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25-Game Hitting Streak for Sheehy
Wednesday, September 16th , 1896
Thomas Sheehy, third baseman for the Dallas Steers, ran his consecutive-game hitting streak to 25 games with 1 hit in his club's 20-7 victory over the Galveston Gulls at Trinity Grounds.

"Not the outcome we wanted," Galveston manager said. "There's never a good time to lose, and it's never fun to be on the wrong end of somebody else's accomplishment."
Thomas Sheehy singled in the 1st, grounded out in the 3rd, was hit by a pitch in the 3rd, flied out in the 4th, grounded out in the 6th and grounded out in the 7th.

This year, Sheehy is batting .386 with 13 home runs and 143 RBIs. In 107 games he has scored 146 times.
Gibson Stretches Hit String to 20
Tuesday, September 15th , 1896
Samuel Gibson has been on a tear for several weeks, and his hitting streak just keeps getting longer. The 35-year-old Galveston Gulls catcher extended his streak to 20 games, going 1-for-5 as Galveston got the best of the Dallas Steers at Trinity Grounds, 7-5.

"Samuel has been playing real well lately and we're proud of him," Gulls manager said.
Samuel Gibson grounded out in the 1st, flied out in the 3rd, grounded out in the 6th, struck out in the 7th and hit an RBI single in the 9th.

Gibson is swinging at a .357 pace on the year with 10 home runs, 119 RBIs and 99 runs scored. He has played in 101 games.
Simpson Holds Drummers Scoreless
Monday, September 14th , 1896
The Waco Drummers were no match for Samuel Simpson of the Austin Stars. Simpson totally shut down and shut out Waco at Republic Park as Austin cruised to a 7-0 win. In the 9-inning effort, he gave up 2 hits, struck out 10, and walked 3.

This season, Simpson has registered 8 wins and 3 losses in 11 starts with a 3.94 ERA.

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LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
Joe Peterson - AUS
.414
2 Milton Gosnell SA .407
3 Freddie Kennedy FTW .401
4 George McIntyre SA .398
5 2 tied with   .396
LEAGUE LEADERS HR
Jimmy Langley - AUS
16
2 Thomas Sheehy DAL 13
3 Jimmy Fulton SHE 12
4 Al Kelly SA 11
5 3 tied with   10
LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
Thomas Sheehy - DAL
143
2 Charles Vance GAL 128
3 Ernest Bullock SA 125
3 Edward Ray AUS 125
5 Joseph Ogden FTW 123
LEAGUE LEADERS W
Joseph Harper - AUS
36
2 John Horn AUS 31
3 Tom LeVan FTW 24
3 William Tynan SA 24
5 2 tied with   23
LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
James Ingram - AUS
2.73
2 Fred Aulner WAC 3.22
3 Joseph Harper AUS 3.51
4 John Horn AUS 3.68
5 Fred Jones HOU 3.94
LEAGUE LEADERS K
Wildfire Smith - FTW
243
2 Edward Muchler DAL 213
3 John Horn AUS 212
4 Benny Vernon WAC 206
5 James Hodges SHE 188
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STANDINGS
Division 1 W L PCT GB
Austin Stars 95 27 .779 -
Waco Drummers 67 55 .549 28.0
Fort Worth Drovers 65 57 .533 30.0
Dallas Steers 64 58 .525 31.0
San Antonio Vaqueros 55 67 .451 40.0
Houston Eagles 52 70 .426 43.0
Galveston Gulls 49 73 .402 46.0
Sherman Generals 41 81 .336 54.0
YESTERDAY'S GAMES -
Away Team Home Team Result Time Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
Austin San Antonio 19-12 2:05 PM ET S.Simpson (9-3, 4.29 ERA) W.Silvers (7-12, 6.25 ERA)
Fort Worth Sherman 10-16 2:05 PM ET J.Hodges (19-31, 5.03 ERA) T.LeVan (24-22, 5.86 ERA)
Houston Waco 1-8 1:35 PM ET B.Vernon (23-13, 4.10 ERA) B.Rayford (13-22, 5.17 ERA)
Galveston Dallas 7-20 7:05 PM ET A.Wexler (16-12, 5.04 ERA) J.Kellogg (15-33, 5.27 ERA)
TODAY'S GAMES -
Away Team Home Team Time Starting Pitcher Away Team Starting Pitcher Home Team
Austin (95-27, Road: 43-19) San Antonio (55-67, Home: 30-29) 7:05 PM ET RHP J.Harper (36-5, 3.51 ERA)
Fort Worth (65-57, Road: 31-28) Sherman (41-81, Home: 20-42) 7:05 PM ET
Houston (52-70, Road: 23-39) Waco (67-55, Home: 34-25) 7:35 PM ET
Galveston (49-73, Road: 22-37) Dallas (64-58, Home: 38-24) 7:35 PM ET LHP E.Muchler (18-18, 5.24 ERA)
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