| Allentown Blanked by Van Nostrand, 6-0 Tuesday, October 4th , 1887 Henry Van Nostrand of the Troy Rivermen spun his magic on the Allentown Peanuts. He blanked them, 6-0, on 4 hits, registering 5 strikeouts and 1 walk.
"The bottom line was I just kept the ball down," Van Nostrand said. "My breaking stuff was down. Everything was down."
Talking to reporters in the postgame interview, Troy skipper said the team "got solid pitching, good defense and took great team at-bats in a lot of different situations."
"Henry pitched really well but this was a solid performance by everyone," he said.
For the season, Van Nostrand has compiled a 19-27 record with a 3.15 ERA. | | |