Monday, September 09, 2019

OTD 9/9/1914: Brooklyn Tip Tops Win Seventh Straight

From the desk of: THE BROOKLYN BAKERS NINE

Tip Tops lead Terriers; 1-0
I - BTT 2; SLT 1

St. Louis Terriers
vs.
Brooklyn Tip Tops
FROM
WASHINGTON PARK

Brooklyn wins their seventh in a row and the Indianapolis Hoosiers split a twin bill against the Terrapins at Baltimore.  The Tip Tops are now 12-3 over their last 15 games and pull within 3.5 games of first place.
TOM SEATON EARNS 22nd VICTORY OF SEASON

On Tuesday Brooklyn opens a four game series against the St. Louis Terriers.  Tip Tops right-hander Tom Seaton is opposed by former 20-game winner for the Washington Senators, Bob Groom.  After trading runs in the first inning, the BrookFeds take a 2-1 lead in the fifth.  Neither team scores again.  Groom takes the hard luck loss, yielding two runs on six hits and two walks with six strikeouts through seven innings pitched.  Henry Keupper allows one hit in the eighth in relief of Groom.  Making his 37th start of the season Tom Seaton allows one run on seven hits and five walks with eight strikeouts over nine innings for his 22nd victory of the season against ten losses with a 2.99 ERA.  Steve Evans lifts his average to .363 with a single and double in three times at bat.  Solly Hofman drives in his 61st run of the season, and George Anderson goes 3 for 4 with his second home run of the season.

The Tip Tops improve to 66-58 with exactly 30 games remaining in the season.


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