| Wilson Bewilders Anthracites, 3-0 Tuesday, September 25th , 1888 Donald Wilson was sneaky fast, on the mark, and hard to hit. He led the Troy Rivermen to victory, 3-0, blanking the Scranton Anthracites on 6 hits. He had 1 walk and 9 strikeouts.
"You know what he's going to throw. You know what to expect. And you still can't hit it," Scranton skipper told reporters after the shutout loss. "He just had a real deceptive fastball today and he was throwing it for strikes."
Over the season Wilson has thrown 400.2 innings and dished out 273 strikeouts with a 19-27 mark and a 3.12 ERA. | | |