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| Date | Monday, August 26, 1872 |
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| Text | [Baltimore vs. Athletic 8/24/1872] [the Athletic half of the eighth inning: City Item calculates zero earned runs of the seven scored] McBride opened with a lively ground hit, which Carey allowed to go clean through him; Reach followed with a safe hit to left field. Malone to first on called balls. {Fisher put in pitcher’s position, Matthews going to right, and Pike to centre.} Fisler, safe fair-foul hit to Force, McBride coming home. Treacy out at first on a sharp bounding hit to Mills; Reach coming home. {But for the fact that Mills muffed Treacy’s hit, which was within two feet of his base, Reach could never have got “home.” Even considering the muff, a sharp throw would have cut him off.} Anson out on a fly by centre-field, {Pike,} Malone coming home. Fisler to third on passed ball. Mack to first on called balls, after having two strikes, in succession, called on him! McGeary, weak hit to Force, who made a shocking underthrow to Mills, allowing Fisler and Mack to come “home.” Cuthbert, weak hit to Force, {who made a tremendous overthrow to Mills,} getting 2d, McGeary coming in. Cuthbert to 3d on passed ball. McBride, weak hit to Force who again underthrew wildly to first! Reach out at first on shart hit, well fielded by Radcliff. Evening City Item August 26, 1872 [the Phila Sunday Mercury’s account of the same inning] McBride and Reach commenced with safe one-base hits, when Fisher relieved Matthews in the pitcher’s position. Malone was given his base on called balls off Fisher’s wild delivery, and Fisler made his base by a hit that Force failed to handle in time. Treacy and Anson were put out–three runs being scored, and before Reach made the third out, four additional runs were added by the wild throwing of Force and Radcliff,... Philadelphia Sunday Mercury August 25, 1872 [the Phila Sunday Dispatch’s account of the same inning] McBride and Reach commenced the Athletic’s eighth inning by putting balls in safe places. Fisher then took pitcher’s position, and Matthews went to right field and Pike to centre. Malone took first on called balls. Fisler then hit a fair foul, which Force juggled badly, McBride home. Treacy out at first by Mills. Reach got first on called balls, and McGeary was given a life by Radcliff on a bad throw. Raddy then changed places with Carey, and a series of muffs, wild throws and blunders ensued, which resulted in giving the Athletics no less that seven runs... Philadelphia Sunday Dispatch August 25, 1872 [the Phila Sunday Republic’s account of the same inning] McBride, of the Athletic, then hit a bat ball over second and made first, and Reach helped him to second by a short, safe hit behind second. This alarmed the Baltimore, needlessly, we think, and they put Fisher in to pitch. Pike going to centre and Matthews to right. Malone waited and got his base on balls, and there were three on bases. Fisler waited and then hit to Force, who juggled the ball until McBride got home. Fisler got his base. Treacy hit to Mills, the best place except a safe hit, and Reach got in. Anson then sent a fly to Pike, but it gave Malone plenty of time to score his run. Mack waited, and a hit on the back from a wild pitch gave him his bases on balls and sent Fisher [sic: should be Fisler] to third. McGeary then hit to Radcliffe, who made a bad throw. Fisler came in. Then Mills made so bad a throw to home that the ball went in the pavilion, and Mack got in, and McGeary went to third. Cuthbert was now saved by a bad throw of Force, which gave him second and sent in McGeary. The Baltimore now sent Carey to short and Radcliffe to second. Force made a wild throw on McBride, and Cuthbert got home. It was evident that the Baltimoreans were badly demoralized, but our boys got no more advantage from it, as Reach went out at first on a weak hit to Carey. Thus were seven runs made... Philadelphia Sunday Republic August 25, 1872 |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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