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tm1681 · 09-02-2024, 04:56 PM

GAMEDAY SIX (August 14th)

SYR 8-14 SHA – SS Anthony Mascherino (SHA): 3/5, 2 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI
ALL 7-11 STJ – 1B Collin Henderson (STJ): 3/5, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, SB
EXC 3-4 KNI – 3B Jerald Peterson (KNI): 2/4, 2B, 2 R, RBI, SB, GW RUN

Shamrock improved to 4-2 with a six-run win over Syracuse at the South End Grounds. Three Shamrock batsmen had three hits: Mascherino, James Burke, & Walter Williams. The key inning was the 4th, in which Shamrock scored six times on four different run-scoring hits to take an 8-4 lead. Six runs over the next three innings, and Shamrock had the win in the bag.

The St. John’s offense was back on track in their win over Alleghany. The hosts had a 6-1 lead after the 2nd but gave it back when Alleghany scored five times in the top of the 6th. St. John’s then scored five more runs in the bottom of the 7th – PH John Baddley’s two-run double the key hit – to secure the result.

Knickerbocker was finally held below ten runs on Gameday Six, but the result was another win as Jim Creighton’s valiant effort was not enough in the Elysian Fields. The score was 3-3 going into the bottom of the 9th when Knickerbocker began the inning with a pair of singles off Creighton, and after a sac bunt PH Fred Carter singled Peterson in to win the game.

The results of Gameday Six meant Knickerbocker was in first place by two games.

GAMEDAY SEVEN (August 15th)

SYR 1-3 KNI – P Grover Anderson (KNI): CG, 7 HA, 1 R/ER, 0 BB/1 K, 1/3
SHA 4-7 STJ – OF Nelson Townsend (STJ): 2/5, 2 R, 3 SB
EXC 12-2 ALL – SS John Withers (EXC): 3/5, 2 2B, R, 5 RBI

Once again Knickerbocker was held on the low end of the scoring scale, but once again the result was another Knickerbocker win. Single runs in the 1st, 3rd, & 6th were enough as #2 pitcher Grover Anderson put in a brilliant effort and the defense behind him committed a single fielding miscue over the course of the game.

The St. John’s offense was not at its best, but it was good enough to earn another win. A three-run rally in the 4th inning put the hosts up 5-2, with Thomas DiMola’s two-run triple effectively guaranteeing the win. St. John’s baserunners terrorized the Shamrock battery, stealing seven bases without being caught.

Alleghany took an ugly home loss on Gameday Seven, considering they were facing Excelsior #2 pitcher Lonny Cochrane. Their visitors scored in each of the first six innings, and Alleghany failed to score until the bottom of the 9th. Excelsior totaled 20 hits, with Felix Brand, Jim Creighton, Benjamin Lovette, Archie Mask & John Withers all having three or more.

The results of Gameday Seven eliminated Alleghany, Excelsior, St. John’s, & Syracuse. There were two teams left in contention for the cup: the previous two champions.

Code:

TEAM			W	L	 R	RA	 RD
KNICKERBOCKER	        7	0	60	26	+34
SHAMROCK		4	3	41	40	 +1

Knickerbocker & Shamrock were opening Gameday Eight at the Elysian Fields. With a win, Knickerbocker would be cup champions for the second time in three years.

GAMEDAY EIGHT (August 16th)

SHA 21-13 KNI – SS Anthony Mascherino (SHA): 4/6, 3 2B, 3 R, 5 RBI, SB
EXC 5-7 STJ – P William Tighe (STJ): CG, 12 HA, 5 R/4 ER, 2 BB/0 K, 2/3, 3B, 2 R, 1 RBI
SYR 3-11 ALL – 1B Edgar Drury (ALL): 3/4, 3B, R, 4 RBI

Their backs to the wall, defending champions Shamrock pummeled Knickerbocker in a crazy contest that saw the teams combine for 34 runs and 41 hits. Mascherino led the way, but Luther Tatum was 4/5, James Burke was 3/5, and William Gillette was 3/6 while Walter Williams stole three bases. The Knickerbocker celebrations would have to wait.

