliant
game on either side, and in the natural course
of things, should have been won by the amateurs;
but if allowance is to be made for a club that
has not played together over a week, it must be
admitted that Cincinnati has a very promising
nine.
The two
clubs against which the Reds have played thus
far, are old hands at the business, have played
the whole season together, and by this time
should understand each other thoroughly. Yet the
new nine, with but a few days' practice
together, succeeded in both the Chicago and
Milford matches in throwing their antagonists
into demoralization at some stage of the game,
and then going in and making enough runs to win.
The match was
played in the Milford Grounds, near the pleasant
village in whose honor the club is named, in the
presence of four or five hundred interested
spectators. The grounds of the club are nicely
located, and very nearly level, and if the club
could afford to provide a little shade here and
there for the people, we feel sure the
compliment would be appreciated, and the field
much more densely crowded than it was yesterday.
The fine showing
the Reds made against the White Stockings, of
Chicago, the day before, induced the belief in
many minds that they would get away with the
amateurs in short order, and the popular bet was
that the Cincinnatis would beat them three to
one. There was very little money laid on the
game, however, the principle gambling of the day
being on the issue between the White Stockings
and the Stars. The game commenced at 3 o'clock.
Mr. R.S. Crandell being selected umpire.
FIRST INNING.
The Reds won the
toss and sent the Milfords to the bat. Elliott
was the first striker, and led off by making two
bases on a fair foul to left field. Connoley
took first by a muff of Radcliffe. W. Melish
fouled out to Pierson, and Elliot stole to third
on a fumbled ball by short stop. Mitchell took
his second on a safe ball to left field,
bringing Elliot and Connolly home. Kaufman went
out by a fly taken in by Clack. J. Godfrey took
his first on a stont liner, which Radcliffe
failed to stop, and a wild throw of Pierson gave
Mitchell a run. C. Melish went out on a weak hit
to short stop which put the side out, with three
runs. The Milford people were quite jubilant
oiver the result of the first half of the first
inning, it having been the general impression
that the renowned Red Stockings, born and bred
in Cincinnati, would not allow the country boys
to make a single run.
The Reds - Charley
Gould went to the bat as the representative of
the old Red Stockings Nine, and hit a ball slap
into the hands of the pitcher, who sent it
promptly to first and put Charles on the retired
list. Snyder batted a fly into the hands of F.
Godfrey and took his seat. Radcliffe then tried
his hand, and succeeded in securing his first on
three balls. It was no use, however, as Fisher,
his successor, fouled out to Elliot, which
retired the Reds with a whitewash.
SECOND INNING.
Milfords
- Goodwin went to first on a safe hit to left
field, but was there put out by a little foolish
capering about by Pierson to Gould. J. Godfrey,
by a safe hit to right field, went to second
base. Elliot went out on a fly to Wardell.
Connolly then seized the willow and, by a good
hit to center field, which was fumbled by Clack,
took first, and brought Godfrey home.
The Reds -
Clack went out by a weak hit to short stop,
nicely thrown to first. Fields retired on a
"skyscraper" to left field. Wardell made his
first on a "Daisy cutter" between short stop and
third, but was left, as Pierson went out on a
fly to left field.
THIRD INNING.
Milfords
- Mitchell went out on a fly to Clack. Haufman
fouled out to Kessler. F. Godfrey went to first
by a ball dropped by Radcliffe, but was there
left by C. Melish, who fouled out to Pierson.
The Reds -
Kessler batted a ball squarely into the hands of
the third baseman, who sent it to first in ample
time to put him out. Gould made a safe hit to
right field, and took a bag. Snyder took his
first on a weak hit to third base, which was
nicely fielded, putting Gould out at second.
Radcliffe then came to the front, but lost his
head by a foul to F. Godfrey - a handsome
running catch, over which the audience was quite
enthusiastic.
FOURTH INNING.
Milfords - Goodwin made
three (unreadable words) at the air, and was
sent to rear. J. Godfrey met with the same fate,
and the history of the inning was wound up by
Elliot going out on a feeble strike to
shortstop. Another goose-egg.
The Reds -
Fisher fell a victim to the pitcher on a very
weak hit. Clack went out on a baby strike to
second base, leisurely handed in to first, and
Fields had no more to say or do in that inning
after he fell a victim to a magnificent running
catch by the third baseman. Four ciphers for the
illustrious Reds.
FIFTH INNING.
Milfords - Connelly went
out on fly to Clack; W.
Melish
retired on a weak fly to Fields, and Mitchell
took his dose on a fly to Radcliffe.
The Reds -
Wardell went out on a low fly to short stop;
Pierson fouled out to catcher; Kessler struck a
weak liner to third, which was nicely thrown in
to first, putting man and side out.
SIXTH INNING.
