42
 

THE NEW YORK CLIPPER ALMANAC.
 

—particularly one in the sixleenth inning, of a long
hit to centre, for which Barry had to run backAvards
quite a distance, and then took with one hand over
his head and behind him, and fielded in so sharply to
the plate as to catch the pUyer coming from third;
and another in the scA-enteenth, by Keenan, off a hot
foul tip and sharp fielding to first, thereby catching
the player at first off his base. The score of this re¬
markable game is as foUovA-s:
 

Rhode Island, r. 1b. po.a.e.

Brady, 2d b.... 1   2   4   2   0

Barry, c. f...... 0   2

Burns, 3d b.....0   1

Shandley, 1. f... 0   1

Hanlon, r. f___2   2

Tobin, Istb___1   3

Turbiday, s. s.. 0   0

Keenan, c......0   2

Critchley, p.... 0   1
 

Taunton.
Myers, 2d b.... 0
Carpenter, p... 1
Sullivan, 1st b. 0

Allen, c........0

Dixon, 3d b.... 0

Bates, s. s......1

Householder, l.f 0
Waterman, r. t. 0
Fittz, c. f..    ... 0
 

r. 1b. po.a.e.
 

Totals...... 4 14 51 20   3        Totals.      ..213512215

Rhode Island........... 100100000000000 0 2—4

Taunton..............0 0 00000110000000 0—2

Passed balls—Keenan, 1; Allen, 6. Runs earned—B. I.,
1; Taunton, 1. Total bases—R. I., 17; Taunton, 1.5. Three-
base hit -Taunton, 1. Two-base hits—R. I., 3. Umpire, G.
A. Huse of Brown University.    Time, 3h. 35m.

The record of the number of games won by one
inning's play illustrates the fielding skill of the season.
We do not mean games marked by a score of 1 to 0,
but those in which the runs obtained by the Avinning
side in one of the nine innings, or feAver, exceeded the
total score in all the innings made by the losing side.
The full record is as folloAvs, the club-names being
given in the order of aa'ou games:
 


 

^
 

02
 

S'
 

1-^
 

S
 

W
 

^
 

0
 

0
 


 

o"
 

f
 

S
 

£
 

utual ..
 

0

03
 

c+
 


 

?5
 


 

ago..
 

ouis.
 

ford.
 

s-
ville.
 

0
 

etic .
 

nati.
 

B
 


 


 

3
 

?,
 

7
 

6
 

6
 

4
 

8
 

36
 


 

5
 


 

4
 

5
 

4
 

2
 

4
 

8
 

,32
 

Hartford............
 

2
 

1
 


 

7
 

2
 

5
 

3
 

6
 

26
 


 

0
0
0
 

2
1
0
 

2
3
1
 

'2
3
 

3

'4
 

3
1
 

3
1
1
 

4
4
0
 

17
 


 

T'
 


 

9
 


 

0
 

0
 

0
 

2
 

1
 

1
 


 

2
 

6
 

Cincinnati...........
 

0
 

1
 

1
 

1
 

0
 

0
 

i
 


 

4
 


 

7
 

8
 

13 1 27
 

20
 

18
 

17
 

32 ' 142
 

Great stress was laid upon the baiting skill exhibited
on the ball-fields of 1876, every attention being paid to
getting out full statistics as to the base-hits made
by the leading batsmen of the country, and the aver¬
ages made by the club-nines of the championship
arena, Avhile the more important statistics relative to
the fielding skill of the season were rather neglected.
It AA^as by ."superior fielding, and not by their batting,
that Chicago Avon first position in the campaign of
1876, the record of the percentage of errors committed
by club-nines showing that the Chicagos made fewer
than any other nine, St. Louis being next best, and
Hartfo d third, as AA'illbe seen by the appended table:

Games.   Total Errors. Club Av.

Chicago....................... 66                 367                 0.62

St. Louis....................... 65                 393                 0.67

Hartford......................67                 416                0.69

Louisville...................... 66                 434                 0.73

Boston........................70                 630                 1.00

Cincinnati .................... 65                599                 1.02

Mutual.........................55                 512                 1.04

Athletic.......................59                 602                 1.13

Never before Avere there so many games played in
which an extra number of innings Avere obliged to be
contested before a decision could be arrived at. The
following is the record of these extra-innings games:

SEVENTEEN  LXNINGS.
June  7, Rliode Island vs. Taunton, at Providence... 4
SIXTEEN" INNLVGS.

July 10, Mutual vs. Louisville, at Louisville......... 8

FIFTEEN INNINGS.

Aug. 29, Locust vs. Somerset, at Boston.............3

Sept.   1, Union vs. Paris, at Utica....................5

July   8, Louisville vs. Mutual, at Louisville......... 5

Sept.   8, Boston vs. Louisville, at Boston............6

FOURTEEN INNINGS.
June 26, Allegheny vs. St. Louis Reds, at Pittsburg.. 2

Mav 25, Louisville vs; Athletic, at Philadelphia......2

July 21, Whites vs. Blufts, at St, Louis...............7

THIRTEEN INNINGS.
June 21, Lc lisville vs. Hartford, at Louisville....... 5
 

to 2
 

Aug. 16, Hartford vs. Ncav Haven, at New Haven.... 5      5

Sept. 25, Acme vs. St. James, at Princeton, 111.......10      2

TWELVE INNINGS.

2, Mutual vs. Athletic, at Brooklyn............3      2

4, Boston vs. St. Louis, at St. Louis...........4       3

6, Boston vs. St. Louis, at St. Louis............5       4

Sept.   8, Beaver vs. Mutual, at Toronto..............6       6

-----------, Williamsport vs. Lockhaven, at Lockhaven,

Pa.
 

May
July
Julv
 

July 23, Empire vs. FlyaAA-ay, at St. Louis............8

July 31, Chicago vs. Indianapolis, at Indianapolis... 8
ELEVEN INNINGS.

Oct.   25, Star vs. Comet, at Norwood, N. Y........... 2

Aug. 25, Cincinnati A'S. Louisville, at Cincinnati.....3

Aug. 27, Pastime vs. FlyaAvay, at Galveston..........3

Sept.   2, Hudson \-s. Nameless, at Brooklyn..........4

May   4, Boston vs. Harvard, at Boston.............. 4

Aug. 22, Buckeye A'S. Allegheny, at Columbus....... 4

Sept. 20, Hartford vs. Ithaca, at Ithaca............... 5

June 10, Prato vs. Star, at St. Louis..................7

July 23, Mutual vs. Black Socks, at St. Louis........7

Aug.   1, Hagan vs. Haymaker, at Troy............... 8

TEN INNINGS.

June 10, Mutual vs. Cincinnati, at Brooklyn.........1

June 16, Fall River vs. Taunton, at Fall River........2

July   3, Charter  Oak  vs.  Rhode Island, at Provi¬
dence.................................... 2

