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NOBLE TWIRLS CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS
SUSQUEHANNA’S #2 PITCHER EMBARRASSES SCRANTON TWICE IN THREE DAYS

SCRANTON, PENN. (July 27-29, 1875) - Susquehanna has been trying to make up for a 17-18 first half to make it back into the playoffs for the fourth time in five years. Thanks to a pair of Shutouts at Scranton over three days to end June, the team’s second half has officially hit white-hot status.

In the second game of their series at Scranton on July 29th, the team scored three times in the 3rd, once in the 4th, and four more times in the 9th to take an easy 8-0 win.

Susquehanna’s attack was led by LF Walter Braden’s three hits, but their key player was #2 Pitcher Irving Noble:

• SUS P Irving Noble: CG SHUTOUT, 4 HA (2 2B), 2 BB, 1 K – 1/3 (1B), 1 R

After an 11-3 win on Saturday, a run in T1, a seven-run rally during T6, and excellent fieldwork meant Susquehanna completed another 8-0 shutout in Scranton.

With the second 8-0 victory in three days came the second Shutout by Irving Noble in three days:

• SUS P Irving Noble: CG SHUTOUT, 4 HA (all 1B), 0 BB, 1 K – 1/2 (1B), 1 RBI, 1 SAC BUNT, 1 SAC FLY

Noble is one of only a select few in N.B.B.O. history to pitch consecutive Shutouts, with the first being Grover Wright in July of 1861 while he was pitching for Kings County.

For Noble, a 31-year-old in his first year as a regular Pitcher after six years of substitute work, the Shutouts left him with a 12-8 record and a fine 2.69 ERA after 191 innings so far in 1875. Noble has earned Wins in seven of his last eight outings, with the other ending in a No Decision.

For the Susquehanna team, the wins continue an incredible run of form by the men from Wilkes-Barre. Roughly three weeks ago the team was 22-23 and tied for 4th place in the Inland Champions. They have since won each and every one of their last fourteen games, and Susquehanna is now in a tie with Merrimack for 1st place at the end of July with a 36-23 record.

While defending N.B.B.O. champions Susquehanna look unstoppable Merrimack are themselves 7-3 over their last ten games, so it appears that a memorable pennant chase is in store for the Inland.