19th Century Hall of Famer- Tommy McCarthy

 

TOMMY McCARTHYElected by Veterans Committee in 1946                                          Image provided by Dick Perez

ONE OF BOSTON’S “HEAVENLY TWINS” UNDER

MANAGER FRANK SELEE. OUTSTANDING BASE

RUNNER WHO STOLE 109 BASES FOR THE

BROWNS IN 1888. PIONEER IN TRAPPING FLY

BALLS IN THE OUTFIELD. HOLDS N.L. RECORD

FOR ASSISTS IN OUTFIELD-53 WITH BOSTON IN

1893. PLAYED 1268 GAMES IN MAJOR LEAGUES.

McCarthy is listed as stealing only 93 bases in 1888, and he also played in 1273 games. An excellent base runner that scored more than 100 runs in 7 straight seasons. A borderline Hall of Famer who played in 13 seasons, but only played fulltime in 9 seasons. Bill James lists him as the worst player in the Hall of Fame.

1894 DMB World Series-Year in Review

1894 

 

The 12 team National League returns with every team from the 1893 season, and they all retained their respective team names. An unusual occurrence in 19th century baseball.

A couple of rule changes of note: The infield fly rule was instituted. A foul bunt was now counted as a strike. And the sac bunt became an official statistic.

The league saw an offensive explosion that arrived a year after the pitcher’s mound was moved to 60 ft. 6 inches. The league average was .309, with each game averaging 15 runs and 22 hits. The league ERA was a healthy 5.32.

The Philadelphia Phillies hit .350 as a team, the highest team average in baseball history. Their outfield combined to hit .400, with Sam Thompson (.415) Ed Delahanty(.404) and Billy Hamilton(.403) all topping the .400 mark. The powerhouse Phillies managed only a 4th place finish 18 games out.

Hugh Duffy(Beaneaters) hit  a record .440 with 18 HRs and 145 rbis, missing the Triple Crown by 2 rbis.

Amos Rusie(NY) would win the pitcher’s Triple Crown with 36 wins, 195 K’s. and a 2.78 ERA.

The league saw an upswing of rowdy play as the players terrorized opponents, and umpires with a constant verbal barrage of abuse. Dirty play such as intentional spiking, and the occasional hip check on a runner was also in vogue. The chief antagonists were the Cleveland Spiders and Ned Hanlon’s infamous Baltimore Orioles, winners of their 1st of 3 successive NL Pennants. The NY Giants finished 2nd thanks to a league leading 3.83 ERA. Last season’s DMB Champion Pirates finished 7th with a 65-65 record. The Orioles and Giants would meet in the 1st Temple Cup  series at seasons end.

Other Events: 5/30- Bobby Lowe(Bost) would become the 1st player to hit 4 HRs in a game. All would be hit over the fence, 2 would be hit in the 3rd inning, and all of them would be hit against Elton “Icebox” Chamberlain.

6/30- Fred Clarke would make his major league debut with Louisville going 5-5. A record debut that still stands.

At seasons end Jerry Denny would retire. He was the last position player to play his whole career without using a glove. Pitcher Gus Weyhing would last until 1901.

 

1894 Final Standings

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Baltimore Orioles              129   89   39    1  .695     -  1171  819
New York Giants                139   88   44    7  .667   3.0   962  799
Boston Beaneaters              133   83   49    1  .629   8.0  1218 1002
Philadelphia Phillies          132   71   57    4  .555  18.0  1179  995
Brooklyn Bridegrooms           135   70   61    4  .534  20.5  1022 1015
Cleveland Spiders              130   68   61    1  .527  21.5   931  894
Pittsburgh Pirates             133   65   65    3  .500  25.0   961  982
Chicago Colts                  137   57   75    5  .432  34.0  1058 1081
St. Louis Browns               133   56   76    1  .424  35.0   771  953
Cincinnati Reds                134   55   75    4  .423  35.0   935 1108
Washington Nationals           132   45   87    0  .341  46.0   882 1122
Louisville Colonels            131   36   94    1  .277  54.0   698 1018

LEAGUE LEADERS

AVG: HUGH DUFFY(BOST)- .440

HRS: HUGH DUFFY(BOST)- 18

RBIS: SAM THOMPSON(PHIL)- 147

WINS: AMOS RUSIE(NY)-36

ERA: AMOS RUSIE(NY)- 2.78

K’S: AMOS RUSIE(NY)-195

WORLD EVENTS:

                                                                                                

One of many baseball themed illustrations by Norman Rockwell                         Classic Jack Benny

BORN:

2/3- Norman Rockwell- Sarurday Evening Post illustrator

2/10- Herb Pennock

2/14- Jack Benny- Funny man, not a great violinist

3/19- Bill Wambsganss

4/17- Nikita Khrushchev- Former leader of Russia

4/26- Rudolph Hess- Former Hitler bad boy. Died in prison in 1987.

