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4/26/1890 NL Boston Beaneaters vs NL New York Giants South End Grounds II Bot 4 INN Score V-H 1 - 0 PLAY SEQUENCE: 6-3*-2*-2* Source: Sporting Life Event: 63(B)3XH(32)2XH(2)/GTP Men On: 2 [ 2-3 ] BSN vs NY1 Batter: Artie Clarke First Second Dude Esterbrook Third Jerry Denny Batter: 1 F 1 Runner 1: 0 Runner 2: 3 T H Runner 3: 2 T H Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: {Out Type: D=Doubled-Off F=Forced G=Gloved T=Tagged X=Strike-Out; Out Loc: Retrosheet Field Location} Artie Clark (NY1) is the batter with a ?-? count. He smacks a grounder to the SS (Herman Long) who threw with the speed of lightning to the 1B (Tommy Tucker) to retire the batter, Artie Clarke (OUT 1) 1B then shot the sphere to the C (Charlie Ganzel) at the plate in time to tag the runner from third, Jerry Denny (OUT 2) Behind Denny was the runner from second, Dude Esterbrook, on all fours scrambling for the plate. All the C had to do was to touch Esterbrook for the triple play (OUT 3) NOTE: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4/30/1890 AA Rochester Rochesters vs AA Brooklyn Gladiators Culver Field I Bot 3 INN Score V-H 0 - 5 PLAY SEQUENCE: 6-5*-4*-3* Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (SABR John Schwartz); Rochester Union & Advertiser 5/1/1890 p.6 & Rochester Post Event: H+3XH(65)2X3(54)1X2(43)/ Men On: 3 [ 1-2-3 ] RC2 vs BR4 Express 5/1/1890 p.8 (SABR Priscilla Astifan); Sporting Life; Brooklyn Eagle Batter: John Peltz First Frank Fennelly Second Steve Toole Third Herman Pitz Batter: 4 Runner 1: 3 T 1-2 Runner 2: 2 T 2-3 Runner 3: 1 T 3-H Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: {Out Type: D=Doubled-Off F=Forced G=Gloved T=Tagged X=Strike-Out; Out Loc: Retrosheet Field Location} John Peltz (BR4) is the batter. He knocked up a pop fly, which fell between shortstop and third base. SS (Marr Phillips) let it drop and then caught it on the short bound. Peltz ran to first base and the men on the bases stood around like bumps on a log. SS threw the ball to the 3B (Jimmy Knowles) who tagged the runner from third, Herman Pitz, (OUT 1). 3B next threw to the 2B (Bill Greenwood) who touched the runner from second, Steve Toole (OUT 2) 2B threw the ball to the 1B (Tom O'Brien) who quietly put the runner from first, Frank Fennelly, out (OUT 3) NOTE: ALL TAG TRIPLE PLAY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5/7/1890 AA Rochester Rochesters at AA Syracuse Stars Star Park II Top 4 INN Score V-H 1 - 0 PLAY SEQUENCE: 7*-6*-2* Source: Sporting Life; NY Times (scores only); Sporting News & Wash Post & Chi Tribune (nothing);Democrat & Chronicle, Evening Event: 7(B)76(2)3XH(63)/LTP Men On: 2 [ 2-3 ] RC2 at SR2 Times, Syracuse Evening Herald Batter: Mox McQuery First Second Mike Dorgan Third Bones Ely Batter: 1 G B Runner 1: 0 Runner 2: 2 D 2 Runner 3: 3 T H Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: {Out Type: D=Doubled-Off F=Forced G=Gloved T=Tagged X=Strike-Out; Out Loc: Retrosheet Field Location} Mox McQuery (SR2) is the batter with a ?-? count. He raps a line drive to left neatly captured by the LF, Harry Lyons (OUT 1) LF then threw to the SS (Marr Phillips) at second putting out the runner caught off second, Mike Dorgan, who had headed towards home on the hit (OUT 2) SS then threw home quickly to the C (Deacon McGuire) who was guarding the plate and who tagged the runner advancing from third, Bones Ely (OUT 3) NOTE: FIRST TRIPLE PLAY AT STAR PARK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5/21/1890 NL Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs NL Cincinnati Reds Washington Park II Top 3 INN Score V-H 3 - 8 PLAY SEQUENCE: 4-6*-3*-2* Source: Brooklyn Eagle (SABR Cliff Blau); NY Times (Box score shows TP); Sporting Life (Shows DP) Event: 1X2(46)63(B)2XH(32)/GTP Men On: 2 [ 1-2 ] BRO vs CN2 Batter: Ollie Beard First Bug Holliday Second Lefty Marr Third Batter: 2 F 1 Runner 1: 1 F 2 Runner 2: 3 T H Runner 3: 0 Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: {Out Type: D=Doubled-Off F=Forced G=Gloved T=Tagged X=Strike-Out; Out Loc: Retrosheet Field Location} Ollie Beard (CN2) is the batter. He knocked a hard grounder fielded by the 2B (Hub Collins) to flipped the ball to the SS (Germany Smith) to force the runner from first, Bug Holliday (OUT 1) SS then whipped the ball to the 1B (Dave Foutz) to retire the batter, Ollie Beard (OUT 2) 1B saw that the runner from second, Lefty Marr, was trying to score on the play, so Foutz fired the ball home to the C (Tom Daly) who tagged Marr at the plate (OUT 3) NOTE: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5/29/1890 NL Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs NL Chicago Colts Washington Park II Top 5 INN Score V-H 2 - 3 PLAY SEQUENCE: 6-4*-3*-2* Source: Sporting Life; Chi Tribune; NY Times (box score) Event: 64(1)43(B)3XH(32)/GTP Men On: 2 [ 1-3 ] BRO vs CHN Batter: Malachi Kittridge First Roscoe Coughlin Second Third Tom Burns Batter: 2 F 1 Runner 1: 1 F 2 Runner 2: 0 Runner 3: 3 T H Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: {Out Type: D=Doubled-Off F=Forced G=Gloved T=Tagged X=Strike-Out; Out Loc: Retrosheet Field Location} Mal Kittridge (CHN) is the batter with a ?-? count. He pounds a grounder to the SS (Germany Smith) who deftly tosses to the 2B (Hub Collins) to force the runner from first, Roscoe Coughlin (OUT 1) 2B pivots and throws to the 1B (Dave Foutz) to retire the batter, Malachi Kittridge (OUT 2) 1B made a fine throw home to the C (Tom Daly) who tagged the onrushing runner from third, Tom Burns (OUT 3) NOTE: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6/14/1890 PL New York Giants at PL Brooklyn Ward's Eastern Park Top 9 INN Score V-H 5 - 7 PLAY SEQUENCE: 6-2-3-5-2* Source: Sporting Life Box Scores; NY Times (no mention of TP); Wash Post & Chi Tribune (nothing) Event: Men On: 9 [ 9 ] NYP at BRP Batter: First Second Third Batter: 9 Runner 1: 9 Runner 2: 9 Runner 3: 9 Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: {Out Type: D=Doubled-Off F=Forced G=Gloved T=Tagged X=Strike-Out; Out Loc: Retrosheet Field Location} NOTE: Insufficient information to write a complete narrative! BATTER RUNNERS OUT#s PLAY SEQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6/15/1890 AA Rochester Rochesters at AA Syracuse Stars Star Park II Bot 7 INN Score V-H 6 - 10 PLAY SEQUENCE: 4*-6*-3* Source: Rochester Democrat (SABR Priscilla Astifan & John Schwartz); Rochester Herald (SABR John Schwartz); SABR's Baseball Records Event: Men On: 2 [ 1-2 ] RC2 at SR2 Update 1993 Batter: Cupid Childs First Bones Ely Second Rasty Wright Third Batter: 1 G B Runner 1: 3 D 1 Runner 2: 2 D 2 Runner 3: 0 Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: {Out Type: D=Doubled-Off F=Forced G=Gloved T=Tagged X=Strike-Out; Out Loc: Retrosheet Field Location} Cupid Childs (SR2) is the batter. He rapped a hard line drive that the 2B (Tom O'Brien) snared with a phenomenal one-handed catch (OUT 1) 2B then whirled and snapped a throw to the SS (Bill Greenwood) who doubled off the runner caught off second, Rasty Wright (OUT 2) SS next fired the ball to the 1B (Deacon McGuire) who toed the first bag to put out the runner caught off that station, Bones Ely (OUT 3) NOTE: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6/30/1890 PL Boston Red Stockings at PL Pittsburgh Burghers Exposition Park III Top 9 INN Score V-H 7 - 19 PLAY SEQUENCE: 4*-6*-3* Source: Sporting Life; SABR's Baseball Records Update 1993; Wash Post & Bos Globe & NY Times & Chi Tribune (nothing) Event: 4(B)46(2)63(1)/FTP Men On: 2 [ 1-2 ] BSP at PTP Batter: Ned Hanlon First Harry Staley Second Yank Robinson Third Batter: 1 G B Runner 1: 3 D 1 Runner 2: 2 D 2 Runner 3: 0 Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: {Out Type: D=Doubled-Off F=Forced G=Gloved T=Tagged X=Strike-Out; Out Loc: Retrosheet Field Location} Ned Hanlon (PTP) is the batter with a ?