BOXSCORE: 1896 St. Louis Browns At 1896 New York Giants 8/27/1896 Browns AB R H RBI AVG Giants AB R H RBI AVG T.Dowd 2B 4 1 2 0 .278 J.Beckley 1B 5 1 1 2 .301 J.Sullivan LF 4 0 0 0 .291 G.Van Haltren CF 4 0 0 1 .331 T.Turner RF 4 0 1 0 .250 M.Tiernan RF 5 1 2 0 .354 R.Connor 1B 3 1 2 1 .319 B.Joyce 3B 4 0 1 1 .324 T.Parrott CF 3 1 1 0 .333 K.Gleason 2B 4 0 2 0 .328 B.Myers 3B 4 1 2 2 .249 G.Davis SS 4 0 0 0 .306 M.Cross SS 4 0 1 0 .232 F.Connaughton LF 4 1 0 0 .269 E.McFarland C 4 0 0 0 .269 D.Zearfoss C 4 1 3 0 .215 B.Kissinger P 4 0 0 0 .286 M.Sullivan P 1 1 1 1 .314 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 4 9 3 Totals 35 5 10 5 Browns.......... 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 4 9 5 Giants.......... 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 5 10 1 Browns (36-70) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET B.Kissinger LOSS(5-7) 8 1/3 10 5 3 1 1 0 5.15 A1 Totals 8 1/3 10 5 3 1 1 0 Giants (64-44) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET M.Sullivan WIN(12-6) 9 9 4 3 2 4 0 4.26 A1 Totals 9 9 4 3 2 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 3,456 DATE- Thursday, August 27th 1896 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 2:24 LEFT ON BASE- Browns: 5 Giants: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Browns: 1 Giants: 0 ERRORS- T.Dowd, B.Myers, M.Cross, E.McFarland, B.Kissinger, D.Zearfoss TRIPLES- R.Connor(11th), J.Beckley(9th), M.Tiernan(15th) RBIs- R.Connor(73rd), B.Myers-2(55th), J.Beckley-2(75th), G.Van Haltren(69th), B.Joyce(69th), M.Sullivan STOLEN BASES- T.Dowd(25th), T.Turner(10th), R.Connor(3rd), T.Parrott(22nd), B.Myers-2(10th) CAUGHT STEALING- B.Myers, M.Cross SACRIFICE HITS- M.Sullivan-3 SACRIFICE FLIES- G.Van Haltren WALKS- R.Connor, T.Parrott, B.Joyce STRIKE OUTS- T.Turner-2, E.McFarland, B.Kissinger, B.Joyce GIDP- J.Beckley 2-out RBI- B.Myers, R.Connor RLISP 2-out- R.Connor, T.Parrott, G.Davis-2, G.Van Haltren-2, B.Myers TEAM RISP- Browns: 3 for 11 Giants: 2 for 7 WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: George Van Haltren robbed Tommy Dowd of a Homerun! Mike Sullivan allowed Arthur Irwin to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game at Polo Grounds as the pitiful St. Louis Browns lost a heartbreaker to New York Giants by the score of 5 to 4. The game was won by New York with a run in the bottom of the 9th inning. After an out was recorded, Mike Tiernan tripled. Bill Joyce stepped up to the plate and he ripped a single making New York the winners and sending the 3,456 fans home happy. New York rapped out 10 hits for the afternoon. The winning pitcher was Sullivan(12-6) who allowed 4 runs for the game. Bill Kissinger(5-7) was given the loss. He surrendered 5 runs and 10 hits in 8 and 1/3 innings. SCORESHEET: 1896 St. Louis Browns at 1896 New York Giants T.Dowd-A1 A1:Si *3*:F/8 C1:G/43 *8*:Si J.Sulliv-A1 A2:G/43>1 B2:F/8 C2:G/3 D2:SB>12 2 G/3>23 T.Turner-A1 A3:G/13 B3:Si *6*:K D3:K R.Connor-A1 A4:P/5 B4:SB>12 C4:Tr D4:Si>3# W>b1 T.Parrot-A1 *2*:Si B5:F/9 C5:L/4 D5:SB>12 IW>b1 B.Myers-A1 A6:SB>12 *4*:L/6 C6:Si>3# D6:L/6 Si>2# CS/24>1o M.Cross-A1 A7:SB>12 B7:L/6 *7*:P/6 *9*:Si G/63 E.McFarl-A1 A8:SB+E/2 B8:P/6 C8:K D8:CS/24> 3>2# L/3 1o F/9 B.Kissin-A1 A9:G/53 *5*:L/6 C9:F/7 D9:K J.Beckle-A1 A1:L/5 B1:Tr>2# C1:L/6 D1:G-DP/5 E1:P/4 1# 43>1o G.Van Ha-A1 A2:F/8 B2:SF/9>3 C2:L/3 *7*:G/43 *9*:G/53 # M.Tierna-A1 A3:G/53 B3:E/6 *5*:G/13 D3:Si E3:Tr B.Joyce-A1 *2*:W>b1 B4:FO/2 C4:K D4:Force/ E4:Si>3# 31>1o b1 K.Gleaso-A1 A5:F/8 B5:Si>13 C5:G/53 D5:Si>13 G.Davis-A1 A6:L/6 B6:G/63 *6*:P/3 D6:F/7 F.Connau-A1 A7:Force/ *4*:L/5 C7:E/4 *8*:G/63 54>1o b1 D.Zearfo-A1 *3*:Si B8:Si C8:Si>13 D8:L/5 M.Sulliv-A1 A9:E/54>1 B9:E/24>1 C9:E/14>3 D9:Si 2 3 b2 # 12