OTD 7/9/1908: Brooklyn Royal Giants Overwhelm the Locals of Pittsfield, Mass.

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The North Adams Transcript (North Adams, Massachusetts), July 10, 1908

On Thursday, July 9, 1908, the visiting Brooklyn Royal Giants roll to a commanding 17-1 victory over the local nine of Pittsfield, Massachusetts.  Brooklyn batters in quite the lopsided affair explode for 24 hits against three different twirlers.  Pittsfield starter Chris Mahoney, and Curtin in relief, join together in allowing twelve runs on twelve hits in only the first three innings.  Cy Ferry then surrenders five more runs on another twelve Brooklyn hits.  Royal Giant right-hander Harry Buckner yields a lone run in the fifth, thus spoiling the shutout.

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7/9/1907

Carbondale Daily News (Carbondale, Pennsylvania)

OTD 7/2/1909: Umpire's Call Aids Brooklyn Royal Giants Victory at Pittsfield

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The North Adams Transcript (North Adams, Massachusetts), 

July 3, 1909

On Friday, July 2, 1909, the Brooklyn Royal Giants traveled north to Massachusetts where they defeat the Pittsfield nine, but not without some controversy. 

Brooklyn opens the scoring in the first inning.  Afterwhich, Royal Giant starter Harry Buckner and J. Ferry starting for Pittsfield engage in a scoreless duel through the sixth.  

The Giants scored twice more in the seventh, but Pittsfield answers back, and herein lies the controversy.  Umpire James Cain is said to have incorrectly ruled that center fielder Mahoney's potential double was a foul ball leaving the home team one run shy of knotting the game at three.  

Harry Buckner pitches a scoreless ninth.  All told, Buckner yields two earned runs on five hits, two for extra bases each by A. Ferry, the first baseman, and no walks with one strikeout for the win.  Brooklyn also plays a stellar game in the field, ten infield assists and no errors. 

Giant first baseman Al Robinson leads Brooklyn with two hits, and catcher Phil Bradley doubles in four at-bats.  Shortstop/manager Grant Johnson, second baseman Bill Monroe, and Buckner account for the rest of Brooklyn's hits.

OTD 6/8/1907: The Brooklyn Royal Giants Are Defeated By The Philadelphia Giants at Washington Park

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New York Times, Saturday, June 8, 1907

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Philadelphia Giants

vs.

Brooklyn Royal Giants

FROM
WASHINGTON PARK

On Saturday, June 8, 1907, the Brooklyn Royal Giants are defeated by the Philadelphia Giants at Washington Park, Fifth Avenue at Third Street.

Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Sunday, June 9, 1907

Starting for Brooklyn, right-hander Harry Buckner is opposed by Philadelphia southpaw Danny McClellan.  The visitors jump out to an early lead when right fielder Sol White drives home left fielder Pete Hill.  Buckner and McClellan then trade zeroes through the fifth.  Philadelphia scores twice more in the sixth on runs batted in from center fielder Emmett Bowman and receiver Bruce Petway. Brooklyn center fielder Bill Merritt scored the Royal Giants' first run on a wild throw home in the sixth.  The teams traded runs in the eighth.  Bill Merritt made a leaping one-handed catch of Petway's drive to deep center field with one out and runners on the corners.  Shortstop John Henry Lloyd tagged up from third to score, giving Philadelphia a 4-1 advantage.  In the bottom half of the frame, Bill Merritt singles and scores on George "Chappie" Johnson's triple but is left stranded at third.  In the top of the ninth, Harry Buckner retires Philadelphia in order.  Brooklyn catcher Grant Johnson would cross the plate in the bottom half of the ninth, but the Royal Giants would score no more.  Harry Buckner surrenders four runs on 13 hits and three walks with five strikeouts in a losing effort.  His opponent Danny McClellan yields three runs on eight hits and four walks with four strikeouts.  The 1,800 fans in attendance at Washington Park rendered Bill Merritt an appreciative ovation for his fine play. 

 

The Standard Union, Sunday, June 9, 1907

BRG Date 5/4/1908: Brooklyn Royal Giants Defeated by St. Bonaventure College

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BUFFALO COURIER, May 5, 1908

 

On Monday, May 4, 1908, the Brooklyn Royal Giants were defeated by St. Bonaventure College playing in their season-opening game at Olean, New York.  

Starting for Brooklyn barnstormers is right-hander Harry Buckner with Phil Bradley completing the battery.  

St. Bonaventure puts bat to ball for a run in the first inning, then erupts for five runs in the second.  The collegiates post two more in the seventh and another pair in the eighth.  All told, Harry Buckner yields eleven hits.  However, Brooklyn is partly undone by six errors in the field.  The Royal Giants post their first run in the fourth, then rally for five runs in the eighth to no avail.  St. Bonaventure pitchers Hughes and McDonald join in limiting the Royal Giants to seven hits with just one misplay behind them.