The record-union., 1891-05-17
Won IN THE NINTH.
Sacramento Loses Yesterdays Game
in the Last Inning.
Midget Sweeney Does the Business for
the San Franciscos-The
Game To-day.

Little Danny Sweeney's hit did the
business for the San Franciscos in yester-
days game, and subsequently the players
congratulated themselves upon the lucky
manner in which they got out of a small
hole and pulled victory through after
them.
The game was an illustration of how
defeat can be turned into victory at the
last stage of the battle, and when the con-
quering side appears to be certain it had
the contest won.
Yesterdays exhibition was as pretty
struggle as has been seen on the Sacra-
mento grounds in a long time. 1t was
not free from errors, but game played
with snap and life. When one club was
in the lead the other was straining every
point to score run, and the coachers
were yelling themselves hoarse in their
almost frantic endeavorS to rattle the op-
posing pitcher.
San Francisco commenced the 'fire-
works" in the first inning. After the
first two men had been put out, Clark
got his base on balls, and Levy then step
ped into the batters' box and made the
longest hit that has ever been knocked
out in game at Snowflake Park. He
made terrific swing at the ball with his
dSl anu CduknI IL Away IL
went sailing over the right field fence.
1t was hit so hard and so high that it
must have struck the ground fully one
hundred and fifty feet outside the park.
Then Cartwright waited and Hustin
gave him his base on balls, and SWEET hit
the ball for three bases. Cartwright
scored, OF course, but SWEET could not get
farther than the third corner, the next
batter failing to reach first base.
Neither side scored in the next inning,
but it was made conspicuous by double
play of the phenomenal order, accom-
plished by the San Franciscos. Hassa-
mCr made a wonderful e-handed stop
of grounder, and with the assistance Of
Sharp and Cartwright completed a brill
liant double play, which provoked loud
cheering.
Hoffman scored the Sacramentos' first
run i'll the third inning. After McClOsl1ey
had been touched out on the line on ac-
count of poor judgment in base running,
Hoffman went TO the initial on balls.
Ward knocked out pop-tiy, which was
allowed to drop to the ground between
Sharp, Cartwright and Clark, and Hoff-
man Sprinted around to third base. On
the next pitch Ward ran for second base.
The ball was thrown down, but at the
same time Hoffman made a dash for
home, and got there amid a burst of ap-
plause.
The fourth inning, however, was when
the Giants got in their batting work, and
they more than tied the score Hutchin-
son and Sunday took first base on balls.
Works hit hard into right field, but
Clark caught the ball splendidly. Nc
Guirk then took his turn to bat and
knocked n red-hot liner right at pitcher
Young. The latter was not able to dodge
it, and the ball struck him on the fore
arm and bounded away, allowing the
runner to reach first in safety
Here was q chance for HuStin 10 dis
tinguiSh himself. The bases were filled
and even single hit meant two runs.
But Sacramento's smiling pitcher wanted
to do better than that, and he succeeded
admirably in gratifying his wish. There
was a big open space in the field between
Sweeney and Clark, and Hustin shot the
ball out there by a simple swing of the
bat. The result was that three men
scored, and the batter gained third base
before the sphere was tielded into the
diamond.
McCloskey scored Hustin by driving
out liner into left field, but the side was
retired atterward on another double play
by Hassamer, Sharp and Cartwright
This inning left Sacramento two runs
in the lead, but the club could not hold it
long. At their next turn to bat the San
FranclscoS tied the score on hits by
Sweeney and Levy, a passed ball and an
error by Works.
In the sixth, seventh and eighth
innings no runs were made and when
the ninth was commenced by the Sacra-
mentoS it looked very much as though
they were not going to score any more
runs. However, after two men We're out,
McCloskey hit the tall for two bases and
Spies reached first on Hassamer's error.
Hoffman gave Hassamer another chance
Immediately after and the latter again
fumbled, AlcClOslley scoring. Ward hit
TO Van Zant, who threw low, and the
runner was safe at first. Spies scored on
the play. Hutchinson ended the inning
by going out on a grOunder 10 Cart
wright.
1t looked like a certain victory for the
home club, and still more so after the
first San Francisco batter had been put
out. But before three minutes more time
had elapsed the victory was lost. Young
and Sharp succeeded in reaching the
bases, and little Danny Sweeney-the
midget center field of Manager Harris
team-won the game by knocking out a
home run. The ball went high over
Works head and could not be fielded in
time to prevent the runner from making
a circuit of the bases.
The San Francisco players grabbed
their tiny fielder when he had made his
run and carried him off the field.
Lovy's work in left field was an exhibi-
ton of which he may well feel proud
Some Of his catches were very difficult,
but in two cases he made them so by mis-
judging the ball.
Sheridan umpired the game, the score
of which is as follows:
SACRAMENTO. ALB. II. B.H. s.B. 20. A. F.