Word: wild
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...following is taken from the New Haven Union: "The fact is that Stagg is out of form and cannot be depended upon. He is very wild at times, and but for the superb work of Dann, who is catching a better game than almost any professional in the country, the scores of the opposing nines would be much larger...
Henshaw, in the sixth, reached first on a bad fumble by L. Price, went to second on Gallivan's scratch hit between left and centre, to third on a passed ball, and scored on Boyden's sacrifice to second. Gallivan scored on a hit, a wild pitch and on error at home by Ames. Bates took first base on balls, took second while King was arguing with the umpire, third on a sacrifice and reached home on a wild pitch. Campbell reached first on an attempted put-out at home, stole second and came home on King's wild pitch...
Knowlton opened the seventh inning by a base on balls, stole second, went to third on a wild pitch by King and scored on Willard's hit to left. Willard was put out in an attempt to steal second and Henshaw fouled out to Ames. For Princeton, Watt's made a hit, stole second but was left there by the weak batting of the next three...
...game was remarkable for the few hits made by Harvard, who seemed totally unable to fathom King's errors. Had he been less wild, the game would surely have gone to Princeton. Bates pitches a very fine game, being cool and collected throughout and striking the Princeton men out at critical points. For Princeton, Wagenhurst did the best field work, while Durell and King excelled at the bat. The score...
Earned runs-Princeton, 1. Two-base hits-Willard, (2). First base on base on balls-Harvard, 7; Princeton 1., First base on errors-Harvard, 4; Princeton, 2. Struck out-Harvard, 8; Princeton, 16. Passed Balls-Harvard, 1; Princeton, 2. Wild pitches, Princeton 4. Muffed fly-W. Price. Flies caught-Harvard, 4; Princeton, 5; Fouls caught-Harvard, 3; Princeton, 1. Out on bases-Harvard, 3; Princeton, 1. Left on bases-Harvard, 5; Princeton, 7. Time-2h. 15m. Umpire-Wm. McLean of Philadelphia...