| Morris Sensational, 5-for-7 Thursday, August 23rd , 1877 Charlie Morris was sizzling at the plate. In a game played at Woodward Grounds, the New York catcher blistered the Detroit Woodwards for 5 hits in 7 at-bats to pace his club to a good 22-3 victory.
"Morris was too tough to get out," Woodwards skipper said in his postgame interview. "No matter what we threw him, he hit it. And he hit some good pitches, too."
Charlie Morris singled in the 1st, hit an RBI triple in the 3rd, hit an RBI triple in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 6th, singled in the 7th, grounded out in the 7th and flied out in the 9th.
Morris is currently batting .362 with 3 home runs, 40 runs scored and 34 RBIs. His OBP is .392.
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