THE 1878 MILWAUKEE GRAYS

May 23, 1878 at Milwaukee
Grays lose to Blues, 9-3
Season record: 3-8-1

Headline: "The 'Only Nolan' [sic] Proves Too Much For The Milwaukees"

The Milwaukee boys were beaten again yesterday. The magnificent pitching of Nolan [sic], who is probably without a superior in the country, combined with a sudden nervousness and seeming timidity on the part of the home team, resulted in a score of nine to three, in favor of the visitors. The Milwaukees went to the bat, and the first inning played with one to nothing in their favor. But the visitors soon became familiar with Weaver’s style, knocking his balls all over the ground and scoring two in the second inning, two in the third and four in the fourth, while the Milwaukees made none in the second, only two in the third and none in the fourth. At this point, Holbert replaced Bennett behind the bat and Golden took Weaver’s place as pitcher. The result was at once apparent, as the visitors made but one more tally during the game. Golden did splendid work, and Holbert, although suffering terribly, with his wounded hand, stood up to his [unreadable] with unsurpassed pluck. But the change came too late, and the game ended with the result indicated above. In spite of his record, and the high expectations aroused by his coming, Morgan failed to distinguish himself, and did no better than Redmond would have done. With acquaintance with other members of the club, however, he will probably do better.

The visitors constitute one of the most formidable nines in the League. The pitching by Nolan and the terrific batting of nearly all the nine, tell in the [two unreadable words] in a most marked manner. The features of the game were the pitching by both Nolan and Golden, a three-baser by McKelvey, a tremendous hit by Schaffer, which knocked the ball clear over the fence at right field, and the general lack of precision on the part of the Milwaukees when in the field.

Notable
- Interesting that every time, thus far, that a pitcher is removed, so is the catcher.
- Pidgey Morgan played second base (one error) while Peters moved to short.
- Milwaukee had eight errors; Indianapolis seven.
- Shaffer [the correct spelling of his name] might have hit one over the fence, but he is credited with two doubles in the game (Flint also had a double as did Dalrymple).