W.T. Match 1. Independents vs. Detroit B.B.C
Saturday, August, 04, 2007 | at
Greenfield Village
Revenge of the Bay Citys
Bay City 22, Detroit Base Ball Club 3
World’s Tournament, Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan – In 1866 Bay City challenged the mighty Detroit Base Ball Club for the State Championship Cup. The Detroiters easily dispatched the gentlemen from Bay City 40-13. On this day, 141 years later, Bay City would have some satisfaction.
The match began with Bay City winning the right to strike first. The speedy “Tanner” LeRoux led off Bay City in fine fashion by taking his first on a ground ball to the short stop. LeRoux would then take his second and third by theft, and was driven home on a fine strike by “Big Wood” David. After obtaining his first Mr. David also took his second by means of a steal, but would find himself stranded as the next three hands would be lost due to some fine play by the gentlemen from Detroit.
The Detroiters scored a run of their own as the speedy second base man for the club, Tricky, would reach his second on a fine blow to the long field. He then took his third on the following pitch. He would then score on a play that would see their second striker, Razorback, lose his hand due to some fine defensive work of Mr. David and Mr. Garcia of the Bay Citys. The next two hands went down in order, and at the end of the first innings the scored stood a tight scratch at 1-1.
In the second innings the Bay Citys hoped to make more out of their opportunities at the plate. The innings started off in fine fashion as Dennis “Double D” Dinauer would reach his first on a fine hit and then stole second. Mr. Revette then followed that exact recipe, and in the process drove Mr. Dinauer home to tally. The next striker would lose his hand, but “Shoeless Jeff” Dinauer would continue the tally rally by driving home Mr. Revette and taking his second by theft. Jayme “High Steppin” Johnson would then move Mr. Dinauer over to third with a safety into right field, and he too poached a second base on the next pitch from the defense. Dan “Rainmaker” Decuf then came to the plate and drove a sky ball deep to right field. The right fielder made the play, but juggled the apple in the process. Mr. Dinauer was able to tag up and score on the play, but the umpire judged that Mr. Johnson had left his base before the fielder gained complete control of the ball, and so the innings would end. The Independents now led the contest at 4-1.
The Detroiters would still make a game of it in their half of the seconds when they tallied two more aces thanks to some fine striking by “General” and “Lefty”. The run scoring would end there, and the match would still be in Bay City’s favor at 4-3.
The Bay City gentlemen would score only one run in the third innings, thanks in part to a long drive by “The Rainmaker”, which allowed him to make his second. He later scored on successive hits by Fred “Twinkle-Toes” Brissette and Brian “Hooks” Freehling. The scoring would end there, and the Bay City nine would stretch their lead to 5-3.
The match would turn frightening in the Detroiters third innings. Tricky would lead off the innings with another fine hit and he rightly took his first. Tricky would then try to steal his second, and would do so successfully, but in the process he was struck in the head by a lightning throw from behind the plate by “The Rope”. After some frightening moments “Tricky” would regain his feet and return to the bench, and a runner was inserted for him. The next striker would lose his hand by means of a fly to the short stop LeRoux, and the runner for Tricky, Go-Go, would be erased from the bases when the center fielder for Bay City caught a high fly, and then caught Go-Go to far from his base of origin. The innings would end with no score for the Detroiters and the match stood at 5-3.
The Detroiters would be whitewashed from then out by the Independents, but the Bay Citys were by no means done tallying themselves. The home town boys would score one run in the fourth, three runs in the fifth, and 8 runs in the 6th. The 6th innings scoring all came after the first two strikers had lost their hands, and was capped off by a long home run by Jason “Buttons” McInerney. The Bay Citys would finish their scoring in the seventh innings by adding five more runs behind doubles by Misters Dinauer and Brissette, and a triple by Mr. Decuf. The day would end in Bay City’s favor with a tally of 22-3. It was a fine start for Bay City in the Tourney, and a bit of revenge, 100 years in the coming.
Ballist H.L. Runs
LeRoux ss 0 3
David 3rd 1 1
K. Garcia lf 2 1
D. Garcia 1st 2 1
McInerney cf 1 2
D. Dinauer 0 2
Revette c 2 1
Koch 1 2
J. Dinauer 2nd 0 2
Johnson 3 0
Decuf 2 2
Banister rf 2 1
Brissette p 2 1
Freehling 0 1
O’Laughlin 1 1
Umphrey 2 1
Total 21 22
Bay City 22, Detroit Base Ball Club 3
World’s Tournament, Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan – In 1866 Bay City challenged the mighty Detroit Base Ball Club for the State Championship Cup. The Detroiters easily dispatched the gentlemen from Bay City 40-13. On this day, 141 years later, Bay City would have some satisfaction.
