| Troy Hopeless Against Gentile Wednesday, September 5th , 1888 It was not a good day at the plate for the Troy Rivermen. They came up empty when it mattered against Buffalo Bluebirds right-hander John Gentile, who scattered 5 hits across 9 innings and held the Rivermen scoreless.
"We had 5 hits so I know he wasn't completely untouchable, but he was close," Troy manager said later.
Gentile chalked up 4 strikeouts and 1 walk in the 1-0 Bluebirds win.
For the season, Gentile has a record of 17 wins and 18 losses in 36 appearances. He has an ERA of 4.28 and has fanned 185 batters in 302.2 innings. | | |