Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-08
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GAMES WILL BE PLAYED HERE on
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
Something About the Standing of. the
League Players-McDonald,o of Oak
land, is the Boss Batter.

II the diamond is in fit condition there
will be ball games at Snowflake Park to-
morrow and Saturday afternoons, the San
Franciscos and Sacramentos being the op-
posing clubs in both matches. The league
leaders have been seen but once before this
season by Sacramento audience, and if
the weather is fine there will probably be
a large weekday attendance at both games.
On Sunday next the Oaklands and Sacra-
mentos play at the Haight-street grounds,
but it is not known whether O'Neill will
show himself or not-probably not.
To-day at San Francisco the Stocktons
and the thus-far champions will be pitted
against each other, if there is not too much
rain and mud.
Wehrle, the last years Oakland pitcher,
whom the Sacramento management have
of late been endeavoring to sign, is now
pitching for the Fort Worth. Texas, club.
He has already pitched several games for
the team, and is doing well. 1t appears
that neither Spalding nor any of the East.
ern sharps to whom the Sacramento man.
ager telegraphed for information knew
anything about the whereabouts of Wehrle,
until it was learned that he had signed
down South. A Chicago man is being
negotiated with, and it is quite probable
that Sacramento may yet have the star
twiPler of the league.
The RECORD UNION baseball man has
prepared the records and averages of every
player IN the California League up to date,
and is able to give to the public a correct
report of the batting and fielding standing
of each player. These will be given in the
shape of notes from time to time.
The Oaklands have made more runs and
more base hits than any club in the league
The Sacramentos come next, having 1850
hits. or II less than Colonel Robinson's
team.
Mcdonald of the Oaklands leads in bat
ting, with an average of .341. Daley of the
Sacramentos has the next highest batting
average. He is, however but a fraction
above Swan of the Stocktons. Daley's av-
erage is .321.
Borchers has struck out more men than
any other pitcher. He has fooled batters
on three strikes 81 times. Harper has
tanned 90 men, and Young So. Cobb
has struck out 43 batsmen.
Roberts has made one error in 46 chances
and heads the list of out. felders in field.
ing. He has made two home-runs-whichS
no other player has accomplished. His
batting average is .25O.
The Sacramentos have made three more
home runs than any of the other clubs,
and two more than those of the other
clubs added together.
Bowman is the best batter of the catchers
in the League. His average is .266. Lob
man comes next with 1862.
Selma has 215 put-outs, Stapleton 131.
Isaacson 204, and Sweeney 1853.
Lookabough is the poorest batter in the
League. He has made one hit in Is times
to the bat. II
Shea has stolen % bases, Hill 20, Nc.
Donald l9, Fudger Is, and Goodenough II,
Ebright has more errors than any man
IN the League. Twenty.six belong to him.
DAILY comes next with "a, N. O'Neill third
with 81, and Mcdonald and Holiday each
20.
Reitz has eight errors out of Ill chances.
The Oaklands have earned IS runs, the
Sacramentos AZ, the Stocktous 43, and the
San Franchises II.