Independent Uprising!
Saturday, June, 28, 2008 | vs. Saginaw
Bay City hosts Saginaw –Carroll Park, Bay City, MI
Bay City 25, Saginaw 18
After the rain had stopped Noah sent out a dove, and he returned with an olive branch, the sign of peace, to let Noah know that the flood waters had receded and he and his menagerie could safely return to the confines of the earth. Likewise the Independents laid out the ball diamond in Carroll Park after the flood waters of the previous evening had subsided, in an effort to create peace between the two river towns of Bay City and Saginaw by playing a match game. After coming up at the short end of the ledger in a visit to Saginaw earlier this season, Bay City extended an invitation for the Old Golds to visit our humble burgh in an effort to even this season’s score between the two clubs. Saginaw welcomed the challenge, and then took to their wagons for the long journey to the city by the Bay.
The match would take place under the watchful eye of a Mr. Thomas Mudd of Saginaw. The Bay Citys won the coin toss to begin the match, and chose to strike first. That choice would again prove to be a wise one as the first five strikers in the Bay City order would reach base safely. There were several stinging blows that helped to plate tallies for the Independents, but the greatest of them may have been the howitzer from the bat of “Kid” Garcia which allowed him to make his third easily, and cleaned the bases for the home town boys. When the dust had settled, and the third hand was lost the Independent lads had tallied 6 times. The Saginaws would tally once in their first innings thanks to a double bagger placed to the long field by their Captain “Squints” McCauley.
The Old Golds and the Independents each slapped some whitewash on the other in the second innings, thanks to some fine scientific play. Then in what appeared to be a complete turnabout of the first innings, the Saginaws held to the Bay Citys to only one run in the third innings, while running the striped stocking lads ragged in the field to plate 7 aces of their own. The match now stood a tight scratch in favor of Saginaw at 8-7.
Sensing their grasp of the contest to be in jeopardy the Independents took firm hold of their willows and took to apple mashing. The start of the tally parade began with the Garcia brothers consecutive safeties, and each of them would score on a cannonade by the former Union lad “Buttons” McInerney. McInerney’s blast would allow him to make his third, and he would later toe the plate on another shot to the long field by “Double D” Dinauer. Four more Independents would score that innings as the Bay lads took another commanding lead in the contest. The Saginaws would retrieve two of the runs they surrendered earlier when a Mr. Guerra scored on a mammoth shot to the garden by “The Big Wheel” Beemer. Mr. Beemer would make his third on the strike and would score thanks to a safety from the stick of “Black Jack” Tany. At the end of 4 innings the score of the match now read 14-10 in favor of Bay City.
The Old Gold defenders would make some cracker-jack plays in the fifth and sixth innings and skunked the Bay Citys. In the meantime they scored one run in their fifth and another two in their sixth to tighten the match at 14-13.
The seventh innings saw the Bay City line up round back to the top, and the front line strikers took to doing what they do best, whomping the onion with merciless precision. Beginning with Trevor “Big Wood” David, the first four strikers in the inning all reached base and many of those tallied on the second of “Rope” Revette’s twin baggers of the match. By the end of the innings the Independents had pushed across 4 more aces to bring their total to 18. Not to be outdone the Old Golds kicked up their heels for 5 runs as well. The contest was now tied at 18 runs apiece.
The eighth innings was a most perilous point in the contest for the Bay Citys. The back portion of the Independent line up had posted only 2 of their 18 runs, and fate had placed the group at the fore front of the striking in one of the most crucial positions of the match. The first striker of the innings, the Bay City Captain, “High Steppin” Johnson reached base safely on a well placed ball to the garden, but would be erased from the bases by his opposing Captain, “Squints” McCauley, when he was thrown out attempting to take his second. Twinkle-Toes Brissette would then make his first on a well placed ball to the long field and one opposite to his regular manner of striking. The next striker in the order would lose his hand, but then the next six Bay City strikers would make their first, and begin a parade around the pillows that tallied 4 more runs for Bay City.
The Bay City defenders laid down more whitewash in the eighth innings, but would score 3 more runs of their own in the ninth. The Independents then put on a second coating on the Saginaw strikers and drew the contest to a close in front of a raucous Bay City crowd. The match was over with a final score of Bay City 25 and Saginaw 18.
At the end both clubs sat down at the table of brotherhood and partook of a sumptuous feast that was provided by the Independents. Many smiles were shared and stories told as both clubs recapped their recent base ball travails. No doubt that these fine clubs will see each other again with equal respect for both sides.
