Phil Bradley Twirls Seven-Inning Shut Out Against Defenders at Dunkirk, N.Y.
On May 11, 1908, at the Point Gratiot grounds in Dunkirk, New York, the local Defenders lost their season-opening game by the slimmest of margins against the Brooklyn Royal Giants. In his first season with the Giants, Ed Wilson toes the slab for the visitors opposed by Harry Ehmke for the host Defenders. The game is called after seven innings due to uncooperative weather. Undeterred, the visitors play a clean game in the field. Unlike Brooklyn, a Defenders' misplay in the fifth inning proves costly as Wilson's ensuing single and Bill Monroe's double and run batted in gives the Royal Giants a well-timed 1-0 lead. The battery of Ed Wilson and Phil Bradley make it stand. Wilson fans six in an abbreviated seven-inning shutout effort. Defenders' starter Harry Ehmke though sabotaged by poor baserunning and three errors, yields just one run with six strikeouts in a hard-luck loss.
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