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Cincinnati Reds vs Boston Red Caps |
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June 20th 1876 |
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Avenue Grounds |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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R |
H |
E |
| CIN |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
- |
7 |
- |
10 |
| BOS |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
- |
14 |
- |
14 |
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Cincinnati |
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T |
R |
1B |
TB |
SO |
O |
PO |
A |
E |
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| SS |
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Henry Kessler |
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6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| C |
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Amos Booth |
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5 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
| 1B |
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Charlie Gould |
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5 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
0 |
2 |
| LF |
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Charley Jones |
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5 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| RF |
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Dave Pierson |
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5 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 3B |
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Will Foley |
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4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| 2B |
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Charlie Sweasy |
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4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
| CF |
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Bobby Clack |
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4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| RF |
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Cherokee Fisher |
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4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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Totals |
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42 |
7 |
15 |
17 |
2 |
27 |
27 |
14 |
10 |
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Boston |
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T |
R |
1B |
TB |
SO |
O |
PO |
A |
E |
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| SS |
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George Wright |
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6 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
| C |
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Lew Brown |
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5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
| CF |
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Jim O'Rourke |
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5 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 1B |
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Tim Murnane |
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5 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
| RF |
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Jack Manning |
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5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 2B |
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John Morrill |
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5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
| 3B |
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Harry Schafer |
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5 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| LF |
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Frank Whitney |
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5 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
| P |
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Joseph Josephs |
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5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Totals |
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46 |
14 |
17 |
24 |
2 |
27 |
27 |
15 |
14 |
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CINCINNATI |
BOSTON |
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| Earned
Runs |
2 |
7 |
| First
Base On Errors |
4 |
2 |
| Double
Plays |
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Whitney to |
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Murnane |
| Two
Base Hits |
Booth (1) |
Wright (1) |
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Jones (1) |
Brown (1) |
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O'Rourke (2) |
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Whitney (1) |
| Three
Base Hits |
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Whitney (1) |
| Wild
Pitches |
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Josephs (1) |
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Manning (1) |
| Left On
Base |
8 |
6 |
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| Time Of
Game |
2:55 |
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Attendance |
1,200 |
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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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| Chicago |
25 |
21 |
4 |
0 |
.840 |
- |
163 |
74 |
| Hartford |
22 |
18 |
4 |
0 |
.818 |
1.5 |
149 |
66 |
| St. Louis |
25 |
15 |
10 |
0 |
.600 |
6.0 |
153 |
100 |
| Boston |
24 |
11 |
14 |
0 |
.440 |
10.0 |
150 |
179 |
| New York |
24 |
10 |
14 |
0 |
.417 |
10.5 |
108 |
144 |
| Louisville |
25 |
10 |
14 |
1 |
.417 |
10.5 |
88 |
99 |
| Philadelphia |
25 |
8 |
16 |
1 |
.333 |
12.5 |
178 |
202 |
| Cincinnati |
25 |
4 |
21 |
0 |
.160 |
17.0 |
95 |
220 |
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Another Loss By Our Reds. |
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Cincinnati Enquirer |
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06-21-1876 |
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It was not a pleasant afternoon for a game of
base ball. The elements did their best to
(unreadable) out the opening home-game of the
Eastern Western series between the Bostons and
Cincinnatis, but didn't succeed. The game was
advertised to begin at 3:45 o'clock. Just as the
2:40 train was about to leave the Plum street
Depot for the grounds, the rain, which had been
threatening from the south west for the half
hour previous, began to fall. So great was the
interest in the national game that in spite of
wind and driving rain the train pulled out with
ten cards filled with people and with quite a
number of ladies. All the way out to the grounds
the rain poured down in torrents and when the
train reached the gates it rained so hard no one
could venture from the cars. After half an hour
of soaking rain the clouds broke and the sun
came out. It was by this time nearly half-past
three o'clock.
Could the game be played was the question asked
by hundreds of the eager spectators as they
passed into the grand stand and pavilions and
saw the beautiful broad field almost covered
with water. The Management said yes; with a
little saw dust and a half-hour of sunshine the
game could proceed, so fine is the condition of
the house grounds. A cart was sent off for
sawdust and the crowd sat down patiently to
wait. By the time the saw dust arrived fully
twelve hundred persons had gathered on the
grounds. This shows that the interest in
base-ball at home has not waned, in spite of the
constant defeat of the Reds. It is recognized
that the home team has done some plucky up-hill
playing in the teeth of the hardest kind of
luck. They show fine fielding abilities and
people are (unreadable
word)
going to see them play even though they be
defeated.
Play was
called at half-past four o'clock with Kessler at
the bat, the Reds having lost the toss. That
worthy hit to Schafer, who fumbled the ball and
then threw it so low to Murnan, that Kessler
reached first safely. he stole second and went
to third on Booth's hit and error of Murnan.
Gould struck out, while Booth stole second. Then
Jones by a terrific drive to center brought
Booth and Kessler home, and went to second
himself on O'Rourke's throw to home plate. While
Pierson was at the bat he stole third and came
home on an overthrow by Brown to Schafer.
Pierson made first on a muff of his fly by
Manning, and stole second. Foley struck out and
Sweasy went out at first assisted by Morrill.
George Wright (unreadable
word)
the mark for the Bostons' first, and got to
first on an excusable muff of his high-line fly
to Gould. While Brown was at the bat Old Probs
pulled the string again and another deluge of
rain drove the players and umpire from the
field. The rain continued to come down in
torrents for five minutes, when it cleared up
beautifully again.
Then the
Bostons kicked against playing any more, and
wanted the umpire to call the game, while umpire
Charley Houtz declared the ground in good enough
condition to proceed. The spectators were wild
for the game to go on, and cheered the umpire as
he resisted the whole Boston Team for a half
hour, and finally forced them much against their
will into playing again. y hard batting and the
slippery condition of the outfield they secured
four runs in this inning. Three of their two
base hits were made in this inning, none of
which would have ordinarily earned more than one
base, and two of them with a dry field would
have undoubtedly been gobbled in by Jones.
Josephs pitched during the first five innings.
In him the crowd were disappointed. With the
exception that his pitching is the wildest of
any we ever saw, we can not say that he is a
"phenomenon". The Reds batted him so easily that
after the fifth inning he was sent to right
field and Manning brought in to pitch. The Reds
could not hit Manning effectually in the sixth,
seventh or eighth inning, but caught him in the
ninth, when it was too late, and hammered him
viciously. It was here that the Bostons showed
their advantage over the Cincinnatis in having a
change of pitcher. Fisher, although one of the
best pitchers in the League, has undoubtedly
been overworked and is weakening. Unless the
management can get him some help they need not
expect many victories.
Kessler at
short-stop played superbly. A difficult one hand
stop of a hot grounder which had passed Foley
and almost lighting throw of it to first just in
the nick of time brought the crowd to its feet
with applause. Sweasy's fielding on second was
fruitless and Gould at first was his old self
again. Both errors accredited to him were
excusable. Foley at third played well though
against very hard luck. When he first went to
the bat the crowd acknowledged their recognition
of the new boy by a round of applause. Fisher,
though somewhat weekend by overwork in his
pitching showed that he is the prince of the
diamond when it comes to fielding "Fish" is a
man that the management should take care of.
Booth at the bat was a "daisy" making four
singles and a double base hit. But behind the
hat he was considerably off. We expect to see
him do better Thursday. Pierson in right field
made two brilliant plays, fielding a man out at
first on a line drive to his field, and making a
fine running catch. Jones at the bat and to the
field carried off the honors, dividing the
batting laurels. With Booth. His catch, which
ended the game was (unreadable
word)
a one as he alone is want to make. Clack's error
was a costly one, giving the Bostons two runs.
Of the Bostons, Whitney carried off the honors,
making two very fine catches, one of which he
held falling backward with it in his hands.
Morrill at second, did fine fielding without an
error. Brown, the new catcher , was worried by
Josephs' and Manning's wild pitches, but shows
that he has the material in him to make a No. 1
catcher. The "Old Man" knows a base-ball player
"every time," and he was not mistaken when he
picked Brown right out of the clutches of the
Red Stockings management.
No one who
saw the game yesterday will deny the hard luck
which seems to be dogging the Reds even at home.
They outfielded the Bostons and batted almost as
heavily but their errors were costly and their
batting not effective. Eight of their men were
left on bases to only three of the Bostons. |
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