5/27- Dashiell Hammett-Wrote The Maltese Falcon

7/26- Aldous Huxley- Wrote Brave New World

10/13- Swede Risberg

10/14- E E Cummings- Edwin Estlin Cummings wrote approximately 2,900 poems

12/5 – Philip K. Wrigley- Owned Chicago Cubs

12/8- James Thurber-American Humorist

12/19- Ford Frick-Baseball Commissioner with an asterisk

 

DIED:

3/3- Ned Williamson

5/3- Bob Ferguson

11/8- Mike “King” Kelly

12/3- Robert Louis Stevenson- Wrote Treasure Island

 

EVENTS:

3/12- Coca Cola is sold for the 1st time in bottles

5/- The bubonic plague breaks out in Hong Kong killing 2,552

6/23- The International Olympic Committee is formed

11/1- Nicholas II becomes Tsar of Russia

19th Century Hall of Famer-Harry Wright

 

HARRY WRIGHT

Elected by Veterans Committee in 1953                                                                       Image provided by Dick Perez

MANAGER AND CENTERFIELDER OF FAMOUS

CINCINNATI RED STOCKINGS. UNDEFEATED

IN 69 GAMES IN 1869-1870. FIRST MANAGER

TO WIN FOUR STRAIGHT PENNANTS WITH

BOSTON NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 1872-73-74

75. BROTHER OF GEORGE WRIGHT ALSO IN

HALL OF FAME. SPONSORED FIRST BASEBALL

TOUR TO ENGLAND IN 1876. INTRODUCED

KNICKER UNIFORMS. HIT 7 HOME RUNS IN

GAME AT NEWPORT, KY. IN 1867.

Born William Henry Wright, Harry was the manager and centerfielder for the 1st “openly” professional baseball team, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings. He is generally considered the 1st to use hand signals, calling for balls in the air, backing up fielders, and utilizing the hit and run.

"Harry Wright was the most widely known, best respected, and most popular of the exponents and representatives of professional baseball, of which he was virtually the founder,"- Henry Chadwick

1893 DMB World Series-Game #7

Frank Killen vs Kid Nichols 10/11/1893, @, South End Grounds

 

VANHALTREN’S 9TH INNING HOME RUN WINS SERIES FOR PIRATES

 

With the score tied at 4 George Vanhaltren took the 1st pitch he saw in the top of the 9th and deposited it into the right field stands for a DMB World Series winning home run.

The Pirates had taken a 4-0 lead after 5 innings, scoring 3 in the 4th when they smacked 4 straight singles to start the inning. Denny Lyons drove in 2 with a hard single to right.

Frank Killen took a 2 hit shutout into the 7th, but with 2 outs the Beaneaters tied the score with 5 straight singles.

The Pirates win their 1st DMB World Series, while the Beaneaters lose their 2nd straight World Series.

SUMMARY: After falling behind 2 games to 0, the Pirates outscored the Beaneaters 30-10 to win the next 3 games and take charge of the series. Despite losing 3 games Kid Nichols led all pitchers with a 2.70 ERA. Unfortunately the rest of the staff combined to put up a 7.75 ERA.

Billy Nash hit 4 home runs for the Beaneaters, but was held hitless in the crucial game 7.

The MVP goes to Elmer Smith. His .452 average, 14 hits and 12 runs scored led all batters. Pre-series MVP choice Lou Bierbauer hit just .167 with 5 singles.

