Evening journal., 1918-04-08
CHICAGO Scored
FIRST SHUTCUT
Cubs Opened 1876 Season
by Banking Old Louis
vile Club
CLUB HAS NOT
REPEATED SINCE


dope hounds haven't previously placed .
before the public relates 10 the showins
OF tho Chicago National League club /
ON opening days as regards shutouts. /
The Windy City team, playing its first I
game in the National League on April /
20, 1876, took a 4 to o fall Out Of the !
Louisville club. that being the flrst
whitewash on record in the National
League and the only opening game in
which the ChicagOans have plastered
kalsonine on their opponents And they
have helped dedicate IA campaigns since
then.
There have been % games in which
one team was kept away from the plate
in the National League openings from
1876 on. Boston has been the aggres-
sor in seven of these affairs Philadel-
phia in five, pittsburg in three. Brook
lyn In two, New York in two, ST. Louis
in two, Cincinnati, Chicago, Worcester
and Providence in one apiece.
The teams that have been denied runs
have been New York. six times; Brook
lyn, four times; Boston, twice; Pits
burg, twice. Cincinnati, twice; phila-
delphia, twice; Louisville. Troy, Bufalo.
Providence, Chicago, Washington and
st. Louis, once apiece.
OF the % shutouts there was only
one that was lop-sided. That was the
opener OF 1914 between the Pirates and
the Reds. in which the Ohioans were
annihilated by score Of Il 90 o.
The finest runless battle on the first
day Of a National League season was
played in 1909 by BROOKLYN and New
YORK, Irving Wilhelm, who has asked
for waivers on his old nickname or
.HHIaa l..
In i3 innings, 20 o. This was the
game IN which Leon kalamlty Ames re-
fused TO be touched for a safety until
the tenth.
A close second 10 this game in point
OF pitching attraciiveness was the in
augural Of 1893 between the Superbas
and the Bostons. Bill Kennedy and
hid Nichols did the bOXwork and the
teams might have baitled indefinitely
without scoring only in the eleventh
kennedys support cracked ana through
the opening the Bedn-EaierS pulled a
run-and victory.
Boston not only has won the most
shuiouts on opening day, but 10 has
figured In the most victories on the aft
ernOOn the championship lid has been
lified. The Massachusetts combination
has landed % Of IFS initial tussIes; Chi
cago has annexed q; Pittsburg, 20; New
York. 20; Philadelphia. a.; Cincinnati,
IS; Brooklyn, i3; and ST. Louis, i2.
There has been only one tie on Get
away Afternoon. Chicago and 81. Louis
figured I'm that in 1911. Score, TO g.
innings played, II.
Chicago, ST. Louis, Boston, Cincin-
natl, Brooklyn and Philadelphia all were
represented in tho National League IN
the first year Of ifs eXisience-ts76
The Superbas and phillies OF the present
time then were the Mutuals aud the
Athletics. New York entered tho Ma.
tional I'm 1852, pitlsburg in 1881.
Chicago and Boston are the onl,
cities that have constantly had clubs
In the National. The real membership
of New York and Philadelphia date.
back TO 1888: Of Pittsburg, 90 1897; Of
Brooklyn and Cincinnati, TO 1890, anC
Of ST. Louis, 60 1892.
What Chicago did in its FIRST Nationa
League game has been told.
The B0stons did their first champion
slip playing on April 22. 1876. defeat
ing the Athletics by a score or %
Cincinnati played II. Louis three day.
later and won, ? TO 4.
On the same day the Nlutuals opened
AM|II nNurNIA NNNiIA nNFNNA AAA hNNAA ANM
quered, z TO G.
New York came into the Nstiona
League in 1888 and started on on MAJ
by defeating Boston. 10 ;. The sanl'
day a Philadelphia team, named aftel
the city and not called the Athletics
PLAYED its first game in the Nationa
with Providence and was beaten 10 2
Four years later pittsburg made us
bow in the National. the start Of th'
Pirates being eminently satisfactory &
the team's supporters. since Chicag,
was conquered, 20 ?. on april 30.
Brooklyn and Cincinnati came int,
the National. TO remaln permanently, II
1890 beth tcams being trounced In ihei
first games, which were played ol
April 10. The Superbas were humili
sted by Boston, 50 10 9; the Reds weg
taken into camp by Chicago, TO I.
I'm 1892 St. Louis returned t0'the Ma
iional, probably for life. In their frs
battle the Browns Cardinals now
bowed TO Chicago. "a to 10.
The record OF the National Lesgu
clubs in their openings Is as follows:
Boston--Won %. lost 10. seven shut
outs.
Chlcago-won p. lost ii. tied 1. On
shulout.
New lork-Won ~. lost Is. Two shut
outs.
Pittsburg-won 20. lost II. Thre
shutouLs.
Phlladelphia-won a.. lost ie. Fiy
shutouis.
Clncinnati-Won Is. lost IS. one shut
out.
BrookAn-won 10. lost IS. Tw
shutouts.
ST. Louls-won ~. lost A.. tied 1. Tw
shut0uts.
providencc-Wou lost 3. one shut
out.
Louisyille-Won 3. lost ..
Cleyeland-Won 4. lost 49,
Baltimore-WOn q, lost {.
Dstroit-Won Z. lost 4.
WashingtOn-Won 1, lost s.
Buffalo--Won 3, lost 4.
Worcester-Won ?. lost /. One shuI
out.
Indianapolis-Won 1, lost B.
Troy-Lost Z.
Hartford--LOst ?.
Athletics (of PHILADELPHIA Lest 4.
Nfutuals lOf Brooklyn)-Lost T.
Alilwaukee-LOst 4.
Syaracuse-LOst T.
Kansas Clty-LOst J.
Shulouls on opening day IN the N;
tioual League have heen as follows:
BOSTON,.
iS7S-BOstOn, 4; Providence. o
ts59- Boston, 3; Buffalo, 0.