| Marks Hurls Albany to Shutout Win Monday, September 13th , 1886 Magic was in the air and on the mound at Mechanicks Field, as Jumbo Marks held the Worcester Mechanicks spellbound in his 1-0 shutout victory. The Albany Dutchmen pitcher went the distance, rang up 4 strikeouts, walked 0, and held the Mechanicks to 4 hits.
"He just had us in his thrall," Worcester manager said. "We couldn't put anything together against him."
On his stats sheet this season, Marks shows a 15-18 record, 35 starts, 307.1 innings, 212 strikeouts and a 3.54 ERA. | | |