BOXSCORE: 1885 Baltimore Orioles At 1885 New York Metropolitans 8/26/1885 Orioles AB R H RBI AVG Metropolitans AB R H RBI AVG J.Sommer LF 5 0 0 0 .251 C.Nelson SS 5 1 0 0 .268 O.Burns RF 5 1 0 0 .243 C.Roseman CF 4 1 1 0 .306 M.Muldoon 3B 5 2 2 0 .237 D.Orr 1B 5 0 2 0 .390 G.Gardner 2B 5 2 1 1 .195 S.Brady RF 4 1 0 0 .252 J.Field 1B 4 3 1 1 .203 T.Forster 2B 5 1 2 2 .182 E.Greer CF 4 0 1 1 .243 F.Hankinson 3B 5 1 1 0 .211 P.Powers C 5 1 3 3 .227 C.Reipschlager C 5 0 3 2 .261 G.Wetzel P 2 0 0 0 .000 B.Holbert LF 5 0 0 0 .147 J.Macullar SS 4 0 0 0 .159 J.Lynch P 4 0 1 0 .250 A-E.Kennedy PH 1 0 0 0 .206 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 39 9 8 6 Totals 43 5 10 4 A-Pinch Hit For Lynch In 9th Inning Orioles......... 0 0 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 - 9 8 8 Metropolitans... 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 10 9 Orioles (33-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET G.Wetzel WIN(1-0) 9 10 5 1 1 3 0 162 1.00 A1 Totals 9 10 5 1 1 3 0 Metropolitans (32-52) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Lynch LOSS(13-14) 9 8 9 1 1 3 0 175 3.82 A1 Totals 9 8 9 1 1 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 949 DATE- Wednesday, August 26th 1885 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:12 LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 7 Metropolitans:13 DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 0 Metropolitans: 0 ERRORS- M.Muldoon-4, G.Gardner-2, E.Greer, J.Macullar, C.Nelson-3, D.Orr-3, S.Brady, T.Forster, C.Reipschlager DOUBLES- G.Gardner(5th), J.Field(9th), P.Powers-3(6th), C.Roseman(9th), T.Forster(3rd), C.Reipschlager(13th) RBIs- G.Gardner(17th), J.Field(35th), E.Greer(12th), P.Powers-3(9th), T.Forster-2(16th), C.Reipschlager-2(25th) STOLEN BASES- J.Sommer(27th), C.Reipschlager(7th) CAUGHT STEALING- J.Sommer SACRIFICE HITS- G.Wetzel SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Field, E.Greer WALKS- G.Wetzel, S.Brady HIT BY PITCH- C.Roseman STRIKE OUTS- G.Gardner, P.Powers, G.Wetzel, T.Forster, F.Hankinson, E.Kennedy BALKS- G.Wetzel WILD PITCHES- G.Wetzel, J.Lynch-3 PASSED BALLS- P.Powers 2-out RBI- C.Reipschlager, P.Powers-2 RLISP 2-out- T.Forster-4, C.Nelson, O.Burns, B.Holbert-2, J.Macullar-2, S.Brady, G.Wetzel, J.Lynch, E.Kennedy-2 TEAM RISP- Orioles: 4 for 14 Metropolitans: 3 for 22 George Wetzel pitched a complete game and Phil Powers hit 3 doubles and had 3 RBI as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Metropolitans by a score of 9 to 5 at Polo Diamond Grounds. Baltimore had 4 runs cross the plate in the 5th inning when they came up with 3 base hits. They would prove to be the difference in the contest. Baltimore rapped out 8 hits for the afternoon. The victory was credited to Wetzel(1-0) who went the distance, allowing 5 runs. Jack Lynch(13-14) was charged with the loss. SCORESHEET: 1885 Baltimore Orioles at 1885 New York Metropolitans J.Sommer-A1 A1:P/3 B1:WP>23 *5*:G/43 D1:G/43 *8*:E/4 E/3>3# O.Burns-A1 A2:G/63 B2:SB>12 C2:E/3 D2:E/6 E2:CS/24> F/9 1o G/43 M.Muldoo-A1 A3:G/31 *4*:Si C3:Si>12 D3:F/9 E3:P/6 G.Gardne-A1 *2*:L/6 B4:E/6>12 C4:Do>2# *7*:K *9*:L/3 13 J.Field-A1 A5:G/13 B5:E/3>23 C5:SF+E/9 D5:Do E5:E(foul 12 >3# 2# b2 )/2 L/6 E.Greer-A1 A6:F/7 B6:WP>3# C6:F/7 D6:F/7 E6:Si 23 12 SF/ 7>3# P.Powers-A1 *3*:E/6 B7:Do>2# C7:Do>2# D7:Do>2# E7:K G.Wetzel-A1 A8:Sac/24 B8:K C8:L/6 D8:W>b1 >12 J.Macull-A1 A9:L/3 B9:WP>23 *6*:G/31 D9:G/63 G/63 C.Nelson-A1 A1:G/31 B1:G/53 C1:E/5 D1:F/7 *8*:G/53 C.Rosema-A1 A2:HBP *3*:E/6 C2:Do>13 D2:E/5>12 E2:L/4 D.Orr-A1 A3:Si>12 B3:G/43>1 C3:PB>3# D3:F/7 E3:Si 2 23 P/6 S.Brady-A1 A4:G/63>2 B4:W>b1 C4:G/63 D4:E/4>23 E4:F/7 3 12 12 T.Forste-A1 A5:K B5:Bk>23 *5*:Do D5:G/53 *9*:G/53 12 Si>3# 2# F.Hankin-A1 *2*:E/8>b B6:G/43>1 C6:K *7*:Si+E/ E6:E/5 2 2 5 C.Reipsc-A1 A7:Do>2# B7:Si>2# C7:WP>23 D7:P/6 E7:Si+E/4 P/6 >13 B.Holber-A1 A8:F/9>23 B8:SB>12 C8:G/13 D8:L/5 E8:P/6 F/9 J.Lynch-A1 A9:L/6 *4*:G/63 *6*:Si D9:P/5 E9:K E.Kenned-E9