OTD 9/22/1914: Tom Seaton Masterpiece Keeps Brooklyn Tip Tops Hopes Alive

From the desk of: THE BROOKLYN BAKERS NINE

Tip Tops lead Packers; 3-1

I - BTT 6; KCP 2

II - BTT 12; KCP 6

III - KCP 11; BTT 3

IV - BTT 1; KCP 0

Kansas City Packers

vs.

Brooklyn Tip Tops

FROM

WASHINGTON PARK

TOM SEATON EARNS 23rd VICTORY OF SEASON

• BOXSCORE: Tuesday, September 22, 1914 - BR

Are we to believe there still yet exists a glimmer of hope for Brooklyn?  Apparently that's what this resilient Tip Tops club is selling the Washington Park faithful after surviving Monday's 11-3 slaughter to outlast Kansas City in game four and gain a three games to one advantage in the series.

With only 19 games left in the season starter Tom Seaton keeps manager Bradley's fading dream of capturing a pennant alive with a masterful 1-0 whitewashing of the Packers Tuesday afternoon at Washington Park.  Third baseman Tex Wisterzil drives in the lone run of the game in the second inning.  Brooklyn's hurler takes care of the rest.  Tom Seaton allows no runs on just six hits and one walk with six strikeouts in a complete game shutout performance for his 23rd victory of the season against twelve loses with a 2.98 ERA.  Kansas City's Nick Culllop warrants a tip of the cap for allowing just one earned run on five hits and no walks with three strikeouts through eight innings pitched.

While the Tip Tops improve to 70-66 and get back within seven games of first place, the Indianapolis Hoosiers have been methodically reduced to a precarious half-game lead over Joe Tinker's Chicago ChiFeds.

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