Posted 01 April 2014 - 08:08 AM

Once again the Quaker battery of Ferguson and Crowley held fast and powered the home club to victory.  The twosome combined for six hits and Ferguson held off the Buffalo club to gain his fifth successful effort.  Manager Wright noted, "The crowd was cheerful but worry was in the air due to the bad financial news coming from New York City."  Panic has set in as large investing companies on Wall Street have failed and many investors have watched carefully in the hopes that their life savings will not be sacrificed to those in control of these companies.  It is already being labeled as the Panic of 1884.  The base ball game was a momentary reprieve from the disheartening news.

 

BOXSCORE: 1884 Buffalo Bisons At 1884 Philadelphia Quakers          5/15/1884
 
  Bisons             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Quakers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.O'Rourke 1B       4  1  1  0 .357     B.McClellan SS      6  1  2  1 .340  
  J.Rowe C            5  2  3  0 .368     B.Purcell LF        5  2  1  2 .156  
  H.Richardson 3B     4  2  2  1 .310     J.Manning RF        5  2  2  3 .405  
  D.Eggler CF         4  1  1  1 .053     J.Mulvey 3B         6  2  3  3 .262  
  G.Myers LF          4  0  1  2 .189     C.Ferguson P        5  3  2  0 .357  
  J.Lillie P          4  0  0  0 .157     J.Crowley C         5  3  4  2 .480  
  C.Collins 2B        3  1  1  0 .245     S.Farrar 1B         4  1  1  1 .282  
  D.Force SS          4  0  1  0 .185     J.Remsen CF         4  2  1  1 .147  
  E.Coughlin RF       4  0  1  0 .250     E.Andrews 2B        5  2  4  1 .286  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  7 11  4                 Totals      45 18 20 14
 
 
Bisons.......... 2 1 0  0 4 0  0 0 0  -  7 11  7
Quakers......... 0 9 7  0 0 2  0 0    - 18 20  5
 
Bisons (6-6)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Lillie LOSS(0-1)        8      20  18  10   4   2   0  11.25
Totals                    8      20  18  10   4   2   0
 
Quakers (7-4)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Ferguson WIN(5-1)       9      11   7   3   2   6   0   3.33
Totals                    9      11   7   3   2   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 20,720 DATE- Thursday, May 15th 1884 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:12
LEFT ON BASE- Bisons: 4  Quakers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bisons: 0  Quakers: 2
ERRORS- H.Richardson, C.Collins-4, D.Force-2, J.Mulvey, S.Farrar, E.Andrews-2,
        C.Ferguson
DOUBLES- J.Manning(4th), J.Crowley(1st), E.Andrews(6th)
TRIPLES- B.McClellan(4th)
RBIs- H.Richardson(12th), D.Eggler(1st), G.Myers-2(7th), B.McClellan(11th),
      B.Purcell-2(4th), J.Manning-3(6th), J.Mulvey-3(12th), J.Crowley-2(5th),
      S.Farrar(8th), J.Remsen(4th), E.Andrews(9th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Collins(4th), J.Crowley(1st), J.Remsen(4th), E.Andrews-3(3rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.O'Rourke, S.Farrar
SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Farrar
WALKS- J.O'Rourke, C.Collins, B.Purcell, J.Manning, C.Ferguson, J.Remsen
STRIKE OUTS- H.Richardson, G.Myers, J.Lillie-2, E.Coughlin-2, J.Remsen,
             E.Andrews
GIDP- C.Collins
WILD PITCHES- J.Lillie-2
2-out RBI- B.Purcell, J.Manning-3, J.Mulvey-2, J.Crowley, J.Remsen, E.Andrews,
           H.Richardson, D.Eggler, G.Myers-2
RLISP 2-out- J.Remsen-2, B.McClellan-2, J.Rowe, J.Crowley
 
John Crowley had 4 hits and 2 RBI and Charlie Ferguson tossed a complete game
as the Philadelphia Quakers crushed the Buffalo Bisons 18 to 7.
 
Philadelphia had 9 runs cross the plate in the bottom of the 2nd inning when
they had 5 base hits.  That early run support was all that Ferguson(5-1)
required.  Philadelphia lit up the scoreboard in the 2nd inning with 9 runs
on 5 hits and the 3rd inning with 7 runs on 7 hits.  Philadelphia rapped out
20 hits for the afternoon.  
 
Jim Lillie(0-1) was charged with the loss.  He got hit pretty hard, allowing
20 hits and 4 walks in 8 innings.