Aug. 12, Thornborough vs. West-end, at St. Louis ... 3

April 29, Hartford vs. Boston, at Boston..............3

.\ug. 26, Louisville vs. Cincinnati, at Cincinnati.....3

Aug. 30, Louisville vs. Neshannock, at Newcastle___3

Aug. 28, Buckeye vs. Cincinnati, at Columbus.......3

May 25, Boston vs. Cincinnati, at Boston............ 4

Sept. 15, Buckeye vs. Cricket, at Binghamton........4

April 20, LouisA-ille vs. Amateur, at Loui.sville.......4

Aug.   9, Montgomery   vs.   DelaAvare, at  East New

York....................................4

Aug. 12, .^tna vs. St. Louis Reds, at Detroit.........4

Sept,   6, St, Louis vs. Mutual, at Brooklyn...........4

Aug.   3, Neshannock vs. Allegheny, at Pitt.sburg___5

May 27, Lombard vs. Bosedale, at Braintree.........5

Aug. 29, Hoboken vs. Entei-prise, at Jersey City.....5

Aug.   9, St. Louis Reds vs. Cass, at Jackson.........6

July   4, Athletic vs. Cincinnati, at Cincinnati.......6

July 21, Hartford a-s. Athletic, at Philadelphia.....6

Oct.    6, Buckeye vs. Louisville, at Columbus........ 6

Aug. 18, Havmaker A'S. Troy, at Lansingbnrg........7

April 29, Charter Oak vs. Mutual, at Hartford........7

May   4, New Haven vs. Hartford, at Ncav Haven-----7

Sept. 16, Louisville vs. Athletic, at Philadelphia..... 7

May 16, Nassau vs. Prospect Park, at Brooklyn.....8

June 29, Louisville vs. Boston, at Louisville.........8

June 14, Arlington vs. BroAvn University, at Prov-i-

dence................................... 9      5

June  4, Liberty vs. ActiA^e, at St. Louis..............9      7

July 31, Carbondale vs. Orange, at Orange...........5      5

Sept.   4, Union vs. Eagle, at New BrunsAvick........9      8

Below is the record of the games won by 1 to 0,
and by scores not exceeding 5 for the winning nine
during 1876:

BY LEAGUE CLUBS.
May    5, St. Louis vs^ Chicago, at St. Louis... ^.. .... 1 to 0
 

June 10, .Mutual vs. Cincinnati, at Brooklyn (10 inn.). 1

June 17, Hartford vs. Louisville, at Hartford........ 1

BY OUTSIDE CLUBS.
June 20, Rhode Isl'd vs. Taunton, at Providence, R. I. 1
July 14, St. Louis Reds vs. Capital City, at Indianap¬
olis, Ind.......... ...................... 1

July 21, Buckeye vs. Ncav Haven, at Columbus, O.. 1
July 26, Live Oak vs. Rhode Isl'd, at Provid'ce, R. 1. 1
July 28, St. Louis Reds vs. Memphis Blues, at Mem¬
phis, Tenn ............................1

Aug.   3, Ithaca vs. Cricket, at Binghamton, N. Y-----1

Sept. 4, Cass vs. Mutual, at Jackson, Mich. (5 inn.).. 1
Sept,   5, Star vs.*St. Louis Reds, at Syracuse, N. Y.. 1

Sept. 22, Star vs. Hartford, at Syracuse. N. Y........1

Sept. 23, New- Haven vs. Yale, at New Haven, Ct-----1

Oct. 6, Mutual vs. Olympic, at Pater'n, N. J. (7 inn.) 1
June 20, Rhode Island vs. Taunton, at Providence.. 1

TWO RUNS.

May  27, Taunton vs. Fall River, at Fall River....... 2

June 24, Star vs. AOegheny, at Allegheny...........2

June 24, Tecumseh a-s. Wabash, at Fort Wayne.......2

June 26, Allegheny vs St. Louis Reds, at Allegheny

(14 innings)............................... 2

Aug. 26, Mountain City vs. Harrisburg, at Altoona... 2
Sept. 9, Indianapolis vs. Cincinnati Jrs., at Indian¬
apolis ....................................2

Sept, 20, Star vs. Chicago, at Syracuse................ 2

Sept. 29, Wilksbarre vs. Danville, at Danville (5 inns.) 2
June 14, Rhode Island vs. Taunton, at Providence.. 2
June 16, Fall River vs. Taunton,   at Fall River (10

innings)................................... 2

June 19, Indianapolis vs.  Philadelphia, at Indian¬
apolis..................................... 2

June 21, Fall Biv-er a-s. Rhode Island, at Providence. 2

June 23, Braddock vs. Star, at Pittsburg.............2

June24, M"m. Knisely vs. Stationers' Exchange, at

Hoboken ................................ 2

June 26, Cricket vs. Star, at Binghamton............2