The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-27
BASEBALL.
Games Lost and Won Yesterday by League
and American Association Clubs.

Games Lost and Won Yesterday by League
and American Association Clubs.
PHILADELPHIA, June 26-The Metropolitans
again defeated the Athletics in pretty fielding
contest The game will go on record, however,
under protest of the Athletic managers. The
protest is entered against Umpire Valen-
tines decision in the fifth inning.
declaring Bierbauer out for interfering
with Nelson while the latter was
fielding O'Brien's ground hit Bierbausr was
for an instant in Nelson's way, but he stopped
running to prevent further interference, and
Nelson folded O'Brien out at first. On appeal
from Nelson: the umpire declared Bierbauer
also out, though he had reached third base on
O'Brien's out, and the returning OF the latter
player had not been interrupted In any way.
Attendance. 4,S42 Score:
Mssrapoiitans. 1 9 q
Earned runs-Athletics, /; Metropolltans, l.
Two-base hits-O' Brien. Coleman, Orr. Passed
ball-Holbcrt Wild pitches-Kennecy l: Cush-
man. 2 First base on balls-Athletics 1; Met
ropolitans, 3. First-base hits-Athetics, 6; Met
ropolitans. 7. Errors-Athletics, 2; Metropoli-
tans q
LOUISVILLE, June 26.--The Louisviles and
Pittsburgs played fine game to lay and the
X,
two men were out. Whitney made safe hit
and got to first. Kuehne followed with a hit to
center field. Browning threw to Hecker, who
passed it swiftly to Cross in time to put out
Whitney, but Cross muffed it and Pittsburg won
the game. Score:
f FisssSaIs:... "a
Earned runs-Louisville, l. Pittsburg, /. Two
base hits-Cross, White, Werrick. Miller Hof-
ford. Passed balls-Cross, /; Ringo. l. Wild
pitch-Hofford l. First base on balls-By Hof-
ford 5. Struck out-By Hofford S. by Hecker,
g Double plays-W hitney, Barley aud Kuehne;
White, Mack and Kerins.
Peter Browning, the big centerfelder of the
Louisville club and one of the oldest and best
known ball players in the country, was tonight
laid off without pay by the management THIS
action was taken on account of the Indifferent
playing Browning has been doing for some time.
Ely will take his place at center
CINCINNATI. June 26-The great work of
Fontz and Mullane day resulted ia neither side
having a run at the end of the ninth inning. In
the tenth, Foutz made three Dagger and
scored the winning run on a sacrifice Brilliant
fielding characterized the work of both teams,
Fennelly and Bushong doing especially we'll.
Attendance four thousand Score:
Cincinnati ----...0 o o 0 0 o 90
st. Louis. ...-...O O o 0 o IL
Earned ruu-St Louis. Two-base ht-Mul-
lane. Three base hit-Foutz Passed ball
Baldwin. First base on balls-Of Mullane, i;
of Foutz. ]. Base hits-Cincnnati, 4 St Louis,
T. Errors-Cincinnati, l; St Louis, l.
DETROIT. June ga well-played but unin.
teresting game was played between Washington
and Detroit to-day. 1t was very much pitch
ers game, in which Baldwin did great work,
striking out thirteen men and having bnt one
hit made off him. The few hits of the home
club were scattering. A safe hit. passed ball
and ont st first gave Detroit run in the first
In the fifth Richardson hit safe. stole his way to
third, and came home on Thompson's sacrifice to
left field. Knowles did some very good work at
second, and Writings backstop work was gen.
orally good. Score:
Detroit .1 O O / o o o.
Washington. ..-...0 O o 0 90
Earned run--Detroit Two-base hit--Thomp-
son. Passed ball--Whiting Left on bases
Detroit, @; Washington. l. First base on balls
Detroit. q Washington, First base on errors
Detroit. 2; Washington. !. Struck out-By