THE 1878 MILWAUKEE GRAYS

June 4, 1878 at Boston
Grays lose to Red Caps, 9-3
Season record: 5-11-1

There is no Milwaukee Daily News editions available for a bit, but the June 8 edition does have this note:

The Boston Herald says that in the first game between the Bostons and the Milwaukees, “the features of the contest for the Milwaukees were the batting of Peters and Golden, and the fielding of Peters, Creamer and Dalrymple.” The Globe in its report of the same game says: “The Milwaukees were out-batted and out-fielded. The game was well-played throughout, with good batting on both sides, but the errors of the Milwaukees occurred at critical moments and proved very costly. Two accidents occurred: one to Holbert, the catcher, a hot ball splitting the end of his finger, necessitating a change of positions; and the collision of Dalrymple and Creamer in the left field, by which both men were knocked down, but not seriously injured.”

Notable
- Milwaukee was now solidly in last place with five wins and a .313 winning percentage. Providence was in fifth at 5-7 (.417).