1894 by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview
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Phillies 8/17/94
August 17, 1894: Phillies break records for hits and runs; Sam Thompson hits for cycle
A crowd of 1,250 was on hand to watch the Philadelphia Phillies demolish the Louisville Colonels, 29-4, on August 17, 1894, breaking the National League records for runs, hits, and total bases in a game. Sam Thompson, playing as part of the outfield of four same season .400 hitters, hit for the cycle for the Phillies, in a 6 for 7 performance. Thompson batted .415 in 1894, playing right field for the Phillies. Ed Delahanty played left and batted .404 for the season. Patrolling in center was Billy Hamilton, and he batted .403. Tuck Turner spelled all of them and finished at .418.
Philadelphia, the home team, batted first in the game. “The Philadelphia Inquirer” noted that the Phillies “made the largest score in any game this season and the largest number of hits and total bases.” Every Philadelphia batter had at least one hit and every starting player scored at least one run. The Phillies tallied runs in every inning except the second. And by batting first, Philadelphia had nine turns at the plate, adding four runs to their total in the ninth inning. At the end of the first inning, they had already scored enough runs to win the game, as