Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-21
Scared Off by Rain.

The weather Yesterday afternoon was not
at all favorable to baseball, financially.
Showers of rain fell at intervals, and as re-
suit for the first time this year the attend
ance was below 1900, but not very much.
The crowd gave Ward and his team a very
hearty reception.
The contest was somewhat of an exciting
one, not because the good playing of the
visitors kept them close to the home repre-
sentatives, but because the bad mistakes of
Miller and Maui allowed them to make a
very strong and dangerous bid for the game.
For a time, but only for a short time, it
looked as if our heroes were going to be
"dOne up" again in consequence of Millers
errors. George is a very strange citizen in
deed. Yesterday, for instance, he made two
OF the most egregious errors, and before the
game was out he showed up in very brilliant
form.
But the game was won, and after that fact
was established local partisanS could look
back at the errors with smiles and say they
only tended TO make matters more exciting.
After the mistakes had been made, and 1t
was thought by almost everybody that the
visitors had the game in their keeping, the
home talent set to work and knocked Mr..
Lemming clean out of the box in short or
dcr. Victory was, therefore, clinched. Once
more the great advantages of good hitting
|-ere apparent, because if our sluggers
hadn't slUgged we couldn't possibly have
overcome the effects of the errors. Bier
bauer was out on a regular batting picnic,
and that lean and useful citizen, Mack, WAS
there with him. Bicrbauer made four real
solid and unadulte3ted hits, including
triple and two doubles. Mack's three hits,
as usual were made just when they were
most useful, and helped the run getting.
Baldwin in Good Form.
Mark Baldwin, who was always deemed
the Brooklyns' jonah. pitched great game
and it IVES not his fault that the visitors
nr,t1nt Fl s1o
But amid all the disheartening features he
held together and pitched in great form
until the last man was retired. He was well
supported with the exception OF Miller and
Maui Reilly certainly played a most bril-
liant game. and his catch of Wards hunted
fly IN the eighth inning, and the consequent
double play, was piece of as fine work as
WAS ever seen on the local grounds. 1t is
needless to say that Bierbauer played in
brilliant style. He kept up with his record
Hanlon WIS unable to play, owing to a
spIained leg.
Eernnling pitched a tolerably fair game,
but in the eighth inning, after he had been
sized up for a single and two two-baggers, he
retired Carruthers replaced him and only
one hit was made off Robert.
Il. the second inning the run getting COM
menccd. BieTlauer started out with merry
going single to middle and Maui knocked
ont q fly TO Burns and was Of Mack, good
reliable Mack, made safe hunt and Reilly
got his base on balls. Baldwin struck out
and Miller v9nked out good single to left,
which scored both Bic ihauer and Mack
In the third inning, after Browning had
been retired, Carroll got his base on balls
and Bicrbauer whacked ont a three-bagger
to right field scoring Carroll. Bierbauer
scored on Maul's out at first.
In the fourth inning the Brooklyns were
given three runs asst to make things lively
Griffin started OFF AID Miller's tumble let
him to first. Foutz knocked fly which was
caught by Reilly. Then Miller fumbled q
grounder knocked out by Burns and instead
OF double play nobody was out Then
came . Brien and that individual thumped
out
A Corl1ing Home Run.
to middle, scoring three runs. This was
only the second hit made off Baldwin so
well was he pitching, and it was made after
the side should have been out. In the fifth
Uemming made a three-bagger and scored
on another tumble by Miller This tied the
score and there was plenty of excitement
then.
In the seventh a single by DALEY, q
double by Hemming and a muffed fly by
Maui scored two more runs, and it looked as
Il defeat were sure for Pittsburg.
But in the eighth inning Carroll started
off with single: Bierbauer followed with a
double and Carroll scored on Maul's fiy to
Burns. Then Mack came with a double
scoring Bierbauer, and that ended Hem
ming. Carruthcrs took his place
4 wild pitch sent Maui to third and Bald
wins sacrifice scored him amid tremendous
yells.
In the ninth Beckley reached first on a
tumble by Collins, got to second on q passed
ball and stole third. He scored on q sacri-
lice hit by Carroll Score: