Cincinnati Reds vs Baltimore Orioles
May 30th 1891
East End Park
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E
CIN 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 3 2
BH 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0        
BAL 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 2 1 4
BH 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0        
 
Cincinnati   AB R 1B SB SH SO PO A E
                           
RF   Emmett Seery     3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LF   Ed Andrews     5 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
C   Mike Kelly     2 2 1 1 0 0 8 2 2
2B   Jim Canavan     4 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0
SS   Yank Robinson     4 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0
CF   Dick Johnston     4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1B   John Carney     4 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 0
3B   Art Whitney     3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
P   Ed Crane     4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
                           
    Totals     33 3 3 3 0 0 27 13 2
                           
                           
  Baltimore AB R BH SB SH SO PO A E
                           
CF   Curt Welch     4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
RF   Irv Ray     3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2B   Same Wise     3 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 0
1B   Perry Werden     4 0 0 0 1 2 11 0 1
LF   Bill Johnson     3 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 0
SS   George Van Haltren     4 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0
3B   Pete Gilbert     2 1 0 1 0 0 5 3 3
C   Wilbert Robinson     3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
P   Kid Madden     4 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
                           
    Totals     30 2 2 2 3 9 27 13 4
 
  CINCINNATI BALTIMORE
   
Earned Runs 0 0
Three Base Hits Canavan (1)  
Left On Base 8 4
Base On Balls Crane (5) Madden (4)
Hit By Pitched Balls Seery (1) Gilbert (1)
Passed Balls Kelly (0) Robinson (1)
Wild Pitches Crane (1) Madden (1)
   
Time Of Game 1:35  
Attendance 5,000  
Umpire Bobby Mathews  
 
 
 
American Association
 
TEAMS G W L T PCT GB RS RA
                 
Boston 41 27 14 0 .659 - 338 222
Baltimore 40 25 14 1 .641 1.0 307 235
St. Louis 45 27 17 1 .614 1.5 338 225
Philadelphia 42 19 21 2 .475 7.5 255 285
Cincinnati 46 21 24 1 .467 8.0 278 321
Columbus 43 19 24 0 .442 9.0 245 260
Louisville 45 19 26 0 .422 10.0 260 326
Washington 38 10 27 1 .270 15.0 192 339
 
 
 
Captain Kel And Crane Win the Second Game.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
06-01-1981
 
Over five thousand people witnessed the defeat of the Orioles in the afternoon game. Both teams were at their best and every inning was bitterly contested. It was anybody's game up to the time the last batter was retired on the visiting team. To "King" Kel belongs the credit of both winning and losing the game. His errors allowed the Baltimore to score their two runs and to his clever base running is in a great measure due the Reds' victory.

It was a pitchers contest, and though the record of base hits is very small, still the batting was of such an order as to afford ample opportunity for brilliant fielding. The "Strong Arm Bot," Ed Crane, was within the points for the home team, and his many days of idleness seemed to have a beneficial effect, for his pitching surpassed anything he has done on the East End grounds this season. Two little hits was the sum total of Baltimore's battling record in the game. Combined with great speed he had splendid control of the ball, eight of the visiting batsman going out on strikes.

 Little Madden, for the Orioles, did almost as well, but the home team managed to bunch their hits in one inning, and it won for them the game. "Yank" Robinson was all wool and a yard wide. His fielding at second base astonished the natives, and his playing was of such a character as to elicit frequent applause from the crowd. Canavan, Andrews and Johnston all did good work. Kel, however, was the bright particular star, and when he ran to the plate in the eighth inning while Catcher Robinson was stumbling over the ball he was given a genuine ovation. In the two opening innings of the game both teams drew blanks. Five of the first six Baltimore batsmen to face Crane went out on strikes.

In the third inning the Cincinnatis broke the spell, scoring a couple of runs after two hands were out. Andrews sent a grounder too hot for Wise to handle and Captain Kelly followed him up with a single to center. Andrews reached third on the hit. It was here that the great captain displayed his cleverness as a base-runner. Giving Andrews the signal, he started to second on the first ball pitched. When about half way between bases Kel stopped suddenly. Catcher Robinson threw to Werden, thinking that Kelly would return to first. Andrews accepted the chance and sprinted for the plate. The Orioles' first baseman hadn't much time to spare in order to head him off, and in his haste he threw high and the first run of the game was scored. Kelly taking second. Canavan followed with his usual timely three bagger - a sharp line hit over third base - and King Kel reached the plate. From that on to the eighth inning the Red Legs found it a might difficult matter to navigate the bases, with such a watchdog as Robinson behind the plate.

The Orioles in the meantime gradually pulled up on the Reds and tied the score. In the fifth inning Gilbert reached first on balls and stole second. Kelly dropped Robinson third strike. He could have retired the rubber at first, but the play he shot the ball to second. It resulted in a wild throw and the runner was safe. A long sacrifice fly to the outfield scores the run. In the sixth inning Wise made Baltimore's second hit in the game and reached third on a wild pitch. Werden stuck out.

Johnston sent a grounder to Carney, who gathered the ball in and threw to Kelly to head Wise off at the plate. The latter seeing that he could not score, turned about and ran back to the base. Kel in attempting to head him off, threw the ball into left field and the score was tied. The captain won the game back again in the eighth. He reached his base on balls and a couple of sacrifice hits helped him around to third. McMahon threw a high ball to Robinson, which he dropped. The ball rolled under his feet, and while he was trying to pick it up Kelly ran in from third. The Baltimores got a couple of men on the bases in the last inning, but it was not until after two hands were out and availed them nothing.
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