Box Score of 1894 game

[JDGball]

How can I find out who played specific game during 1894? All data I found contains the boxscore only but not the lineup. Any advice? I am interested in specific game ticket but I need to know if he played that game or not.

[jcmtiger]

Did you google "1894 baseball box scores" You might try that, I found a few when I did that. What team and player are you looking for?

Joe

[JDGball]

Cincinnati Reds Wm Hoy.

[mr2686]

usually the link below is good for boxscores but for that year they only have who they played...no boxscores. Sorry
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/team...p?y=1894&t=BLN

[Butch7999]

Have you tried Retrosheet?
http://www.retrosheet.org/

Their boxscores are pretty detailed...
http://www.retrosheet.org/gamelogs/index.html

If you can't extract the required information there,
try signing in and asking at their associated Retrolist forum --
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RetroList/

[barrysloate]

I checked retrosheet but they don't have box scores going that far back, just line scores. New York Times might have them, if you can get into their history. I used to use the Times microfilms but that probably no longer exists.

[bobw]

What is the specific date of the game you are looking for?

[JDGball]

thanks guys for your inputs. I went ahead and won this ticket. 115 years old game ticket, too hard to resist.
the game is June 29, 1894. Cincy vs Washington.

[baseballart]

SABR members can search Paper of Record as part of their membership. I took a quick search for "hoy" in June/July 1894 in The Sporting News and didn't get any relevant hits.

I'll try and dig up the boxscore later

Max

[base_ball]

Here ya go....from Paper of Record...TSN page 6, July 7, 1894...plenty there to work with and better than nothing:

[JDGball]

Wow. I cannot emphasize how much I am glad with all of your help!