Clipping:Getting behind on the count; a fast ball count
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| Date | Wednesday, April 18, 1888 |
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| Text | The trouble with Weyhing is that he wastes too many balls, and thereby gets himself into a hole. He should know that after three or four balls have been called he must put the next one over the plate, and it is the straight delivery on which he is hit. The Sporting Life April 18, 1888 scoring an earned run after a fielder's choice During Wednesday's game with Baltimore a very nice question arose with regard to scoring an earned run. Hoy went to bat, hit safely and stole second and third. O'Brien hit one of this cannon balls toward third, on which Hoy attempted to score. Shindle threw to the plate, retiring the mute, while O'Brien landed safely on first base. There was not the slightest chance for a double play, and under any circumstances but one man could be retired. Daily, the next striker, lifted the ball over left field fence for a home run, sending O'Brien home. The question arose whether O'Brien's run was earned. Under the circumstances Mr. Young, when appealed to, held that both runs were earned. In my judgment he is correct, for had O'Brien been retired at first Hoy would have scored an earned run; as it was, Hoy sacrificed himself at the plate to enable O'Brien to reach first safely. The Sporting Life April 18, 1888 |
| Source | Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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