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vrobx1 · 10-20-2023, 07:28 AM

APRIL 21, 1901
Today concludes the season-opening series in St Louis between the Orphans and the Cardinals. The Orphans are trying to avoid being swept.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
There are no American League games scheduled today.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh Pirates 1-2 at Cincinnati Reds 2-1

CHICAGO ORPHANS (0-3) AT ST LOUIS CARDINALS (3-0)
MATCHUPS
SP Jock Menefee vs Mike O'Neill Advantage Push
C Frank Chance vs Art Nichols Advantage Chicago
1B Charlie Dexter vs Dan McGann Advantage St Louis
2B Cupid Childs vs Dick Padden Advantage St Louis
3B Fred Raymer vs Otto Krueger Advantage St Louis
SS Barry McCormick vs Bobby Wallace Advantage St Louis
LF Topsy Hartsel vs Jesse Burkett Advantage Push
CF Cozy P Dolan vs Emmet Heidrick Advantage St Louis
RF Danny Green vs Patsy Donovan Advantage Chicago
Overall Advantage St Louis

In the top of the third, Menefee scored from first on a Chance single combined with a Donovan throwing error. Chance went on to score from third on a Dolan sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the third, Donovan scored from third when Dexter fumbled a McGann two-out grounder.

After three: Chicago 2 St Louis 1.

In the top of the fourth, Raymer put the Orphans back up by 2 with an RBI single. Raymer went on to score from third on a passed ball.

In the bottom of the fourth, Heidrick ended up scoring on a steal attempt of third when Chance's throw sailed into the outfield.

In the top of the fifth, the Orphans loaded the bases with nobody out. Green was hit by a pitch to bring home a run. Dexter flew to center for the first out without bringing home a run. McCormick then grounded into the 4-6-3 to retire the side.

In the bottom of the fifth, Burkett brought home a run with a single.

After six: Chicago 5 St Louis 3.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Cardinals loaded the bases with nobody out. Heidrick beat out the 3-6-3 to score Donovan from third to make it a one-run game. Wallace tied the game with an RBI single. Heidrick scored from second when Raymer made a bad throw to first after fielding a Krueger grounder. A two-run double by Padden made it a five-run inning.

In the top of the ninth, Childs struck out for the third time in the game.

The Cardinals recorded 12 hits while the Orphans committed 7 errors in the contest.

Final score: St Louis 8 Chicago 5.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Mike O'Neill 9.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 5 K

OTHER SCORES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Cincinnati Reds 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Sam Leever Pittsburgh Pirates 9.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, W
2. Archie Stimmel Cincinnati Reds 9.0 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
3. Mike O'Neill St Louis Cardinals 9.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, W

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10-20-2023, 07:28 AM	#6
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,429	APRIL 21, 1901 Today concludes the season-opening series in St Louis between the Orphans and the Cardinals. The Orphans are trying to avoid being swept. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED There are no American League games scheduled today. NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh Pirates 1-2 at Cincinnati Reds 2-1 CHICAGO ORPHANS (0-3) AT ST LOUIS CARDINALS (3-0) MATCHUPS SP Jock Menefee vs Mike O'Neill Advantage Push C Frank Chance vs Art Nichols Advantage Chicago 1B Charlie Dexter vs Dan McGann Advantage St Louis 2B Cupid Childs vs Dick Padden Advantage St Louis 3B Fred Raymer vs Otto Krueger Advantage St Louis SS Barry McCormick vs Bobby Wallace Advantage St Louis LF Topsy Hartsel vs Jesse Burkett Advantage Push CF Cozy P Dolan vs Emmet Heidrick Advantage St Louis RF Danny Green vs Patsy Donovan Advantage Chicago Overall Advantage St Louis In the top of the third, Menefee scored from first on a Chance single combined with a Donovan throwing error. Chance went on to score from third on a Dolan sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the third, Donovan scored from third when Dexter fumbled a McGann two-out grounder. After three: Chicago 2 St Louis 1. In the top of the fourth, Raymer put the Orphans back up by 2 with an RBI single. Raymer went on to score from third on a passed ball. In the bottom of the fourth, Heidrick ended up scoring on a steal attempt of third when Chance's throw sailed into the outfield. In the top of the fifth, the Orphans loaded the bases with nobody out. Green was hit by a pitch to bring home a run. Dexter flew to center for the first out without bringing home a run. McCormick then grounded into the 4-6-3 to retire the side. In the bottom of the fifth, Burkett brought home a run with a single. After six: Chicago 5 St Louis 3. In the bottom of the seventh, the Cardinals loaded the bases with nobody out. Heidrick beat out the 3-6-3 to score Donovan from third to make it a one-run game. Wallace tied the game with an RBI single. Heidrick scored from second when Raymer made a bad throw to first after fielding a Krueger grounder. A two-run double by Padden made it a five-run inning. In the top of the ninth, Childs struck out for the third time in the game. The Cardinals recorded 12 hits while the Orphans committed 7 errors in the contest. Final score: St Louis 8 Chicago 5. PLAYER OF THE GAME Mike O'Neill 9.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 5 K OTHER SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Cincinnati Reds 1 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Sam Leever Pittsburgh Pirates 9.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, W 2. Archie Stimmel Cincinnati Reds 9.0 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K 3. Mike O'Neill St Louis Cardinals 9.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, W Sent from my SM-J337VPP using Tapatalk Last edited by vrobx1; 12-29-2023 at 07:52 PM.