Charlie Radbourn vs. Tim Keefe 10/13/1884, @ Messer Street Grounds 1884 
MESSER STREET GROUNDS
PITCHER‘S DUAL HIGHLIGHTS GAME 1 MATCHUP
Tim Keefe and Charlie Radbourn battled for 12 innings, each putting up goose eggs inning after inning. In the 12th Keefe handled the 1st 2 batters with ease, but with 2 outs Jack Farrell lined a single into centerfield that was mishandled by Charlie Reipsclager allowing Farrell to reach 2nd. Joe Start singled to right easily scoring Farrell with the winning run.
Both pitchers dominated from the start. Keefe took a no hitter into the 8th inning that was broken up by a lead off single from Joe Start.
Radbourn retired the 1st 12 batters he faced before getting into trouble in the 5th. 2 singles put runners on the corners with 1 out, but Bill Holbert banged into an inning ending double play. Radbourn would allow only 1 more hit over the final 5 innings.
10/13/1884, NYM84-PRO84, Messer Street Grounds 1884
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E LOB DP
1884 Metropolitans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 3 2
1884 Grays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 2 6 2
Metropolitans AB R H BI AVG Grays AB R H BI AVG
Esterbrook 3b 5 0 0 0 .000 Hines cf 5 0 1 0 .200
Brady rf 5 0 0 0 .000 Carroll lf 5 0 0 0 .000
Orr 1b 5 0 1 0 .200 Denny 2b 5 0 0 0 .000
Troy 2b 4 0 1 0 .250 Gilligan c 5 0 0 0 .000
Reipschlager cf 4 0 0 0 .000 Bassett 3b 3 0 0 0 .000
Nelson ss 3 0 1 0 .333 Farrell ph 2 1 1 0 .500
Holbert c 4 0 0 0 .000 Start 1b 4 0 2 1 .500
Kennedy lf 4 0 0 0 .000 Radford rf 4 0 0 0 .000
Keefe p 4 0 0 0 .000 Nava ss 2 0 0 0 .000
38 0 3 0 Irwin ph 2 0 1 0 .500
Radbourn p 3 0 0 0 .000
40 1 5 1
Metropolitans INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Keefe L 0-1 11.2 5 1 0 2 6 128 88 0.00
11.2 5 1 0 2 6 128 88
Grays INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Radbourn W 1-0 12.0 3 0 0 1 3 154 110 0.00
12.0 3 0 0 1 3 154 110
PRO: Irwin batted for Nava in the 8th
Irwin moved to ss in the 9th
Farrell batted for Bassett in the 10th
Denny moved to 3b in the 11th
Farrell moved to 2b in the 11th
E-Troy, Reipschlager, Nelson 2, Bassett, Start. 2B-Orr. CS-Start.
K-Esterbrook, Orr, Reipschlager, Hines, Denny, Gilligan, Radford, Nava,
Radbourn. BB-Nelson, Start, Radbourn.
GWRBI: Start
Temperature: 58, Sky: clear, Wind: in from center at 8 MPH.