-? count. He lofts a short fly to the outfield which looked safe and both runners started. The 2B (Joe Quinn) after a hard run captured the ball (OUT 1) 2B threw the ball back to the SS (King Kelly who switched from C position in the 4th inning) covering second to double up the runner caught off that sack, Yank Robinson (OUT 2) SS quickly fired to the 1B (Dan Brouthers) who stepped on the bag before the runner from first, Harry Staley, could return (OUT 3) NOTE: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7/10/1890 NL Chicago Colts at NL Boston Beaneaters South End Grounds II Top 1 INN Score V-H 0 - 0 PLAY SEQUENCE: 6*-5*-3* Source: Sporting Life Event: 6(B)65(3)53(1)/LTP Men On: 3 [ 1-2-3 ] CHN at BSN Batter: Steve Brodie First Marty Sullivan Second Tommy Tucker Third Herman Long Batter: 1 G B Runner 1: 3 D 1 Runner 2: 4 Runner 3: 2 D 3 Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: {Out Type: D=Doubled-Off F=Forced G=Gloved T=Tagged X=Strike-Out; Out Loc: Retrosheet Field Location} Steve Brodie (BSN) is the batter with a ?-? count. He hits a line fly to the SS, Jimmy Cooney (OUT 1) SS turns and throws to the 3B (Tom Burns) who doubles up the runner caught off third, Herman Long (OUT 2) 3B then flung the ball across the diamond to the 1B (Cap Anson) who retired the runner from that sack, Marty Sullivan, who had taken off at the crack of the bat (OUT 3) NOTE: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7/13/1890 AA St. Louis Browns vs AA Philadelphia Athletics Sportsman's Park I Bot 9 INN Score V-H 6 - 6 PLAY SEQUENCE: 4*-3*-2* Source: Philadelphia Press (SABR Cliff Blau); St. Louis Globe (SABR John Schwartz); Sporting Life; Wash Post (line score only); Chi Event: 4(B)43(1)3XH(32)/LTP Men On: 3 [ 1-2-3 ] SL4 vs PH4 Tribune (nothing) Batter: Jack O'Brien First Denny Lyons Second Blondie Purcell Third Joe Kappel Batter: 1 G B Runner 1: 2 D 1 Runner 2: 4 Runner 3: 3 T H Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: {Out Type: D=Doubled-Off F=Forced G=Gloved T=Tagged X=Strike-Out; Out Loc: Retrosheet Field Location} Jack O'Brien (PH4) is the batter. He drove a liner straight at the 2B (Bill Higgins) and it looked like the ball would go through or knock down the lively little second baseman, but he caught it (OUT 1) 2B then threw to the 1B (Ed Cartwright) to double off the runner from that station, Denny Lyons (OUT 2) 1B then sent the ball like a shot to the C (John Munyan) at the plate, who put out the runner from third, Joe Kappel, with a nifty tag (OUT 3). [Note: Starting catcher Jake Wells was overcome by heat in the 4th and Munyan caught the rest of the game.] NOTE: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7/15/1890 PL Chicago Pirates at PL Philadelphia Quakers Forepaugh Park Top 8 INN Score V-H 8 - 2 PLAY SEQUENCE: 4-2*-5*-4* Source: Sporting Life; Chi Tribune Event: 3XH(42)2X3(25)1X2(54/GT Men On: 3 [ 1-2-3 ] CHP at PHP Batter: John Pickett First Billy Shindle Second Mike Griffin Third Ben Sanders Batter: 4 Runner 1: 3 F 2 Runner 2: 2 F 3 Runner 3: 1 F H Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: {Out Type: D=Doubled-Off F=Forced G=Gloved T=Tagged X=Strike-Out; Out Loc: Retrosheet Field Location} John Pickett (PHP) is the batter. He hit a fly directly over the pitcher's head. The 2B (Fred Pfeffer) ran in, let the ball strike fair ground then grabbed it then threw to the C (Duke Farrell) to force the runner from third, Ben Sanders (OUT 1) C fired to the 3B (Jack Boyle) to force the runner from second, Mike Griffin (OUT 2) 3B then whipped the orb to the 2B who forced the racing runner from first, Billy Shindle (OUT 3) NOTE: FIRST TRIPLE PLAY AT FOREPAUGH PARK - BATTER NOT PUTOUT INTENTIONALLY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7/18/1890 NL Boston Beaneaters vs NL Cincinnati Reds South End Grounds II Bot 7 INN Score V-H 3 - 8 PLAY SEQUENCE: 6*-6*-3* Source: Sporting Life; Washington Post Event: 6(B)6(2)63(1)/FTP Men On: 2 [ 1-2 ] BSN vs CN2 Batter: Bug Holliday First Lefty Marr Second |