Beesley Blanks Brooklyn, 1-0 Wednesday, September 26th , 1877 Harlan Beesley of the New York Columbians was impressive in blanking the Brooklyn Athletics, 1-0, at Columbia Field. He crafted a 3-hit shutout and chalked up 8 strikeouts with no walks in the contest.
Checking out his stats for the year, Beesley has racked up 25 wins and 9 losses in 35 starts, posted a 2.07 ERA, and struck out 245 batters in 317 innings.