 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL TOLEDO TOMS AT NEW YORK EXCELSIORS 09/14/1884 |  |  | | | |
 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL | | TOLEDO TOMS AT NEW YORK EXCELSIORS | | GAME ID: 1724 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 1884 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Toledo Toms (40-49) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 4 | | New York Excelsiors (51-39) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | |  | |
| Toms 5-2 Winners Versus New York | Toledo starter Bill Silvers pitched well against the New York Excelsiors at Excelsior Grounds. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-2. Silvers, who finished 5th in the IA in batting average with .294 in 1882, went the distance for Toledo. He gave up 2 runs on 6 hits. The 8th-place Toms hiked their record to 40-49.
In the top of the fourth, Gordon Beach delivered a clutch hit. With two gone and runners on 2nd and 3rd, the Toledo second baseman hit a 2-run single, putting the Toms in front, 5-2.
"Whenever I help the team," said Beach, "I feel like I earned my paycheck." | | | | |
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| TOLEDO BATTING LINESCORE | | NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING Doubles: E. Baum (21, 1st Inning off T. Goss, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: B. Silvers 2 , H. Percival , E. Baum 3 , C. Scheer , J. Campbell , G. Beach 2-out RBI: G. Beach Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Silvers , E. Baum , G. Brown , C. Blain Sac Bunt: J. Campbell 2 , J. Thomas Sac Fly: C. Scheer Team LOB: 10
FIELDING Errors: B. Silvers (17) , C. Scheer (9) , J. Thomas (69) , G. Beach (43) Double Plays: 2 (Beach-Thomas-Baum, Beach-Thomas-Baum) | | | BATTING Doubles: J. Scott (23, 4th Inning off B. Silvers, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: F. McRoberts , C. Collins , J. Scott 3 , C. Smith , C. McCarver Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Booker , C. McCarver , W. Howard GIDP: F. McRoberts , J. Scott Sac Fly: J. Scott Hit by Pitch: C. Collins Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: F. McRoberts (23)
FIELDING Errors: C. Smith (49) , F. Booker 3 (69) , W. Howard (20) , T. Goss (5) | | |
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| TOLEDO PITCHING LINESCORE | | NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. Silvers W (15-21) | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 113 | 2.41 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | T. Goss L (18-22) | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 140 | 2.77 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Bill Silvers Ballpark: Excelsior Grounds Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph Start Time: 1:05 PM ET Time: 2:25 Attendance: 1576 |
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