The match began with Bay City winning the right to strike first. The speedy “Tanner” LeRoux led off Bay City in fine fashion by taking his first on a ground ball to the short stop. LeRoux would then take his second and third by theft, and was driven home on a fine strike by “Big Wood” David. After obtaining his first Mr. David also took his second by means of a steal, but would find himself stranded as the next three hands would be lost due to some fine play by the gentlemen from Detroit.
The Detroiters scored a run of their own as the speedy second base man for the club, Tricky, would reach his second on a fine blow to the long field. He then took his third on the following pitch. He would then score on a play that would see their second striker, Razorback, lose his hand due to some fine defensive work of Mr. David and Mr. Garcia of the Bay Citys. The next two hands went down in order, and at the end of the first innings the scored stood a tight scratch at 1-1.
In the second innings the Bay Citys hoped to make more out of their opportunities at the plate. The innings started off in fine fashion as Dennis “Double D” Dinauer would reach his first on a fine hit and then stole second. Mr. Revette then followed that exact recipe, and in the process drove Mr. Dinauer home to tally. The next striker would lose his hand, but “Shoeless Jeff” Dinauer would continue the tally rally by driving home Mr. Revette and taking his second by theft. Jayme “High Steppin” Johnson would then move Mr. Dinauer over to third with a safety into right field, and he too poached a second base on the next pitch from the defense. Dan “Rainmaker” Decuf then came to the plate and drove a sky ball deep to right field. The right fielder made the play, but juggled the apple in the process. Mr. Dinauer was able to tag up and score on the play, but the umpire judged that Mr. Johnson had left his base before the fielder gained complete control of the ball, and so the innings would end. The Independents now led the contest at 4-1.
The Detroiters would still make a game of it in their half of the seconds when they tallied two more aces thanks to some fine striking by “General” and “Lefty”. The run scoring would end there, and the match would still be in Bay City’s favor at 4-3.
The Bay City gentlemen would score only one run in the third innings, thanks in part to a long drive by “The Rainmaker”, which allowed him to make his second. He later scored on successive hits by Fred “Twinkle-Toes” Brissette and Brian “Hooks” Freehling. The scoring would end there, and the Bay City nine would stretch their lead to 5-3.
The match would turn frightening in the Detroiters third innings. Tricky would lead off the innings with another fine hit and he rightly took his first. Tricky would then try to steal his second, and would do so successfully, but in the process he was struck in the head by a lightning throw from behind the plate by “The Rope”. After some frightening moments “Tricky” would regain his feet and return to the bench, and a runner was inserted for him. The next striker would lose his hand by means of a fly to the short stop LeRoux, and the runner for Tricky, Go-Go, would be erased from the bases when the center fielder for Bay City caught a high fly, and then caught Go-Go to far from his base of origin. The innings would end with no score for the Detroiters and the match stood at 5-3.
The Detroiters would be whitewashed from then out by the Independents, but the Bay Citys were by no means done tallying themselves. The home town boys would score one run in the fourth, three runs in the fifth, and 8 runs in the 6th. The 6th innings scoring all came after the first two strikers had lost their hands, and was capped off by a long home run by Jason “Buttons” McInerney. The Bay Citys would finish their scoring in the seventh innings by adding five more runs behind doubles by Misters Dinauer and Brissette, and a triple by Mr. Decuf. The day would end in Bay City’s favor with a tally of 22-3. It was a fine start for Bay City in the Tourney, and a bit of revenge, 100 years in the coming.
Ballist H.L. Runs
LeRoux ss 0 3
David 3rd 1 1
K. Garcia lf 2 1
D. Garcia 1st 2 1
McInerney cf 1 2
D. Dinauer 0 2
Revette c 2 1
Koch 1 2
J. Dinauer 2nd 0 2
Johnson 3 0
Decuf 2 2
Banister rf 2 1
Brissette p 2 1
Freehling 0 1
O’Laughlin 1 1
Umphrey 2 1
Total 21 22