Charlie Ferguson made short work of the leaders today, mowing down the first place Providence nine by a score of 2-0.  The Grays were not on their game and Ferguson kept them off balance like a magician of the pitching box.  The opposition made only three safe hits, they were given no free passes, and did not commit any miscues in the field.  This resulted in one of the Quakers cleanest games of the season, and manager Wright was very pleased with the effort, saying, "This is what I expect from the boys every day.  I must say that was quite an effort by our Mr. Ferguson and also that Catcher Crowley kept Charlie's head in the contest  and they worked a wonder against the hard hitters from Providence."

BOXSCORE: 1884 Philadelphia Quakers At 1884 Providence Grays        6/19/1884
 
  Quakers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Grays              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Purcell LF        4  0  0  0 .203     P.Hines CF          4  0  0  0 .349  
  J.Manning RF        4  0  1  0 .256     J.Start 1B          4  0  2  0 .360  
  B.McClellan SS      4  0  1  0 .251     C.Sweeney P         3  0  1  0 .379  
  J.Mulvey 3B         4  0  1  0 .190   B-O.Radbourn PH       0  0  0  0 .196  
  J.Fogarty CF        4  1  2  0 .143     A.Irwin SS          3  0  0  0 .358  
  S.Farrar 1B         4  0  0  0 .185     J.Farrell 2B        3  0  0  0 .285  
  E.Andrews 2B        4  0  1  0 .173     J.Denny 3B          3  0  0  0 .210  
  C.Ferguson P        4  1  1  0 .263     C.Carroll LF        3  0  0  0 .284  
  J.Crowley C         3  0  0  0 .296     S.Nava C            3  0  0  0 .143  
                                          P.Radford RF        2  0  0  0 .179  
                                        A-B.Gilligan PH       1  0  0  0 .317  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  2  7  0                 Totals      29  0  3  0
 
A-Pinch Hit For Radford In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Sweeney In 9th Inning
 
Quakers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 0  -  2  7  0
Grays........... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  4
 
Quakers (18-23)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Ferguson WIN(13-8)      9       3   0   0   0   4   0   2.39
Totals                    9       3   0   0   0   4   0
 
Grays (27-11)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Sweeney LOSS(12-7)      9       7   2   1   1   4   0   1.34
Totals                    9       7   2   1   1   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,303 DATE- Thursday, June 19th 1884 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 1:44
LEFT ON BASE- Quakers: 7  Grays: 2
DOUBLE PLAYS- Quakers: 0  Grays: 0
ERRORS- J.Start-2, J.Farrell, S.Nava
STOLEN BASES- J.Manning(8th), E.Andrews(7th)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.McClellan
WALKS- J.Crowley
STRIKE OUTS- B.McClellan, J.Fogarty, C.Ferguson-2, P.Hines, J.Denny, C.Carroll,
             S.Nava
WILD PITCHES- C.Ferguson, C.Sweeney
RLISP 2-out- J.Mulvey-2, C.Ferguson, A.Irwin, J.Manning, J.Farrell, S.Farrar
 
Charlie Ferguson threw a 3 hit shutout at Messer St. Grounds where the
Philadelphia Quakers beat the Providence Grays by the score of 2 to
0.
 
Ferguson(13-8) was simply too much for the Providence batters.  He surrendered
only 3 hits and no walks in 9 innings.  Philadelphia had a total of 7 hits
for the game.  
 
Charlie Sweeney(12-7) was the losing pitcher.  'Ferguson pitched a gem of a
game', Frank Bancroft recounted.  'He kept our batters off balance the entire
game.'