MVP-Elmer Smith .452-2-7, 14 hits, 12 runs scored 

10/11/1893, PIT93-BOS93, South End Grounds
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1893 Pirates           0  0  0  3  1  0  0  0  1     5  9  2     9  0
1893 Beaneaters        0  0  0  0  0  0  4  0  0     4  8  4     5  2

Pirates              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Beaneaters           AB  R  H BI   AVG
VanHaltren        cf  5  1  1  1  .355    Long,H            ss  4  0  1  0  .281
Donovan           rf  5  2  2  0  .290    Nash              3b  4  0  0  0  .367
Smith,E           lf  5  1  1  0  .452    Duffy             cf  4  1  0  0  .433
Beckley           1b  5  1  1  1  .267    Lowe              2b  4  0  2  0  .400
Lyons,D           3b  3  0  1  2  .375    McCarthy,T        lf  3  1  1  1  .250
Glasscock         ss  3  0  0  0  .241    Tucker            1b  4  1  1  0  .192
Bierbauer         2b  4  0  0  0  .167    Carroll           rf  4  1  1  0  .261
Mack              c   3  0  0  0  .133    Ganzel            c   4  0  1  2  .200
Killen            p   4  0  3  0  .250    Nichols           p   3  0  1  1  .100
                     37  5  9  4           Merritt          ph  1  0  0  0  .214
                                                               35  4  8  4
Pirates                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Killen           W 3-1           9.0  8  4  3  1  4 134  86  3.00
                                 9.0  8  4  3  1  4 134  86
Beaneaters                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Nichols          L 1-3           9.0  9  5  3  4  2 142  83  2.70
                                 9.0  9  5  3  4  2 142  83

BOS: Merritt batted for Nichols in the 9th
E-Donovan, Killen, Long,H, Lowe 2, McCarthy,T. HR-VanHaltren(1).
SB-Donovan 2(2), Smith,E(1), Lowe(1). CS-Nash. K-Glasscock, Mack, Long,H,
Tucker, Nichols, Merritt. BB-Lyons,D 2, Glasscock, Mack, McCarthy,T.
GWRBI: VanHaltren
Temperature: 47, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 12 MPH.

DMB team batting — 1893 Pittsburgh Pirates                            
                              League championship — as of 10/11/1893                              

S Name               P    AVG   OBP   SPC    G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS
  Smith,E*           lf  .452  .485  .806    7   31   14   3   1   2   12    7    2    0   0   0   1   0
  Lyons,D            3b  .375  .531  .500    7   24    9   1   1   0    5   10    8    0   0   0   0   0
  VanHaltren*        cf  .355  .429  .516    7   31   11   0   1   1    6    5    4    0   0   0   1   1
  Donovan*           rf  .290  .294  .581    7   31    9   1   1   2    8    5    1    0   0   0   2   0
  Beckley*           1b  .267  .313  .300    7   30    8   1   0   0    6    7    2    0   0   0   0   0
  Killen*            sp  .250  .357  .250    4   12    3   0   0   0    1    1    2    2   0   0   0   0
  Glasscock          ss  .241  .290  .310    7   29    7   0   1   0    2    4    2    1   0   0   0   0
  Ehret              sp  .182  .182  .182    3   11    2   0   0   0    2    0    0    3   0   0   0   0
  Bierbauer*         2b  .167  .194  .167    7   30    5   0   0   0    0    2    1    0   0   0   1   0
  Mack               c   .133  .235  .133    4   15    2   0   0   0    2    0    2    1   0   0   1   0
  Stenzel            rf  .100  .308  .100    3   10    1   0   0   0    2    2    3    1   0   0   1   0
  Colcolough         mr  .000  .000  .000    1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Terry              sp  .000  .000  .000    1    2    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    1   0   0   0   0
  Total                  .277  .344  .398    7  256   71   6   5   5   46   43   27    9   0   0   7   1

                             DMB team batting — 1893 Boston Beaneaters                            
                              League championship — as of 10/11/1893                              

S Name               P    AVG   OBP   SPC    G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS
  Duffy              cf  .433  .469  .467    7   30   13   1   0   0    6    5    2    0   0   1   1   0
  Lowe               2b  .400  .419  .533    7   30   12   1   0   1    3    5    1    1   0   0   1   2
  Nash               3b  .367  .441  .833    7   30   11   2   0   4   11    9    4    2   0   0   0   1
  Long,H*            ss  .281  .324  .406    7   32    9   1   0   1    5    1    2    1   0   1   1   0
  Carroll#           rf  .261  .379  .261    7   23    6   0   0   0    1    2    5    1   0   0   0   0
  McCarthy,T         lf  .250  .379  .292    7   24    6   1   0   0    3    5    4    1   1   0   1   1
  Merritt            c   .214  .214  .286    4   14    3   1   0   0    0    0    0    4   0   0   0   0
  Ganzel             c   .200  .250  .267    4   15    3   1   0   0    1    2    1    0   0   0   0   0
  Tucker#            1b  .192  .276  .192    7   26    5   0   0   0    1    3    1    1   2   0   0   0
  Stivetts           sp  .100  .100  .100    4   10    1   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Nichols#           sp  .100  .308  .100    4   10    1   0   0   0    1    1    3    2   0   0   0   0
  Bennett            c   .000 1.000  .000    1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    1    0   0   0   0   0
  Staley             sp  .000 1.000  .000    3    0    0   0   0   0    1    0    2    0   0   0   0   0
  Gastright          sp  .000  .000  .000    2    1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Total                  .286  .360  .392    7  245   70   8   0   6   33   33   26   13   3   2   4   4

                            DMB team pitching — 1893 Pittsburgh Pirates                           
                              League championship — as of 10/11/1893                              

S Name               P     ERA   W   L   S   G  GS  CG SHO     INN    H    R   ER   BB    K  HR GDP    BF
  Killen*            sp   3.00   3   1   0   4   4   3   0    36.0   35   15   12   13   10   1   6   154
  Terry              sp   5.40   0   0   0   1   0   0   0     1.2    2    1    1    2    0   1   0     9
  Ehret              sp   5.40   1   2   0   3   3   2   0    23.1   30   16   14   10    3   4   3   109
  Colcolough         mr  27.00   0   0   0   1   0   0   0     0.1    3    1    1    1    0   0   0     5
  Total                   4.11   4   3   0   7   7   5   0    61.1   70   33   28   26   13   6   9   277

                            DMB team pitching — 1893 Boston Beaneaters                            
                              League championship — as of 10/11/1893                              

S Name               P     ERA   W   L   S   G  GS  CG SHO     INN    H    R   ER   BB    K  HR GDP    BF
  Nichols            sp   2.70   1   3   0   4   4   3   0    30.0   26   19    9   13    4   1   2   135
  Stivetts           sp   6.97   2   1   0   4   3   1   0    20.2   27   17   16   12    5   3   2   101
  Staley             sp   7.50   0   0   1   3   0   0   0     6.0    9    5    5    2    0   1   0    30
  Gastright          sp   8.31   0   0   0   2   0   0   0     4.1    9    5    4    0    0   0   0    22
  Total                   5.02   3   4   1   7   7   4   0    61.0   71   46   34   27    9   5   4   288

19th Century Hall of Famer- Billy Hamilton

 

 

BILLY HAMILTON

Elected by Veterans Committee in 1961                                                                                  Image provided by Dick Perez

 

PHILADELPHIA N.L. 1890-1895

BOSTON N.L. 1896-1901

HOLDS RECORDS FOR SINGLE SEASON:

RUNS SCORED, 196 IN 1894; STOLEN

BASES, 115 IN 1891. LIFETIME TOTAL

STOLEN BASES, 937. BATTED .395 IN

1893, .399 IN 1894, .393 IN 1895.

LED NATIONAL LEAGUE IN 1891 WITH

.338 AVERAGE. LIFETIME BATTING

AVERAGE OF .344. SCORED 100 OR

MORE RUNS DURING 10 SEASONS.

This Hall of Fame plaque is rife with discrepancies. That’s right….I said rife!!!  It does not include his 2 years in the American Association with the Kansas City Cowboys. He scored 192 runs in 1894. He stole 111 bases in 1891. And none of his averages match his real life totals. He actually hit .404 in 1894. And last but not least he scored over 100 runs in 11 seasons. His lifetime .344 average is correct. I’m assuming that some of these totals differ due to the diligent efforts of SABR researchers.

I’m amazed it took until 1961 for Hamilton to get elected to the Hall. His .344 lifetime average is great for any Era, and his 912 lifetime stolen bases is impressive as well. He is one of only 3 players to score more runs(1690) than have games played(1591).

1893 DMB World Series- Game #6

Red Ehret vs Jack Stivetts 10/10/1893, @, South End Grounds

 

NASH AND LONG GO DEEP IN BEANEATERS WIN

 

Billy Nash is hitting .423 with 4 home runs, 11 runs scored and 9 rbis in this series.

Billy Nash hit 2 2-run home runs, and Herman Long hit a solo shot as the Beaneaters outlasted the Pirates to force a game 7.

Nash hit his HRs in the 3rd to tie the game at 2, and in the 4th to put the Beaneaters up for good. Long and Nash combined for 8 hits, 6 runs scored, and 5 rbis against an ineffective Red Ehret.

