Philadelphia‚ still smarting from Louisville’s 6-HR assault 3 days ago‚ mauls the Colonels 29-4 beating Bill Wadsworth. Sam Thompson leads the stampede by spraying 6 hits and hitting for the cycle in 7 at bats. Three teammates-Hamilton‚ Sullivan and Grady-get 5 hits each‚ a ML record‚ as Philadelphia chalks up 36 hits‚ including 28 singles‚ both ML records. John Boyle and Lave Cross have 8 plate appearances. Ed Delahanty scores 5 runs as all 11 Phillies who bat have hits. The Phils end at a 5-1 record at Varsity Grounds‚ returning to newly rebuilt Huntington Grounds tomorrow with a victory over Cleveland.

Philadelphia‚ still smarting from Louisville’s 6-HR assault 3 days ago‚ mauls the Colonels 29-4 beating Bill Wadsworth. Sam Thompson leads the stampede by spraying 6 hits and hitting for the cycle in 7 at bats. Three teammates-Hamilton‚ Sullivan and Grady-get 5 hits each‚ a ML record‚ as Philadelphia chalks up 36 hits‚ including 28 singles‚ both ML records. John Boyle and Lave Cross have 8 plate appearances. Ed Delahanty scores 5 runs as all 11 Phillies who bat have hits. The Phils end at a 5-1 record at Varsity Grounds‚ returning to newly rebuilt Huntington Grounds tomorrow with a victory over Cleveland.

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The Brotherhood meets and expels members who have signed National League contracts

1889 – The Brotherhood meets and expels members who have signed National League contracts, including Jack Glasscock, John Clarkson, Kid Gleason, and George Miller. Among those expelled, Jake Beckley, Joe Mulvey, and Ed Delahanty will eventually jump back to the Players League and be reinstated.

Ed Delahanty Stats & Facts
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Ed Delahanty Stats & Facts

    Ed Delahanty Positions: Leftfielder, First Baseman and Second BasemanBats: Right  •  Throws: Right6-1, 170lb (185cm, 77kg)Born: October 30, 1867 in Cleveland, OHDied: July 2, 1903 in Niagara Falls, CanadaBuried: Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OHDebut: May 22, 1888 (1,269th in MLB history)Last Game: June 25, 1903 Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1945. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)No induction ceremony in Cooperstown held (until 2013).View Ed Delahanty’s Page at the Baseball Hall of…