Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-09

well be doubted. Until near the close of
the game the rain came down in a very dis
agreeable way. In the fifth inning it was
raining hard enough to call time. Later a
heavy, damp mist settled over the grounds.
As though the Brooklyn players would not
make enough runs by working for them, the
Pittsburg battery thought it their duty to
give them couple at the start.
1t Was Very Wild Start.
The first three men went to first on balls.
After the first two men had got there
wild throw to second by Mack advanced
each base. With the bases full, Tom
Burns hit a grass cutter clear to center
field. and while he got no further than the
first quarter, Ward and Joyce scored.
Griffin made neat sacrifice. advancing
BrOUthers and Burns each a base; but Cor
coran and O'Brien retired the side. Foutz
does not usually allow visitors to get on
such famfiar terms with the balls he
pitches as did the Pittshurg batsmen in the
first inning. of to-dav's contest. Miller
started the Ball rolling with a grounder
through Jqt ice. Bierbauer let him walk
home with bowling three-bagger back of
the 5O-rentk section. Shugart sent slow
boundel to ard and beat the ball to first
Bierbafer me home with second earned
Farrel srpck out.
Our Captain Burns Loomed Up.
DAILY threw out Shugart al third. Burns
hit 10 left put Beckley on the home plate
and Burns took second on the throw in, and
stole third: Days wild throw brought him
home Mack went to first Oh balls, but
went out Dalv to Ward in an attempt to
steal second. Each team had two men on
bases in the second inning. For Brooklyn,
naiy was hit by a pitched ball and advanced
to second on a passed ball. Foutz took first
on Shugart error. Ward went to first on
lalls Baldwin threw DAILY out at the plate
on an attempted bunt by Joyce. Brouthers
hit to Baldwin. The pitcher felded home
and Foutz was out. Mack pu: the ball to
Bccklev before Brouthers reached first.
In the third inning TWO run outs added
excitement to the game. First Burns. OF
BrGoklvn. who hit safely, stole second and
covered himself with glory and mud, tried
10 make home because it looked as though
Nack's especial high throw to second
would settle in center field.
Where Biarbauer Fooled Brooklyn Burns
Just as Burns was rounding third, how
ever Blerbauer by great leap stopped the
ball and returned it to Mack. Burns saw
his danger and turned toward third Mack
AllltM 10 I AAlSDNlS lDuIUS, WHO TtiuTUpu Tue
ball rs the Brooklyn player tore home and
Mack put him out. DAILY, Corcoran, Foutz
Ward and Brouthers were necessary to put
Beckley out between first and second. The
Brooklyns tiedthe score quite unexpectedly
IL the fourth inning. Ward singled, Joyce
knocked a high ball over Berbauer's head.
and it went far ont to the long grass Joyce
got around home with Ward ahead of him.
In the next inning a base on balls and
singles by Griffin. Corcoran and O'Brien
ncJJed two runs. Errors by Shugart, Mack |
and Farrell with single by Brouthers and
a sacrifice by Burns were responsible for |
three runs in the sixth No runs were
made in the seventh. Brouthers' base hit. |
Dams steal Of second. Burns sacrifice and |
Griffin two-hagger earned a run during the |
eighth Griffin came in on Shugart's wild |
throw
Tattened Up Their Batting Average.
The Brooklyns used the ninth inning in
adding to their batting, averages. A two
base hit by Burns, singles by Griffin and
Corcoran. both Of which were driven right !
{. ShG1art, and So hot that he could not |
field Them. and three-base hit by O'Brien. |
with Daiy's sacrifice and base on balls |
welded SIX runs. Ward commenced the |
inning with a base on balls and Foutz |
ended it on fly to Farrell.
pittsburg did not score after the first |
inning until the eighth Shugart started |
off with a two-bagger. Becklev was out on |
DARBY O'Brien's running catch, Joyce |
threw wild TO first, letting Farrell stand by |
Brouthers. Burns singled and Shugart |
crossed the plate. Mack singled and Farrell |
got home. Tommy Burns fumbled the hit.
allowing mis- namesake to make the third |
run Of the inning. Pittsburg did nothing in
the ninth. The score: