BOXSCORE: 1874 Philadelphia A Athletics At 1874 Brooklyn Atlantics   5/8/1874

  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Atlantics          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.McGeary RF        6  2  3  2 .282     J.Farrow C          5  3  2  0 .400  
  D.McBride P         4  2  0  0 .269     T.Bond P            3  1  0  0 .000  
  C.Anson 3B          6  1  0  0 .132     H.Dehlman 1B        5  1  2  2 .222  
  W.Fisler 1B         6  1  1  1 .405     J.Hall 2B           5  0  0  0 .000  
  E.Sutton SS         5  1  1  1 .229     D.Pearce SS         5  0  2  1 .333  
  J.Battin 2B         6  1  1  1 .306     B.Ferguson 3B       5  0  0  0 .300  
  J.Clapp C           5  1  0  0 .182     H.Kessler CF        4  0  1  0 .200  
  C.Gedney LF         5  2  2  3 .250     E.Booth LF          4  0  0  0 .222  
  J.McMullin CF       5  1  3  0 .433     C.Hodes RF          3  1  0  0 .000  
                                        A-J.Chapman PH,RF     1  1  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      48 12 11  8                 Totals      40  7  7  3

A-Pinch Hit For Hodes In 8th Inning

Athletics....... 3 0 0  2 0 3  2 2 0  - 12 11 11
Atlantics....... 1 0 0  0 2 0  3 1 0  -  7  7 17

Athletics (6-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.McBride WIN(6-1)        9       7   7   0   0   0   0   0.58  A1
Totals                    9       7   7   0   0   0   0

Atlantics (0-2)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
T.Bond LOSS(0-2)          9      11  12   3   0   1   2   3.50  A1
Totals                    9      11  12   3   0   1   2

ATTENDANCE- 3,090 DATE- Friday, May 8th 1874 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:47
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics:12  Atlantics: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0  Atlantics: 0
ERRORS- M.McGeary, D.McBride, C.Anson-3, W.Fisler, E.Sutton-4, J.Battin,
        T.Bond-5, H.Dehlman-2, J.Hall-3, D.Pearce-2, B.Ferguson, C.Hodes-4
DOUBLES- M.McGeary(2nd), J.Battin(1st)
HOME RUNS- C.Gedney-2(2nd)
RBIs- M.McGeary-2(3rd), W.Fisler(11th), E.Sutton(6th), J.Battin(2nd),
      C.Gedney-3(7th), H.Dehlman-2(2nd), D.Pearce(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.McMullin
SACRIFICE HITS- D.McBride-2, T.Bond-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Sutton
STRIKE OUTS- W.Fisler
PASSED BALLS- J.Clapp
2-out RBI- J.Battin, M.McGeary-2
RLISP 2-out- J.Clapp, J.Farrow, B.Ferguson, J.Battin, W.Fisler-2, H.Kessler,
             D.McBride-2, H.Dehlman
TEAM RISP- Athletics: 6 for 17  Atlantics: 3 for 14

Left fielder Count Gedney slammed 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI and Dick McBride
tossed a complete game as the Philadelphia A Athletics outscored the Brooklyn
Atlantics 12 to 7.

Gedney had a big day against Brooklyn.  He delivered a solo blast in the 6th
inning and lifted one out of the park for a two run home run in the 7th
inning.  Philadelphia A rapped out 11 hits for the afternoon.  

McBride(6-1) allowed 7 runs on the game. Tommy Bond(0-2) was the losing
pitcher.  He gave up 12 runs in 9 innings of work.

SCORESHEET: 1874 Philadelphia A Athletics at 1874 Brooklyn Atlantics
M.McGear-A1  A1:Si      B1:E/3     C1:Si+E/5  D1:F/7     E1:E/6>12  F1:Do>3#
                                   >2#                              2# 13
                                                                    
D.McBrid-A1  A2:E/34>1  B2:G/43    C2:E/1>3#  D2:CS/24>  E2:Sac/24  F2:L/6
             2                                1o E/1     >23 12     
                                                                    
C.Anson-A1   A3:F/7     *3*:E/9    C3:F/7     D3:E/9>13  E3:L/4     *9*:G/43
                                              b2                    
                                                                    
W.Fisler-A1  A4:Si>2#   B4:Force/  *5*:K      D4:E/1>3#  E4:G/31    F4:E/4
             13         36>1o b1              23                    
                                                                    
E.Sutton-A1  A5:SF+E/9  B5:F/8     C5:G/63    D5:E/1>3#  *8*:Si     F5:P/3
             >3# 13 bo                        12                    
                                                                    
J.Battin-A1  A6:Do>3#   B6:G/63    C6:E/1     D6:L/3     E6:E/4>12  F6:G/63
                                                                    
                                                                    
J.Clapp-A1   A7:P/4     *4*:F/8    C7:L/6     *7*:E/6>b  E7:P/4
                                              2          
                                                         
C.Gedney-A1  *2*:L/3    B8:P/3     *6*:HR>b#  D8:HR>2#   E8:P/6
                                              b#         
                                                         
J.McMull-A1  A9:G/53    B9:Si+E/4  C9:Si      D9:E/9     E9:Si>23
                                                         12
                                                         

J.Farrow-A1  A1:Si+E/5  B1:P/6     C1:E/5>23  *7*:E/5>b  E1:Si+E/3
                                              2          >1#
                                                         
T.Bond-A1    A2:Sac/54  *3*:L/4    C2:PB>3#   D2:E/6>23  E2:F/8
             >23                   12 Sac/14             
                                   >23                   
H.Dehlma-A1  A3:Si>3#   B3:L/5     C3:Si>3#   D3:E/1>3#  E3:L/3
                                              12         
                                                         
J.Hall-A1    A4:P/5     B4:E/4     C4:F/8     D4:L/4     *9*:G/53
                                                         
                                                         
D.Pearce-A1  A5:F/9     B5:L/3     C5:Si>13   D5:Si+E/9  E5:G/43
                                              >2# 1#     
                                                         
B.Fergus-A1  *2*:G/53   *4*:G/63   C6:L/4     D6:G/53    E6:G/43
                                                         
                                                         
H.Kessle-A1  A7:Si      B7:P/5     *6*:P/5    D7:L/3
                                              
                                              
E.Booth-A1   A8:G/43>1  B8:L/5     C8:L/5     *8*:P/6
             2                                
                                              
C.Hodes-A1   A9:E/6>23  *5*:E/6>b  C9:G/53    D9:E/6
J.Chapma-D9             2