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Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Brown
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April 25th 1876 |
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Avenue Grounds |
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E |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
0 |
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2 |
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3 |
| STL |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
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4 |
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Cincinnati |
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1B |
O |
PO |
E |
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| SS |
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Henry Kessler |
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2 |
1 |
1 |
| 3B |
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Amos Booth |
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1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
| 1B |
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Charlie Gould |
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0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
| RF |
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Bobby Clack |
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0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
| CF |
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Charley Jones |
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0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
| LF |
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Redleg Snyder |
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1 |
3 |
9 |
1 |
| 2B |
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Charlie Sweasy |
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1 |
3 |
2 |
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| C |
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Dave Pierson |
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0 |
4 |
2 |
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| P |
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Cherokee Fisher |
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3 |
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1 |
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Totals |
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9 |
27 |
27 |
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St.
Louis |
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R |
1B |
O |
PO |
E |
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| LF |
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Ned Cuthbert |
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1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| C |
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John Clapp |
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1 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
| 2B |
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Mike McGeary |
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0 |
4 |
1 |
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| CF |
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Lip Pike |
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1 |
3 |
1 |
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| RF |
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Joe Blong |
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4 |
1 |
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| 3B |
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Joe Battin |
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| P |
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George Bradley |
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3 |
2 |
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| 1B |
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Herman Dehlman |
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1 |
2 |
9 |
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| SS |
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Denny Mack |
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3 |
1 |
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Totals |
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6 |
27 |
27 |
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CINCINNATI |
ST.
LOUIS |
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| Earned
Runs |
0 |
1 |
| Base On
Balls |
2 |
1 |
| Out On
Three Strikes |
5 |
0 |
| Flies
Caught |
21 |
14 |
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| Time Of
Game |
1:30 |
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Attendance |
2,000 |
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| Umpire |
Charles Houtz |
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National League |
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| TEAMS |
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W |
L |
T |
PCT |
GB |
RS |
RA |
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| Boston |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
.667 |
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16 |
31 |
| Chicago |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
- |
4 |
0 |
| Cincinnati |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
- |
2 |
1 |
| Philadelphia |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
0.5 |
25 |
9 |
| Hartford |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
| New York |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
1.0 |
6 |
7 |
| St. Louis |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
1.0 |
1 |
2 |
| Louisville |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
1.0 |
0 |
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Red Stockings Victorious. |
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Cincinnati Enquirer |
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04-26-1876 |
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The
first base ball match of the season in this
vicinity by professional clubs was played by the
Cincinnati Red Stockings and St. Louis Brown
Stockings on the grounds of the former, near the
Stock Yards yesterday afternoon. By results of
playing between these clubs last fall, it was
judged that they would prove this season pretty
evenly matched as to skill. The prospect of a
close, hard contest, the pleasant weather and a
fresh appetite for the sport, sufficed to
attract a large crowd. Long trains went out from
the Plum Street Depot, loaded heavy with
passengers, many grumbling because of their
having to pay twenty five cents fare for the
round trip, instead of fifteen as they had been
led to expect. These visitors together with
those who found conveyance by street cars and
carriages made a crowd of about two thousand,
including about fifty ladies, who, with their
escorts, occupied the apartment in the
spectators' structure reserved for them.
The grounds
were in pretty good condition, though that
portion shaded by the buildings was a little too
damp, and the extreme left field, not long since
flooded by the backwater in Mill Creek was quite
soggy and slippery. The space inside the bases
has been neatly covered with green turf,
presenting a pleasing appearance in contrast
with the remainder of the field, which is bare
of vegetation. The crisp breeze from the
north-west, though a little chilly for
spectators, was favorable for the plays.
Soon after 3
o'clock game was called, and the Red Stockings,
losing the toss were sent to the bat. Kessler
led off, and was retired on three strikes. Booth
reached first base on an error of Cuthbert in
left field, not stopping the ball. Gould, Clack
and Jones followed with three good consecutive
base hits, driving Booth home. The prospect
opened finely for the red Stockings, but with
three men on bases, Snyder went out on a fly and
Sweasy was put out at first base, retiring the
sides. Of the Browns, Cuthbert reached first and
second bases on errors, but Clapp, McGeary and
Pike were on after another caught out on flies,
and the side retired without a tally.
Nothing exciting
occurred in the game until the close of the
fourth inning. Battin drove a ball away to the
limit of the left field, letting him as far as
the third base, and Pike from first base to the
home plate, thus earning the only run which too
Browns made.
In the eighth
inning, Booth, at the bat, was struck a sounding
blow on the head by a ball from the hands of the
pitcher, which hurt him severely, but did not
disable him. In this inning Booth was retired in
trying to make first base but Kessler, who was
at third base, reached home through a bad throw
of the first baseman to the catcher, after
putting Booth out. But for this error, it is
likely that at the end of the ninth inning the
score would have been a tie, requiring more
innings.
Notwithstanding the
closeness of the score would indicate it, the
game was by no means a brilliant or exciting
one. It was simply entertaining. The fielding
was very good but the batting was not. The
taking of 21 flies from the Browns and
two-thirds that number from the Reds would show
that. The Reds surpassed their opponents in
batting. It seemed that for several innings the
latter only popped balls up in the air to be
taken by the Red Stockings left fielder. Snyder
and Jones of the Reds, made several good catches
and a long throw by the former to first base was
loudly applauded. Battin of the Browns also made
a good catch. Then in the ninth inning a fine
double play in which Blong, in right field,
caught out Pearson, and sending the ball home, (unreadable
word)
Jones, who was making for the home plate, was
highly appreciated by the spectators.
The crowd
showed little partisan spirits, and as loudly
cheered good playing by the visitors as by the
home club. |
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