May 23, 1890 – This Day In Baseball

In a 17 – 10 New York victory‚ New York and Pittsburgh combine for a National League-record 20 stolen bases in a single game. New York swipes a record 17 against the batteryof rookie Crazy Schmit and Doggie Miller. Joe Hornung gets 6 of the thefts. Crazy gives up 19 hits and 17 runs.

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In a 17 – 10 New York victory‚ New York and Pittsburgh combine for a National League-record 20 stolen bases in a single game. New York swipes a record 17 against the batteryof rookie Crazy Schmit and Doggie Miller. Joe Hornung gets 6 of the thefts. Crazy gives up 19 hits and 17 runs.

Day: May 23, 1890

In a 17 – 10 New York victory‚ New York and Pittsburgh combine for a National League-record 20 stolen bases in a single game. New York swipes a record 17 against the batteryof rookie Crazy Schmit and Doggie Miller. Joe Hornung gets 6 of the thefts. Crazy gives up 19 hits and 17 runs.

Chicago’s 10 – 8‚ 10-inning win at Philadelphia is thrown out by National League directors when umpire Jack McQuaid admits he made an error in not allowing Philadelphia to send OF Bill Gray in as a substitute during the game.

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