St. John’s punished a poor defensive effort by Excelsior, whose seven errors contributed heavily to the home team’s fortunes in Providence. Jim Creighton was in good form, and his team’s fielding issues meant only one of seven runs he allowed was an Earned Run. William Tighe’s pitching was not perfect, but he more than made up for it with the bat.

Edgar Drury had to enter for an injured Harmon Melville to start the 4th inning, and he was the main reason why Alleghany ran away from Syracuse. While the home side blew the game open during the middle innings, Drury hit a two-run sin-gle and a two-run triple. By the time the 6th was over it was 8-3 to Alleghany and the win was theirs.

The two teams left in contention for the cup after Gameday Eight:

Code:

TEAM			W	L	 R	RA	 RD
KNICKERBOCKER	        7	1	73	47	+26
SHAMROCK		5	3	62	53	 +9

Knickerbocker would be at home against Alleghany, and Shamrock would play at Excelsior on Gameday Nine.

GAMEDAY NINE (August 17th)

STJ 8-10 SYR – SS Henry Neal (SYR): 3/5, 2 2B, R, 4 RBI
SHA 9-5 EXC – CF Walter Williams (SHA): 3/5, 2B, 3B, R, 2 RBI, SB
ALL 5-11 KNI – 3B Jerald Peterson (KNI): 2/5, 3B, 4 R, RBI, SB

Syracuse had a BIG start against St. John’s: eight runs over the first two innings. However, poor pitching allowed their lead to slip away and the game was 8-8 at the end of the 6th. Syracuse redeemed themselves with a one-run single by James McNeil in the 7th and another one by cup star Henry Neal in the 8th to take the victory.

Shamrock needed to win against Excelsior and their #2 pitcher to stay in contention with hopes to force a playoff for the cup, and they got the result they needed thanks to six runs in the fourth followed by three in the fifth. Shamrock was a bit lucky in victory as they committed a very uncharacteristic eight fielding errors, but Excelsior failed to take advantage.

A win would give Knickerbocker the cup, and they took care of business against Alleghany. The visitors scored early – five runs over the first three innings – but Knickerbocker put multiple crooked figures on the scoreboard and were ahead 10-5 after the 6th. Grover Anderson held Alleghany scoreless from there, and that meant the cup was going back to Manhattan.

The top two after Gameday Nine:

Code:

TEAM			W	L	 R	RA	 RD
KNICKERBOCKER	        8	1	84	52	+32
SHAMROCK		6	3	71	58	+13

Gameday Ten would be a celebration day for Knickerbocker, and the end of the line for everybody else.

GAMEDAY TEN (August 17th)

ALL 5-7 EXC – P Jim Creighton (EXC): CG, 7 H, 5 R/0 ER, 0 BB/3 K, 2/4, 2B, R
STJ 11-8 SHA – 1B Collin Henderson (STJ): 2/4, 3 R, RBI, BB
KNI 17-6 SYR – SS Edward Huntley (KNI): 5/7, 2 2B, 3B, 3 R, 7 RBI, SB

Jim Creighton and Excelsior ended the cup in fine form, leaping forth to a 7-1 lead over Alleghany after three innings. From there Creighton carried the win and a 4-6 finish home, putting in another great all-around performance. It was the end of a frustrating TWC for Alleghany, whose feared 1-2-3 batsmen were nowhere near as proficient as they were during the season.

St. John’s got the best of Shamrock in an exciting affair in Boston. Shamrock scored twice in the bottom of the 7th on run-scoring singles to take an 8-5 lead, but St. John’s roared back with six runs in the top of the 8th on five separate run-scoring singles to go ahead 11-8 and take the final battle of the NEL’s two best teams.

As they did in 1865, Knickerbocker ended their championship cup run by thrashing the Upstate Champions. It was not quite the 19-1 home mauling of Minuteman from two years ago, but the 17-6 win at Syracuse was almost as impressive. Edward Huntley was fantastic, three other Knick batsmen recorded three hits, – Hugh Harris, Albert Jones, & Paul LaGuerre – and the Tucker-Wheaton Cup was presented to the team after the end of the game at the Salina Street Grounds.

