The record-union., 1891-03-28
M'CLOSKEY'S GIANTS.
They Gain a Hard-Fought Victory
Over the 0akIaaders.
Little Reitz Helps Out the Latter Club
by His Good Stick-Work-
The Game To-Day.

Yesterdays ball game between the
Sacramentos and Oaklands was far more
interesting than the initial one of the sea-
son played on Sunday last. There was
more good fielding than in the first game,
and harder batting, although there were
not great many hits made.
The threatening weather kept many
from attending, still there was a good
sized weekday crowd present, and con-
test full of spirit was witnessed.
Before the game commenced, the Sacra
mento players were photographed in a
group.
Umpire Sheridan called time promptly
at 3 o. clock, and the Sacramentos went to
the bat. In the first seven innings they
could not score run, and up to that time
only one had been made by the Oaklands.
This was in the first inning, when Long
went to the initial on four balls, stole sec
ond base and tailed on Hustin's wild
throw to the bag, and Sundays error in
not stopping the ball as it rolled into
center field.
From the first inning to the eighth a
pretty game was played, each side white
washing the other in six successive turns
to the bat. Only sharp fielding work
prevented runs from being made several
times.
In the eighth inning the home team
broke the monotony by scoring two runs,
but it was done mainly through the fault
of Youngman, the Oakland's second
baseman. McGuirk reached first on balls
and Sunday hit to pitcher Stevens, who
turned round and threw to Youngman,
to force the runner out at second, but the
ball was badly muffed and two men were
safe on the cushions.
Works let four bad ones go by. A hit
by Hustin scored McGuirk. Hutchinson
flew to Youngman, and McCloskey tried
to hit the ball so hard that he failed to
connect at all. Hoover forced in run
by getting his base on balls. Peoples
ended the run-getting by hitting pop-fy
TO second base.
In the last inning the Sacramentos
added two more runs to the score, and
4oungman again made disastrous error
Ward got a life on balls, and base hit by
McGuirk sent him to the third corner.
Sunday hit to O'Neill, who threw to
Youngman at second, but the ball would
not stick to the fielder's hands, and Ward
scored. Sunday worked his way arosnd to
third base and scored on a sacrifice fly,
hit by Hustin to McQuaid.
The visitors made their final run in the
ninth inning, Reitz knocking out a three
bagger, and scoring on a clean hit by
ONeill. The game ended by score of 4
to-, the home team winning.
Barring lack of control at times. Ste
vens pitched creditable game. He sent
ten men to bases on balls, but Sheridan
was unusually eXacting toward both
pitchers. He made them line the ball
over the center of the plate before he
would call a strike. Hustin had good
control, and allowed only seven hits.
Both Hoover and Lohman did excellent
back-stop work.
McGuirk covered first base in a
finished manner, and he will, no doubt.
rank high at the end of the season. He
will never let a low-thrown ball go by, and
when he stoops to block it he seems to
expand and cover with his body about
twice as much space as when standing.
Ward had but little to do at second
base. He was nOticeably slow in touch
ing Long after Hoover had made pretty
throw from behind the home plate.
Hutchinson made two clever stops and
throws and gained two put-outs during
the game. Peoples played short very
neatly.
Works, who arrived from Galveston on
Thursday night, played in left field. He
was not in the best Of health, but never
allowed Il fielding chance to slip. He
pulled down three high-fy balls
Sunday and McCloskey had little work
to do.
Cantillion guarded the initial for the
Oaklands in good style, and the entire
team played well, except Youngman,
whose errors were disastrous. Reitzs
work was first-class, and he did most of
the batting for his team. A single, a
double and triple was his record for the
game.
Following is the score: