Word: muffs
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Harvard nine, and the weak hitting and loose fielding of the Cambridge nine. Only two hits were made off of Winslow, both being scratch hits, while the score shows the heavy batting of Harvard. The only run made by the Cambridges, was made in the seventh inning, a muff by Willard, a passed ball, a force out, and a scratch hit by Farrell doing the work...
Fifth inning. For Harvard, after two men were out, Smith got his base on a muff by McCarthy and was brought in by Coolidge's superb home run hit between left and centre field. Baker flied out to McCarthy. For Dartmouth, F. Nettleton made a base hit; Thomas struck three times but Allen dropped the ball. As Thomas did not start immediately for first base, Allen threw to Coolidge in hope of making a double play. It was too late to catch Nettleton on second, but Coolidge threw to Smith in time to put out Thomas. The next two strikers...
Ninth inning. Tilden flied out to Fellows; Nichols reached first base on McCarthy's muff and second on LeMoyne's base hit. Allen flied out to Springfield who threw to second in time to catch Nichols, making a fine double play. Dartmouth went out in order, ending the game...
Sixth inning. With one man out, fellows took two baes on a muff and wild throw by LeMoyne. He went to third on Baker's assist to Smith, putting out McCarthy, but Weeks went out, leaving him on base. For Harvard, Tilden flied out to Springfield. Nichols took two bases on McCarthy's wild throw, and third on a wild pitch. LeMoyne flied out to Springfield, bringing in Nichols. Allen went our by F. Nettleton to Hale...
Fifth inning. Princeton made another run on Daker's muff, a wild pitch and a passed ball. Harvard, by a streak of heavy batting and by several errors by Princeton, succeeded in making five runs. Score, Harvard 9, Princeton...