| Montreal Over Cleveland, 9-3, 100th Win for Babbitt Saturday, September 24th , 1887 Tigers ace John Babbitt reeled in his 100th career victory by beating the Cleveland Clippers 9-3 at St. Gabriel Grounds II. In his historic win, he notched 2 strikeouts in 9 innings, yielded 3 runs and 6 hits, while surrendering 2 walks.
"I tried to focus on each batter," said Babbitt after the game, "but as the game goes by, I couldn't help but think about the possibility. 100 is a big number. It's an exclusive club and I'm honored to be a member."
His career totals show Babbitt has 100 victories and 91 defeats with a 2.97 ERA.
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