Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-05
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.

MA AONAA AHA0 ONs The Giants Abreast of Boston In the
 Race For the Pennant-Four Straight From Pittsburg is the Record of the Series.
 The New Yorks played in excellent form yesterday and the Pittsburgs suffered their people saw the game and the fine plays were applauded heartily. The Giants won through superior batting The fielding of Kuehne, Rowe, Beckley, Gore, Brown and Richardson was of the highest order and remarkably eff fective. In the sixth inning the news of Bos- toms defeat was bulletined on the grounds amid scene of the widest enthusiasm. On the arrival of the triumphant Hoosiers from the Hub today they will be opposed by Keefe and Ewing.
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 I Earned n runs, New York 6, Pittsburg Two base i ardson. Ward, connor. First on bails o'Day ' 5, Struck out, o'Day 1, Morris L Hit by pitched bali, Dunlap. Wild pitches 0. Passed balls, Carroll 1. Time, 1:4O. Umpire, Powers.
 Boston Drops a Second Game to Indi- annapolis Through Nervous Playing. The Bean Eaters gave an exhibition yester- day characterized by the most glaring mis- plays, giving the Indianapolis team their first four runs on but three hits. Glasscock and Denny did some wonderful fielding, the latter making two marvellous one-handed catches. Kelley made brilliant steals of second and third bases. The score:
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 Earned runs. Boston 8, Indianapolis g. Two base hits, O. Three base hits, Buckley, Bennett Stolen bases. Kelley 2, Andrews. First on balls, Boston 2 Bassett aiasscock Hines; Andrews, Bassett; Denny, balls 0. Wild pitches. Cfarkscn, Boyle. Umpires, McQuade and Curry Time, 1:40
 Cleveland Takes Every Game in Wash-
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 The Cleveland team made it's last appear ance in Washington yesterday and defeated the Senators for the third consecutive time. So far the Infants had won all the previous games at Capitol Point and the home club made great effort to capture the final con. test. Their inability to bunch their hits and Keefes poor work in the fourth inning, how ever, gave the visitors easy victory and also 8 clean record of victories in this city, McKeane's fielding was the only noteworthy feature of the game. The score:
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 Earned runs, Cleveland ?, Washington 3. Two base hits,o. Stolen bases, Wilmot, Wise, Radford. Double plays, J:Irwin, Daily; J.Irwn, Daly. Mack by pitched ball, Twitchell. Struck out, Grueber g. Keefe g. Passed balls, Zimmer g. Mack l. Wild
 Chicago Wins With No Trouble.
 Anson's men had an easy time in defeating the Quakers yesterday afternoon. Sanders, Fogarty and Anderson tried their hands at pitching, but all three were freely found by the visitors. The home club did nothing with Tener until the last three innings, whom he let up in his speed. Williamson's short field play was the feature. Attendance 9, 900, The scoye:
 AT PHILADELPHIA. Philadelphia. ...........1 0 o 0 3 e. 8 Earned runs Philadelphia 8, Chicago g. Two base hits Ryan Williamson vanHaltrep, Burns Meyers 2, Farrar, Three base hits Tener. Home runs, Ryan, VanHaltren, Thompson. Stolen bases, VanHaltren Ryan. Anson. Pfeffer {, Burns. Meyers Thompson' Sanders. Double plays, Pfeffer Anson; Meyers Halman, Farrar Halman, Schriver, Farrar. First on balls Thompson. Hallman. Ryan. vanHaltren 9. Williamson. Passed balls, Schriver. Wild pitches, Fogarty. Hit by pitched ball, Pfeffer. Time, 1850. Umpire, Lynch.