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Notable Baseball Episodes From Last Season
Henry Chadwick recalls dramatic moments in 1887 season play. Highlights include Chicago vs Philadelphia May 21 with Flint's near homer thwarted by quick fielding, Thompson’s garment mishap in Detroit and Boston, Welch’s center field trick at St Louis, a key eighth inning pitching duel in Philadelphia, and a controversial batting order miscue between New York and Chicago. Also noted are Radford’s triple play for Brooklyn, a fatal practice accident in Lincoln, and a long, sharp list of base running records.
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New York
Henry Chadwick
Philadelphia
Chicago
Flint
Chicagoes
McCarthy
Wood
Clement
Rlint
Thompson
Detroit
Boston
Detroits
Rowe
Sutton
Merrill
Richardson
St. Louis
Welch
Nelson
Orr
Ferguson
Ryan
Sullivan
Daly
Brown
O'Rourke
O’rourke
Connor
Anson
New Yorkers
Cincinnatis
Mullane
Baldwin
Metropolitans
Radford
Carpenter
Tebeau
Lincoln
Nebraska
Edward Likely
Young
Harry Claskey
Ridgeport
Conn
Bridgeport
Danbury
Lovett
Wilson