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 | Mathes Pitches Smiths to Shutout Victory Friday, September 16th , 1887 Newark's Bill Mathes dazzled the Smith Grounds crowd with a fine display of pitching. From the start, Mathes dominated the Hartford lineup en route to a sparkling 1-0 shutout. He finished with 9 strikeouts and no walks. Checking out his stats for the year, Mathes has racked up 19 wins and 10 losses in 29 starts, posted a 1.98 ERA, and struck out 229 batters in 258.2 innings. |   |
