Ho-Hum - Just another box score in Thursday's paper

[frankbmd]

Game Played on Wednesday, June 28, 1871 (D) at Haymakers' Grounds

ATH n 2 4 3 7 9 8 3 5 8 - 49 42 10
TRO n 1 2 3 10 4 4 2 4 3 - 33 32 10

BATTING

Athletics (Philadelphia) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cuthbert lf 6 6 4 5 3 0 3 1
McBride p 8 7 4 2 1 0 1 0
Radcliff ss 7 7 7 3 2 0 1 2
Malone c 9 3 5 7 0 0 3 1
Fisler 1b 10 6 4 2 0 0 7 0
Reach 2b 8 6 6 5 1 0 5 6
Sensenderfer cf 9 5 3 4 0 0 1 0
Meyerle 3b 8 6 6 2 0 0 3 0
Heubel rf 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 1
Bechtel rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
Totals 73 49 42 31 7 0 27 11

FIELDING -
E: Cuthbert (3), Radcliff 3 (13), Malone 2 (17), Fisler 2 (4), Reach (7), Bechtel (3).
PB: Malone 4 (7).

BATTING -
2B: McBride (2); Radcliff (4); Malone (3); Fisler 2 (4); Sensenderfer (2);
Meyerle (5); Heubel (2).
3B: Cuthbert 2 (2); Reach 3 (4).
HR: Cuthbert (2); Malone (1).
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING -
SB: Cuthbert 2 (7); Meyerle (3); Heubel (1).

Troy Haymakers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
McGeary c 8 4 5 1 0 0 0 2
York cf 8 3 2 4 0 0 2 0
Flowers ss 7 5 3 3 1 0 3 6
Flynn 1b 7 4 3 2 1 0 12 0
King lf 6 3 3 2 1 0 4 0
McMullin p 6 3 3 2 1 0 0 0
Pike rf 7 5 5 2 1 1 2 0
Bellan 3b 7 3 2 2 1 1 2 2
Craver 2b 8 3 6 5 0 0 2 2
Totals 64 33 32 23 6 2 27 12

FIELDING -
DP: 1. Flowers-Craver-Flynn.
E: McGeary (6), York (4), Flowers 5 (9), King (4), Pike (11), Craver (8).
PB: McGeary 6 (19).

BATTING -
2B: McGeary (3); King (7); Pike 2 (2); Bellan (2); Craver (3).
3B: York (4); Flowers 2 (3); McMullin (3); Bellan (1).
HR: York (2).
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING -
SB: McGeary 4 (13); Flowers 2 (3); Flynn 2 (2); King 2 (2); Pike (2).

PITCHING

Athletics (Philadelphia) IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
McBride W(6-2) 9 32 33 23 6 2 1 70

WP: McBride 2 (3).

Troy Haymakers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
McMullin L(3-7) 9 42 49 31 7 0 2 80

WP: McMullin 5 (24).

Umpires: HP - Ed Tighe, 1B - Sam Holley

Time of Game: 3:55


Comments:

This game cries out for a bull pen.

Behind 49-30 in the bottom of the ninth Troy comes up 16 runs short.

Only 14 total runners left on base.

Fortunately there was a double play or the score could have been higher.

On average in 1871

teams scored just over 10 runs/game
teams made about 8 errors/game
more unearned than earned runs resulted in a league ERA of just over 4

in several games this year the winning team topped 20 runs, but this game with 82 runs total was a true outlier.

And to anticipate the inevitable snide remark, I wasn't there.