1894 by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview

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the Louisville fielders’ tongues were hanging out, the result of their running after long hits. Wadsworth walked three. Carsey also walked three and had the only strikeout of the game.

It was the third victory in a row for the Phillies. It was the sixth game of a 28 game home stand, and they would win 10 in a row by August 27. The 29-4 victory came after two severe beatings of the Colonels, by scores of 14-4 and 17-3. In the three games, Philadelphia scored 60 runs against Louisville.

However, the Phillies could climb no higher than fourth place in the league. Meanwhile, the Colonels lost eight straight from August 15 to August 25, tied the New York Giants, and then lost 10 more games. From August 15 to the end of the season, Louisville sadly played to a record of 4-33-1, leaving the team in last place.

In 1894 Thompson led the league in slugging with .696 and RBIs with 147. In an editorial the next day, the “Courier-Journal”

printed a “Cause for Complaint.” With 29 runs scored, the writer questioned why Wadsworth was left in the game to suffer so many runs when other pitchers could not have been hurt, nor have made matters any worse by going in the box. It blamed bad judgment in giving up a game as lost because a heavy lead is made when there are other pitchers on the bench. The writer called for the

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