The Pirates mounted a serious rally in the 9th against a gassed Jack Stivetts.  Harry Staley came in to get the last 2 outs, but not before they had brought the tying run to the plate.

Game 7 looks to possibly be a high scoring back and forth contest.

 

10/10/1893, PIT93-BOS93, South End Grounds
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1893 Pirates           1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  4     6 10  0    12  2
1893 Beaneaters        0  0  2  0  2  1  3  1  x     9 16  3     8  2

Pirates              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Beaneaters           AB  R  H BI   AVG
VanHaltren        cf  5  0  1  1  .385    Long,H            ss  5  3  4  1  .286
Donovan           rf  5  2  3  0  .269    Nash              3b  4  3  4  4  .423
Smith,E           lf  4  1  1  0  .500    Duffy             cf  4  1  1  0  .500
Beckley           1b  3  1  1  1  .280    Lowe              2b  5  1  2  0  .385
Lyons,D           3b  2  1  1  2  .381    McCarthy,T        lf  4  1  1  2  .238
Glasscock         ss  5  0  1  1  .269    Tucker            1b  3  0  2  0  .182
Bierbauer         2b  4  0  1  1  .192    Carroll           rf  3  0  1  2  .263
Mack              c   5  1  1  0  .167    Merritt           c   4  0  1  0  .231
Ehret             p   3  0  0  0  .182    Stivetts          p   4  0  0  0  .100
Terry            p   2  0  0  0  .000     Staley           p   0  0  0  0  .000
                     38  6 10  6                               36  9 16  9
Pirates                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Ehret            L 1-2           6.1 14  8  8  2  0 112  72  5.40
Terry                            1.2  2  1  1  2  0  39  19  5.40
                                 8.0 16  9  9  4  0 151  91
Beaneaters                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Stivetts         W 2-1           8.1  9  6  6  7  2 161  92  6.97
Staley           S 1             0.2  1  0  0  0  0   7   6  7.50
                                 9.0 10  6  6  7  2 168  98

E-Lowe 2, McCarthy,T. 2B-Donovan, Long,H, Merritt. HR-Long,H(1), Nash 2(4).
SB-Mack(1). CS-Lowe. K-Ehret, Terry. BB-Smith,E, Beckley 2, Lyons,D 3,
Bierbauer, Nash, Duffy, McCarthy,T, Tucker. SF-Carroll. PB-Mack, Merritt.
GWRBI: Nash
Temperature: 73, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 8 MPH.

1893 DMB World Series-Game #5

Kid Nichols vs Frank Killen 10/8/1893, @, Exposition Park

 

PIRATES HIT BEANEATERS BROADSIDE FOR ANOTHER EASY VICTORY

Denny Lyons-Has a .310 lifetime average over 13 seasons

Using 3 walks, 4 singles and a Beaneater error the Pirates scored 6 runs in the 2nd, taking an early 8-1 lead that would never be tested. Banging out 15 hits against 4 Beaneater pitchers every Pirate starter scored and drove in at least 1 run, except for Lou Bierbauer, this replayer’s sentimental pick for series MVP.

Denny Lyons had a 2 run triple in the 1st, and Patsy Donovan added a solo home run in the 8th for the Pirates. The Beaneaters banged out 12 hits, including 3 each from Tommy McCarthy and Bobby Lowe, but left 13 men on base. Frank Killen allowed 6 walks and 9 hits in his 8+ innings of work.

The Beaneaters head home for the final 2 games of this series needing wins in both games.

10/8/1893, BOS93-PIT93, Exposition Park
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1893 Beaneaters        1  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  2     5 12  3    13  0
1893 Pirates           2  6  0  2  0  0  0  5  x    15 15  1     8  2