09-02-2024, 04:56 PM	#326
tm1681 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 1,453	GAMEDAY SIX (August 14th) SYR 8-14 SHA – SS Anthony Mascherino (SHA): 3/5, 2 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI ALL 7-11 STJ – 1B Collin Henderson (STJ): 3/5, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, SB EXC 3-4 KNI – 3B Jerald Peterson (KNI): 2/4, 2B, 2 R, RBI, SB, GW RUN Shamrock improved to 4-2 with a six-run win over Syracuse at the South End Grounds. Three Shamrock batsmen had three hits: Mascherino, James Burke, & Walter Williams. The key inning was the 4th, in which Shamrock scored six times on four different run-scoring hits to take an 8-4 lead. Six runs over the next three innings, and Shamrock had the win in the bag. The St. John’s offense was back on track in their win over Alleghany. The hosts had a 6-1 lead after the 2nd but gave it back when Alleghany scored five times in the top of the 6th. St. John’s then scored five more runs in the bottom of the 7th – PH John Baddley’s two-run double the key hit – to secure the result. Knickerbocker was finally held below ten runs on Gameday Six, but the result was another win as Jim Creighton’s valiant effort was not enough in the Elysian Fields. The score was 3-3 going into the bottom of the 9th when Knickerbocker began the inning with a pair of singles off Creighton, and after a sac bunt PH Fred Carter singled Peterson in to win the game. The results of Gameday Six meant Knickerbocker was in first place by two games. GAMEDAY SEVEN (August 15th) SYR 1-3 KNI – P Grover Anderson (KNI): CG, 7 HA, 1 R/ER, 0 BB/1 K, 1/3 SHA 4-7 STJ – OF Nelson Townsend (STJ): 2/5, 2 R, 3 SB EXC 12-2 ALL – SS John Withers (EXC): 3/5, 2 2B, R, 5 RBI Once again Knickerbocker was held on the low end of the scoring scale, but once again the result was another Knickerbocker win. Single runs in the 1st, 3rd, & 6th were enough as #2 pitcher Grover Anderson put in a brilliant effort and the defense behind him committed a single fielding miscue over the course of the game. The St. John’s offense was not at its best, but it was good enough to earn another win. A three-run rally in the 4th inning put the hosts up 5-2, with Thomas DiMola’s two-run triple effectively guaranteeing the win. St. John’s baserunners terrorized the Shamrock battery, stealing seven bases without being caught. Alleghany took an ugly home loss on Gameday Seven, considering they were facing Excelsior #2 pitcher Lonny Cochrane. Their visitors scored in each of the first six innings, and Alleghany failed to score until the bottom of the 9th. Excelsior totaled 20 hits, with Felix Brand, Jim Creighton, Benjamin Lovette, Archie Mask & John Withers all having three or more. The results of Gameday Seven eliminated Alleghany, Excelsior, St. John’s, & Syracuse. There were two teams left in contention for the cup: the previous two champions. Code: TEAM W L R RA RD KNICKERBOCKER 7 0 60 26 +34 SHAMROCK 4 3 41 40 +1 Knickerbocker & Shamrock were opening Gameday Eight at the Elysian Fields. With a win, Knickerbocker would be cup champions for the second time in three years. GAMEDAY EIGHT (August 16th) SHA 21-13 KNI – SS Anthony Mascherino (SHA): 4/6, 3 2B, 3 R, 5 RBI, SB EXC 5-7 STJ – P William Tighe (STJ): CG, 12 HA, 5 R/4 ER, 2 BB/0 K, 2/3, 3B, 2 R, 1 RBI SYR 3-11 ALL – 1B Edgar Drury (ALL): 3/4, 3B, R, 4 RBI Their backs to the wall, defending champions Shamrock pummeled Knickerbocker in a crazy contest that saw the teams combine for 34 runs and 41 hits. Mascherino led the way, but Luther Tatum was 4/5, James Burke was 3/5, and William Gillette was 3/6 while Walter Williams stole three bases. The Knickerbocker celebrations would have to wait. St. John’s punished a poor defensive effort by Excelsior, whose seven errors contributed heavily to the home team’s fortunes in Providence. Jim Creighton was in good form, and his team’s fielding issues meant only one of seven runs he allowed was an Earned Run. William Tighe’s pitching was not perfect, but he more than made up for it with the bat. Edgar Drury had to enter for an injured Harmon Melville to start the 4th inning, and he was the main reason why Alleghany ran away from Syracuse. While the home side blew the game open during the middle innings, Drury hit a two-run sin-gle and a two-run triple. By the time the 6th was over it was 8-3 to Alleghany and the win was theirs. The two teams left in contention for the cup after Gameday Eight: Code: TEAM W L R RA RD KNICKERBOCKER 7 1 73 47 +26 SHAMROCK 5 3 62 53 +9 Knickerbocker would be at home against Alleghany, and Shamrock would play at Excelsior on Gameday Nine. GAMEDAY NINE (August 17th) STJ 8-10 SYR – SS Henry Neal (SYR): 3/5, 2 2B, R, 4 RBI SHA 9-5 EXC – CF Walter Williams (SHA): 3/5, 2B, 3B, R, 2 RBI, SB ALL 5-11 KNI – 3B Jerald Peterson (KNI): 2/5, 3B, 4 R, RBI, SB Syracuse had a BIG start against St. John’s: eight runs over the first two innings. However, poor pitching allowed their lead to slip away and the game was 8-8 at the end of the 6th. Syracuse redeemed themselves with a one-run single by James McNeil in the 7th and another one by cup star Henry Neal in the 8th to take the victory. Shamrock needed to win against Excelsior and their #2 pitcher to stay in contention with hopes to force a playoff for the cup, and they got the result they needed thanks to six runs in the fourth followed by three in the fifth. Shamrock was a bit lucky in victory as they committed a very uncharacteristic eight fielding errors, but Excelsior failed to take advantage. A win would give Knickerbocker the cup, and they took care of business against Alleghany. The visitors scored early – five runs over the first three innings – but Knickerbocker put multiple crooked figures on the scoreboard and were ahead 10-5 after the 6th. Grover Anderson held Alleghany scoreless from there, and that meant the cup was going back to Manhattan. The top two after Gameday Nine: Code: TEAM W L R RA RD KNICKERBOCKER 8 1 84 52 +32 SHAMROCK 6 3 71 58 +13 Gameday Ten would be a celebration day for Knickerbocker, and the end of the line for everybody else. GAMEDAY TEN (August 17th) ALL 5-7 EXC – P Jim Creighton (EXC): CG, 7 H, 5 R/0 ER, 0 BB/3 K, 2/4, 2B, R STJ 11-8 SHA – 1B Collin Henderson (STJ): 2/4, 3 R, RBI, BB KNI 17-6 SYR – SS Edward Huntley (KNI): 5/7, 2 2B, 3B, 3 R, 7 RBI, SB Jim Creighton and Excelsior ended the cup in fine form, leaping forth to a 7-1 lead over Alleghany after three innings. From there Creighton carried the win and a 4-6 finish home, putting in another great all-around performance. It was the end of a frustrating TWC for Alleghany, whose feared 1-2-3 batsmen were nowhere near as proficient as they were during the season. St. John’s got the best of Shamrock in an exciting affair in Boston. Shamrock scored twice in the bottom of the 7th on run-scoring singles to take an 8-5 lead, but St. John’s roared back with six runs in the top of the 8th on five separate run-scoring singles to go ahead 11-8 and take the final battle of the NEL’s two best teams. As they did in 1865, Knickerbocker ended their championship cup run by thrashing the Upstate Champions. It was not quite the 19-1 home mauling of Minuteman from two years ago, but the 17-6 win at Syracuse was almost as impressive. Edward Huntley was fantastic, three other Knick batsmen recorded three hits, – Hugh Harris, Albert Jones, & Paul LaGuerre – and the Tucker-Wheaton Cup was presented to the team after the end of the game at the Salina Street Grounds. __________________ Logo & uniform work here Thread about my fictional universe that begins in 1857 here Last edited by tm1681; 09-02-2024 at 06:22 PM.