BOXSCORE: 1872 Philadelphia Athletics At 1872 Boston Red Stockings 9/5/1872 Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Red Stockings AB R H RBI AVG N.Cuthbert LF 7 1 2 2 .290 G.Wright SS 5 1 2 2 .262 D.McBride P 6 1 1 1 .239 R.Barnes 2B 5 3 3 0 .387 A.Reach RF 6 0 1 1 .204 A.Leonard LF 4 2 1 1 .343 F.Malone 1B 5 2 3 0 .302 C.McVey C 5 2 3 2 .389 W.Fisler 2B 6 3 3 2 .356 A.Spalding P 4 3 2 3 .374 F.Treacey CF 6 3 2 0 .255 C.Gould 1B 5 2 1 2 .319 C.Anson 3B 5 3 2 2 .341 H.Schafer 3B 5 2 1 1 .224 D.Mack SS 6 1 3 0 .306 F.Rogers RF 5 0 2 1 .230 M.McGeary C 6 1 2 0 .282 H.Wright CF 5 1 1 0 .259 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 53 15 19 8 Totals 43 16 16 12 Athletics....... 0 3 3 0 3 2 0 0 4 - 15 19 10 Red Stockings... 5 0 0 011 0 0 0 - 16 16 13 Athletics (19-13) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET D.McBride LOSS(19-13) 8 16 16 6 0 0 0 2.09 A1 Totals 8 16 16 6 0 0 0 Red Stockings (32-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET A.Spalding WIN(32-3) 9 19 15 3 1 0 0 1.09 A1 Totals 9 19 15 3 1 0 0 ATTENDANCE- 3,823 DATE- Thursday, September 5th 1872 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad T- 2:30 LEFT ON BASE- Athletics:13 Red Stockings: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0 Red Stockings: 1 ERRORS- W.Fisler-4, F.Treacey-3, C.Anson, D.Mack-2, G.Wright-7, R.Barnes-2, A.Leonard, C.McVey, H.Wright-2 DOUBLES- F.Malone(6th), W.Fisler(9th), D.Mack(6th), A.Spalding(11th) TRIPLES- C.Anson(5th), C.Gould(6th), H.Schafer(5th) RBIs- N.Cuthbert-2(23rd), D.McBride, A.Reach(12th), W.Fisler-2(35th), C.Anson-2(35th), G.Wright-2(21st), A.Leonard(44th), C.McVey-2(50th), A.Spalding-3(41st), C.Gould-2(39th), H.Schafer(23rd), F.Rogers(22nd) STOLEN BASES- F.Malone(1st), F.Treacey(6th) SACRIFICE HITS- C.Anson SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Leonard, A.Spalding WALKS- F.Malone GIDP- W.Fisler WILD PITCHES- A.Spalding-2 PASSED BALLS- C.McVey-2 2-out RBI- A.Spalding-2, C.Gould-2, H.Schafer, F.Rogers, C.Anson, N.Cuthbert-2, A.Reach, D.McBride RLISP 2-out- D.McBride, N.Cuthbert-3, H.Schafer, W.Fisler-3, A.Reach, H.Wright-2 TEAM RISP- Athletics: 5 for 22 Red Stockings: 9 for 17 Catcher Cal McVey had 3 base hits and 2 RBI and Al Spalding went the distance as the mighty Boston Red Stockings defeated the Philadelphia Athletics by a score of 16 to 15 at South End Grounds. Boston scored 11 runs in the 5th inning when they had 7 base hits. The biggest moment was provided by George Wright who thrilled the crowd when he banged out a single bringing home two baserunners. Boston bats were very productive in the 1st inning which saw them score 5 runs on 6 hits and the 5th inning when they had 11 runs on 7 hits. Philadelphia had a chance in the 9th but they came up short. Spalding(32-3), allowing 15 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Dick McBride(19-13) was charged with the loss. Boston knocked him around a bit, as he gave up 16 runs in 8 innings. In another of a string of victories, Boston extended their winning streak to 6 games. SCORESHEET: 1872 Philadelphia Athletics at 1872 Boston Red Stockings N.Cuthbe-A1 A1:F/7 B1:Si>2# C1:F/7 D1:E/4>23 E1:Si>3# F1:L/3 12 12 D.McBrid-A1 A2:P/4 B2:Force/ *4*:G/43 D2:E/4>3# E2:Si>2# *9*:E/6 64>1o b1 12 13 A.Reach-A1 A3:G/63 *3*:G/63 C3:P/3 D3:Si>2# E3:P/6 F3:F/8 12 F.Malone-A1 *2*:G/13 B4:E/6 C4:Si D4:WP>23 *7*:Si F4:Do>13 12 W>b1 W.Fisler-A1 A5:Si B5:Do+E/8 C5:SB+E/2 D5:F/7 E5:G-DP/6 F5:PB>3# >1# b# >13 L/3 43>1o 23 Si>3# F.Treace-A1 A6:L/3 B6:Si+E/8 *5*:Si *6*:F/7 E6:G/3 F6:E/6>12 C.Anson-A1 A7:Tr>1# B7:Sac/54 C7:SB>12 D7:E/6 *8*:Si F7:E/6>23 >3# E/7>2# b2 12 D.Mack-A1 A8:PB>3# B8:Si C8:L/6 D8:E/6>12 E8:Do>1o F8:L/3 Si M.McGear-A1 A9:Si>12 B9:Si>12 C9:P/4 D9:Force/ E9:G/63 F9:WP>3# 46>23 1o 23 12 E/6 b1 >3# 23 G.Wright-A1 A1:F/7 *2*:G/13 C1:G/43 D1:Si>3# *7*:Si 2# 12 R.Barnes-A1 A2:Si B2:G/63 *5*:Si D2:Si>23 E2:P/5 12 A.Leonar-A1 A3:P/6 B3:P/3 C3:Si>13 D3:SF+E/8 E3:L/6 >3# 2# 13 b2 C.McVey-A1 A4:Si>13 *3*:Si+E/ C4:Si+E/4 D4:G/53>3 E4:Force/ 6 >3# 1# # 23 64>1o b1 A.Spaldi-A1 A5:Si+E/4 B5:G/13 C5:SF+E/8 D5:Do+E/8 *8*:E/4 >3# 13 >3# b2 >3# b# C.Gould-A1 A6:Tr>3# B6:L/4 C6:E/5>23 D6:P/6 E6:P/5 2# H.Schafe-A1 A7:Tr>3# B7:F/8 C7:E/6>3# *6*:P/6 E7:F/8 12 F.Rogers-A1 A8:Si>3# *4*:P/4 C8:P/5 D8:P/6 E8:Si+E/4 >13 H.Wright-A1 A9:G/63 B9:P/6 C9:Si>23 D9:F/7 E9:G/53 12 SCORESHEET: 1872 Philadelphia Athletics at 1872 Boston Red Stockings N.Cuthbe-A1 G1:G/63 D.McBrid-A1 A.Reach-A1 F.Malone-A1 W.Fisler-A1 F.Treace-A1 C.Anson-A1 D.Mack-A1 M.McGear-A1 G.Wright-A1 R.Barnes-A1 A.Leonar-A1 C.McVey-A1 A.Spaldi-A1 C.Gould-A1 H.Schafe-A1 F.Rogers-A1 H.Wright-A1