Beaneaters           AB  R  H BI   AVG    Pirates              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Long,H            ss  5  0  1  0  .174    VanHaltren        cf  6  1  2  3  .429
Nash              3b  4  2  1  0  .318    Donovan           rf  6  1  1  1  .190
Duffy             cf  5  1  2  1  .545    Smith,E           lf  5  3  3  2  .545
Lowe              2b  5  1  3  0  .381    Beckley           1b  5  4  2  1  .273
McCarthy,T        lf  4  1  3  2  .235    Lyons,D           3b  5  2  3  3  .368
Tucker            1b  4  0  1  2  .105    Glasscock         ss  5  1  3  1  .286
Carroll           rf  2  0  0  0  .250    Bierbauer         2b  5  0  0  0  .182
Merritt           c   5  0  1  0  .222    Stenzel           c   2  2  1  2  .100
Nichols           p   1  0  0  0  .000    Killen            p   3  1  0  1  .000
Gastright        p   0  0  0  0  .000     Colcolough       p   0  0  0  0  .000
Bennett          ph  0  0  0  0  .000                         42 15 15 14
Staley           p   0  0  0  0  .000
Stivetts         p   1  0  0  0  .167
                     36  5 12  5
Beaneaters                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Nichols          L 1-2           3.0  7  9  4  3  1  83  48  2.57
Gastright                        2.0  2  1  1  0  0  20  13  8.31
Staley                           2.2  6  5  5  2  0  54  27  8.44
Stivetts                         0.1  0  0  0  0  0   4   2  7.30
                                 8.0 15 15 10  5  1 161  90
Pirates                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Killen           W 2-1           8.2  9  4  4  6  3 141  76  3.00
Colcolough                       0.1  3  1  1  1  0  16  10 27.00
                                 9.0 12  5  5  7  3 157  86

BOS: Bennett batted for Gastright in the 6th
E-Long,H, Nash, McCarthy,T, Smith,E. 2B-Duffy, McCarthy,T, Beckley.
3B-Lyons,D. HR-Donovan(2). SB-Stenzel(1). CS-Lowe. K-Merritt 3, Killen.
BB-Nash, McCarthy,T, Carroll 3, Nichols, Bennett, Stenzel 3, Killen 2.
SH-Staley. HBP-Tucker. PB-Stenzel. HB-Killen. WP-Staley.
GWRBI: Lyons,D
Temperature: 51, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 10 MPH.

1893 DMB World Series-Game #4

Jack Stivetts vs Red Ehret10/7/1893, @ Exposition Park

 

PIRATES SWASHBUCKLE BEANEATERS TO EVEN THE SERIES

By my count there have been approximately 145 Smiths that have played Major League baseball. 2 Elmer Smiths, and 2 just listed as Smith.

The Pirates banged out 19 hits against 3 Beaneater pitchers, led by Elmer Smith’s 5 hits and 4 runs scored. Smith hit a 2 run Home Run in the 3rd to put the Pirates up 5-0. Smith added 2 doubles and a single to finish a triple shy of the 1st ever DMB World Series cycle.

Red Ehret pitched a complete game 6 hitter. Beaneater starter Jack Stivetts could not get out of the 4 inning allowing 7 earned runs in 3 IP.

 

10/7/1893, BOS93-PIT93, Exposition Park
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1893 Beaneaters        0  0  0  0  1  0  2  0  0     3  6  3     9  0
1893 Pirates           3  2  0  3  0  3  0  0  x    11 19  2     9  1

Beaneaters           AB  R  H BI   AVG    Pirates              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Long,H            ss  5  0  1  0  .167    VanHaltren        cf  4  2  3  0  .467
Nash              3b  4  2  1  0  .333    Donovan           rf  4  1  1  1  .200
Duffy             cf  5  0  3  3  .588    Smith,E           lf  5  4  5  3  .529
Lowe              2b  3  0  0  0  .313    Beckley           1b  5  0  2  3  .235
McCarthy,T        lf  3  0  1  0  .077    Lyons,D           3b  5  2  3  1  .286
Tucker            1b  4  0  0  0  .067    Glasscock         ss  5  1  2  2  .188
Carroll           rf  3  0  0  0  .286    Bierbauer         2b  5  0  2  1  .235
Ganzel            c   4  0  0  0  .182    Mack              c   5  0  0  0  .143
Stivetts          p   1  0  0  0  .200    Ehret             p   4  1  1  0  .250
Gastright        p   1  0  0  0  .000                         42 11 19 11
Staley           p   0  1  0  0  .000
                     33  3  6  3
Beaneaters                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Stivetts         L 1-1           3.0 10  7  7  1  0  63  41  7.50
Gastright                        2.1  7  4  3  0  0  46  34 11.57
Staley                           2.2  2  0  0  0  0  42  28  0.00
                                 8.0 19 11 10  1  0 151 103
Pirates                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Ehret            W 1-1           9.0  6  3  2  5  0 147  87  3.18
                                 9.0  6  3  2  5  0 147  87

E-Tucker, Carroll, Ganzel, Smith,E, Bierbauer. 2B-Nash, Smith,E 2, Lyons,D.
3B-VanHaltren, Donovan, Glasscock. HR-Smith,E(2). BB-Nash, Lowe, Carroll,
Staley 2, VanHaltren. SF-Donovan. HBP-McCarthy,T. PB-Ganzel 2, Mack 2.
HB-Ehret. WP-Stivetts.
GWRBI: Beckley
Temperature: 68, Sky: clear, Wind: out to center at 17 MPH.

19th Century Hall of Famer-Jesse Burkett

 

JESSE BURKETT

Elected by Veterans Committee in 1946                                                       Image provided by Dick  Perez 

BATTING STAR WHO PLAYED OUTFIELD FOR

THE NEW YORK, CLEVELAND AND ST. LOUIS

N.L. TEAMS AND THE ST. LOUIS AND BOSTON

A.L. TEAMS. SHARES WITH ROGERS HORNSBY

AND TY COBB THE RECORD OF HITTING .400

OR BETTER THE MOST TIMES. ACCOMPLISHED

THIS ON THREE OCCASSIONS. TOPPED THE

N.L. IN HITTING THREE TIMES. BATTING

OVER .400 TO GAIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP

IN 1895 AND 1896.

Another Hall of Fame plaque that doesn’t get it right. Burkett topped the .400 mark only 2 x not 3. He did lead the league in hitting 3 x on his way to a lifetime .338 average. Burkett is also unofficially the all time leader in inside-the-park home runs at 55. As a pitcher he compiled a 3-11 record with a 5.56 ERA.

1893 DMB World Series-Game #3

Kid Nichols vs Frank Killen 10/6/1893,@ Exposition Park

BEANEATERS DEFENSE HANDS VICTORY TO PIRATES

An 1898 Cameo Pepsin Pin of Frank Killen

The Pirates scored all 4 of their runs in the 5th inning thanks to 2 key errors on easy groundballs. With 2 outs and a runner on 2nd, George Van Haltren and Patsy Donovan singled scoring the 1st Pirate run of the game. Elmer Smith rolled a potential inning ending groundball to shortstop Herman Long, but Long booted the ball allowing Van Haltren to score. Jake Beckley hit another easy groundball to 2nd sacker Bobby Lowe, but he too booted the ball to load the bases. Denny Lyon then singled to center to drive in 2 runs and cinch the Pirate victory.

The Beaneaters threatened in the 7th and 9th innings, but double play grounders ended both scoring threats.

The Beaneaters lead this series 2 games to 1.

10/6/1893, BOS93-PIT93, Exposition Park
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1893 Beaneaters        0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0     2  8  4     9  0
1893 Pirates           0  0  0  0  4  0  0  0  x     4  5  4     6  3

Beaneaters           AB  R  H BI   AVG    Pirates              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Long,H            ss  5  0  0  0  .154    VanHaltren        cf  4  1  2  0  .364
Nash              3b  5  1  2  1  .357    Donovan           rf  4  1  1  1  .182
Duffy             cf  4  0  2  1  .583    Smith,E           lf  4  1  0  0  .333
Lowe              2b  4  0  0  0  .385    Beckley           1b  4  0  0  0  .167
McCarthy,T        lf  3  0  0  0  .000    Lyons,D           3b  3  0  1  2  .111
Tucker            1b  4  0  0  0  .091    Glasscock         ss  4  0  0  0  .091
Carroll           rf  4  0  3  0  .364    Bierbauer         2b  4  0  0  0  .167
Merritt           c   4  0  1  0  .250    Mack              c   2  1  1  0  .500
Nichols           p   2  1  0  0  .000    Killen            p   1  0  0  0  .000
                     35  2  8  2                               30  4  5  3
Beaneaters                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Nichols          L 1-1           8.0  5  4  1  2  0  98  60  1.00
                                 8.0  5  4  1  2  0  98  60
Pirates                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Killen           W 1-1           9.0  8  2  1  3  1 136  85  2.45
                                 9.0  8  2  1  3  1 136  85

E-Long,H 2, Lowe, Tucker, VanHaltren, Lyons,D, Bierbauer 2. 2B-Nash.
SB-McCarthy,T(1). CS-McCarthy,T, VanHaltren. K-Lowe. BB-McCarthy,T,
Nichols 2, Lyons,D, Mack. SH-Killen 2. WP-Killen.
GWRBI: Lyons,D
Temperature: 46, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 7 MPH.