Ballist H.L. Runs
LeRoux ss 1 1
David 3rd 1 2
K. Garcia cf 1 3
D. Garcia 1st 1 3
McInerney lf 0 4
D. Dinauer 2nd 2 2
Revette c 1 3
Koch 2 1
J. Dinauer 1 0
Beceril 3 1
Johnson p 3 0
Brissette 1 1
Banister 3 0
Freehling 2 1
O’Laughlin 2 1
Umphrey 2 1
A. Johnson rf 1 1
Total 27 25
Bay City 25, Saginaw 18
After the rain had stopped Noah sent out a dove, and he returned with an olive branch, the sign of peace, to let Noah know that the flood waters had receded and he and his menagerie could safely return to the confines of the earth. Likewise the Independents laid out the ball diamond in Carroll Park after the flood waters of the previous evening had subsided, in an effort to create peace between the two river towns of Bay City and Saginaw by playing a match game. After coming up at the short end of the ledger in a visit to Saginaw earlier this season, Bay City extended an invitation for the Old Golds to visit our humble burgh in an effort to even this season’s score between the two clubs. Saginaw welcomed the challenge, and then took to their wagons for the long journey to the city by the Bay.
The match would take place under the watchful eye of a Mr. Thomas Mudd of Saginaw. The Bay Citys won the coin toss to begin the match, and chose to strike first. That choice would again prove to be a wise one as the first five strikers in the Bay City order would reach base safely. There were several stinging blows that helped to plate tallies for the Independents, but the greatest of them may have been the howitzer from the bat of “Kid” Garcia which allowed him to make his third easily, and cleaned the bases for the home town boys. When the dust had settled, and the third hand was lost the Independent lads had tallied 6 times. The Saginaws would tally once in their first innings thanks to a double bagger placed to the long field by their Captain “Squints” McCauley.
The Old Golds and the Independents each slapped some whitewash on the other in the second innings, thanks to some fine scientific play. Then in what appeared to be a complete turnabout of the first innings, the Saginaws held to the Bay Citys to only one run in the third innings, while running the striped stocking lads ragged in the field to plate 7 aces of their own. The match now stood a tight scratch in favor of Saginaw at 8-7.
Sensing their grasp of the contest to be in jeopardy the Independents took firm hold of their willows and took to apple mashing. The start of the tally parade began with the Garcia brothers consecutive safeties, and each of them would score on a cannonade by the former Union lad “Buttons” McInerney. McInerney’s blast would allow him to make his third, and he would later toe the plate on another shot to the long field by “Double D” Dinauer. Four more Independents would score that innings as the Bay lads took another commanding lead in the contest. The Saginaws would retrieve two of the runs they surrendered earlier when a Mr. Guerra scored on a mammoth shot to the garden by “The Big Wheel” Beemer. Mr. Beemer would make his third on the strike and would score thanks to a safety from the stick of “Black Jack” Tany. At the end of 4 innings the score of the match now read 14-10 in favor of Bay City.
The Old Gold defenders would make some cracker-jack plays in the fifth and sixth innings and skunked the Bay Citys. In the meantime they scored one run in their fifth and another two in their sixth to tighten the match at 14-13.
The seventh innings saw the Bay City line up round back to the top, and the front line strikers took to doing what they do best, whomping the onion with merciless precision. Beginning with Trevor “Big Wood” David, the first four strikers in the inning all reached base and many of those tallied on the second of “Rope” Revette’s twin baggers of the match. By the end of the innings the Independents had pushed across 4 more aces to bring their total to 18. Not to be outdone the Old Golds kicked up their heels for 5 runs as well. The contest was now tied at 18 runs apiece.
The eighth innings was a most perilous point in the contest for the Bay Citys. The back portion of the Independent line up had posted only 2 of their 18 runs, and fate had placed the group at the fore front of the striking in one of the most crucial positions of the match. The first striker of the innings, the Bay City Captain, “High Steppin” Johnson reached base safely on a well placed ball to the garden, but would be erased from the bases by his opposing Captain, “Squints” McCauley, when he was thrown out attempting to take his second. Twinkle-Toes Brissette would then make his first on a well placed ball to the long field and one opposite to his regular manner of striking. The next striker in the order would lose his hand, but then the next six Bay City strikers would make their first, and begin a parade around the pillows that tallied 4 more runs for Bay City.
The Bay City defenders laid down more whitewash in the eighth innings, but would score 3 more runs of their own in the ninth. The Independents then put on a second coating on the Saginaw strikers and drew the contest to a close in front of a raucous Bay City crowd. The match was over with a final score of Bay City 25 and Saginaw 18.
At the end both clubs sat down at the table of brotherhood and partook of a sumptuous feast that was provided by the Independents. Many smiles were shared and stories told as both clubs recapped their recent base ball travails. No doubt that these fine clubs will see each other again with equal respect for both sides.
Ballist H.L. Runs
LeRoux ss 1 1
David 3rd 1 2
K. Garcia cf 1 3
D. Garcia 1st 1 3
McInerney lf 0 4
D. Dinauer 2nd 2 2
Revette c 1 3
Koch 2 1
J. Dinauer 1 0
Beceril 3 1
Johnson p 3 0
Brissette 1 1
Banister 3 0
Freehling 2 1
O’Laughlin 2 1
Umphrey 2 1
A. Johnson rf 1 1
Total 27 25