Boston loses to Chicagoâ 10-8â and loses the seasonâs series 4 games to one.
Boston loses to Chicagoâ 10-8â and loses the seasonâs series 4 games to one.
Between 500 and 800 spectatorsâ the smallest crowd of the year on the Athletics groundsâ see an exhibition game between Cleveland and Philadelphia. Listless play shows why exhibition games are losing favor as the visitors win 14-1 behind the 6-hit pitching of Al Pratt.
Between 500 and 800 spectatorsâ the smallest crowd of the year on the Athletics groundsâ see an exhibition game between Cleveland and Philadelphia. Listless play shows why exhibition games are losing favor as the visitors win 14-1 behind the 6-hit pitching of Al Pratt.
The Athletics visit Boston without their star pitcher Dick McBrideâ who misses the game because of illness. George Bechtel pitches and loses to Al Spalding at the Bostonsâ 17-14. Harry Wrightâ a .267 hitterâ has 4 walks and 3 runs scored.
The Athletics visit Boston without their star pitcher Dick McBrideâ who misses the game because of illness. George Bechtel pitches and loses to Al Spalding at the Bostonsâ 17-14. Harry Wrightâ a .267 hitterâ has 4 walks and 3 runs scored.
With the NA race for the whip-pennant getting closerâ Boston defeats the league-leading White Stockings for their first win in the 3 matches played. With the Whites leading 3-0 after 4 inningsâ Boston scores 6 in the 5th inningâ highlighted by a HR over the LF fence by Charley Gouldâ off George Zettleinâ with Dave Birdsallâ McVeyâ and Spalding on the bases. It is the first Grandslam in history and the only grand slam hit this year; George Zettleinâ the pitcher who serves up the slamâ also served up the leagueâs first homerâ to Clevelandâs Ezra Sutton on May 8 (as noted by David Vincent). The final score today is 6-3.
With the NA race for the whip-pennant getting closerâ Boston defeats the league-leading White Stockings for their first win in the 3 matches played. With the Whites leading 3-0 after 4 inningsâ Boston scores 6 in the 5th inningâ highlighted by a HR over the LF fence by Charley Gouldâ off George Zettleinâ with Dave Birdsallâ McVeyâ and Spalding on the bases. It is the first Grandslam in history and the only grand slam hit this year; George Zettleinâ the pitcher who serves up the slamâ also served up the leagueâs first homerâ to Clevelandâs Ezra Sutton on May 8 (as noted by David Vincent). The final score today is 6-3.
At Bostonâ the Reds enter the 7th leading Clevelandâ 8-2. Two innings later the game is called with the Reds winningâ 31-10. Boston scores 12 in the 7th and 11 in the 8th.
At Bostonâ the Reds enter the 7th leading Clevelandâ 8-2. Two innings later the game is called with the Reds winningâ 31-10. Boston scores 12 in the 7th and 11 in the 8th.
