The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

lnston team IN 1887. lie was engaged
Tor the professional club at Peoria, Ill.,
Tor the season OF 1878. when he alter
nated rs pitcher and right fielder the
peorias were credited with some note
worthy victories that season. including
one over the then champion Bostons by
4 score OF to l. Radbourn hlled the
same position In 1879. when the Du-
buqne Club. which won the champion
ship Of the Northwestern League that
year. Radbourn stood second In the
batting averages with both the Peoria
Reds and the Dubuques.
Radbourne's Career
He commenced the season OF 1850
with the Buffalo Club. OF the National
League. but after participating In six
championship contests he injured his
arm. and In consequence thereof asked
for and was granted his release by
that organization. In 1881 he accepted
an engagement With the Providence
Club. Of the zane league. alternating
with John N. Ward at right Geld and
In the pitchers position. Radbourns
delivery greatly aided the Providence
nine In winning games on more than
one occasion during his ave years stay
with that club. This was especially 10
during the season OF 1854. when he
pitched the Providence Club into the
National League championship. In
1881. his FIRST season with the Provi-
ienoe Club. he participated ia seventy
championship games. Ia thirty seven Of
which he filled the pitchers position.
and had the best general average Of
The twenty-uine different players who
occupied that position during the Ma
uonal League championship season.
RadbOurn was credited that season
with holding several teams down 10
only one safe hit during a full nine
inning game In 1852 he participated
In elgh,y-thrse championship contests
with the Providence team. In lfty-four
u which he allied the pitchers position.
On Aus ~. 1859. AZ Providence. the
Providence and Detroit teams con-
tended FOR eighteen innings before
result vas reached. the former then
winning 20 o. Radhourn. who was
playing right aeld. led on IN ths last
half o. the eighteenth inning with a
long dive which went through a hole
In the left field fence. and scored the
only ard winning run OF that famous
game 10 1883 Radboprn participated
In eighty-nine championship contests
IN seventy-tvo OF which be occupied
the pitchers position. and he was cred
tied with doing some remarkable pitch
ing that season. Probably his most
noteworthy performance was the shut
ting out without a run or a safe hit the
then great Cleveland team.
IIis Greatest Achievements.
Undoubtedly bis greatest achieve
ment. and one which gained Tor him
The most renown. was bis continuous
pitching that enabled Providence 10
ain the National League championship
In 1854 That year De participated la
eigh,y.hye championship games. N
sevcnty-tWo % which be filed the
pitchers position. During the season
OF 1855. his last one with the Provl-
dcnce Club. he occupied the pitchers
pisitlon IN f1rty-ninc OF the slxty-aye
championship games be participated in
AZ the close Of that season the Provl-
denco Club dlsbanded. and Radbourn
and Daley wcfe transferred % the Bos-
ton Club OF the same league. while
other members Of the team we're d.
vided mp between the Washington.
Philadelphia. 81. Louis and Kansas
City Clubs Radbourn remained with
the Boston team until the close OF the
season OF 1889 During the four sea.
sons be was connected with that club
he participated IN one hundred and
seventy-three championship contests.
In one hundred and sixty-one Of which
he Allied the pitchers position, When
the PLAY ers' League was organized. In
1890. and one Of its clubs was located
AZ Boston. Radbourn Joined Il. partlel-
patlng that rear In forty-three cham
pionship Eames. IN forty Of which he