THE 1878 MILWAUKEE GRAYS

June 22, 1878 at Milwaukee
Grays lose to White Stockings, 14-3
Season record: 7-16-1

Headline
‘Knocked All to Pieces’
The Milwaukee Nine Used Up By The Chicagos

What promised to be a most excellent and interesting game, but resulted most unsatisfactory to the witnesses and disastrously to the Milwaukee nine, was played at the Milwaukee grounds, yesterday, the result being a victory for the Chicagos, but a score of fourteen to three. The turn of the quarter gave Goodman the choice of position and he sent his men to the bat. The first seven innings, which constituted the entire playing of the game left the score three to three, the runs of the home club being made in the third, sixth and seventh innings and of the Chicagos in the first and third. In the eighth, Biles [sic; should be Bliss] the relief catcher of the Milwaukees began to weaken after having received a tip foul, and Golden was obliged severe blow in the face from to moderate his pitching. The effect was very disastrous to the Milwaukees as the inning ended with an addition to the score of the visitors of five runs, four of which were earned and five more runs in the ninth finished the game. In the first and second innings of the Milwaukees were whitewashes, only two men reaching first. In the third, Dal and Goodman got a base hit each, Dal scoring. In the fifth, Dal reached first, stole second and third and died there. In the sixth, Foley got a two-bagger and scored one base hit off Golden who was left on second. The eighth and ninth resulted in blanks. The Chicago’s “boss batter.” Harbridge, took first on ball, striking second and third and scoring on Bliss’ passed ball. The third game the visitors three base hits and two runs – by Start and Hankinson. The fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh were blanks, with only one base hit by Anson. In the eighth Harbridge led off with a base hit, followed by Start, Anson, Ferguson, McClellan and Cassidy scoring, Ferguson going out from Dal to Bliss. The ninth inning game them five more runs.

Notable:
- Frank Bliss was mentioned in the previous game's notes, and this would be the final game of his (two-game) major-league career.
- The box score “credits” Bliss with six passed balls and seven errors (although I believe a passed ball counted as an error).
- Baseballlibrary.com notes that Cap Anson was 5-for-5 with 5 RBI in this game.
- After the box score there were these notes:
* The results were, of course, not at all pleasant to the friends of the home nine. Added to their multiplicity of defeat, the Milwaukee boys are discouraged by an unpleasant matter of law, Mr. W.P. Rogers having obtained an attachment on certain of the club’s property, which has been put under seizure by the Sheriff. The attachment is to satisfy a claim held by Mr. Rogers. It is stated the affair will be straightened out soon and that there will be no interference with the playing of the remaining games of the season.
* The club is greatly in need of a catcher, Holbert not yet in condition. Bliss, who left his law studies at the University of Michigan to go behind the bat, does not fill the bill, and another man, Jacob Knowdell, who played with the Tecumsehs last year, has been sent for and will probably be here to play the games with the Providence club this week. The games will be played on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Next week the Bostons will be here.