Milfords - Kaufman went
out on a slow liner to short stop; F. Godfrey
fouled out to Pierson, and C.
Melish
fouled out in the same way. It was evident that
Fisher's pitching was beginning to tell on the
boys. Again zero appeared on the score.
The Reds got
in their work in this inning with a vengeance.
Gould went out at first by a liner to short
stop. Snyder, gained his first by a splendid hit
to left field. Snyder got to second by a wild
throw of first baseman to Elliot. Radcliffe went
out on a liner to short stop safely thrown to
first, and then the Reds commenced business.
Fisher by a safe and powerful hit to right
field, reached second base, bringing in Snyder,
Clack then stepped on deck, and sent a weak one
to third, which was muffed at first, thereby
giving him a life.
Fields then took
hold of the stick, and while he was handling it
preparatory to business, Fisher stole in from
third, while Clack was moving to second. The
Ball was right after Fisher, if it did not
actually reach the base before he did, and he
had to slide in for it as it was. The umpire
decided it a run, however, and thereby gave the
Reds an opportunity to retrieve themselves,
which they did not fail to embrace.
Fields made a
strong hit to third base, which was muffed,
thereby gaining first base. Wardell made an
excellent strike to center field, and the ball
being slowly handled, and the Milfords becoming
"rattled" with so many men on bases, the
"leather" was slung wildly about from man to
man, every one of whom missed it, until the Reds
scored two more runs, with Wardell still on a
base. Pierson then went to the bat and took
first on a bounder past short stop, and Kessler
followed suit.
Gould made his
first on a safe hit to right field, which
brought in Wardell and Pierson, and Gould got to
third by a wild throw of third baseman to
second, bringing in Kessler; and Snyder took
first on a line hit to left field, bringing
Charley home. This ended the brilliant muffing,
as Radcliffe went out on a fly to right field.
This changed the aspect of matters and things
very materially, and the Cincinnatians began to
offer odds that the Reds would win by a score of
three to one, and that too, with no takers.
SEVENTH INNING.
Goodwin struck to
short stop and went out at first. F. Godfrey
struck the air three times and retired. Elliot
made a fine base hit to left field and secured
the first bag, but was left by Connolly, who
went out on a fly to center field. Whitewash.
The Reds - Fisher
took first on a beautiful liner to center field,
but was run out trying to steal second. Clack
hit a ball to short stop, which was thrown to
first, and there muffed, giving him second. By a
passed ball Clack took third. Fields went out on
a foul taken by the catcher. Wardell by a fair
foul brought in Clack, taking first himself.
Pierson knocked a hot liner to left field, which
gave him two honest bases. The further
ornamentation of the score was prevented
however, by Kessler going out at first by a hit
to short stop. One run.
EIGHTH INNING.
W. Melish
took his first on three balls. Mitchell hit a
ball into Radcliffe's hands, which was promptly
delivered at first, putting him out. Kaufman hit
a beautiful fly over the second baseman's head,
and took first. J. Godfrey made a safe hit to
center field, bringing in Melish and Kaufman.
Thuis was a beautiful hit, and generally
admitted to be the best one that was made
throughout the whole game. Godfrey stole third,
and was brought home by C. Melish's hit into
Fields' hands, which was sent in and retired the
latter player. The side went out with three
runs, by Goodwin sending a ball to Radcliffe's
hands, which was promptly sent where it would do
the most harm, the first base. Three runs.
The Milfords
changed pitchers at this point, Mitchell
undertaking to do the sphere slinging.
The Reds - Gould
hit a daisy-cutter past the short stop, and took
first. Snyder hit a fair foul to third base, so
nicely fielded that Gould was put out at third
in running for the base. Snyder took third on a
passed ball, Radcliffe went out on a fly to J.
Godfrey, and Fisher and the side retired on a
fly to second base, handsomely taken on a run.
NINTH INNING.
Milfords - F. Godfrey went
out on a foul beautifully caught with one hand -
and on the jump at that - by the vigilant
Pierson. Elliott took his first on a bounder to
left field, and stole to second. Connolly went
out on a fly to center field, and Elliott stole
to third. Elliot's effort to get in was
fruitless, however, as W.
Melish
went out on three strikes, leaving him on the
base.
Reds - Clack
took first on a base hit to center field. Fields
went out on a fine running catch by the left
fielder. Wardell went to first on a safe hit
between short stop and second base, brining in
Clack. Wardell went to third on a passed ball.
Pierson hit a fly to second baseman, who muffed
it, and the second base being deserted, Pierson
stole to it. Kessler made a good hit to short
stop, taking first and bringing Wardell in.
Gould went out on a foul tip, and Snyder on a
fly to short stop, which retired the side and
ended the game, there having been two runs added
to the score the last inning. |
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